Tyson Events Center
| Tyson Events Center - Gateway Arena | |
|---|---|
| Location | 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51101 |
| Coordinates | 44°56′41″N 93°6′4″W / 44.94472°N 93.10111°WCoordinates: 44°56′41″N 93°6′4″W / 44.94472°N 93.10111°W |
| Broke ground | April 30, 2002[1] |
| Opened | December 17, 2003[2] |
| Owner | City of Sioux City |
| Operator | City of Sioux City |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $52 million[2] ($64.9 million in 2013 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Project manager | Mortenson/Klinger[2] |
| Services engineer | KJWW Engineering Consultants, P.C.[4] |
| General contractor | Holtze Construction Co.[2] |
| Capacity | Concerts: 10,000 Basketball: 7,500 with standing room at least 9,500 Hockey: 7,400 with standing room at least 9,500 Football: 7,500 with standing room at least 9,500 |
| Tenants | |
| Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) (2003-present) Sioux City Bandits (CPIFL) (2003-present) CNOS Foundation Basketball Classic (2004-present) |
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The Gateway Arena is a multi-purpose arena inside the Tyson Events Center, located in Sioux City, Iowa and sponsored by Tyson Foods and Gateway, Inc..
The arena has three spectator levels: one suite level and two general seating levels named the 100 level and the 200 level. Its official capacity is 10,000.
Owned and operated by the City of Sioux City, it is located on the riverfront overlooking the Missouri River.
It is home to the Sioux City Musketeers, of the United States Hockey League (USHL) and the Sioux City Bandits, of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL).
This arena also hosts many college tournaments associated with the NAIA, including the NAIA Wrestling National Tournament, NAIA Woman's Volleyball National Tournament, and the Division II NAIA Woman's National Basketball Tournament, which was won back-to-back in 2004 and 2005 by Sioux City's Morningside College Mustangs.
History
The arena opened in 2003, expanding out from the old Sioux City Municipal Auditorium, which was later closed as an auditorium and converted into the Long Lines Family Recreation Center.
Hosted events
- The site has hosted World Wrestling Entertainment on numerous occasions which include a live un-televised event on September 25, 2004, followed by a televised SmackDown on May 17, 2005, and then by three televised Raw programs on July 10, 2006, February 5, 2007, and January 12, 2009 along with an ECW taping the same night. There was another non-televised show on August 16, 2009. It has also hosted TNA Wrestling Live on June 4, 2010.
- It has also hosted numerous concerts, by Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Britney Spears Taylor Swift, Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, Cher, Rascal Flatts, Fleetwood Mac, Nickelback, 311, Neil Diamond, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Buckcherry, The Offspring, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Whitesnake, Papa Roach and Creed, among others.
- This venue has also hosted comedian Larry The Cable Guy on three different occasions.
- President George W. Bush visited here to speak during his re-election campaign in 2004.
References
- ^ Nate Tullis (May 1, 2002). "Proud City Breaks Ground for Events Center". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Don Muret (December 1, 2003). "Gateway Arena Anchors Sioux City Complex". SportsBusiness Journal.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2012. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ KJWW Engineering - Tyson Event Center
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