Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena | |
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The Allstate Arena in Rosemont | |
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Rosemont Horizon (1980-1999) |
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place | 6920 Mannheim Road Rosemont , Illinois 60018
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Coordinates | 42 ° 0 ′ 19 ″ N , 87 ° 53 ′ 16 ″ W |
owner | Rosemont parish |
operator | Rosemont Aramark Municipality (Catering) |
start of building | 1977 |
opening | 2nd July 1980 |
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Parquet ice PVC - flooring artificial turf |
costs | 19 million US dollars |
capacity | 18,500 seats (concerts) 17,500 seats (basketball) 16,692 seats (ice hockey) 16,143 seats (arena football) |
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The Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose hall in Rosemont in Cook County of the US state of Illinois . The arena is used by sports teams from Chicago, around 30 kilometers away, and is around 5 kilometers north of O'Hare International Airport , Chicago's largest airport. Around 150 events take place in the building every year. The arena is currently the venue for the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL).
history
After construction began in 1977, the building was completed in 1980, was intended as a venue for the Chicago Cougars ( WHA ) and was to be named O'Hare Sports Arena . Due to financial difficulties, the owners of the Cougars could no longer secure the financing of the building. The community of Rosemont bought the building land with the help of bonds and long-term lease agreements (e.g. the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus , MFG International or Araserv) and built the Rosemont Horizon on it .
The Chicago Sky hall used to be the home of the WNBA women's basketball league and the DePaul University men's basketball team , the DePaul Blue Demons ( NCAA ). The DePaul Blue Demons have been competing in the newly built Wintrust Arena since 2017 . Furthermore, the Chicago Horizon , ( MISL , 1980–1981), the Chicago Sting ( MISL , 1984–1988), the Chicago Bruisers ( AFL , 1987–1989) and the Chicago Skyliners , ( ABA , 2000–2002) and the Chicago Rush ( AFL , 2001-2008, 2010-2013) played their games in Rosemont.
On August 14, 1979, the roof of the 90% completed multi-purpose hall collapsed. Five construction workers were killed and 16 others were injured. On July 2nd, 1980 the inauguration of the sports arena took place. The first event was a concert by Fleetwood Mac , which took place on March 14, 1980 before the official opening. In 1999, Allstate Insurance Company paid $ 30 million for the naming rights and renovation of the multi-purpose hall. In 2003 the basketball field was named Ray and Marge Meyer Court after Ray Meyer , a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame , and his wife Marge. Ray Meyer was a basketball coach at DePaul University from 1942 to 1984 . On August 17, 2009, the Chicago Sky WNBA team and the operators of the Allstate Arena signed a multi-year contract for the use of the hall. For the 2017 WNBA season, the team moved to the new Wintrust Arena .
Events and concerts
Events
The Allstate Arena is next to the Madison Square Garden in New York where the only venue the WWE - Wrestling tournament Wrestlemania (1997, 2006 1986) was a guest three times. Other WWE tournaments such as Judgment Day in 2009 or Night of Champions 2010 were held in Rosemont. The Allstate Arena was home to the WCW events in Chicago until the mid-1990s until the United Center with over 20,000 seats was inaugurated in 1994 . In 2006 and 2008, the Built Ford Tough Series of the international bull rider organization Professional Bull Riders was on display in Rosemont. The wrestling events WWE Money in the Bank (2011), WWE Extreme Rules (2012) and WWE Payback (2013) were held in the arena.
Concerts
The Allstate Arena has been a frequent concert venue throughout its history.
- 1980: Fleetwood Mac , Queen , Barry Manilow , Elton John , Jackson Browne , Def Leppard , Scorpions
- 1981: AC / DC , The Rolling Stones , Grateful Dead , Journey , Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
- 1982: Aerosmith , The Who , Rush , The Police , Go-Go’s , Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- 1983: Robert Plant , David Bowie , AC / DC , Journey
- 1984: Scorpions , Bon Jovi , Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band , Prince , Van Halen , Ozzy Osbourne , Roger Waters , Aerosmith , The Police , Mötley Crüe , Rush
- 1985: Tina Turner , Phil Collins , Robert Plant , AC / DC , Mötley Crüe
- 1986: Amnesty International - A Conspiracy of Hope benefit concert ( U2 , Sting , Bryan Adams , Peter Gabriel , Lou Reed , Joan Baez , Neville Brothers and The Police ), Journey , Rush , Van Halen
- 1987: Eric Clapton , U2 , Iron Maiden , Pink Floyd , David Bowie , Def Leppard , Aerosmith , Mötley Crüe , Whitesnake
- 1988: Michael Jackson , Pink Floyd , Prince , George Michael , Robert Plant , Iron Maiden , Grateful Dead , AC / DC , Def Leppard , Rush , Van Halen
- 1989: Paul McCartney , Mötley Crüe , Bon Jovi , Grateful Dead , Warrant
- 1990: Madonna , Janet Jackson , Robert Plant , Phil Collins , Poison
- 1991: Metallica , AC / DC , George Michael , Metal Church , Paula Abdul , Iron Maiden , Rush
- 1992: U2 , Guns N 'Roses , Pixies
- 1993: Peter Gabriel , Bon Jovi , Grateful Dead , Mariah Carey , Janet Jackson , Depeche Mode
- 1994: Whitney Houston , Grateful Dead , Rush , Phil Collins , Primus
- 1995: Page & Plant , Phish , Van Halen , Alanis Morissette , Oasis
- 1996: KISS , Sheryl Crow , Bloodhound Gang , Deep Purple , Limp Bizkit
- 1997: Styx , Cheap Trick , Mötley Crüe , Metallica , Garth Brooks , Mötley Crüe, The Beach Boys
- 1998: Van Halen , Tori Amos , Usher , KISS , Janet Jackson
- 1999: Cher , Blink-182 , Rage Against the Machine , Phish
- 2000: Tina Turner , Dave Matthews Band , KISS , Lionel Richie , Diana Ross , Cher , Bon Jovi , Phish , Britney Spears
- 2001: Sting , Aerosmith , Backstreet Boys , Pantera , Slayer , Morbid Angel , Britney Spears
- 2002: Bob Dylan , Guns N 'Roses , * NSYNC , American Idol Live! , Weezer , Dave Matthews Band , Maná
- 2003: Justin Timberlake , Phish , Maná , Cher , Christina Aguilera , Dave Matthews & Friends
- 2004: Metallica , Prince , Beyoncé , Alicia Keys , Missy Elliott , Tamia , Hilary Duff , Godsmack , Britney Spears
- 2005: Green Day , Gwen Stefani , Hilary Duff , Mötley Crüe , Jimmy Eat World
- 2006: Iron Maiden , Guns N 'Roses , American Idol Live! , Queen + Paul Rodgers , Tool
- 2007: Aerosmith , Justin Timberlake , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Nickelback , Ricky Martin , Three Days Grace , Breaking Benjamin , American Idol Live! , Van Halen , The Cult , My Chemical Romance , Rise Against , Maná , Christina Aguilera , Megadeth , Machine Head , Heaven and Hell , RBD , Fall Out Boy , Miley Cyrus , Jonas Brothers
- 2008: Avril Lavigne , Foo Fighters , The Cure , Oasis , Elvis Costello , Juanes , Tina Turner , Joe Cocker , Iron Maiden , AC / DC , Van Halen , New Kids on the Block , American Idol Live! , Angels & Airwaves , Alicia Keys , RBD , Jonas Brothers , Weezer
- 2009: P! Nk , Slipknot , Andrea Bocelli , Fleetwood Mac , Metallica , Nickelback , Seether , Ozzy Osbourne , Taylor Swift , American Idol Live! , Britney Spears , Demi Lovato , David Archuleta , Rob Zombie , Machine Head , Fall Out Boy , Avenged Sevenfold , Buckcherry , Papa Roach , Cobra Starship , The Ting Tings , All Time Low , Metro Station , Hey Monday , Saving Abel , Coheed and Cambria , The Sword , Rooney , The Dead , Trivium , Wonder Girls
- 2010: Michael Bublé , Alicia Keys , Shakira , Usher , Nickelback , James Taylor , Carole King , Trans-Siberian Orchestra , Breaking Benjamin , Shinedown , Sick Puppies
Web links
- allstatearena.com: Homepage of the Allstate Arena (English)
- wnba.com: Data document on the new Chicago Sky venue ( Memento from January 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( PDF , 844 kB , English)
- worldstadiums.com: image from the interior (English)
- setlist.fm: Concert list of the Rosemont Horizon and the Allstate Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ matdl.org: Report on the collapse of the hall roof ( Memento from January 23, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ WNBA.com: Chicago Sky play in 2010 at the Allstate Arena (English)