4 , ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars ▁performed ▁to ▁a ▁sold - out ▁show ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁O ny x ▁Hotel ▁Tour . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁broadcast ▁live ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁She ▁performed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁The ▁Circ us ▁St arring ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars ▁Tour ▁at ▁the ▁ar ena ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁set ▁an ▁attend ance ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁sold - out ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 8 , 6 4 4 , ▁be ating ▁out ▁C eline ▁D ion ▁who ▁previously ▁gathered ▁a ▁ 1 7 , 7 2 5 ▁crowd . ▁It ▁is ▁noted ▁as ▁the ▁largest ▁concert ▁attend ance ▁in ▁the ▁ar ena ' s ▁history ▁. ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards ▁were ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁ar ena . ▁The ▁ar ena ▁was ▁the ▁setting ▁for ▁the ▁highly ▁public ized ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards , ▁both ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Both ▁events ▁brought ▁millions ▁of ▁dollars ▁into ▁the ▁Miami - D ade ▁County ▁economy . ▁U 2 ▁brought ▁their ▁award - win ning ▁Vert igo ▁Tour ▁to ▁Miami ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 ▁and ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Sh ak ira ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁ar ena ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁Tour ▁of ▁the ▁Mongo ose ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0