Tyson Events Center
 Tyson Events Center features Gateway Arena (2002-2003, left) and Long Lines Family Recreation Center (right), formerly the Sioux City Municipal Auditorium (1938-1950). | |
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| Location | 401 Gordon Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51101 |
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| Coordinates | 42°29′29″N 96°24′26″W / 42.49139°N 96.40722°W |
| Owner | City of Sioux City |
| Operator | City of Sioux City |
| Capacity | Concerts: 10,000 Basketball: 6,813, with standing room for at least 9,500 Hockey: 6,731, with standing room for at least 9,500 Indoor football: 6,941, with standing room for at least 9,500 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 30, 2002[1] |
| Opened | December 17, 2003[2] |
| Construction cost | $52 million[2] ($86.1 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket FEH Associates |
| Services engineer | KJWW Engineering Consultants, P.C.[4] |
| General contractor | Mortenson/Klinger[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) (2003–present) Sioux City Bandits (CIF) (2004–present) | |
The Gateway Arena is a multi-purpose arena inside the Tyson Events Center, located in Sioux City, Iowa and sponsored by Tyson Foods and Gateway, Inc.
The arena has three spectator levels: one suite level and two general seating levels named the 100 level and the 200 level, respectively. Its official maximum capacity is 10,000.
Owned and operated by the City of Sioux City, it is located on the riverfront overlooking the Missouri River.
It is home to the Sioux City Musketeers of the United States Hockey League (USHL), the Sioux City Bandits of Champions Indoor Football (CIF), and the Sioux City Hornets of the Midwest Basketball League (MBL).
This arena also hosts many college tournaments associated with the NAIA, including the NAIA Wrestling National Tournament, NAIA Women's Volleyball National Tournament, and the Division II NAIA Women's National Basketball Tournament, which was won back-to-back in 2004 and 2005 by Sioux City's Morningside College Mustangs.
History
The arena opened in 2003, expanding out from the old Sioux City Municipal Auditorium, which was later closed as an auditorium and converted into the Long Lines Family Recreation Center.
Hosted events
Wrestling
The site has hosted World Wrestling Entertainment on numerous occasions, including a live un-televised event on September 25, 2004, followed by a televised SmackDown on May 17, 2005; and four televised Raw programs on July 10, 2006, February 5, 2007, January 12, 2009 along with an ECW taping the same night, and Raw on July 1, 2013. There was another non-televised show on August 16, 2009. It has also hosted TNA Wrestling Live on June 4, 2010. In 2014 there was another non televised event featuring the immortal Hulk Hogan and most recently in 2016 wwe live (Smackdown) featuring Aj styles vs dean Ambrose for the wwe championship, the usos vs Ryhino and health slater for the Smackdown live tag team championships, the hype bros and American Alpha vs the ascension and the vaudevillians, Kalisto vs Tyler Brezze , The miz vs Apollo Crews, Natalia and Carmela vs Emma and Naomi, Kane vs Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper and Alexa Bliss vs Becky Lynch for the Smackdown live Women’s Championship
Entertainment
- It has hosted numerous concerts, by artists such as Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Trace Adkins, Kenny Chesney, Cher, Rascal Flatts, Fleetwood Mac, KISS, Nickelback, 311, Neil Diamond, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town, Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, Buckcherry, The Offspring, Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Whitesnake, Papa Roach and Creed.
- This venue has also hosted comedian Larry the Cable Guy on three occasions.
Other events
President George W. Bush spoke here during his re-election campaign in 2004.
See also
References
- ^ Tullis, Nate (May 1, 2002). "Proud City Breaks Ground for Events Center". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c Muret, Don (December 1, 2003). "Gateway Arena Anchors Sioux City Complex". SportsBusiness Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ KJWW Engineering - Tyson Event Center