BancorpSouth Arena
BancorpSouth Arena, formerly Tupelo Coliseum, and BancorpSouth Center, until December 2006,[2] is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, near downtown Tupelo, Mississippi, named for the locally based BancorpSouth, a large multi-state commercial banking company.
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| Former names | Tupelo Coliseum (1993–2001) BancorpSouth Center (2001–2006) |
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| Location | 375 East Main Street, Tupelo, Mississippi 38804 |
| Coordinates | 34.259539°N 88.69964°W |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Field size | 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) without ice[1]
209.5 ft (63.9 m) total floor length with south risers extended* 234 ft (71 m) total floor space with south risers folded* 130 ft (40 m) total width* 70 ft (21 m) width seating* * (no ice) |
| Opened | October 9, 1993 |
| Tenants | |
| Tupelo Hound Dogs (EISL) (1997) Tupelo T-Rex (WPHL) (1998–2001) Tupelo FireAntz (NIFL/UIF) (2001–2005) Tupelo T-Rex (AWHL) (2001–2003) Mississippi MudCats (AIFA) (2007–2008) Mississippi Hound Dogs (UIFL) (2012) | |
It was the home of the Tupelo FireAnts and Mississippi MudCats arena football and the Tupelo T-Rex ice hockey teams. It was also the home of the Mississippi Hound Dogs of the Ultimate Indoor Football League.
The $16 million, 32,000 square foot (3,000 m²) facility was built in 1993, and is one of the more modern arenas, serving a small market in the Mid-south. Its lot was previously occupied by a shopping mall called Downtown Mall. When the mall closed in 1990 the arena was retrofitted from the old building.[3][4]
The arena also seats 8,000 for sports events, ranging from basketball to rodeos.
Notable events
Sports
- WCW Uncensored (1995)
- WCW Uncensored (1996),
- WCW Spring Stampede (1997),
- Gulf South Conference Basketball Tournament (2001-2005)
The arena has also hosted the Harlem Globetrotters on several occasions. One Memphis Pharaohs (Arena Football League) home game was held there in 1996.
Concerts
- Elton John
- Journey
- Toby Keith
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Florida Georgia Line
- Kenny Chesney
- Aerosmith
- Tim McGraw
- Faith Hill
- Miranda Lambert
- Kane Brown
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- Miranda Lambert
- Dwight Yoakum
- Chris Lane
The arena can be scaled down to 4,500 for theater-style concerts. The arena is also used for trade shows and conventions (33,800 square feet (3,140 m²) of exhibit space plus 5,000 square feet (500 m²) of meeting space.).
On November 14, 2008, the arena hosted the Mississippi State Bulldogs club hockey team in a game against the Loyola University New Orleans club in the arena's first venture into ice hockey since the T-Rex left in 2003.
On November 21, 2010, the BancorpSouth Arena hosted a college basketball game featuring the Memphis Tigers and the LSU Tigers.
References
- BancorpSouth Arena Online Archived 2007-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
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External links
| Preceded by Pyramid Arena |
Home of the Memphis Pharaohs 1996 (One game) |
Succeeded by Rose Garden Arena |