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in dollars) |architect = Vincent G. Kling and Associates〔http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/tag/richmond-coliseum/〕 |seating_capacity = 13,553 (concerts) 11,992 (basketball) 11,088 (hockey) |tenants=Virginia Squires (ABA) (1970–1976) Richmond Robins (AHL) (1971–1976) VCU Rams (CAA) (1971–1999) Richmond Spiders (SoCon) (1971–1972) Richmond Rifles (EHL) (1979–1981) Richmond Renegades (ECHL) (1990–2003) Richmond Speed (AF2) (2000–2003) Arena Racing USA (2002–present) Richmond RiverDogs (UHL) (2003–2006) Richmond Bandits (AIFL) (2005–2006) Richmond Renegades (SPHL) (2006–2009) Richmond Raiders (AIFA/SIFL/PIFL) (2010–2015) }} Richmond Coliseum is an arena located in Richmond, Virginia. Its primary tenant are the Richmond Raiders of the Southern Indoor Football League. It is also the venue for various large concerts. The arena opened in 1971 and holds 13,500 people. The Jacksons performed at Richmond Coliseum on August 4, 1981 during their Triumph Tour.〔Triumph Tour〕 A small fire occurred there in 1997, shutting it down for repairs. It is managed by SMG. ==About== The Richmond Coliseum was also the former part-time home of the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association. The Squires played there in addition to Roanoke Civic Center, Norfolk Scope and Hampton Coliseum (all within the Commonwealth of Virginia) from 1970 until just before the ABA–NBA merger in 1976. The Coliseum also hosted the Southern Conference men's basketball tournaments in 1973 and 1974. The Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held there in 1988. The Colonial Athletic Association men's (NCAA) collegiate basketball tournament has been contested at the Richmond Coliseum since 1990. On March 1, 2006, a deal was signed to keep the tournament in Richmond until 2012. The Coliseum served as the primary home for the MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament between 1998 and 2005, with some games played at the Arthur Ashe Athletic Center. Until John Paul Jones Arena opened in 2006, the Richmond Coliseum was the largest sports arena in Virginia. The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams men's basketball team played in the arena until the 7,500-seat Siegel Center opened on the VCU campus in 1999. In 1994, the Coliseum hosted the Women's NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. Charlotte Smith of the University of North Carolina sank a buzzer-beating three-pointer to defeat Louisiana Tech, 60–59, in the final. The Richmond Coliseum also held the men's NCAA Tournament 1st and second rounds there in 1990 and 1996. It has been a regular stop for professional wrestling promotions through the years, including the old NWA (Jim Crockett Promotions) Mid-Atlantic territory, and more recently, WWE. In recent years, it hosted the fifteenth WWF In Your House 15: A Cold Day in Hell pay-per-view in 1997, ''WWE Armageddon'' on December 17, 2006, and hosted the televised portion of the 2010 WWE Draft. It held ''WWE Friday Night SmackDown'' on November 16, 2010. It held ''WWE Raw'' on Monday, June 6, 2011 featuring WWE Hall of Famer Steve Austin to announce the winner of ''WWE Tough Enough''. It also held ''Monday Night Raw'' again May 21, 2012, immediately following Over the Limit in which John Cena lost a match against John Laurinaitis, with Laurinaitis only winning after The Big Show intervened. It also held WWE Friday Night SmackDown on December 30, 2012, the final WWE event of the year. It Has Hosted The Final WWE Raw Of 2013 on December 30th, 2013. It has hosted the July 14, 2014 edition of ''Raw'' and the May 18, 2015 episode of Raw. The Coliseum has also been a site for the Professional Bull Riders. In 1998 and 1999, a Built Ford Tough Series Bud Light Cup event known as the Lane Frost Memorial was held in the Coliseum; the PBR returned in 2007 to host minor-league tour stops sponsored by former bull rider Greg Potter. Elvis Presley played a concert at the Coliseum on March 18, 1974.〔Richmond News Leader〕 On October 22, 2008, it hosted a rally for presidential candidate Barack Obama, drawing over 13,000 people. A similar crowd was drawn for the 2009 Republican Party of Virginia convention. Preliminary planning for a new arena with seating up to 15,000 and an estimated cost of $147.1 million fell short because of money issues. People want a new arena in Richmond because the Richmond Coliseum is outdated and needs numerous repairs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richmond Coliseum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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