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Lakeland Center

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Former names	Lakeland Civic Center (November 1974– June 1994)
Location	701 West Lime Street, Lakeland, Florida 33815
Coordinates	28.041053°N 81.963619°W / 28.041053; -81.963619
Capacity	Jenkins Arena: 8,178 Youkey Theatre: 2,296
Opened	November 1974
Tenants
Tampa Bay Rowdies (1983-84) indoor Lakeland Loggerheads (WHA2) (2003– 2004) Lakeland Thunderbolts (AIFA) (2005– 2007) Lakeland Raiders (XIFL) (2012– present)

The Lakeland Center is an 8,178-seat multi-purpose arena and theatre located in Lakeland, Florida. It opened in November 1974 as the Lakeland Civic Center, and gained its current name in June 1994.

It was home to the Lakeland Loggerheads ice hockey team from 2003 until 2004 and later the Lakeland Thunderbolts indoor football team from 2005 until 2007. Currently, the arena's primary tenant is the Lakeland Raiders of the Xtreme Indoor Football League.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the defunct North American Soccer League used the arena for indoor soccer on several occasions including three of their sixteen home games during the 1983-84 indoor season. This would also prove to be the league's final indoor campaign before suspending operations following the 1984 outdoor season.

The arena has hosted many professional wrestling events by WCW and WWE.

It was here where KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted, during a concert on December 12, 1976.

The Grateful Dead performed at the arena on May 21, 1977. The show makes up half of the archival live album, Dick's Picks Volume 29.

Performances

List of Performances

• Loggins & Messina – November 16, 1974
• Earth, Wind & Fire – November 17, 1974 and October 31, 1981
• Yes – November 29, 1974, with Gryphon, June 29, 1979 and April 18–19, 1984
• Johnny Winter – December 13, 1974 and August 28, 1976, with Edgar Winter
• Genesis – January 11, 1975, September 30, 1978 and December 16, 1983
• Joe Walsh – February 12, 1975
• Johnny Cash – March 1, 1975, January 23, 1981 and February 2, 1985
• The Beach Boys – March 29, 1975, January 7, 1977, September 3, 1978, with Jan & Dean, May 7, 1981, December 14, 1996 and December 17, 2005
• Elvis Presley & The TCB Band – April 27 (2 shows)–28, 1975 and September 4, 1976 (2 shows)
• The J. Geils Band – May 3, 1975, with Styx and John Esak
• Bad Company – May 9, 1975, March 30, 1976, with Kansas, July 6, 1979, with Carillo and July 22, 2010, with The Greg Billings Band
• Black Sabbath – July 26, 1975, with Peter Frampton, September 5, 1980, with Riot, February 21, 1982, with Doc Holliday and February 16, 1984, with Night Ranger
• America – August 17, 1975, with Poco
• Jethro Tull – August 30, 1975, with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and November 3, 1979, with UK
• Aerosmith – October 15–16, 1975, with Jeff Beck, May 15, 1978, with Mahogany Rush, February 3, 1980, December 18, 1982, March 26, 1986, with Ted Nugent and April 20, 1988, with Dokken and White Lion
• Chicago – November 15, 1975, October 1, 1977 and November 17, 1984
• The Marshall Tucker Band – December 13, 1975, November 30, 1977, with .38 Special and December 9, 1979
• The Allman Brothers Band – December 31, 1975 and October 25, 1980, with The Henry Paul Band
• Cat Stevens – January 15, 1976
• Deep Purple – February 6, 1976, with Nazareth and Thee Image and March 17, 1985, with Giuffria
• KISS – March 20, with Uriah Heep and December 12, 1976, June 15, 1979, with Nantucket and February 4, with The Plasmatics and December 29, with The Pat Travers Band, 1983
• Ted Nugent – April 9, 1976, with The Robin Trower Band and Head East and August 24, 1979, with Mother's Finest
• The Doobie Brothers – April 17, 1976, with Pablo Cruise, November 5, 1977, December 9, 1978, with Ambrosia and November 9, 1980, with Kansas and LeRoux
• The Rolling Thunder Revue – April 18, 1976
• Lynyrd Skynyrd – April 30 and July 26, 1976, with Poco and October 18, 1977, with The Little River Band
• Peter Frampton – September 5, 1976, with Gary Wright and August 11, 1979, with Blackjack
• ZZ Top – September 30, 1976, January 20, 1980, September 5, 1981, with Grand Alliance, March 19, 1986, with Jimmy Barnes and April 10–11, 1991, with Hall Aflame
• Jackson Browne – October 30, 1976
• Barry Manilow – November 10, 1976, November 18, 1981 and November 27, 1985
• Frank Sinatra – November 18, 1976
• Leon Russell – November 12, 1976, with Mary Russell and Roger McGuinn
• Black Oak Arkansas – December 31, 1976, with Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost
• Kansas – February 12, with Styx and October 28, 1977, November 23, 1979, with Sniff 'n' the Tears, December 5, 1980, with The Atlanta Rhythm Section and August 26, 1982
• Queen – February 20, 1977, with Thin Lizzy and November 4, 1978
• Blue Öyster Cult – March 4, 1977, with The Atlanta Rhythm Section and Rick Derringer, April 21, 1978, with The Be-Bop Deluxe, September 2, 1979, with The Ian Hunter Band, October 10, 1981, with Foghat and Whitford/St. Holmes, March 18, 1984, with Aldo Nova and August 27, 2005, with Foghat
• The Electric Light Orchestra – March 13, 1977, with Leo Sayer and Black Oak Arkansas
• Parliament-Funkadelic – April 3, 1977
• Boston – April 7, 1977, with Starcastle and January 7, 1979, with Sammy Hagar
• The Grateful Dead – May 21, 1977, November 28, 1980 and September 12, 1982
• Crosby, Stills & Nash – November 19, 1977 and October 16, 1982
• Rod Stewart – November 22, 1977
• Styx – December 3, 1977, with UFO, March 13–14, 1979, with The Babys, January 17–18, 1981 and June 5, 1983
• Rush – December 9, 1977, with Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, September 20, 1980, with Saxon, April 10–11, 1982, with Krokus, March 20–21, 1983, with The Jon Butcher Axis, March 10–12, 1985 and February 15, 1988, with Tommy Shaw
• The Charlie Daniels Band – January 21, 1978, with Wet Willie and The Pure Prairie League, April 28, 1979, with Molly Hatchet and May 14, 1982, with Jimmy Hall
• John Sebastian – February 10, 1978, with Steve Martin
• Art Garfunkel – March 4, 1978 and February 10–11, 2009
• Eric Clapton – March 20, 1978, with John Martyn, June 29, 1982 and April 15, 1985, with Graham Parker
• Santana – March 25, 1978, with Eddie Money and Bob Welch
• John Denver – March 31, 1978 and May 20, 1980
• REO Speedwagon – May 5, 1978, November 17, 1979, with The Pat Travers Band, February 6, 1981, February 2, 1983, with Red Rider, December 14, 1984, with Survivor and Zebra and May 22, 2005
• The Rolling Stones – June 10, 1978, with The Henry Paul Band and Peter Tosh
• Rainbow – June 17, 1978, with Cheap Trick and Max Webster
• Foghat – June 18, 1978, with Point Blank and September 26, 1980, with Eddie Money
• Alice Cooper – July 8, 1978, with Sweet and Eddie Money
• Hall & Oates – October 6, 1978, with City Boy
• Foreigner – October 8, 1978, with The Cars, December 15, 1979 and March 28, 1985
• Bob Dylan – December 15, 1978 and November 21, 1981
• The Outlaws – December 31, 1978, with The Pat Travers Band
• Sha Na Na – January 25, 1979, with The Fabulous Poodles
• The Bar-Kays – January 27, 1979
• Heart – February 11, 1979, with Firefall and May 1, 1980
• Rick James – April 27, 1979, with Sister Sledge and March 8, 1980, with Prince and Twennynine
• The Moody Blues – May 4, 1979, with Jimmie Spheeris, December 6, 1981 and October 7, 1994
• Supertramp – May 14, 1979
• Van Halen – July 8, 1979, with Screams, November 15, 1980, with Talas, August 19, 1981, with G–Force, December 7–8, 1982, with Joe Whiting & The Bandit Band, January 22, 1984, with Autograph and April 10–11, 1986, with Bachman–Turner Overdrive
• The Little River Band – September 9, 1979
• The Cars – October 19, 1979
• Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band – October 22, 1979, February 14, 1981 and March 26, 1982
• Kenny Rogers – February 24, 1980, October 13–14, 1982, with Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band and February 14, 2013
• Rufus – April 5, 1980
• Humble Pie – April 20, 1980, with Mahogany Rush
• Journey – April 24, 1980, with The Babys, October 22–23, 1981, with Loverboy and November 22, 1986, with Glass Tiger
• Nazareth – June 14, 1980, with Blackfoot, June 25, 1981 and September 10, 1982
• Fleetwood Mac – August 5, 1980, with Rocky Burnette
• AC/DC – August 22, 1980, with Nantucket and The Johnny Van Zant Band, January 28–29, 1982, with Midnight Flyer, November 26, 1983, with Fastway and November 5, 1985, with Yngwie Malmsteen
• Jeff Beck – October 4, 1980
• Linda Ronstadt – October 8, 1980
• The Rossington Collins Band – October 26, 1980
• Molly Hatchet – December 31, 1979, with The Outlaws and .38 Special and December 30, 1980, with The Outlaws
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – February 15–16, 1981
• The Jacksons – July 28, 1981
• Stacy Lattisaw – August 5, 1981
• Loretta Lynn – September 13, 1981 and December 9, 2011
• Pat Benatar – September 24, 1981, with David Johansen and February 21, 1983
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – October 2, 1981, with Joe Ely
• The Kinks – October 11, 1981 and February 6, 1985
• Jefferson Starship – November 20, 1981, with .38 Special and September 29, 1984, with Billy Satellite
• Prince – January 2, 1982, with The Revolution, The Time and Zapp, February 1, 1983, with The Revolution, The Time and Vanity 6, April 4–5, 1985, with The Revolution and Sheila E. and April 6, 2002, with The New Power Generation
• Dan Fogelberg – February 6, 1982
• The Police – March 14, 1982, with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
• Rick Springfield – July 9, 1982, with Snook
• Blondie – July 26, 1982
• Cheap Trick – August 6, 1982
• The Gap Band – August 28, 1982, with Zapp and Soulsonic Force
• The Go-Go's – September 21, 1982
• Def Leppard – May 22, 1983, with Krokus and The Jon Butcher Axis and September 12–13, 1988, with Queensrÿche
• Men at Work – September 17, 1983
• Loverboy – October 6, 1983 and March 7, 1986, with The Hooters
• Iron Maiden – October 16, 1983, with Quiet Riot, February 16, 1985, with Twisted Sister and January 18, 1987, with Yngwie Malmsteen and The Vinnie Vincent Invasion
• Stevie Nicks – November 4, 1983, with Joe Walsh
• B.B. King – December 3, 1983, with Millie Jackson
• Ozzy Osbourne – February 22, 1984, with Mötley Crüe and Waysted
• Duran Duran – March 26, 1984, with Prince Charles & The City Beat Band
• Culture Club – April 21, 1984
• Judas Priest – July 3, 1984, with Kick Axe, June 17, 1986, with Dokken, September 17, 1988, with Cinderella, December 19, 1990, with Megadeth and Testament and July 23, 1991, with Alice Cooper
• David Gilmour – July 5, 1984
• Twisted Sister – October 19, 1984, with Dokken and Y&T
• Billy Squier – October 25, 1984, with Ratt
• Dio – November 10, 1984, with Dokken, October 4, 1985, with Rough Cutt and October 5, 1990, with Love/Hate and Cold Sweat
• Willie Nelson & Family – December 18, 1984, with Kris Kristofferson and February 19, 1988
• Quiet Riot – December 31, 1984, with W.A.S.P.
• Triumph – January 27, 1985, with Molly Hatchet and December 7, 1986
• Liberace – February 9–10, 1985
• Alabama – February 21, 1985, with Bill Medley
• Anne Murray – February 22, 1985 and March 3–4, 2008, with Dawn Langstroth
• Roger Waters – April 14, 1985
• Luther Vandross – June 2, 1985, with Cheryl Lynn and Ready for the World
• Night Ranger – October 18, 1985, with Starship
• John Mellencamp – February 24, 1986
• Stryper – March 31, 1986, February 20, 1987 and January 12, 1989
• Emerson, Lake & Powell – October 4, 1986
• David Lee Roth – November 12–13, 1986, with Cinderella, February 18, 1987, with Tesla and March 4–5, 1988, with Faster Pussycat
• Cyndi Lauper – December 28, 1986
• Bryan Adams – May 20, 1987
• The Cult – July 25, 1987, with Billy Idol and Guns N' Roses and February 8, 1992, with Lenny Kravitz
• Gordon Lightfoot – October 17, 1987 and March 10, 2010
• Mötley Crüe – November 24–25, 1987, with Guns N' Roses
• Metallica – February 10, 1989, with Queensrÿche
• Ratt – April 25, 1989, with Kix
• Bon Jovi – September 23, 1989, with Skid Row
• Slayer – July 13, 1991, with Megadeth, Anthrax and Alice in Chains
• U2 – February 29, 1992, with The Pixies
• Tesla – October 3, 1992
• Megadeth – November 1, 1992, with Suicidal Tendencies
• Michael W. Smith – February 13, 1993, with DC Talk and March 5, 2015
• Nirvana – November 28, 1993, with The Breeders and Come
• White Zombie – February 1, 1996, with Filter
• Ministry – April 26, 1996
• The Smashing Pumpkins – November 16, 1996, with Garbage
• No Doubt – May 2, 1997, with The Vandals and Cake
• 311 – September 5, 1997, with Goldfinger
• Caedmon's Call – May 29, 1998
• The Family Values Tour – November 13, 1998
• KoЯn – February 18, 2000, with Staind and Mindless Self Indulgence
• Elton John – March 17, 2000 and November 21, 2010, with Leon Russell
• Nine Inch Nails – May 18, 2000, with A Perfect Circle
• Roger McGuinn – December 11, 2003
• Yanni – March 27, 2004
• Cher – September 25, 2004, with Tommy Drake
• The Nylons – January 25–26, 2005
• The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – November 6, 2005, November 3, 2006, November 2, 2007 and April 23, 2011
• VH1 Classic's Metal Mania Concert – November 19, 2005
• Union Station – December 8, 2005
• 56/16 Blues Jam – December 1, 2006
• Kris Kristofferson – March 1, 2007
• The Gaither Homecoming – March 24, 2007, April 5, 2008, February 6, 2010 and January 27–28, 2012
• Michael Feinstein – April 9–10, 2007 and February 25, 2015
• The Psychedelic Daze Festival – May 19, 2007
• The Doodlebops – September 29, 2007
• The Ten Tenors – December 4–5, 2007
• The Pink Floyd Experience – February 7, 2008
• Natalie MacMaster – March 13, 2008
• The Temptations – March 19–20, 2008
• The Irish Rovers – March 24, 2008
• The Heart & Soul Jam – October 4, 2008
• Pam Tillis – December 3, 2008, with Mel Tillis and January 16, 2015, with Lorrie Morgan
• One Night of Queen – April 9, 2009 and April 17, 2014
• Saltimbanco – April 29–May 3, 2009
• The Inspirations – September 11, 2009 and December 3, 2010
• Maze – October 17, 2009
• The Southern Swagg Festival – November 28, 2009
• The Jingle Bell Rock Concert – December 8, 2009
• Glen Campbell – January 5–6 and February 2–3, 2010
• The Fab Four – January 9, 2010 and December 7, 2011
• The Mason Jam – February 5, 2010
• Crystal Gayle – February 25, 2010, with Larry Gatlin
• Frankie Avalon – March 24–25, 2010
• Mannheim Steamroller – November 14, 2010 and November 14, 2014
• Don Felder – December 4, 2010
• Michael Bolton – January 19, 2011
• Merle Haggard & The Strangers – January 28, 2011 and January 30, 2014
• Celtic Woman – February 4, 2011, May 7, 2013 and February 25, 2014
• The Oak Ridge Boys – February 28–March 1, 2011
• Frank Sinatra, Jr. – March 10, 2011
• Hawk Nelson – March 18–19, 2011, with Group 1 Crew and Britt Nicole
• Rodney Carrington – March 24, 2011
• Chris Tomlin – March 26, 2011, with Christy Nockels and The Rend Collective
• The Association – January 18, 2012
• Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles – January 25, 2012
• Kevin Costner & Modern West – March 28, 2012
• Warrant – October 13, 2012, with FireHouse and Trixter
• Rick Derringer – November 17, 2012, with Lou Gramm
• Sawyer Brown – December 7, 2012
• Vicente Fernández – December 8, 2012
• Don Williams – January 16, 2013 and January 10, 2015
• Thousand Foot Krutch – June 19, 2013
• Clint Black – November 23, 2013
• Marty Stuart – January 23, 2014
• Jim Brickman – March 18, 2015
• Felix Cavaliere's Rascals – March 25, 2015, with Darlene Love

External links

• Official website of the Lakeland Center
• Lakeland Public Library history
• The Concert Database