Dickies Arena
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| File:Dickies rodeo.jpg Rendering of rodeo configuration | |
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| 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 |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2015 |
| Opened | November 8, 2019 |
| Construction cost | $540 million[1] |
| Architect | David M. Schwarz |
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| Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo (2020– ) | |
| 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 pioneering 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 will be owned by Fort Worth and managed by the not-for-profit Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth (MAFW). It will host concerts, sporting events, and family entertainment, and will serve as the new home of the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo. The Fort Worth Stock Show and other equestrian events will still be 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 is so large, it 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 |
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| 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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— | — | — | — | — |
| October 2 | Kiss
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David Lee Roth | End of the Road World Tour | — | — | — |
| October 11 | Five Finger Death Punch
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Papa Roach I Prevail Ice Nine Kills |
2020 Tour | — | — | — |
| 2021 | ||||||
| February 15 |  Michael Bublé
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— | An Evening with Michael Bublé | — | — | First Canadian artist to perform in the Arena. |
| May 17 | James Taylor & His All-Star Band
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Jackson Browne | 2021 Tour | — | — | — |
| June 16 | Steely Dan
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Steve Winwood | 2021 Tour | — | — | — |
| July 24 | The Dude Perfect Show | — | 2020 Tour | — | — | |
| August 19 | The Weeknd
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Sabrina Claudio Don Toliver |
The After Hours Tour | — | — | — |
| August 20 | Rod Stewart
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Cheap Trick | — | — | — | — |
Cancelled shows
| Date | Headliner | Supporting acts | Tour | Reason |
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| June 27, 2020 | MONSTA X | — | 2020 World Tour | Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic; new date T.B.A.[5] |
| July 18, 2020 | Rascal Flatts | Chase Rice Matt Stell |
Farewell: Life is a Highway Tour | COVID-19 pandemic[6] |
| August 18, 2020 | Camila Cabello | PRETTYMUCH | The Romance Tour | Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic; new date T.B.A.[7] |
Sports
- TCU will host the first sporting event in Dickies Arena with a non-conference basketball game against USC on December 6, 2019[8]
- 2020 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship, April 17-18
- The American Athletic Conference will host its annual men's basketball tournament at Dickies Arena in 2020, 2021, and 2022[9]
- Dickies Arena will host first and second round games during the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament[10]
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.
- ^ "MONSTA X: 2020 WORLD TOUR - POSTPONED". Dickies Arena. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ 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 - POSTPONED". 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.
- ^ "New Fort Worth Arena to host NCAA Tournament games in 2022". WFAA. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
