Simmons Bank Arena
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Alltel Arena (1999-2009) |
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| place | 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive North Little Rock , Arkansas 72114
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 45 '18.4 " N , 92 ° 15' 51.6" W |
| owner | Multi-Purpose Civic Center Facilities Board for Pulaski County |
| operator | Multi-Purpose Civic Center Facilities Board for Pulaski County |
| start of building | August 22, 1997 |
| opening | October 2, 1999 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface soil |
| costs | 80 million US dollars |
| architect | Civic Center Design Team (CCDT) |
| capacity | 18,000 seats (basketball) 17,000 seats (ice hockey) 16,000 seats (arena football) 16,000 seats (concert) |
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The Simmons Bank Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the US city of North Little Rock in the state of Arkansas . The arena is north of downtown, right across the Arkansas River .
Surname
At the beginning of October 2019, the Verizon Arena received a new sponsored name with Simmons Bank Arena . Verizon indicated in 2018 that it does not want to renew the contract. In November of that year, the operators found their successor in the form of the bank. The Simmons bank paid 10.5 million dollars for the new name. The renaming took place on October 3rd as part of the 20th birthday of the multi-purpose arena, which has 400,000 visitors annually. A few days earlier, the old nameplate was removed from the arena. For the first ten years from 1999 to 2009 it was called Alltel Arena . Alltel was taken over by Verizon and the name changed to Verizon Arena .
history
The building is an extension of the convention center, Statehouse Convention Center , which is located opposite on the other bank of the Arkansas River. The foundation stone for the hall was laid on August 22, 1997. It was completed in 1999 and the opening took place on October 2nd of that year. The architects of the Civic Center Design Team , consisting of Burt Taggart & Associates, Architects / Engineers, The Wilcox Group, Garver & Garver Engineering and Rosser International, designed the building. The then Alltel Arena cost around $ 80 million, which was funded by local, state and private funds. The hall was mainly used for sporting events in basketball , ice hockey and arena football . No team is currently playing their games indoors. In addition to sport, numerous national and international artists and bands, especially from country music , perform at concerts . In addition, stand-up comedy , family and ice shows , rodeos , performances by the Cirque du Soleil , banquets , exhibitions , trade fairs , games by the Harlem Globetrotters , wrestling and monster truck races are held in the arena . The original Alltel Arena cost around $ 80 million funded by local, state, and private funds. In the arena with a maximum of 18,000 seats there are meeting and conference rooms with an area of 28,000 sq ft (around 2,600 m² ). A total of 29 luxury suites are available for rent. The event hall has in-house catering, including a cook and staff.
Web links
- simmonsbankarena.com: Official website (English)
- arenanetwork.net: Simmons Bank Arena (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nyssa Kruse: North Little Rock's Verizon Arena to change name to Simmons Bank Arena this week. In: arkansasonline.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Concert list of the Alltel Arena. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Verizon Arena concert list. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Concert list of the Simmons Bank Arena. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Past Events. In: simmonsbankarena.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
- ↑ About The Arena. In: simmonsbankarena.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .