On November 11, 1969, The Rolling Stones played a show for their Let it Bleed tour at the Coliseum. The episode also included some footage of the band's stay at Mountain Shadows Resort. The episode first aired on NBC, April 24, 1967. On January 21, 1967, The Monkees performed their first ever live concert at the Coliseum, which was filmed and portions used in episode 4753 The Monkees on Tour. The candle broke the roof's seal, which caused a number of leaks over the years. The Coliseum suffers from a leaky roof dating back to at least its first anniversary, when management put a 25-foot (7.6 m) candle on the roof to celebrate the building's first birthday. The final cost was estimated at $7 million, all privately funded. The Coliseum opened November 3, 1965, with a production of Ice Follies. There was an early controversy over whether alcohol would be served at the new facility, but legislation was signed in April 1965 by Governor Sam Goddard providing for limited liquor sales. In April 1965, the name was officially changed to honor Arizona's war veterans. The design influenced later arenas' architecture, including the now-defunct Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, and the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta.
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Veterans Memorial Coliseum also contains a series of murals by Phoenix artist Paul Coze. It may have been at least partially influenced by the equally innovative Dorton Arena at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh, completed in 1952. The unique saddle-shaped, tension-cable roof, supporting over 1,000 precast concrete panels, was considered innovative architectural engineering at the time. Tucson architect Lew Place (son of University of Arizona chief campus architect Roy Place, and who later took over his father's firm) was also involved in the design.
In 1964, Phoenix architect Leslie Mahoney, of the Lescher and Mahoney firm (designers of the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Phoenix among others) presented the commission with the final plans, and construction began that summer. The Commission envisioned an indoor facility which could be used during the State Fair as well as year-round.
The Arizona State Fair Commission began planning for an "Arizona State Fairgrounds Exposition Center" as early as February 1960. It hosted the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association from 1968 to 1992, as well as indoor soccer, roller derby and major and minor league ice hockey teams. The arena has also hosted the 1st and 2nd rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in both 20.Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose indoor arena in Phoenix, Arizona, United States, located at the Arizona State Fairgrounds. Video and audio of the show were released in 2015 in conjunction with the band's The Ties That Bind commemorative box set, and their performance of " Badlands" was included on 1986's Live 1975–85 album. The structure contains offices and locker rooms for men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, and the men's and women's track and field team, along with a weight room, coaches and film rooms, and an equipment room.īruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performed at the arena on Novemduring the River Tour. The structure is 403 feet (123 m) long, 340 feet (100 m) wide and six stories high. The current naming rights to arena were purchased by Desert Financial Credit Union in 2019 for $1.5 million for 5 years. The former naming rights for the arena were purchased by Wells Fargo & Co. The building replaced Sun Devil Gym as the primary arena for the Sun Devils' basketball team.
The facility also plays host to graduation ceremonies and a variety of concerts and shows. It sits immediately east of Sun Devil Stadium on the northern edge of the Tempe campus of Arizona State University (ASU).Ĭonstructed in the spring of 1974 as the University Activity Center (or the "You-Ack") and at the cost of $8 million, it is the home of men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball and former home of women's gymnastics and men's wrestling. Location in the United States Show map of the United Statesģ3☂5′28″N 111★5′51″W / 33.424524°N 111.930948°W / 33.424524 -111.930948Īrizona State Sun Devils men's basketball ( NCAA) (1974–present)Īrizona State Sun Devils women's basketballĪrizona State Sun Devils women's volleyballĭesert Financial Arena (formerly ASU Activity Center and Wells Fargo Arena) is a 14,198-seat multi-purpose arena located at 600 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix.
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