Quicken Loans Arena
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| Quicken Loans Arena | |
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| "The Q" | |
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| Location | One Center Court, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 |
| Broke ground | April 27, 1992 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Owner | Gateway Economic Development Corp.
(CAVS/Quicken Loans Arena Company) |
| Operator | Gateway Economic Development Corp. (CAVS/Quicken Loans Arena Company) |
| Construction cost | $100 million USD |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Former names | |
| Gund Arena (1994-2006) | |
| Tenants | |
| Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) (1994-present) | |
| Seats | |
| 20,562 | |
Quicken Loans Arena (aka "The Q") is a multipurpose arena in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Until August 2005, it was known as Gund Arena, named for Gordon Gund, a former owner of the Cavaliers, after he paid for the naming rights. It is home to the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. It was also home of the now-defunct Cleveland Lumberjacks of the IHL, the Cleveland Barons of the AHL, and the Cleveland Rockers of the WNBA. On May 16, 2006 it was announced that the Utah Grizzlies of the AHL would be moving to Cleveland to play in the Quicken Loans Arena. The arena was opened with a concert by Billy Joel on October 17, 1994 - the Cavaliers played the first game in the arena a few weeks later.
The arena replaced the Coliseum at Richfield, which was becoming outdated and was inconveniently located well south of Cleveland, near Akron. Part of the Gateway Project to revitalize downtown Cleveland, the arena and neighboring Jacobs Field were paid for with a sin tax on alcohol and tobacco. In the summer of 2005, Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert renovated the newly named Quicken Loans Arena, with new seats, state of the art scoreboards, video systems, sound systems, arena graphics, signage, security, locker rooms, and suite upgrades all in place for the start of the Cavaliers 2005-2006 season.
The "Q" seats a maximum of 20,562 for basketball, including 2,000 in the club seats, and 92 luxury suites. It has served as the site of the Mid-American Conference's men's basketball tournament since 2000 and the women's basketball tournament since 2001. It was the site of WWF/WWE SummerSlam 1996, the 2000 US Figure Skating Championships, the American version of WWF No Mercy 1999, WWF Invasion 2001, WWE Survivor Series 2004 some episodes of Monday Night RAW and Friday Night SmackDown!, and the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. The facility will host the 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four.
On November 29, 2006 at the Quicken Loans Arena Axl Rose called the Eagles of Death Metal the "Pigeons of Shit Metal." Tommy Stinson took his bass off and threw it on the floor saying "Fuck you, that's it".[1] After refusing to play four songs Stinson went back on stage, and two days later he officially denied these claims.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Eagles of Death Metal Lash Out at Guns and Roses", nme.com, November 29, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
- ^ "GUNS N' ROSES Bassist: We Are 'Getting Along Better Than We Ever Have'", Dec. 2, 2006. Retrieved on 2006-11-18.
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| Preceded by Richfield Coliseum 1974–1994 |
Home of the Cleveland Cavaliers 1994–present |
Succeeded by current |
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