Kansas Coliseum

Britt Brown Arena
"The Big Brown Barn"
Location	Valley Center, Kansas
Coordinates	37.83609°N 97.321205°W / 37.83609; -97.321205
Opened	1977
Renovated	2006
Closed	2010
Owner	Sedgwick County
Operator	SMG
Surface	Ice
Construction cost	$10.3 Million
Architect	Thomas, Harris, Ash and Mason
General Contractor	Dondlinger & Sons Construction Co. INC
Capacity	12,200 Max: 9,686 (Ice Hockey)
Field dimensions	36,500 sq.ft. (146’ x 250’)
Tenants
Former: Wichita Wind (CHL) (1980-1983) Wichita Wings (MISL) (1979-1992) (NPSL) (1992-2001) Wichita Stealth (AF2) (2001-2004) Wichita Wild (UIF) (2007-2008) Wichita Thunder (CHL) (1993-2010)

Kansas Coliseum was a complex, in the Wichita suburb, of Valley Center, Kansas, that hosted sporting events, concerts and shows.

It consists of four pavilions, one RV park and the 9,686-seat Britt Brown Arena, named for Harry Britton (Britt) Brown Jr., of Wichita, the former owner of The Wichita Eagle newspaper. Arena capacity can be configured for up to 12,200 people.

It was opened in 1977. Two brass plaques (one located on the lower level, by the box office windows and the other up on the main concourse) read: "Dedicated September 1978, for the promotion of agricultural educational and cultural benefits, in behalf of the people of the world, by the citizens of Sedgwick County, the board of the county commissioners, the Kansas state park and resources authority, the economic development administration and the ozark regional commission of the United States Department of Commerce and the Kansas Coliseum Corporation."

It hosted NCAA Men's Basketball tournament first and second round games in 1981 and 1994. The Wichita State University basketball teams played the 2002-03 season there while the Shockers' on-campus home, Charles Koch Arena, was undergoing major renovations.

It was the home of the now-defunct Wichita Wings indoor soccer team, who played in the MISL and NPSL between 1979 and 2001. It also was home to the Wichita Thunder ice hockey team that played in the Coliseum from 1992-2010. The Wichita Thunder now plays in the INTRUST Bank Arena in downtown Wichita, Kansas.

As of February 22, 2010, The Britt Brown Arena closed its doors. The neighboring Kansas Pavilions will remain open until at least 2016, but the arena will no longer host events. Power will remain to the building, but water has been shut off and the pipes drained. The future of the entire complex remains uncertain.

Events

Wrestling

• WWF Live Event - July 26, 1987, October 1, 1988, January 26, May 21 and August 19, 1989, June 22 and September 2, 1990, June 20 and September 2, 1991, November 5, 1992, March 24, 1993, October 19, 1997 and August 24, 2001
• WWF Superstars of Wrestling/Prime Time Wrestling - February 16, 1988 (TV Taping)
• WWF Wrestling Challenge/Survivor Series Showdown - November 1, 1989 (TV Taping)
• WCW Live Event - May 9, 1998, October 1, 1999 and February 6 and August 21, 2000
• WCW Monday Nitro - November 16, 1998 (TV Taping) and August 21, 2000 (TV Taping)
• WCW Thunder - May 13, 1999 (TV Taping)
• WWF Smackdown - November 27, 2001 (TV Taping), August 10, 2003 and September 28, 2004 (TV Taping)
• WWE Raw Live Event - October 26, 2002 and April 25, 2004
• WWE Smackdown/ECW (TV Taping) - October 3, 2006 and November 13, 2007

Concerts

• KISS - January 9 and December 6, 1977, October 12, 1979, November 22, 1987, May 9, 1990, September 10, 1996 and August 28, 2000
• Aerosmith - December 12, 1978, February 24, 1988, July 12, 1990, December 21, 1997, with Talk Show and December 6, 2002, with Kid Rock and Run–D.M.C.
• Jethro Tull - April 24, 1979
• The Moody Blues - May 11, 1979, with Jimmie Spheeris and June 6, 1984
• Eric Clapton - June 19, 1979, with Muddy Waters
• Thin Lizzy - July 12, 1979
• The Beach Boys - September 29, 1979, with Prism
• Rush - February 10, 1980, with Max Webster, October 17, 1982, with Rory Gallagher, June 15, 1984, with Gary Moore, May 2, 1986, with Blue Öyster Cult and May 24, 1992, with Primus
• Foghat - July 30, 1980 and April 25, 1983, with Triumph
• Fleetwood Mac - August 23, 1980
• Styx - June 5, 1981, May 19, 1983, February 1, 2001, with REO Speedwagon and March 7, 2003, with REO Speedwagon
• Jefferson Starship - July 19, 1981
• ZZ Top - August 12, 1981, with Loverboy, January 5, 1983, January 22, 1984, February 1, 1986 and November 14, 1999, with Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Van Halen - October 16, 1981, November 24, 1982, June 17, 1984, May 28, 1986, November 4, 1988, February 3, 1992, September 22, 1995 and November 6, 2004
• Blue Öyster Cult - November 3, 1981, with Foghat and November 18, 1983, with Rainbow
• Ozzy Osbourne - February 27, 1982, May 2, 1984, with Mötley Crüe, March 27, 1986, with Metallica, October 29, 1992, with Alice in Chains and December 7, 2007, with Rob Zombie and In This Moment
• April Wine - October 1, 1982
• Journey - April 18 and July 14, 1983, with Bryan Adams
• Def Leppard - September 4, 1983, December 9, 1987, December 23, 1992, June 4, 2002 and June 4, 2003
• Stevie Nicks and Joe Walsh - November 13, 1983
• The Police - November 25, 1983
• Scorpions - May 12, 1984, with Bon Jovi
• Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - May 20, 1984
• Tina Turner - October 23, 1984 and October 23, 1985
• Deep Purple - January 20, 1985 and June 8, 2001
• Bryan Adams - May 5, 1985 and August 23, 1987
• Ratt - July 23, 1985, with Bon Jovi, February 15, 1986, with Poison and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and March 21, 1989
• AC/DC - October 9, 1985, with Yngwie Malmsteen and July 31, 1988, with White Lion
• Judas Priest - August 19, 1986
• Iron Maiden - February 4, 1987
• Kansas - February 22, 1987, July 26, 1991, with Shooting Star, July 25, 1992 and May 22, 2002, with Styx
• Alice Cooper - March 12, 1987
• Mötley Crüe - July 10, 1987, July 25, 1990, November 5, 1997 and April 30, 2005
• Boston - October 24, 1987, with Farrenheit
• Bon Jovi - April 10, 1989
• Queensrÿche - April 29, 1991 and June 16, 1995
• King's X - April 30, 1994, with Therapy?
• John Denver - August 11, 1995
• Bush - March 6, 1996, with No Doubt and The Goo Goo Dolls
• No Doubt - June 3, 1996
• Pantera - August 1, 1996, with White Zombie and The Deftones
• The Smashing Pumpkins - August 31, 1996
• Danzig - October 10, 1996
• 311 - November 11, 1997, with Sugar Ray and Incubus and March 27, 2000, with Jimmie's Chicken Shack
• Garth Brooks - November 13-16, 1997
• God Lives Underwater - May 8, 1998
• Gravity Kills - August 22, 1998
• Shania Twain - October 27, 1998
• 'N Sync - April 10, 1999, with Britney Spears and B*Witched
• Korn - April 22, 1999, with Rob Zombie and Videodrone, November 24, 2002 and August 16, 2009
• Elton John - February 9, 2000
• The Dixie Chicks - October 10, 2000, with Patty Griffin
• Creed - October 13, 2000
• Marilyn Manson - December 13, 2000, with gODHEAD and The Union Underground
• Matchbox 20 - March 25, 2001, with Everclear
• Poison - June 26, 2001
• The Army of Freshmen - July 8, 2001
• Projekt Revolution - January 30, 2002 and July 30, 2003
• The Eagles - July 10, 2002
• Tool - July 24, 2002 and May 11, 2007
• Cher - September 30, 2002 and March 14, 2003
• Chevelle - April 24, 2003
• The Trans-Siberian Orchestra - November 20, 2003, November 24, 2004, December 7, 2007, December 5, 2008 and November 2, 2009
• Josh Groban - May 6, 2004
• Puddle of Mudd - May 20, 2004
• A Perfect Circle - June 11, 2004
• Hilary Duff - August 22, 2004
• Rod Stewart - August 26, 2004
• Metallica - September 1, 2004, with Godsmack
• Toby Keith - October 16, 2004, with Tracy Lawrence
• The Rascal Flatts - December 11, 2004, with Chris Cagle, Julie Roberts and Uncle John's Band and March 2, 2006, with Blake Shelton
• The Casting Crowns - March 13, 2005 and February 4, 2008
• Slipknot - March 29, 2005, with Lamb of God and Shadows Fall
• Union Station - August 18, 2005
• Brad Paisley - October 23, 2005, with Sugarland and Sara Evans
• Nickelback - February 9, 2006
• Nine Inch Nails - March 27, 2006, with Moving Units and Saul Williams
• Rob Zombie - July 9, 2006 and December 22, 2008
• Martina McBride - May 27, 2007, with Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town
• Hinder - July 26, 2007, with Papa Roach, Buckcherry and The Exies and September 4, 2008, with 3 Doors Down and Finger Eleven
• Sara Evans - September 15, 2007
• Dierks Bentley - November 8, 2007
• The Road Hammers - January 19, 2008
• Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson - January 31, 2008
• Three Days Grace - February 28, 2008
• Keith Urban - March 6, 2008, with Carrie Underwood and July 10, 2009, with Jason Aldean
• Cherish - March 21, 2008
• Joe Cocker - April 12, 2008
• The Blue Man Group - April 13, 2008
• Kid Rock - April 25, 2008
• Gladys Knight - July 3, 2008
• Joe Nichols - September 13, 2008
• Avenged Sevenfold - September 23, 2008, with Buckcherry and Shinedown
• Michael Bublè - October 10, 2008
• Rodney Carrington - May 8, 2009

Other events

• Monster Jam Thunder Nationals - January 13-15, 2006 and January 9-11, 2009

External links

• Kansas Coliseum