Cowtown Coliseum

The Cowtown Coliseum is a 3,418-seat multi-purpose arena in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The Coliseum hosts weekly rodeos. It hosts local sporting events and concerts and began hosting the Fort Worth Sixers of the National Indoor Football League starting in 2007.

Exterior of Cowtown Coliseum
Postcard of Cowtown Coliseum, undated
Rodeo in progress at Cowtown Coliseum

The venue was built in 1908 and was refurbished in 1986. Elvis Presley once performed there. Part of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the structure is the first ever indoor arena for rodeos in the United States. It also houses the Bull Riding Hall of Fame.


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