PNC Arena
PNC Arena[5] (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly the RBC Center) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arena seats 18,700 for ice hockey[3] and 19,500 for basketball,[3] including 61 suites, 13 luxury boxes and 2,000 club seats. The building has three concourses and a 300-seat restaurant.
"RBC Center" redirects here. For the office tower in Toronto, Ontario, see RBC Centre. For other uses, see RBC Centre (disambiguation).Former names
Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (1999–2002)
RBC Center (2002–2012)
1400 Edwards Mill Road
14,000+
Centennial Authority
Ice hockey: 18,700
Basketball: 19,500
Concerts: 21,000
Ice hockey: 19,513
May 14, 2022
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins
Basketball: 19,722
January 11, 2015
NC State vs. Duke
Concert: 20,052
January 28, 2019
Metallica
700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2)
Multi-surface
4,000 sq ft (370 m2)[1]
July 22, 1997
October 29, 1999
2003, 2008–09, 2016, 2018-19, 2022
PNC Arena is home to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team of NCAA Division I. The arena neighbors Carter–Finley Stadium, home of Wolfpack Football; the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and Dorton Arena (on the Fairgrounds). The arena also hosted the Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League from 2000 to 2002. It is the fourth-largest arena in the ACC (after the JMA Wireless Dome, KFC Yum! Center and the Dean Smith Center) and the eighth-largest arena in the NCAA.
The arena opened in 1999 at an estimated construction cost of $158 million.[6] Taxpayers covered half of the construction cost while the team paid the other half.[7] In 2023, the Hurricanes signed an agreement with local government to lease the arena for 20 years in exchange for $300 million in public subsidies for renovations to the arena. As part of the deal, Hurricanes billionaire owner Tom Dundon said he would develop surrounding vacant land into an $800 million mixed-use development.[8]
In addition to hockey and college basketball, PNC Arena hosts a wide array of concerts, family shows, and other events each year. Past performers include Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Eric Clapton, Taylor Swift, Billy Joel, Justin Timberlake, Big Time Rush, Elton John, Lady Gaga, One Direction, Celine Dion, George Strait, Bon Jovi, Journey, Def Leppard, Keith Urban, My Chemical Romance, and many other artists. Family shows have included Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sesame Street Live, Disney On Ice, Monster Jam, and the Harlem Globetrotters. The arena has also hosted several college hockey games between NC State and North Carolina.