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Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seats 19,077 for NBA games, but can be expanded to 20,200 for college basketball games.
The Hornets would go on to lead the NBA in attendance in eight of its first nine seasons. When Charlotte returned to the NBA as the Bobcats, they temporarily played in the Coliseum in the 2004–05 season while their new arena (the Charlotte Bobcats Arena) was being built.
Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum , which was called Charlotte Coliseum prior to 1988, the Charlotte Convention Center , and Ovens Auditorium .
The Hornets tore through much of the season, but tragedy struck on January 12, 2000, when fan favorite and top reserve Bobby Phills was killed in an automobile accident. [54] The Hornets retired his No. 13 on February 9, 2000 (The jersey would be re-hang again when the Hornets returned to Charlotte). [55]
The first event at the arena was the Quaker City Jazz Festival on September 30, 1967, [3] produced by Larry Magid. [4] The first sporting event at the arena was an October 17, 1967 boxing match featuring Joe Frazier vs. Tony Doyle. [5] From 1967 through 1972, fifteen fight cards were held at the Spectrum.
This is a list of seating capacities for sports and entertainment arenas in the United States with at least 1,000 seats. The list is composed mostly of arenas that house sports teams (basketball, ice hockey, arena soccer and arena football) and serve as indoor venues for concerts and expositions.
Wisconsin Center Arena (1998–2000) MECCA Arena (1974–1995) 1951–1955 10,783 1950 Milwaukee, Wisconsin [80] Wharton Field House: 1946–1951 6,000 1928 Moline, Illinois [81] Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Bobcats Charlotte Hornets (original) Charlotte Coliseum: 1988–2002 (original Hornets) 2004–2005 (Bobcats) 24,042 1988 Charlotte, North ...
Charlotte: Charlotte Hornets: 20,200: LJVM Coliseum: ... A separate arena/meeting hall within the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...