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1 Performance venues  



1.1  Tucson Roadrunners  





1.2  University of Arizona hockey  





1.3  Tucson Sugar Skulls  





1.4  Other events  





1.5  Past minor league teams  





1.6  Renovation  







2 See also  





3 References  





4 External links  














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Coordinates: 32°136N 110°5827W / 32.21833°N 110.97417°W / 32.21833; -110.97417
 

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Tucson Convention Center
Tucson Arena at the Tucson Convention Center
Tucson Convention Center is located in Arizona
Tucson Convention Center

Tucson Convention Center

Location within Arizona

Tucson Convention Center is located in the United States
Tucson Convention Center

Tucson Convention Center

Location within the United States

Address260 S Church Ave
LocationDowntown Tucson
Coordinates32°13′6N 110°58′27W / 32.21833°N 110.97417°W / 32.21833; -110.97417
OperatorASM Global
Built1971
Renovated1987, 2014
Expanded1988

Former names

Tucson Community Center (1971-2002)
Banquet/ballroom1,200 (Grand Ballroom)

Theatre seating

8,962 (Tucson Arena)
2,289 (Tucson Music Hall)
551 (Linda Rondstadt Theater)
Enclosed space
 • Total space205,000 sq ft (19,000 m2)
 • Exhibit hall floor113,940 sq ft (10,585 m2)
 • Breakout/meeting10,640 sq ft (988 m2)
 • Ballroom20,164 sq ft (1,873.3 m2)
Public transit accessTram interchange Tucson Sun Link
at Granada/Cushing
Tenants
Arizona Wildcats men's ice hockey (NCAA) 1980–present
Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) (2016–present)
Tucson Sugar Skulls (IFL) (2019–present)

The Tucson Convention Center (previously named the Tucson Community Center) is a multi-purpose convention center located in downtown Tucson, Arizona. Built in 1971, the location includes an 8,962-seat indoor arena, two performing arts venues, and 205,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of meeting space. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Performance venues[edit]

Tucson Roadrunners[edit]

Beginning from the fall of 2016, Tucson Arena has been home to the Tucson Roadrunners in the American Hockey League.[3][4][5][6]

University of Arizona hockey[edit]

The University of Arizona Wildcats club hockey team currently plays at Tucson Arena. Although associated with the college, the team receives no funding directly from the school. The hockey team is a Division 1 member of the American Collegiate Hockey Association. Leo Golembiewski had been the head coach for 27 years, leading the team to 21 straight national tournaments, with eight semi-final appearances and one national championship. The current coach is Chad Berman.[7]

Tucson Sugar Skulls[edit]

On August 23, 2018, the Indoor Football League announced the addition of the expansion Tucson Sugar Skulls to begin play in 2019.

Other events[edit]

The Tucson Convention Center has been host to many other events including the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, Jehovah's Witnesses Regional Conventions, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, concerts, monster truck shows as well as many live WWE television broadcasts featuring Raw, SmackDown & ECW. In 1999, the arena hosted an Empty Arena match between The Rock and Mankind for the WWF Championship, which aired during halftime of Super Bowl XXXIII.

While McKale Center was being built at the University of Arizona, the Wildcats briefly considered playing some of its 1971-72 men's basketball games at Tucson Arena, but eventually decided against doing so, opting to remain in Bear Down Gymnasium until McKale Center was ready.[8]

The arena also hosted a concert played by Elvis Presley on November 9, 1972. He would return again on June 1, 1976.

Ventriloquist and comedian Jeff Dunham hosted a show at the arena as part of his "Seriously!?" tour on October 3, 2021.[9]

Past minor league teams[edit]

Renovation[edit]

Throughout 2014, the Tucson Convention Center was renovated at a cost of $22 million,[10] via funding by the Rio Nuevo downtown redevelopment and revitalization district and the City of Tucson, including new bathrooms, lighting, seats, a revamped sound system, a new kitchen and a video scoreboard.[11] Mike Love's Beach Boys headlined a January 4, 2015 concert at the venue, debuting the remodeled arena.[12]

Management of the convention center is now handled by ASM Global.[13]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kelly Presnell (May 8, 2022). "The Tucson Music Hall renamed for Grammy and Emmy Award winner Linda Ronstadt". The Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  • ^ "TCC Space Configurations" (PDF). TucsonConventionCenter.com. 2017-06-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
  • ^ "Coyotes Sign Agreement to Purchase Springfield Falcons AHL Franchise". Arizona Coyotes. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  • ^ "BOG conditionally approves Coyotes' purchase". TheAHL.com. American Hockey League. May 10, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  • ^ Pallack, Becky (May 17, 2016). "City Council approves deal with Coyotes for AHL hockey in Tucson". AZCentral.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  • ^ McLellan, Sarah (May 17, 2016). "Tucson City Council approves lease agreement for Arizona Coyotes' AHL team". AZCentral. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  • ^ "Arizona Hockey staff page". Retrieved 2015-01-05.
  • ^ Petranek, Jan (August 20, 1971). "Wildcat Cagers To Stay In Bear Down". Tucson Daily Citizen. p. 53.
  • ^ "Comic ventriloquist Dunham bringing 'Seriously?' tour to Tucson Arena". Tucson.com.
  • ^ Burch, Cathalena E. "Tucson Arena renovations aimed at enhancing audience experience". tucson.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  • ^ "TCC Arena remodel finished | KVOA.com | Tucson, Arizona". Archived from the original on 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2015-01-06.
  • ^ Star, Darren DaRonco Arizona Daily. "Rio Nuevo seeks 'Good Vibrations' as arena renovations near end". tucson.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  • ^ VenuesNow. "VenuesNow :: SMG to Manage Tucson Convention Center". www.venuestoday.com. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
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