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Greensboro Coliseum Complex

The Greensboro Coliseum Complex, commonly referred to as Greensboro Coliseum (the first and biggest building on the site), is an entertainment and sports complex located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Opened in 1959, the complex holds eight venues that includes an amphitheater, arena, aquatic center, banquet hall, convention center, museum, theatre, and an indoor pavilion. It is the home of the UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team, the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League, the Carolina Cobras of the National Arena League, as well as the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with their Men's and Women's basketball tournaments.

Address

1921 West Gate City Boulevard

City of Greensboro

35,000+

January 1958

October 29, 1959

1994, 2005, 2013, 2016

1972, 1993, 2003, 2011

US$4.5 million (1959)
($47.5 million in 2023 dollars[1])

$63 million (1993 Expansion)

It has hosted the Men's ACC Tournament twenty-three times since 1967 and the Women's ACC Tournament twelve times since 2000. Other notable sporting events include the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men's "Final Four" in 1974 and the East Regionals in 1976, 1979 and 1998. More recently, the Coliseum has hosted the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in 2011, 2015, and 2020.


It is also the former home of several professional hockey teams including the Greensboro Generals and Greensboro Monarchs of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes.


The complex has hosted the "Central Carolina Fair" since 1999.

Mötley Crüe members and Tommy Lee were arrested after instigating a riot during a performance at the complex. Sixx allegedly made racist comments towards a black security guard and encouraged the crowd to join in on the harassment. The security guard would go on to sue the band and eventually reach a confidential settlement.

Nikki Sixx

List of contemporary amphitheatres

List of indoor arenas by capacity

List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas

Media related to Greensboro Coliseum Complex at Wikimedia Commons

Official site

White Oak Amphitheatre

Greensboro Aquatic Center

ACC Hall of Champions