Intrust Bank Arena
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| Location | 500 East Waterman Street Wichita, Kansas 67202 USA |
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| Coordinates | 37°40′59″N 97°19′53″W / 37.68306°N 97.33139°W |
| Owner | Sedgwick County |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity | Concerts: 15,750 (center stage) 10,100 (end stage) Basketball: 15,004 Ice Hockey: 13,450 |
| Field size | 32,000 sq ft |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | December 4, 2007 |
| Opened | January 2, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $205,500,000 ($287 million in 2024 dollars[1]) |
| Architect | Arena Design Consortium (Populous, WDM Architects, Gossen Livingston Architects, McCluggage Van Sickle & Perry)[2] |
| Project manager | DIO Facilities Project Services[5] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[3] |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[4] |
| General contractor | Hunt/Dondlinger[2] |
| Main contractors | Martin Event Services, Inc. (Security) |
| Tenants | |
| Wichita Thunder (ECHL) (2010–present) Wichita Force (CIF) (2015–present) Wichita State Shockers men's basketball (NCAA) (Alternate 2010-present) | |
Intrust Bank Arena (known as Sedgwick County Arena during early planning stages) is a 15,004-seat multi-purpose arena, located in downtown Wichita, Kansas, United States. The arena features 22 suites, 2 party suites, and over 300 premium seats. It is home to the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL and the Wichita Force of the CIF.
It is the second largest indoor arena in the state of Kansas, behind Allen Fieldhouse, which seats 16,300. Nearby arenas in neighboring states seat 17,839 (Tulsa), 18,203 (Oklahoma City), and 18,972 (Kansas City, MO).
History
On November 9, 2004, Sedgwick County voters approved the downtown arena at a projected construction cost of $183,625,241[6] by a 52-48% margin.
On April 4, 2005, Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed the Intrust Bank Arena tax bill authorizing Sedgwick County to collect a 1% sales tax beginning July 1, 2005 for 30 months.
On January 10, 2008, Sedgwick County announced it had reached a 25-year, $8.75 million naming rights deal with Intrust Bank, which complements a 20-year, $3 million deal with Cessna Aircraft Company to name an adjacent outdoor plaza, and a concourse area deal with Spirit AeroSystems. The City of Wichita placed a bid to host the first two rounds of the 2011, 2012 or 2013 men's NCAA Division I basketball tournament. However, there wasn't enough seating, nor any nearby hotels, so the arena was passed over.
It was announced on March 9, 2010 that the Intrust Bank Arena was voted the 'Best Arena' and 'Best Locker Rooms' and also voted third in the 'Best Press Box' category in the Central Hockey League's annual 'Best of the Best' poll.[7]
The Intrust Bank Arena cracked Pollstar’s Top 50 Arena Venues for ticket sales during the first quarter of 2010. Intrust Bank Arena ranked 22nd in the United States and 45th worldwide.[8]
In 2010, net profit was $2,010,736[9] with depreciation of $4.4 million.[10] In 2011, net profit was $389,659.[11] In 2012, net profit was $703,000.[12] The Arena will host the 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 1st and 2nd round games
Events
Basketball
- December 21, 2010 – NCAA Men's Basketball – Wichita State vs Tulsa[13]
- March 20 & 22, 2011 – 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds
- December 8, 2011 – NCAA Men's Basketball – Wichita Wildcat Classic – Kansas State vs West Virginia[14]
- October 24, 2012 – NBA Preseason – Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
- December 22, 2012 – NCAA Men's Basketball – Wichita State vs Southern Miss
- October 23, 2013 – NBA Preseason – Chicago Bulls vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
- December 14, 2013 – NCAA Men's Basketball – Wichita State vs Tennessee
- December 21, 2013 – NCAA Men's Basketball – Wichita Wildcat Classic – Kansas State vs. Gonzaga
- October 17, 2014 – NBA Preseason – Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder
- December 6, 2014 – NCAA Men's Basketball Wichita State vs Saint Louis
- December 19, 2015 - NCAA Men's Basketball – Wichita Wildcat Classic – Kansas State vs. Colorado State
- March 15 & 17, 2018 – 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 1st and 2nd round games[15]
Bull riding
- May 7–8, 2010 – PBR Built Ford Tough Series: Wichita Invitational
- September 23–24, 2011 – PBR Built Ford Tough Series: DEWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational
MMA
- April 27, 2013 – VFC Fight Night: Wichita 1 Marcio Navarro vs Jake Lindsey
WWE
- March 2, 2010 - WWE SmackDown taping
- October 4, 2010 – WWE Raw live taping
- March 12, 2011 – WWE Raw live event
- August 30, 2011 – WWE live SmackDown taping (Super SmackDown)
- February 4, 2012 – WWE Raw live event
- September 30, 2012 – WWE Raw live event
- May 14, 2013 – WWE SmackDown taping
- February 1, 2014 – WWE VIP Experience live event
- October 21, 2014 – WWE SmackDown taping
Concerts
List of Concerts
- Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – January 9, 2010, with Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore and January 20, 2012, with The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery
- ROKICT Local Music Night! – January 12, 2010
- George Strait & The Ace in the Hole Band – February 19, 2010, with Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack, February 18, 2012, with Martina McBride and April 4, 2014, with Merle Haggard & The Strangers and Lee Ann Womack
- Elton John & Billy Joel – March 3, 2010
- Bon Jovi – March 11, 2010, with Dashboard Confessional
- The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – March 21, 2010, February 27, 2011, February 24, 2012, March 29, 2013, March 1, 2014 and March 6, 2015
- Taylor Swift – April 1, 2010, with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana and August 6, 2013, with Ed Sheeran and Casey James
- The Gaither Homecoming – April 30, 2010 and April 5, 2013
- Nickelback – May 14, 2010, with Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin and Sick Puppies and June 8, 2012, with Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days
- Star Wars in Concert – May 22, 2010
- Daughtry – May 24, 2010, with Cavo and Lifehouse
- Brooks & Dunn – May 27, 2010, with Jason Aldean and Tyler Dickerson
- Tim McGraw – June 11, 2010, with Lady Antebellum and Love and Theft and May 19, 2011, with Luke Bryan and The Band Perry
- Michael Bublé – June 23, 2010, with Naturally 7
- The Eagles – June 30, 2010
- REO Speedwagon – July 13, 2010, with Pat Benatar
- The Rascal Flatts – July 22, 2010, with Kellie Pickler and Chris Young and January 19 and August 9, 2013, with The Band Perry
- The Jonas Brothers – August 3, 2010, with Demi Lovato
- Celtic Woman – August 7, 2010
- The Dave Matthews Band – August 14, 2010, with Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
- Rush – August 20, 2010
- Carrie Underwood – October 19, 2010, with Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia and October 27, 2012, with Hunter Hayes
- The Zac Brown Band – November 6, 2010, with The Wood Brothers and Casey Driessen and April 20, 2013, with Levi Lowrey and Dugas
- The Radio City Christmas Spectacular – November 20, 2010
- The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – December 15, 2010, December 15, 2011, December 5, 2012, December 18, 2013 and December 5, 2014
- Alegría – December 29, 2010 – January 2, 2011
- Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – February 1, 2011, with Jamey Johnson and Ty Stone & The Truth and February 10, 2013, with Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory
- Kenny Chesney – April 13, 2011, with Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker
- James Taylor – April 30, 2011 and June 20, 2014
- ZZ Top – May 12, 2011, with Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Avenged Sevenfold – May 14, 2011, with Three Days Grace and Bullet for My Valentine
- Josh Groban – May 21, 2011, with Eric Lewis
- Keith Urban – August 16, 2011, with Jake Owen
- Sugarland – October 8, 2011, with Sara Bareilles
- Reba McEntire – November 5, 2011, with The Band Perry, Steel Magnolia and Edens Edge
- The Rock & Worship Roadshow – November 18, 2011 and January 25, 2014
- Jason Aldean – March 13, 2012, with Luke Bryan and Lauren Alaina and May 9, 2013, with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett
- Miranda Lambert – April 14, 2012, with Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann and March 7, 2015, with Justin Moore, RaeLynn and Jukebox Mafia
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – April 26, 2012, with Regina Spektor
- The Wichita RibFest Concerts – May 17–19, 2012, May 16–18, 2013 and May 16–18, 2014
- Barry Manilow – June 7, 2012, February 19, 2016
- Hillsong United – September 23, 2012
- Aerosmith – November 11, 2012, with Cheap Trick
- Eric Church – December 8, 2012, with Justin Moore and Kip Moore and December 4, 2014, with Dwight Yoakam and Halestorm
- Quidam – January 2–6, 2013
- Three Days Grace – March 23, 2013, with Shinedown and P.O.D.
- Blake Shelton – October 5, 2013, with Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer
- John Mayer – December 1, 2013, with Phillip Phillips
- Lady Antebellum – February 14, 2014, with Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves
- Styx – May 14, 2014, with Foreigner, Don Felder and Llew Brown
- Mötley Crüe – July 12, 2014, with Alice Cooper and The Raskins
- Five Finger Death Punch – October 20, 2014, with Volbeat, Hellyeah and Nothing More
- Varekai – January 14–18, 2015 (7 shows)
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – February 17, 2015, with The Heartless Bastards
- The Avett Brothers – February 26, 2015
- Fleetwood Mac – On with the Show – March 31, 2015
- Lady Antebellum-July 25, 2015- with Hunter Hayes and Sam Hunt (musician)
*Lil Wayne-June 12, 2015 withTy Dolla Sign, Fetty WAP, Kid Ink, and Trey Songz
Gallery
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InTrust Bank Arena at night (2009) -
A Wichita Thunder game at InTrust Bank Arena (2010)
References
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- ^ a b Manahan, Theresa (April 19, 2009). "Minor League Arenas". SportsBusiness Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ Intrust Bank Arena – Emporis.com
- ^ "Sedgwick County Arena". Reed Construction Data. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Facts & Details" (PDF). Sedgwick County. October 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ Weeks, Bob (May 23, 2007). "Testimony Supporting an Arena Re-Vote". Voice For Liberty in Wichita. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Arena, Fans Top 2010 Best of the Best Poll". Wichita Thunder. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ^ "Intrust Bank Arena ranks in top 50 world ticket sales". Intrust Bank Arena. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ Behlmann, Emily (February 9, 2011). "'Wonderful Outcome' as Intrust Bank Arena Nets $2M in 2010". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "2010 Sedgwick County Comprehensive Annual Report" (PDF). Sedgwick County Department of Finance. December 31, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ Gruver, Deb (March 26, 2012). "Intrust Bank Arena nets $390,000 in second year". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ Behlmann, Emily (February 15, 2013). "Sedgwick County Expects $253K Payment from Intrust Bank Arena for 2012". Wichita Business Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Wichita State Shockers – Recap". ESPN. December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
- ^ "West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Kansas State Wildcats – Recap". ESPN. December 8, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
- ^ "Wichita to host NCAA tournament games in 2018". KAKE.com.
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