Smoothie King Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. Located in the Central Business District of the city, adjacent to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Arena opened in 1999 as the New Orleans Arena and has been home to New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA) since 2002. The New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League play their home game in the arena from 2004 until the team disbanded in 2008. VooDoo returned to play in the arena in March 2011, until after AFL season 2015 when the franchise folded.
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Arena Information
The arena was completed in 1999 at a cost of $ 114 million and officially opened on October 19, 1999. The Arena has 17,805 for concerts, 16,867 for Pelicans and hockey games, 18,500 for basketball (Particularly College Basketball and New Orleans Pelicans Playoff Games). , and 16,900 for the football arena. It has 2,800 club seats and 56 luxury suites.
Arena as a concert venue can accommodate 7,500 half-stage performances, 17,221 for stage performances and 17,805 for stage shows. For trade shows and conventions, the arena has an area of ​​17,000 square feet (1,600m 2 ). The ceiling is 65 feet (20 m) for the beams and roof, 70 feet (21.5 m) to the top of the arena.
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History
In 1999, the first tenant of the arena, ice hockey team New Orleans Brass from ECHL played their first home game in the arena. The team played in their last three seasons arena. When the New Orleans Hornets arrived in 2002, they persuaded the state government to sue the Kuningan foot conversion fee arena between basketball and hockey configurations. The cost is more than Kun is willing to pay, and they are forced to fold because of the lack of another suitable arena.
The Hornets played their first game at Smoothie King Center versus Utah Jazz on October 30, 2002.
The New Orleans VooDoo, from the Arena Football League (AFL), began playing their home game in the arena from February 2004.
After Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, a medical operation that had previously been stationed at the Superdome was transferred to the Arena. Medics have worked in the Superdome area with poor lighting, leaky ceilings, and wet carpet. The Arena design was tested in 1996 by CPP, a wind engineering consulting firm, thus fared much better than the Superdome during the storm and was in better shape for sensitive home medical operations. So, unlike the Superdome, Arena reopened for activity just one month after the storm. On March 8, 2006 the Hornets played their first home game in the arena since Hurricane Katrina and the start of the 2005-06 season. The best-selling crowd of 17,744, watching the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Hornets, 113-107.
In 2006, the arena installed a video and scoring centerhung LED system from Daktronics from Brookings, South Dakota. The centerhung installation consists of two ring displays and eight video displays, as well as scoreboards. The installation was fully integrated with over 875 feet of ribbon display technology installed in the arena in 2002. In the summer of 2008, the new Daktronics "saw through" the shot clock was installed, replacing the existing box unit.
The New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League is back playing in the arena in March 2011.
In 2013, the arena has increased significantly. The renovation of 2013 is mainly focused on gameday experience in the arena. This upgrade includes updates for Suite and Club Level, expand Club Level, Create New Loge Box, and New Party Perch. Other improvements include increasing concession positions, enhanced LED boards, and other internal facilities for teams and players using the arena.
On February 5, 2014, it was announced that a 10-year agreement had been reached to rename Arena New Orleans Arena Center Smoothie before the 2014 NBA All-Star Game.
In September and October 2014, exterior renovations were made for the Smoothie King Center, including new entrances, central paintings of bluish green to light gray, and a new outdoor lighting system similar to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome itself. However, some initial plans, such as adding overhangs to the building, were canceled.
The Hornets/Pelicans have enjoyed a 322-253 (.560) winning record during the regular season and 15-9 (.625) during the playoffs at home games played at the New Orleans Arena/Smoothie King Center as the closing of the 2017-18 season.
Seating capacity
The seating capacity for the NBA basketball game has passed as follows:
Important Events
Sports
NBA
The Smoothie King Center has hosted the NBA All-Star Game 2008, the NBA All-Star Game 2014, and the NBA All-Star Game 2017, after the NBA pulled the game from Charlotte's Spectrum Center for "North Carolina" bathroom bills.
College College Sport
In 2011, the arena hosted the Southeast Regional of the NCAA Men's Division Basketball Tournament. Arena also hosted the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007 and 2010.
The Southeast East Conference 2012 men's basketball tournament was held in the arena.
The Arena hosted the 2004 Finals of Women and the Women's Final Four in 2013. It also hosted the NCAA Basketball Tournament South Regionals in 2008.
Final NCAA Division I Princess Volleyball 2002 Women were held at the New Orleans Arena in December 2002.
The SEC 2019 gymnastics competition is scheduled to be held in the arena.
Football arena
Arena held ArenaBowl XXI in 2007, ArenaBowl XXII in 2008 and ArenaBowl XXV in 2012.
MMA, Boxing & amp; Wrestling
- September 9, 2000 - Arena hosts the light heavyweight title contest between Roy Jones, Jr. and Eric Harding. Jones was won by TKO in the 10th round.
- January 21, 2001 - Arena hosts WWF Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View.
- June 7, 2009 - Arena hosts WWE Extreme Rules Pay-Per-View.
- October 2, 2011 - The Arena hosts WWE Hell in Pay-Per-View Cells.
- February 17, 2013 - Arena hosts WWE Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View.
- 5-7 April 2014 - WWE Hall of Fame and Raw for WrestleMania XXX Ceremonies.
- January 12, 2015 - WWE Raw
- June 6, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs. Henderson
- June 8, 2015 - WWE Raw
- January 11, 2016 - WWE Raw
- June 13, 2016 - WWE Raw
- January 9, 2017 - WWE Raw
- June 13, 2017 - WWE SmackDown
- 6-10 April 2018 - Arena hosts additional events for WrestleMania 34, including the Hall of Fame WWE ceremony, NXT TakeOver: New Orleans, and post-WrestleMania Raw and Smackdown editions
Other events
- 2000 - Professional Bull Riders Tour Event (PBR) Bud Light Cup
- 2001 - Bull Riders Tour Event (PBR) Bud Light Cup
- 2002 - Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Bud Light Cup tour event is held in the arena.
- 2003 - Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Create a Ford Tough Series tour event
- August 2003 - Classic Bassmaster XXXIII weighing is held in the arena.
- March 2007 - Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Start the Ford Tough Series tour event held in the arena.
- April 2010 - The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) show is held in the arena for the Built Ford Tough Series event.
Concert
See also
- Champions Square
- Mercedes-Benz Superdome
- Sports in New Orleans
Gallery
See also
- List of convention centers in the United States
- List of music venues
References
External links
- Official website
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