Dickies Arena
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  Dickies Arena Location within Texas  Dickies Arena Location within the United States | |
| Address | 1911 Montgomery Street |
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| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 32°44′27″N 97°22′12″W / 32.7408908°N 97.3699379°W |
| Owner | City of Fort Worth |
| Operator | Trail Drive Management Corporation |
| Capacity |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2015 |
| Opened | November 8, 2019 |
| Construction cost | $540 million[1] |
| Architect | David M. Schwarz |
| Tenants | |
| Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo (2020– ) American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (2020–) Panther City Lacrosse Club (NLL) (2021– ) | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Dickies Arena is a 14,000-seat multipurpose American arena, located within the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] The venue hosted a public ribbon cutting on October 26, 2019. The first event held was a Twenty One Pilots concert on November 8, 2019.
The facility is the result of a public-private partnership between Fort Worth, Tarrant County, the state of Texas, and a group of private-sector participants, including foundations, individuals, and organizations. The arena was designed by the 2015 Driehaus Prize winner David M. Schwarz[3] and is owned by Fort Worth and managed by the not-for-profit Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth (MAFW).
It hosts concerts, sporting events, and family entertainment, and serves as the home of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s (PRCA) Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo and Xtreme Bulls since 2020 and the Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) World Finals since 2022. The Fort Worth Stock Show and other equestrian events are held at the adjacent Will Rogers Memorial Center.
Naming
On April 18, 2017 as part of the "Let The Dirt Fly" groundbreaking ceremony, MAFW and Dickies announced a surprise partnership that established Dickies as the naming rights partner for the venue. The Fort Worth-based company is the world's leading performance workwear brand.[4]
Seating
With a wide variety of seating configurations, the arena is able to accommodate many styles of events. There will be 3 standard levels: plaza level (100-sections), suite and loge box level, and gallery level (200-sections); and 1 additional with floor seating.
Acoustics
While in the design phase, Dickies Arena was built with the intent of having the sound of a concert hall. Great care was given to minimize or eliminate "echo."
Center-hung scoreboard
Dickies Arena has the second-largest, continuous 360-degree screen in North America. The scoreboard extends past the width of the basketball court.
The board measures 105 feet across and 26 feet tall.
There are 1.2 million LEDs[clarification needed] installed on the board.
Events
Concerts
| Dates | Headliner | Supporting Acts | Tour | Attendance | Revenue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | ||||||
| November 8 |  Twenty One Pilots
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MisterWives | The Bandito Tour | 12,435 / 12,658 | $891,443 | First-ever concert in the arena. |
| November 11 |  SuperM
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— | We Are The Future Live | Unknown | There was only one price level for this event, all tickets were US$50.00, it was the only price set for all available seats. This was also the first foreign act to headline the arena. | |
| November 14 | The Black Keys
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Modest Mouse | Let's Rock Tour | — | ||
| November 17 | MercyMe
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Crowder Micah Tyler |
Imagine Nation Tour | 9,907 / 10,239 | $495,346 | — |
| November 22-23 | George Strait
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— | 27,168 / 27,168 | $5,794,152 | This was the first country concert held in the arena and the largest and highest-grossing concert held till date. | |
| December 3 | 106.1 KISS FM'S Jingle Ball
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Jingle Ball Tour 2019 | Unknown | The line up included performances by: Camila Cabello, Sam Smith, Charlie Puth, Lizzo, Lauv and Why Don't We. | ||
| December 14 | Pepe Aguilar
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— | Unknown | First Latin music artist to perform in the arena. | ||
| Total | 49,510 / 50,065 | $7,180,941 | ||||
| 2020 | ||||||
| February 22 | Alan Jackson
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| July 4 | Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
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Megan Koch, Fort Worth Opera Texas Ballet Theater Fei-Fei, The Cliburn Major Attaway |
FWSO America Strong Concert | — | Broadcast on WFAA-TV Channel 8 ABC; no in-person audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| 2021 | ||||||
| June 16 | Steely Dan
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Steve Winwood | 2021 Tour | — | ||
| July 24 | The Dude Perfect Show | — | 2020 Tour | — | ||
| August 20 |  Rod Stewart
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Cheap Trick | — | |||
| September 21 |  Michael Bublé
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— | An Evening with Michael Bublé | — | First Canadian artist to perform in the Arena. | |
| October 1 | Kiss
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David Garibaldi (artist) | End of the Road World Tour | — | ||
| October 19 | James Taylor & His All-Star Band
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Jackson Browne | 2021 Fall Tour | — | ||
| 2022 | ||||||
| February 22 | Twice
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— | Twice 4th World Tour III | — | ||
| May 17 | Paul McCartney
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— | Got Back | — | ||
| June 6 | Monsta X
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— | No Limit Tour | 10,068 / 10,461 | $872,200 | — |
| August 20 | Rob Zombie
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Mudvayne, Static-X, Powerman 5000 | Freaks on Parade Tour | — | A video tribute for the late Texan guitarist Dimebag Darrell was shown during Mudvayne's performance (the concert was held on what would have been his 56th birthday). | |
| September 11 | Panic! at the Disco
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Beach Bunny, Jake Wesley Rogers | Viva Las Vengeance Tour | — | ||
| October 26 | Post Malone
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Roddy Ricch | Twelve Carat Tour | — | ||
| November 16 | Ateez
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— | The Fellowship: Break The Wall | — | ||
| 2023 | ||||||
| March 26 | Stray Kids
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— | Stray Kids 2nd World Tour "MANIAC" | TBA | TBA | — |
| March 27 | ||||||
Cancelled shows
| Date | Headliner | Supporting acts | Tour | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18, 2020 | Rascal Flatts | Chase Rice Matt Stell |
Farewell: Life Is a Highway Tour | COVID-19 pandemic[5] |
| August 18, 2020 | Camila Cabello | PRETTYMUCH | The Romance Tour | Canceled on May 7, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic[6] |
Sports
- The arena hosted its first Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live show on November 15 & 16, 2019.
- TCU hosted the first sporting event in Dickies Arena with a non-conference basketball game against USC on December 6, 2019.[7]
- Since 2020, Dickies Arena has been home to the rodeo section of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
- 2021 and 2022 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
- The American Athletic Conference will host its annual American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament[8] (2020, 2021, 2022) and American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament[9] (2021, 2022) at Dickies Arena.
- Dickies Arena hosted first and second-round games during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[10]
- On July 22, 2020, the National Lacrosse League announced it would be expanding to Fort Worth for the 2021–22 season, playing its home games at Dickies Arena.[11]
- The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) hosted a regular-season Unleash the Beast Series event at Dickies Arena on August 29th and 30th, 2020.[12] The event returned on August 28th and 29th, 2021.[13] Since 2022, Dickies Arena has been the home of the PBR World Finals after the event took place for many years in Las Vegas, Nevada.[14][15]
- On March 20, 2021, Boxing hosted Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs Maurice Hooker Ortiz Jr won by 7th round TKO to Win the WBO International welterweight title.
- On July 18, 2021, WWE presented the 2021 Money in the Bank pay-per-view event from Dickies Arena, making it the first WWE pay-per-view to take place outside of Florida since the 2020 Elimination Chamber event prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- From August 4 through August 14, Dickies Arena hosted the 2022 Rocket League World Championship, a premier Esports tournament.[16]
- From October 31 through November 7, Dickies Arena hosted the 2022 WTA Finals.[17]
References
- ^ David Ajamy (October 23, 2019). "Photo tour: Inside the new Dickies Arena in Fort Worth". Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "The Arena". dickiesarena.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Dickies Arena Architect Sees His Work in Action for Rodeo". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Fort Worth arena project lands Dickies naming rights deal". Dallas News. April 18, 2017.
- ^ lafferlauren (2020-05-19). "Rascal Flatts Cancel 2020 Farewell Life Is A Highway Tour". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Camila Cabello - The Romance Tour - CANCELLED". Dickies Arena. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Dickies Arena's inaugural basketball game to feature TCU and USC". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Fort Worth to host 2020-2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "Dickies Arena To Host 2021, 2022 Women's Basketball Championships". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "New Fort Worth Arena to host NCAA Tournament games in 2022". WFAA. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ^ "National Lacrosse League announces first-ever expansion into the state of Texas". National Lacrosse League.
- ^ PBR Back to Work, presented by O'Reilly: revised PBR schedule for second half of 2020 premier series revealed
- ^ "PBR Iron Cowboy 2021". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "PBR World Finals Moving to Fort Worth in 2022". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Inaugural PBR World Finals in Dickies Arena". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Rocket League Championship". Dickies Arena. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ "2022 edition of WTA Finals to be held in Fort Worth, Texas" (Press release). Women's Tennis Association. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
