The Colonial Life Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Columbia, South Carolina, primarily home to the University of South Carolina male and female basketball team. Opened instead of the Carolina Coliseum under the name of Carolina Center in 2002, the 18,000-seater arena also hosts events such as conferences, concerts and graduation ceremonies throughout the year. It is the largest arena in the state of South Carolina and the eighth-largest campus campus.
The naming rights were obtained in 2003 by Unum, the Portland, Maine-based, insurance company and its name was changed to Colonial Center after Colonial Life & amp; Accident Insurance Company, a Unum subsidiary headquartered in Columbia. On July 22, 2008, the USC board approved the renaming of the buildings to the Colonial Life Arena as part of a rebranding by Unum (then moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee) from Colonial Life & Accident as Colonial Life.
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The first arena opened on November 22, 2002, with a season opener for the South Carolina women's basketball team. The almost-endless crowd of 17,712 fans saw the 72-58 Gamecocks victory over Clemson's rival in the state, at a one-dollar fee, at that time used by women's basketball teams to promote big games. The official opening ceremony took place December 2, 2002. The men's basketball team defeated Temple 66-47. On January 26, 2010, South Carolina beat the # 1 ranking in Kentucky, ranked 68 and unbeaten in the arena, one of the biggest victories in South Carolina history.
In addition to Gamecock basketball, Colonial Life Arena also hosts the South Carolina High School Basketball Championships every year. The facility was built to also host ice hockey games, and is meant to be the new home of Columbia Inferno ECHL. However, due to legal issues with funding for the facility, Inferno never played there. The franchise ceased operations in 2008, but after plans for a new arena in neighboring Lexington County failed, the franchise was eventually canceled in 2014.
The Colonial Life Arena was ranked 22nd in the world in ticket sales in 2003. It also ranks # 1 in the arena in Carolinas and is the world's # 2 ranked university arena in 2005, based on ticket sales for the tour event.
It is managed by Spectra (formerly Global Spectrum), a subsidiary of Comcast Spectacor facility management. The Philadelphia 76ers belonging to the NBA, then owned by Comcast Spectacor, played an exhibition match at the venue in October 2005.
In 2007, it was home to Columbia Stingers of the National Indoor Football League. Arena has hosted the Charlotte Bobcats and the New York Knicks in the past.
The venue, like all facilities run by Comcast-Spectator, has its own ticketing policy, and therefore concerts are not controlled by big ticket industry companies.
Tickets are provided by New Era Tickets, and tickets can be purchased through the Arena website.
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Non-basketball event
Other events held at the Arena include Disney on Ice, High School Musical: The Concert, Sesame Street, American Idols Live! & amp; Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (until 2017), and WWE Raw.
Concert
Artists who have performed in the arena for the past 16 years include: Red Hot Chili Peppers twice (in 2012 and 2017), The Eagles, Cher, Billy Joel, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (who played the first show at Arena in November 2002), Prince & amp; Generation of New Generation twice (in '04 and in 2011), Pearl Jam twice (first with Kings of Leon in 2008, and in 2016), Jimmy Buffett twice (on '04 and in 2010), Shania Twain, Britney Spears in '04, Def Leppard with Strangers, Travel with Steve Miller Band, Aerosmith in '04, Cheap Trick, John Mayer in 2007, Taylor Swift four times (with Rascal Flatts in '08, '10, with Needtobreathe in 2011, with Ed Sheeran in '13), Usher in '11 with Akon, R. Kelly four times, Kanye West in '04, B2K, Jamie Foxx, Lil Jon, Soulja Boy, TI, Lil Wayne, Jason Aldean in '14, Thomas Rhett , Florida Georgia Line, Carrie Underwood several times (once in 2010), Craig Morgan, Miley Cyrus and Metro Station in '09, Justin Bieber on '13, Bruno Mars in '14, Maroon 5 twice (at '16 w/Tove Lo), MÃÆ'¶tley CrÃÆ'¼e, Darius Rucker twice (in '14 and '17), Lee Brice in '13, Eric Church in '12, James Taylor in '15, Kenny Chesney several times (once in '15), Blake Shelton with Luke Bryan in '10, Zac Brown Band in '12, Drake with Kend rick Lamar, The Weeknd w/Gucci Mane in 2017, Chris Brown in '14, Trey Songz, Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Coolio, Skillet, Nickelback with Chevelle in 2006, Imagine Dragons, and Foo Fighters with The Struts in 2017, among others.
Britney Spears 2004 The Onyx Hotel Tour
Taylor Swift 2011 Speak Now World Tour
Drake 2012 Club Paradise Tour
Nickelback 2006 All The Right Reasons Tour
Pearl Jam 2008 Pearl Jam 2008 United States Tour
Aerosmith 2004 Honkin 'di Bobo Tour
Elton John 2005 Peachtree Road Tour
On June 25, 2015, Paul McCartney performed at Colonial Life Arena as part of the 2015 Out There (tour). The June 25 show was Paul's first appearance at Columbia since he played at the Williams-Brice Stadium on 7 May 1993 as part of the New World Tour.
More events
The University of South Carolina holds most of its training at the Colonial Life Arena. The first speaker for the ceremony at the Colonial Center was President George W. Bush in 2003.
On June 28, 2007, selected contestants from Dancing With The Stars performed the dance, as part of their summer tour.
On December 9, 2007, a rally for Barack Obama is scheduled to be held in the arena. Since the rally also featured Oprah Winfrey, tickets to the show sold out a few days before the rally. The rally was eventually moved to the nearby Williams-Brice Stadium.
See also
- List of NCAA Division I basket arena
- List of indoor arenas in the United States
References
External links
- Colonial Life Arena Home Page
- Gamecocks Home Page
- Colonial Life & amp; Accident Insurance Company
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