First Horizon Coliseum
Multi-purpose arena in Greensboro, NC From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The First Horizon Coliseum (formerly as the Greensboro Coliseum) is a 22,000 seated multi-purpose arena in Greensboro. It is the main building of the Greensboro Complex It is home to many tenants including UNCG Spartans men's basketball, the indoor football league Carolina Cobras, and the Greensboro ECHL team. It opened back in 1959. It is known for hosting various March Madness basketball games, and various ACC men's basketball tournaments and consecutive ACC women's basketball tournaments. In October 2024, the Coliseum officially changed the Greensboro Coliseum to the First Horizon Coliseum following a 10-year naming agreement with First Horizon Bank.[4]
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Former names | Greensboro Mermorial Coliseum (1959–1980) Greensboro Coliseum (1980–2024) |
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Address | 1921 W Gate City Blvd, Greensboro, North Carolina |
Coordinates | 36°03′35″N 79°49′33″W |
Owner | City of Greensboro |
Operator | Oak View Group |
Capacity | 22,000[1] |
Record attendance | 23,642 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 6, 1959[2] |
Opened | October 29, 1959 |
Expanded | 1972, 1978, 1993[3] |
Years active | 1959-present |
Construction cost | $4.5 million (equivalent to $48.5 million in 2024) |
Tenants | |
UNC Greensboro Spartans (2010–present) Carolina Cobras (NAL) (2018–present) Carolina Cowboys (2023–present) Greensboro Gargoyles (2025–present) |
History
The arena was first proposed in 1944 by Greensboro mayor W.H. Sullivan to honor the soldiers who fought in World War I and World War II.[3] The building was approved and venue construction commenced in 1958 and was finalized by September 1959 and opened one month later. Initially named the "Greensboro Memorial Coliseum"[5] (a title it retained until 1980), the arena welcomed its first event on October 29, 1959. At its inception, the Coliseum had a seating capacity of 7,100, making it one of the largest arenas on the East Coast.[6] In 1993 the arena was expanded to reach a capacity of 22,000, where the arena stands today.
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Over the years, the Coliseum has been the site of numerous sporting events, particularly basketball. Additionally, it has hosted concerts for over four decades. During the 1960s and 1970s, the venue attracted rock and R&B artists, with The Monkees being the first major act to perform there. Elvis Presley held a concert on April 14, 1972, and footage from this event was featured in his last film, titled Elvis on Tour. Presley returned to the Coliseum for another concert on April 21, 1977, shortly before his passing on August 16. On April 24, 2010, Christian band Casting Crowns recorded their live album, Until the Whole World Hears... Live, at the Coliseum. The rock band Phish set the attendance record for a concert at the venue on March 1, 2003, with 23,642 fans present.[7]
The Coliseum also hosted 102 JAMZ SuperJam from 1997 to 2014, featuring well-known artists from the hip hop scene, including LL Cool J, Soulja Boy, Ludacris, Ja Rule, Piles, Nas, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Travis Porter, and the Ying Yang Twins.
Additionally, the Coliseum was the venue for American Idol auditions for season 5 on October 3, 2005. From July 8 to 10, 2012, it served as the Greensboro audition site for the second season of The X Factor.
List of concerts and events held at the coliseum | |||
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Artist | Event | Date | Opening act(s) |
3 Doors Down | 3 Doors Down Tour | December 17, 2008 | Switchfoot & American Bang |
AC/DC | Highway to Hell Tour | October 3, 1979 | Blackfoot & Mother's Finest |
Back in Black Tour | August 10, 1980 | Nantucket | |
Fly on the Wall Tour | November 17, 1985 | Yngwie Malmsteen | |
Blow Up Your Video World Tour | August 27, 1988 | White Lion | |
Razors Edge World Tour | February 17, 1991 | King's X | |
Ballbreaker World Tour | January 12, 1996 | The Poor | |
Stiff Upper Lip World Tour | March 29, 2001 | Wide Mouth Mason | |
Black Ice World Tour | October 25, 2009 | The Answer | |
Rock or Bust World Tour | August 27, 2016 | Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown | |
Acquire the Fire | RESILIENT Tour | March 20, 2015 | — |
March 21, 2015 | — | ||
Aerosmith | Toys in the Attic Tour | October 10, 1975 | REO Speedwagon & Ted Nugent |
Aerosmith Express Tour | May 5, 1978 | Mahogany Rush | |
Right in the Nuts Tour | December 15, 1979 | — | |
Permanent Vacation Tour | March 23, 1988 | white lion | |
Nine Lives Tour | January 31, 1998 | Kenny Wayne Shepherd | |
April 15, 1999 | The Afghan Whigs | ||
Just Push Play Tour | November 25, 2001 | Fuel | |
Rockin' the Joint Tour | January 21, 2006 | Lenny Kravitz | |
Aerosmith & KISS | AeroKiss Tour | November 22, 2003 | Saliva |
Alabama | Feels So Right Tour | November 21, 1981 | Janie Fricke |
The Closer You Get... Tour | February 12, 1983 | — | |
40-Hour Week Tour | February 8, 1985 | Bill Medley | |
Roll On 2 North American Tour | November 11, 2023 | Grits & Glamour, Lorrie Morgan, & Pam Tillis | |
Alan Jackson | Drive Tour | November 8, 2002 | — |
Last Call: One More For the Road Tour | September 10, 2022 | — | |
Alice Cooper | Killer Tour | May 13, 1972 | Todd Rundgren & Free |
Billion Dollar Babies Holiday Tour | December 9, 1973 | ZZ Top | |
School's Out For Summer Tour | June 30, 1978 | Sweet | |
Raise Your Fist and Yell Tour | January 29, 1988 | Motörhead | |
Alicia Keys | As I Am Tour | May 30, 2008 | Jordin Sparks |
Set the World on Fire Tour | March 30, 2013 | Miguel | |
The Allman Brothers Band | Brothers and Sisters Tour | May 24, 1974 | — |
Reach for the Sky Tour | August 16, 1980 | Nantucket | |
American Idol LIVE! | American Idols LIVE! Tour 2005 | July 17, 2005 | — |
American Idols LIVE! Tour 2006 | July 30, 2006 | ||
American Idols LIVE! Tour 2007 | September 11, 2007 | ||
American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009 | August 2, 2009 | ||
Amy Grant | A Christmas to Remember Tour | December 4, 1999 | Michael W. Smith, Point of Grace & The Katinas |
Ashford & Simpson | 1982 Tour | August 20, 1982 | — |
Avenged Sevenfold & Buckcherry | Avenged Sevenfold Tour | November 29, 2008 | Shinedown & Saving Abel |
The Avett Brothers | The Carpenter Tour | December 31, 2012 | Amos Lee |
— | December 31, 2019 | Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors | |
An Evening with the Avett Brothers | March 19, 2022 | David Childers | |
Bachman–Turner Overdrive | Four Wheel Drive Tour | July 12, 1975 | Bob Seger |
Backstreet Boys | Into the Millennium Tour | February 20, 2000 | — |
Black & Blue Tour | June 17, 2001 | Shaggy & Krystal Harris | |
Bad Company | Straight Shooter Tour | May 14, 1975 | — |
Run with the Pack Tour | April 3, 1976 | Kansas | |
The Band CAMINO | The Tour Camino | September 18, 2021 | — |
The Bar-Kays | Nightcruising Tour | March 12, 1982 | — |
Barry Manilow | If I Should Love Again Tour | October 31, 1981 | — |
Singin' with the Big Bands Tour | April 27, 1994 | — | |
The Beach Boys | The Beach Boys' Christmas Album Tour | January 1, 1965 | — |
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) Tour | July 13, 1965 | The Roemans | |
Wild Honey Tour | April 23, 1968 | Buffalo Springfield & Strawberry Alarm Clock | |
Friends Tour | October 20, 1968 | 1910 Fruitgum Company & The Pickle Brothers | |
1975 Tour | April 5, 1975 | Billy Joel | |
L.A. (Light Album) Tour | April 29, 1979 | Ian Matthews | |
1982 Tour | June 2, 1982 | Alliance | |
Still Cruisin' Tour | July 30, 1989 | Chicago | |
Bee Gees | Spirits Having Flown Tour | October 2, 1979 | Sweet Inspirations |
Beyoncé, Alicia Keys & Missy Elliott | Verizon Ladies First Tour | March 21, 2004 | Tamia |
Beyoncé | I Am... World Tour | June 27, 2009 | RichGirl |
Bill Clinton | Embracing Our Common Humanity[8] | November 30, 2010 | — |
Billy Currington | Summer Forever Tour | February 26, 2016 | Kelsea Ballerini |
Billy Ray Cyrus | Shot Full of Love Tour | September 19, 1999 | — |
Billy Joel | Turnstiles Tour | March 23, 1977 | — |
52nd Street Tour | December 3, 1978 | — | |
Billy Strings | Winter Tour 2022 | February 11, 2022 | — |
Fall Tour 2023 | December 6, 2023 | — | |
Billy Squier | Emotions in Motion Tour | January 21, 1983 | Def Leppard |
Signs of Life Tour | November 1, 1984 | Ratt | |
Black Sabbath | Master of Reality Tour | April 1, 1972 | — |
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Tour | February 24, 1974 | Bedlam | |
Sabotage Tour | December 7, 1975 | Savoy Brown & Grey Ghost | |
Mob Rules Tour | February 16, 1982 | Doc Holliday | |
Blackfoot | Marauder Tour | September 26, 1981 | Outlaws |
Blake Shelton | Back to the Honkey Tonk Tour | February 23, 2023 | Carly Pearce & Jackson Dean |
Friends & Heroes Tour | March 1, 2025 | Craig Morgan, Deanna Carter, & Trace Adkins | |
Blue Öyster Cult | Agents of Fortune Tour | December 28, 1976 | Grinderswitch |
Bob Dylan | 1978 World Tour | December 7, 1978 | — |
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band | Night Moves Tour | April 1, 1977 | — |
Against the Wind Tour | March 23, 1980 | — | |
The Distance Tour | March 11, 1983 | John Hall Band | |
2011 Tour | April 23, 2011 | Frankie Ballard | |
Bon Jovi | Slippery When Wet Tour | May 9, 1987 | Cinderella |
Lost Highway Tour | March 16, 2008 | Daughtry | |
Boston | Boston Tour | May 14, 1977 | Starcastle |
Brad Paisley | Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour | November 9, 2007 | Rodney Adkins & Taylor Swift |
Brandon Lake | Tear Off the Roof Tour | May 4, 2024 | DOE |
Brantley Gilbert | Let It Ride Tour | April 10, 2014 | Thomas Rhett & Eric Paslay |
The Devil Don't Sleep Tour | February 24, 2017 | Luke Combs, Tucker Beathard, & Brian Davis | |
Bread | Lost Without Your Love Tour | August 26, 1977 | — |
Britney Spears | (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour | March 29, 2000 | LFO & Bosson |
The Circus Starring Britney Spears | September 5, 2009 | Jordin Sparks & Kristinia DeBarge | |
Brooks & Dunn | Reboot 2023 Tour | June 17, 2023 | Scotty McCreery & Megan Moroney |
Bruce Springsteen | Devils & Dust Tour | July 26, 2005 | — |
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | The River Tour | February 28, 1981 | |
Born in the U.S.A. Tour | January 18, 1985 | ||
January 19, 1985 | |||
The Rising Tour | November 16, 2002 | ||
Magic Tour | April 28, 2008 | ||
Working on a Dream Tour | May 2, 2009 | ||
Wrecking Ball World Tour | March 19, 2012 | ||
2023 Tour | March 25, 2023 | ||
Bryan Adams | Reckless Tour | September 10, 1985 | — |
Into the Fire Tour | May 29, 1987 | — | |
Budweiser Superfest | — | August 21, 2010 | — |
Carrie Underwood | Play On Tour | October 29, 2010 | Billy Currington & Sons of Sylvia |
Blown Away Tour | November 4, 2012 | Hunter Hayes | |
Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round | February 3, 2016 | The Swon Brothers & Easton Corbin | |
Cry Pretty Tour 360 | May 1, 2019 | Maddie & Tae & Runaway June | |
Casting Crowns | The Altar and the Door Tour | November 17, 2007 | Leeland & John Waller |
Peace on Earth Tour | December 12, 2008 | Natalie Grant & Denver and the Mile High Orchestra | |
Until the Whole World Hears Tour | April 24, 2010 | Tenth Avenue North & CALEB | |
Come to the Well Tour | October 22, 2011 | Sanctus Real, The Afters & Lindsay McCaul | |
Story Tour | November 24, 2012 | Natalie Grant & Jeremy Camp | |
THRIVE Tour | November 8, 2014 | Mandisa & Sidewalk Prophets | |
Chance the Rapper | Be Encouraged Tour | June 7, 2017 | King Louie & DJ Oreo |
Charlie Wilson | In It to Win It Tour | March 3, 2017 | — |
Cheap Trick | In Color Tour | December 18, 1977 | AC/DC |
One on One Tour | August 22, 1982 | — | |
The Cheetah Girls | One World Tour | November 22, 2008 | Clique Girlz |
Cher | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour | September 7, 2002 | Cyndi Lauper |
The Chicks | Top of the World Tour | May 17, 2003 | Joan Osborne |
The Chicks World Tour 2023 | August 8, 2023 | Wild Rivers | |
Chris Brown & Bow Wow | UCP Exclusive Tour | December 23, 2007 | Sean Kingston, Soulja Boy, Shop Boyz, Lil Mama |
Chris Brown | Between The Sheets Tour | March 18, 2015 | Tyga |
Chris Tomlin & Hillsong United | Tomlin United Tour | June 8, 2022 | Pat Barrett & Benjamin Hastings |
Cirque du Soleil | Delirium | May 6, 2006 | — |
May 7, 2006 | |||
Saltimbanco | September 19, 2007 | — | |
September 20, 2007 | |||
September 21, 2007 | |||
September 22, 2007 | |||
September 23, 2007 | |||
Alegría | April 13, 2011 | — | |
April 14, 2011 | |||
April 15, 2011 | |||
April 16, 2011 | |||
April 17, 2011 | |||
Quidam | April 17, 2013 | — | |
April 18, 2013 | — | ||
April 19, 2013 | — | ||
April 20, 2013 | — | ||
April 21, 2013 | — | ||
Michael Jackson: The Immortal | April 11, 2014 | — | |
April 12, 2014 | |||
Ovo | April 20, 2016 | — | |
April 21, 2016 | — | ||
April 22, 2016 | — | ||
April 23, 2016 | — | ||
April 24, 2016 | — | ||
Commodores | Natural High Tour | September 16, 1978 | — |
In the Pocket Tour | September 19, 1981 | — | |
Conway Twitty | Southern Comfort Tour | May 1, 1982 | Ronnie McDowell |
Country Shindig | — | January 25, 1970[9] | — |
July 4, 1975 | — | ||
January 25, 1976 | — | ||
January 15, 1977 | — | ||
Creed | Human Clay Tour | May 3, 2000 | Sevendust & Guano Apes |
Crosby, Stills & Nash | CSN Tour | November 12, 1977 | — |
Daylight Again Tour | October 21, 1982 | — | |
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | CSNY Tour of America | April 16, 2002 | — |
The Cult | Sonic Temple Tour | February 20, 1990 | Bonham |
Ceremony Tour | February 12, 1992 | Lenny kravitz | |
Dan Fogelberg | The Innocent Age Tour | January 31, 1982 | — |
Daughtry | Leave This Town Tour | November 12, 2009 | Theory of a Deadman & Cavo |
Break the Spell Tour | April 7, 2012 | SafetySuit & Mike Sanchez | |
Baptized World Tour | November 7, 2014 | Drew Bordeaux | |
The Dave Clark Five | 1965 North American Tour | July 22, 1965 | — |
December 7, 1965 | |||
1966 North American Tour | July 20, 1966 | — | |
Dave Matthews Band | Before These Crowded Streets Tour | November 28, 1998 | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones |
David Bowie | Diamond Dogs Tour | July 6, 1974 | — |
David Cassidy | 1972 Tour | April 29, 1972 | — |
David Lee Roth | Skyscraper Tour | January 28, 1989 | Poison & Tesla |
DC Talk | Supernatural Tour | March 11, 1999 | The W's & Jennifer Knapp |
The Dead | 2009 Tour | April 12, 2009 | — |
Dead & Company | 2015 Tour | November 14, 2015 | — |
Deep Purple | Stormbringer Tour | December 13, 1974 | Electric Light Orchestra & Elf |
Come Taste the Band Tour | January 30, 1976 | Ted Nugent & Nazareth | |
Def Leppard | Hysteria World Tour | December 19, 1987 | Tesla |
Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Tour | March 27, 2008 | Styx & REO Speedwagon | |
Demi Lovato | Demi Lovato: Live in Concert | July 29, 2009 | David Archuleta, Jordan Pruitt & KSM |
Dio | Dream Evil Tour | January 21, 1988 | Megadeth & Savatage |
Dire Straits | Communiqué Tour | September 18, 1979 | — |
Dolly Parton | Pure and Simple Tour | June 3, 2016 | — |
Donny & Marie Osmond | Donny & Marie Christmas Tour | December 9, 2013 | — |
The Doobie Brothers | 1974 Tour | April 27, 1974 | — |
1975 Tour | October 26, 1975 | ||
1978 Tour | October 7, 1978 | ||
Minute by Minute Tour | September 22, 1979 | ||
One Step Closer Tour | October 31, 1980 | ||
Dr. Hook | Pleasure & Pain Tour | January 30, 1979 | Sha Na Na |
Drake | Light, Dreams & Nightmares Tour | October 9, 2010 | Rick Ross & J. Cole |
Drake & Future | Summer Sixteen Tour | August 23, 2016 | Roy Wood$ & Dvsn |
Duran Duran | Sing Blue Silver Tour | March 30, 1984 | — |
Eagles | One of These Nights Tour | August 1, 1975 | Seals and Crofts |
Hotel California Tour | June 27, 1977 | — | |
The Long Run Tour | January 29, 1980 | — | |
Hell Freezes Over Reunion Tour | June 17, 1996 | — | |
Farewell 1 Tour | May 23, 2003 | — | |
Long Road Out of Eden Tour | January 17, 2009 | — | |
History of the Eagles Tour | November 16, 2013 | JD & The Straight Shot | |
An Evening with the Eagles | October 17, 2017 | — | |
Hotel California Tour | April 4, 2023 | — | |
Earth, Wind & Fire | All 'n All Tour | January 6, 1978 | — |
I Am Tour | September 21, 1979 | — | |
Raise! Tour | October 27, 1981 | — | |
Edgar Winter Group | They Only Come Out at Night Tour | August 10, 1973 | Foghat |
Electric Light Orchestra | On the Third Day Tour | October 27, 1973 | REO Speedwagon & Foghat |
Face the Music Tour | March 27, 1976 | Journey | |
Out of the Blue Tour | July 11, 1978 | — | |
Time Tour | October 17, 1981 | Hall & Oates | |
Elton John | 1974 North American Tour | November 8, 1974 | Kiki Dee |
Louder Than Concorde Tour | July 13, 1976 | — | |
Farewell Yellow Brick Road | April 19, 2022 | — | |
Elton John & Billy Joel | Face to Face 2001 | April 28, 2001 | — |
Elvis Presley | 1972 North American Tour | April 14, 1972 | — |
1974 North American Tour | March 13, 1974 | — | |
1975 North American Tour | July 21, 1975 | — | |
1976 North American Tour | June 30, 1976 | — | |
1977 North American Tour | April 21, 1977 | — | |
Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Works Volume 1 Tour | June 29, 1977 | — |
Eminem | Anger Management Tour | December 13, 2000 | — |
Eric Church | Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour | February 18, 2012 | Brantley Gilbert & Sonia Leigh |
The Outsiders Tour | September 27, 2014 | Dwight Yoakam & Brothers Osborne | |
Holdin' My Own Tour | May 20, 2017 | — | |
Gather Again Tour | December 18, 2021 | — | |
Eric Clapton | 461 Ocean Boulevard Tour | August 2, 1974 | Ross |
There's One in Every Crowd Tour | August 29, 1975 | Poco | |
Another Ticket Tour | May 24, 1981 | — | |
Journeyman Tour | August 2, 1990 | ||
Feid | Ferxxocalipsis World Tour | June 21, 2024 | — |
Five Finger Death Punch | North American Tour 2019 | November 22, 2019 | Three Days Grace, Bad Wolves, & Fire from the Gods |
Fleetwood Mac | Rumours Tour | March 19, 1977 | Firefall |
Mirage Tour | September 1, 1982 | — | |
Say You Will Tour | September 10, 2003 | ||
On with the Show | March 17, 2015 | ||
Florida Georgia Line | Here's to the Good Times Tour | November 23, 2013 | Colt Ford & Tyler Farr |
Smooth Tour | March 23, 2017 | Dustin Lynch, Chris Lane & Seth Ennis | |
Foghat | Fool for the City Tour | May 30, 1975 | Blue Öyster Cult & Thee Image |
November 7, 1975 | — | ||
Night Shift Tour | April 10, 1976 | Montrose | |
Stone Blue Tour | May 19, 1978 | — | |
Tight Shoes Tour | October 3, 1980 | ||
Foo Fighters | Concrete and Gold Tour | October 15, 2017 | The Struts |
Foreigner | Head Games Tour | October 19, 1979 | — |
4 Tour | March 28, 1982 | Bob Welch | |
For King and Country | A Drummer Boy Christmas | December 11, 2022 | — |
Fresh Music Festival | — | May 27, 2012 | — |
Further Festival | — | September 21, 2000 | — |
Gaither Homecoming | 2001 Tour | April 20, 2001 | — |
2008 Tour | July 19, 2008 | ||
2009 Tour | April 25, 2009 | ||
The Gap Band | The Gap Band Tour | August 4, 1979 | Mass Production, McFadden & Whitehead Anita Ward & Five Special |
Gap Band IV Tour | September 24, 1982 | — | |
Garth Brooks | The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood | November 19, 2014 | Trisha Yearwood |
November 20, 2014 | |||
November 21, 2014 | |||
November 22, 2014 | |||
November 23, 2014 | |||
George Strait | Honkytonkville Tour | February 22, 2004 | Dierks Bentley & Kellie Coffey |
It Just Comes Natural Tour | January 20, 2007 | Ronnie Milsap & Taylor Swift | |
The Cowboy Rides Away Tour | March 23, 2013 | Martina McBride | |
George Strait & Reba McEntire | Twang Tour | January 23, 2010 | Lee Ann Womack |
Genesis | Mama Tour | December 11, 1983 | — |
Invisible Touch Tour | February 23, 1987 | ||
Gloria Estefan | Live & Re-Wrapped Tour | September 7, 2004 | — |
Gloria Trevi & Alejandra Guzmán | Versus World Tour | October 1, 2017 | — |
Golden Earring | Moontan Tour | June 7, 1974 | — |
Gordon Lightfoot | Salute Tour | March 1, 1984 | — |
Grand Funk Railroad | Shinin' On Tour | April 6, 1974 | — |
Grateful Dead | Go to Heaven Tour | May 1, 1980 | — |
1981 Tour | April 30, 1981 | — | |
April 31, 1981 | |||
1983 Tour | October 9, 1983 | — | |
Built to Last Tour | March 30, 1989 | — | |
March 31, 1989 | |||
1991 Tour | March 31, 1991 | — | |
April 1, 1991 | |||
Greensboro Blues Festival | — | March 15, 2008 | — |
February 20, 2009 | — | ||
April 2, 2010 | — | ||
February 13, 2011 | — | ||
Guns N' Roses | Use Your Illusion Tour | June 25, 1991 | Skid Row |
Chinese Democracy Tour | November 2, 2006 | Papa Roach & Sebastian Bach | |
Hank Williams Jr. | Strong Stuff Tour | April 15, 1983 | — |
Major Moves Tour | May 11, 1984 | — | |
Rowdy Frynds Tour | May 9, 2008 | Lynyrd Skynyrd | |
Hawk Nelson | Revolve Tour | January 23, 2009 | Natalie Grant & Krystal Meyers |
January 24, 2009 | |||
Heart | Dog & Butterfly Tour | February 3, 1979 | Firefall |
Bebe le Strange Tour | May 14, 1980 | — | |
Private Audition Tour | November 5, 1982 | ||
High School Musical | High School Musical: The Concert | December 27, 2006 | Jordan Pruitt |
Hillsong United | Aftermath Tour | August 19, 2011 | — |
Zion Tour | November 18, 2013 | — | |
Huey Lewis and the News | Fore! Tour | February 15, 1987 | Robert Cray Band |
Humble Pie | Smokin' Tour | July 10, 1972 | Eagles |
Eat It Tour | July 7, 1973 | — | |
In This Moment & Ice Nine Kills | Kiss of Death Tour | November 21, 2023 | Avatar & New Years Day |
Iron Maiden | World Slavery Tour | February 9, 1985 | Twisted Sister |
Somewhere on Tour | April 5, 1987 | Waysted | |
Legacy of the Beast World Tour | October 25, 2022 | Within Temptation | |
J. Cole & 21 Savage | The Off-Season Tour | September 28, 2022 | Druski & Morray |
The Jackson 5 | The Jackson 5 First National Tour | December 29, 1970 | — |
The Jackson 5 World Tour | July 8, 1973 | — | |
Jackson Browne | Lawyers in Love Tour | August 6, 1983 | — |
The Naked Ride Home Tour | May 21, 2002 | — | |
The Jacksons | Triumph Tour | July 24, 1981 | — |
Jamie Foxx | Unpredictable Tour | March 17, 2007 | Fantasia Barrino |
Blame It Tour | July 19, 2009 | Collie Buddz | |
James Taylor | Before This World Tour | July 31, 2015 | — |
Fall 2021 Tour | November 19, 2021 | Jackson Browne | |
Janet Jackson | Rhythm Nation 1814 World Tour | August 14, 1990 | Chuckii Booker |
All for You Tour | September 9, 2001 | — | |
Jason Aldean | Wide Open Tour | May 29, 2009 | Colt Ford |
My Kinda Party Tour | February 4, 2011 | Eric Church & The JaneDear Girls | |
Night Train Tour | May 18, 2013 | Jake Owen & Thomas Rhett | |
Burn It Down Tour | February 13, 2015 | Tyler Farr & Cole Swindell | |
Jay Z | BP3 Tour | February 28, 2010 | Jeezy & Trey Songz |
Magna Carter World Tour | January 5, 2014 | — | |
Jay Z & R. Kelly | Best of Both Worlds Tour | October 9, 2004 | — |
Jay Z & Mary J. Blige | Heart of the City Tour | April 5, 2008 | The-Dream |
Jay Z & Kanye West | Watch the Throne Tour | October 30, 2011 | — |
Jelly Roll | Backroad Baptism Tour | October 6, 2023 | Yelawolf, Struggle Jennings, & Josh Adam Meyers |
Jerry Lee Lewis | 1969 Tour | June 28, 1969 | — |
1971 Tour | May 22, 1971 | — | |
November 27, 1971 | — | ||
1973 Tour | January 28, 1973 | — | |
1975 Tour | March 9, 1975 | — | |
1977 Tour | January 15, 1977 | — | |
1981 Tour | March 6, 1981 | — | |
Jethro Tull | Aqualung Tour | November 8, 1971 | — |
A Passion Play Tour | May 19, 1973 | — | |
Minstrel in the Gallery Tour | August 9, 1975 | — | |
Songs from the Wood Tour | November 23, 1977 | — | |
The Jimi Hendrix Experience | — | July 12, 1967 | The Monkees |
Jimmy Buffett | Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays Tour | February 17, 2001 | — |
Far Side of the World Tour | April 20, 2002 | — | |
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts | Album Tour | November 11, 1983 | — |
John Denver | Back Home Again Tour | October 11, 1974 | — |
I Want to Live Tour | March 26, 1978 | — | |
Autograph Tour | May 16, 1980 | — | |
Seasons of the Heart Tour | May 24, 1982 | — | |
John Mayer | Battle Studies World Tour | March 15, 2010 | Michael Franti & Spearhead |
Johnny Winter | Still Alive and Well Tour | January 7, 1974 | — |
Journey | Raised on Radio Tour | November 13, 1986 | Glass Tiger |
Revelation Tour | September 18, 2009 | Cheap Trick & Night Ranger | |
Eclipse Tour | October 3, 2012 | Pat Benatar & Loverboy | |
June 12, 2017 | Asia | ||
Freedom Tour | February 11, 2023 | Toto | |
Judas Priest | World Vengeance Tour | January 16, 1983 | — |
Mercenaries of Metal Tour | September 8, 1988 | — | |
Justin Bieber | My World Tour | December 15, 2010 | Sean Kingston & Mindless Behavior |
Believe Tour | January 19, 2013 | Carly Rae Jepsen & Cody Simpson | |
Purpose World Tour | July 6, 2016 | Post Malone & Moxie Raia | |
Justice World Tour | April 5, 2022 | Jaden, Eddie Benjamin,< ¿Téo? | |
Justin Moore | Off the Beaten Path Tour | January 23, 2014 | Randy Houser & Josh Thompson |
Kamala Harris | – | September 12, 2024 | — |
Kansas | Leftoverture Tour | February 17, 1977 | Styx |
Point of Know Return Tour | November 6, 1977 | Crawler | |
2 For the Show Tour | July 30, 1978 | Walter Egan | |
Monolith Tour | October 27, 1979 | Sniff 'n' the Tears | |
Kenny Chesney | Greatest Hits Tour | November 17, 2000 | — |
September 14, 2001 | Lee Ann Womack | ||
Margarita's & Senorita's Tour | February 15, 2003 | Montgomery Gentry & Kellie Coffey | |
Guitars, Tiki-Bars & A Whole Lotta Love Tour | April 24, 2004 | Keith Urban | |
Flip-Flop Summer Tour | April 19, 2007 | Pat Green & Sugarland | |
The Big Revival Tour | April 16, 2015 | Jake Owen & Chase Rice | |
I Go Back Tour | April 28, 2023 | Kelsea Ballerini | |
Kenny Rogers | Love Will Turn You Around Tour | March 27, 1982 | Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band |
We've Got Tonight Tour | March 20, 1983 | Crystal Gayle | |
The Heart of the Matter Tour | March 9, 1985 | Dottie West & Sawyer Brown | |
Kevin Hart | What Now? Tour | April 21, 2015 | — |
Reality Check Tour | May 17, 2023 | — | |
Keyshia Cole | The Love Hard Tour | February 23, 2024 | Trey Songz, K. Michelle, & Jaheim |
Kid Rock | Born Free Part 1 Tour | February 22, 2011 | Jamey Johnson & Ty Stone |
Rebel Soul Tour | February 26, 2013 | Buckcherry & Hellbound Glory | |
KISS | Alive! Tour | September 12, 1975 | Slade |
Destroyer Tour | August 27, 1976 | Ted Nugent, Bob Seger & Cheap Trick | |
Alive II Tour | December 31, 1977 | Piper | |
Dynasty Tour | July 3, 1979 | Nantucket | |
Asylum Tour | December 29, 1985 | Black 'n Blue | |
Crazy Nights Tour | February 5, 1988 | Ted Nugent | |
Hot in the Shade Tour | July 27, 1990 | Slaughter | |
Alive/Worldwide Tour | September 28, 1996 | The Verve Pipe | |
Kiss Farewell Tour | April 22, 2000 | Ted Nugent & Skid Row | |
End of the Road World Tour | February 8, 2020 | David Lee Roth | |
Koe Wetzel | Road to Hell Paso Tour | September 15, 2023 | — |
KoЯn | Rock Is Dead Tour | March 29, 1999 | Rob Zombie & Videodrone |
Sick and Twisted Tour | April 15, 2000 | Staind & Mindless Self Indulgence | |
Requiem Tour | March 11, 2022 | Chevelle & Code Orange | |
Lauren Daigle | The Kaleidoscope Tour | December 7, 2023 | Victory Byrd |
Led Zeppelin | North American Tour 1975 | January 29, 1975 | — |
North American Tour 1977 | May 31, 1977 | — | |
Lee Brice & Justin Moore | Made in America Tour | February 4, 2017 | William Michael Morgan |
Lil Baby | The Back Outside Tour | November 12, 2022 | Gunna, Mooski, & 42 Dugg |
Lil Wayne | I Am Music Tour | December 29, 2008 | Keyshia Cole & T-Pain |
I Am Music II Tour | April 8, 2011 | Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Porcelain Black, Travis Barker, Mix Master Mike, Cory Gunz, & Birdman | |
Linkin Park | Meteora Tour | March 2, 2004 | P.O.D., Hoobastank & Story of the Year |
Little Big Town | Pain Killer Tour | October 15, 2015 | Drake White & The Big Fire |
Live | Songs from Black Mountain Tour | October 14, 2007 | — |
Loggins and Messina | So Fine Tour | July 2, 1975 | — |
The Lox | We Are the Streets Tour | March 16, 2000 | DMX, Juvenile, Lil Wayne & Eve |
Luis Miguel | Luis Miguel Tour 2023–24 | June 11, 2024 | — |
Luke Bryan | That's My Kind of Night Tour | February 17, 2014 | Lee Brice & Kelleigh Bannen |
Lynyrd Skynyrd | Nuthin' Fancy Tour | June 28, 1975 | — |
Street Survivors Tour | May 13, 1977 | ||
The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour | November 13, 2021 | Telsa | |
Lynyrd Skynyrd & ZZ Top | Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour | March 29, 2024 | Black Stone Cherry |
Maluma | Papi Juancho Tour | October 3, 2022 | — |
Marco Antonio Solís | Yla Historia Continúa Tour | September 3, 2017 | Jesse and Joy |
Martina McBride | Shine All Night Tour | April 30, 2010 | Blake Shelton & The Lost Trailers |
Mary J. Blige | Good Morning Gorgeous Tour | September 17, 2022 | Ella Mai & Queen Naija |
Matchbox Twenty | Mad Season Tour | September 20, 2000 | The Jayhawks |
Maxwell | The Night Tour | March 20, 2022 | Anthony Hamilton |
MercyMe | Always Only Jesus Tour | April 27, 2024 | Newsboys |
Metallica | Damaged Justice Tour | February 19, 1989 | Queensrÿche |
Wherever We May Roam Tour | March 26, 1992 | — | |
Poor Touring Me Tour | April 12, 1997 | Corrosion of Conformity | |
Miley Cyrus | Best of Both Worlds Tour | November 25, 2007 | Jonas Brothers |
Wonder World Tour | November 22, 2009 | Metro Station | |
Miranda Lambert | On Fire Tour | February 19, 2012 | Chris Young & Jerrod Niemann |
Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour | November 23, 2019 | Maren Morris & Ashley McBryde | |
The Monkees | North American Tour 1967 | July 12, 1967 | The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
The Moody Blues | Octave Tour | November 15, 1978 | Jimmie Spheeris |
1994 Tour | March 17, 1994 | — | |
Mötley Crüe | Welcome to the Theatre of Pain Tour | December 13, 1985 | — |
Girls, Girls, Girls Tour | November 15, 1987 | Guns N' Roses | |
Mötley Crüe vs. The Earth Tour[10] | October 28, 1997 | — | |
Red, White & Crüe Tour | April 21, 2005 | — | |
The Final Tour | October 22, 2014 | Alice Cooper | |
Mountain | Avalanche Tour | June 21, 1974 | — |
September 14, 1974 | Wet Willie | ||
NC A&T | Aggie Homecoming Concert 2023 Summer Walker, Lil Durk, Flo Milli, Coco Jones |
November 4, 2023 | — |
Needtobreathe | The Caves World Tour | November 17, 2023 | Judah & the Lion |
Neil Diamond | Beautiful Noise Tour | May 3, 1977 | — |
You Don't Bring Me Flowers Tour | December 15, 1978 | — | |
Heartlight Tour | September 14, 1982 | — | |
New Edition | 30th Anniversary Tour | February 17, 2012 | — |
Culture Tour | April 2, 2022 | Charlie Wilson & Jodeci | |
Newsboys | Love Riot Tour | October 11, 2016 | The Afters & Ryan Stevenson |
Nickelback | Dark Horse Tour | April 17, 2010 | Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin, & Sick Puppies |
Nine Inch Nails | Lights in the Sky Tour | November 3, 2008 | HEALTH |
NKOTBSB | NKOTBSB Tour | July 21, 2011 | Matthew Morrison |
*NSYNC | No Strings Attached Tour | May 16, 2000 | Sisqó & P!nk |
The O'Jays | My Favorite Person Tour | June 18, 1982 | Cameo, Atlantic Starr & One Way |
The Oak Ridge Boys | Bobbie Sue Tour | February 19, 1982 | T.J. Sheppard |
Oliver Anthony | Out of the Woods Tour | April 26, 2024 | — |
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | Crush Tour | December 6, 1985 | Thompson Twins |
Expansions
1972
After the Greensboro Coliseum started to get fame, in 1968, the people of Greensboro voted to increase the capacity of the Coliseum from 9,000 to 15,500[11] to meet the demands. It was eventually approved and the construction started in 1970. The brand-new arena was completed in 1972. When it was finished it had many more events at the venue.
1978
In 1978, they expanded the Coliseum and expanded the Special Events Center to connect to the Coliseum. It was called the "Exhibition Center" at the time with three new exhibition centers and eight meeting rooms. It was renamed to the Special Events Center after a new arena was made.[12]
1993
In 1991, the Coliseum's manager (Jim Evans) proposed an additional expansion of the complex. The construction started two years later in 1993. This expansion would raise the seating capacity of the Coliseum an additional 8,000 (adding a third tier) to 23,000; however, this capacity would later be lowered to around 20,000 after renovations in the late 2010s.[13]
Sports
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Basketball
The Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association played a majority of their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum during their tenure in North Carolina from 1969 to 1974,[14] before moving to St. Louis and becoming the Spirits of St. Louis. The Greensboro City Gaters played their first and only season as a charter franchise of the Global Basketball Association minor league in 1991–1992 in the Greensboro Coliseum.[15]
The Greensboro Coliseum has played host to many college basketball tournaments. The Atlantic Coast Conference has held their men's basketball tournament at the Coliseum 26 times since 1967, the most of any venue.[16] This is in part because the arena was within seven hours' drive of the conference's original footprint, and is within an hour of most of the fanbases of the conference's heartland in North Carolina. The most recent event was in 2023, and will return in 2027. The Greensboro Coliseum also hosted the Big Four Tournament from 1971 to 1981. It has also hosted the MEAC men's basketball tournament ten times.
It has played host to 14 Men's NCAA Tournaments, most notably the 1974 Final Four and Lehigh's upset of Duke in 2012. It most recently hosted the NCAA Tournament in 2023, when it served as a first and second round site. It was the host of the Southern Conference men's basketball tournament from 1996 to 1999. The Coliseum has been the home for the ACC women's basketball tournament since 2000, and is contracted through 2015. It hosted the Greensboro Regional in the Women's NCAA tournament in 2007 and 2008. The Coliseum is the first arena to host three basketball tournaments in consecutive weeks. The Coliseum has also hosted NBA basketball, high school basketball, and the Harlem Globetrotters.
From 1959 to 1989, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons basketball team played a portion of its home schedule at the Coliseum, usually games against popular opponents that could not be accommodated in the smaller Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum. In practice, Wake Forest played most of its ACC games during this period at the Coliseum. From the 1960s to the 1980s, North Carolina, Duke and North Carolina State frequently played neutral-site games at the Coliseum, as it was the state's largest arena at the time. The Tar Heels still occasionally play a neutral-site game here, as late as 2012. Between its service as Wake Forest's de facto primary home court and its many neutral-site and postseason games, the Coliseum has hosted many of the most important basketball games in North Carolina's history.[17]
Since 2010, the UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team has played at the Coliseum, having moved there from the smaller Fleming Gymnasium on the campus of UNCG.[18][19] For Spartans games, most of the upper level is curtained off; this leaves a capacity of about 7,500.
Hockey
The hockey history of Greensboro began in 1959, when the Greensboro Generals of the Eastern Hockey League arrived and competed until the league folded in 1973. The team moved to the Southern Hockey League for four seasons until it too ceased operations in January 1977.
Greensboro hockey's modern era began with the establishment of the Greensboro Monarchs of the East Coast Hockey League, who played from 1989–90 to 1994–95. When the American Hockey League expanded southward in 1995, it invited Greensboro to join; the new team took the Monarchs nickname, but attempted to draw a more regional fan base by labeling themselves the Carolina Monarchs.
When the Hartford Whalers announced their move to Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1997 as the Carolina Hurricanes, they leased the Coliseum for two years while waiting for the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (now Lenovo Center) in Raleigh to be completed.[20] Subjected to ticket price increases and unwilling to support a team that was destined for Raleigh, Greensboro hockey fans rarely filled the arena for Hurricane games. Meanwhile, Triangle fans were unwilling to make the hour-long drive across Interstate 40 to Greensboro. As a result, the Hurricanes played in front of some of the smallest NHL crowds since the 1950s. During the 1998–99 season, the team curtained off most of the upper deck for home games in an effort to artificially create scarcity in the ticket market, force would-be attendees to purchase higher-priced tickets, and hide what national media mocked as "green acres" of empty seats.[21]
Once the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena was completed and the Hurricanes moved out, the plan was that the Monarchs, who spent those two years in New Haven, Connecticut, as the Beast of New Haven, would move back into the venue as a Hurricanes affiliate. Monarchs owner Bill Black tried to bring the Monarchs back to Greensboro, but the Hurricanes refused to claim the Monarchs as their affiliate. After the deal fell through, Bill Black tried to sell shares to the public in a final attempt to bring the Monarchs back to Greensboro.[citation needed]
Rather than leave the Coliseum without a hockey team for the first time in more than 10 years, a new hockey team was founded, the Greensboro Generals, returning the city to the East Coast Hockey League. The Generals competed in the arena until 2004, when they were terminated by the ECHL due to poor performance and lackluster support from the community.[22] Increased operating expenses from the ECHL Players Union and overhead costs as a result of recent Coliseum renovations significantly affected the Generals' ability to promote within the community. It was revealed that after the team folded, nearly all of the money used to support the team over and above ticket revenues, could have been covered by Coliseum advertising revenue that was purchased as a direct result of the hockey team's presence.
After the Generals folded, the complex saw a significant revenue drop in local advertising and to this day, the Coliseum operations must be supplemented with nearly $2 million a year from the city government.[23]
Arena Football
The Coliseum first saw an arena football team when the Greensboro Prowlers of the af2 league played in the Coliseum from 1999 until 2004. The team folded due to a poor record and lack of fan support. The Greensboro Revolution of the National Indoor Football League played here in 2006 and 2007. The team ceased operations on January 23, 2008.
In 2018, the Coliseum began to host the Carolina Cobras, an expansion team of the National Arena League. The Cobras went on to win the league championship, going 10–5 in the regular season and winning their two playoff games, both hosted at the Coliseum. They defeated the Columbus Lions with a final score of 66–8. The team is still in operation today and has played for the championship in 4 of the last 5 seasons.[24]
Tenants
Some of the past and present tenants at the First Horizon Coliseum.
Tenants | ||
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Carolina Cobras | NAL | 2018–present |
Greensboro Roller Derby | WFTDA | 2010–present |
UNC Greensboro Spartans | SoCon | 2009–present |
Greensboro Revolution | NIFL | 2006–07 |
Greensboro Prowlers | AF2 | 2000–03 |
Atlantic Coast Conference | Women's NCAA basketball tournament | 2000–present |
Greensboro Generals | ECHL | 1999–2004 |
Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 1997–99 |
Carolina Monarchs | AHL | 1995–97 |
Greensboro City Gators | GBA | 1991–92 |
Greensboro Monarchs | ECHL | 1989–95 |
NCAA Final Four | NCAA | 1974 |
Carolina Cougars | ABA | 1969–74 |
Atlantic Coast Conference | Men's NCAA basketball tournament | 1967–present |
Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ACC | 1959–89 |
Greensboro Generals | EHL / SHL | 1959–77 |
Greensboro Gargoyles | ECHL | 2025– |
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