The building became Vancouver's premier indoor sports facility in 1936 when the 10,500 seat Denman Arena burned to the ground and was not rebuilt.

In 1968 The WHL Canucks moved to the newly completed Pacific Coliseum which was located close by on the PNE grounds (the N.H.L.

Bing Crosby on the invitation of Vancouver boxer Jimmy McLarnin played a fundraiser for the Sunset Memorial Centre.

Crosby staged his radio show in September 1948 in front of a crowd of 9,000 which was a record for the facility.

1990s: On December 10, 1990, Jane's Addiction played the Forum with The Pixes and Primus the opening acts.

On October 24, 1991 the Forum hosted Public Enemy and Anthrax, with Primus and Young Black Teenagers as the openers.

Big Audio Dynamite shared a bill with Public Image Ltd, Live, and Blind Melon on March 30, 1992.

[4] The Forum was also used as a rock venue for shooting of the movie Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains, a 1981 film about three teenage girls, played by Diane Lane, Laura Dern and Marin Kanter, who start a punk band.