Richmond Coliseum
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| View of the facade of the arena (2007) | |
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| place | 601 East Leigh Street Richmond , Virginia 23219
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| Coordinates | 37 ° 32 '40.7 " N , 77 ° 26' 4" W |
| owner | City of Richmond |
| operator | SMG |
| start of building | 1969 |
| opening | August 21, 1971 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface |
| costs | 24 million US dollars |
| architect | Vincent G. Kling and Partners |
| capacity | 11,992 places (basketball) 11,088 places (ice hockey) 13,553 places (concerts, maximum) |
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The Richmond Coliseum is a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Richmond , Virginia . The seating capacity of the Richmond Coliseum varies depending on the event; The hall offers 13,553 seats for concerts, 11,992 seats for basketball and 11,088 seats for ice hockey games.
history
The foundation stone for the building was laid in 1969. After two and a half years of construction and costs of 24 million US dollars , the arena opened on August 21, 1971. The architectural group Vincent G. Kling and Partners designed and planned the building. The multi-purpose hall is used for sports competitions in basketball , indoor soccer , athletics and ice hockey as well as concert events.
Several teams from different sports were based in the hall. The Arena Racing USA , a stock car event, has been held in the hall since 2002 . Other sports teams that have worked in the arena were Virginia Squires (1971–1976), Richmond Robins (1971–1976), VCU Rams (1971–1999), Richmond Spiders (1971–1972), Richmond Rifles (1979–1981), Richmond Renegades (1990-2003), Richmond Speed (2000-2003), Richmond RiverDogs (2003-2006), Richmond Bandits (2005-2006), Richmond Renegades (2006-2009) and the Richmond Raiders (2010-2015).
In addition to sporting events, numerous concerts by internationally known artists took place in the Richmond Coliseum; such as Aerosmith , Barry Manilow , Bruce Springsteen , Cage the Elephant , Elton John , Eric Clapton , Grateful Dead , James Taylor , Keith Urban , Kenny Rogers , Kiss , Prince , Rihanna , The Black Keys , The Doobie Brothers , Vince Gill and ZZ top appearances in the arena.
gallery
Interior view of the hall (2010)
Web links
- richmondcoliseum.net: Official website (English)
- setlist.fm: concert list of the Richmond Coliseum (English)