Alltel Arena Little Rock, Ar 1

The multi-purpose Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Ar opened in October 1999. The arena is a host towards a availablility of events, sporting and otherwise. Industry events, concerts, conventions, auto racing, wrestling, rodeos, and circuses - the arena has hosted every one of them. The arena has hosted illustrious names within the music world, including Britney Spears, the Dixie Chicks, and Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Tim McGraw, Janet Jackson, Cher, Billy Joel, The Eagles, and George Strait among quite a few others. The Harlem Globetrotters in addition have regaled the audience during this arena.   History   In August 1995, the Pulaski County in Arkansas approved building of an multi-purpose arena. Of these two sites visited in North Little Rock, the Multipurpose Civic Center Facilities Board within the Pulaski County, in 1996, decided on the 19.5 acre site as against the 11.6 acre site near the Broadway Bridge. Instrumental in designing the arena were the Civic Center Design Team (CCDT) containing  Burt Taggart & Associates, Architects/Engineers, The Wilcox Group, Garver & Garver Engineering, and Rosser International of Atlanta.   Costing $83 million to improve, contributions were generated by your neighborhood, State, and private entities. The State of Arkansas contributed $20 million and private sources contributed $17 million. A $7 million contribution, to your naming rights for the arena, came to be by way of the Alltel Corporation, located in Little Rock. The 35,000 square meter arena opened to the public in 1999.   The arena was you will find the Trojans on the University of Arkansas from the time the Alltel Arena opened till the c's gone after a fresh stadium in 2005. The arena seemed to be where you can find the now defunct ice hockey team - the Arkansas River Blades with the ECHL (formerly the New england Hockey League). There is hosted several tournaments, for example the Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in 2000; South Eastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament in 2003 and 2006, along with the 2003 event holding the all-time record of your attendance of 43,642 people.   In 2002, the arena hosted the WWE No Mercy event and has now also hosted the WWE Smackdown and RAW events.  The Arkansas Awana games in 2006; the South Eastern Conference Gymnastics Championships in 2007; and then the NCAA Basket Ball Tournament (Regions of the Rounds 1 & 2 belonging to the Men's Division I) in 2008; the Alltel Arena in Little Rock, Ar has hosted these people plus some.   In 2007, the arena hosted among the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2007 concerts and on the evening of July 25, 2009 will undoubtedly be hosting the American Idols LIVE! Tours 2009 concerts!   The arena has a 80' x 40' portable stage and seats between 15,000 and 18,000 people for concerts. It seats 14,000 people for auto racing and rodeos. Furthermore, the arena also plays host to a new range of events, for example exhibitions, conventions, meetings, and banquets. Led by a knowledgeable chef in addition to a catering staff, the arena also offers an entire in-house catering company.   So as to have premium seats accessible in advance, before they are offered with the average person, the arena gives a SYS (Save Your Seat) membership, valid for five years on a very reasonably priced $1250.