Charlotte Coliseum

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When Charlotte built its first coliseum in 1955, it had 12,000 seats. It was the second largest unsupported dome in the world, and people said, ``That`s too big. Charlotte will never be able to fill the seats.``

When Charlotte was granted a new NBA franchise, the Charlotte Hornets, the city replaced the old building, now called Independence arena, with the new Charlotte Coliseum. The city kept the name because of the name it established over the years.

The coliseum site is over 110 acres in size and is located off the new scenic, three and one-half mile extension of Tyvola Road extending from Interstate 77 to the new, above-grade interchange with Billy Graham Parkway.

The arena accommodates a large variety of events such as the circus, tractor pulls, ice shows, indoor soccer, wrestling, boxing, concerts, indoor tennis and track. The arena serves as home for the National Basketball Association's Charlotte Hornets and hosted the 1994 National Collegiate Athletic Association's Final Four.

The Coliseum boasts 24,500 maximum seating seating capacity with floor seats; 23,000 for basketball; 10,000 upper teir seats; 12,000 lower tier fixed seats; and 1,300 platform seats for basketball.

The total building's gross square feet is 465,000 with an elliptical design shape for the most efficient use of space. The Coliseum's roof is 120 feet above the arena floor. Overall, the Coliseum is 420 feet wide and 540 feet long.

A "state-of-the-art" sound system is installed in the main arena with main loudspeaker "source" clusters and "satellite" clusters.

A 40 foot wide, 8-sided video scoreboard is provided with four 9x 12 foot video screens. Also, remote scoreboards and remote TV monitors are provided for patrons to watch events while visiting concession stands and circulating around the concourses. The scoreboard had 200,000 lights for message graphics and scoring purposes.

Related Sites

• Events - Ticketmaster
• Seating Chart - NBA.Com
• Charlotte Hornets - NBA.Com

Directions

Charlotte Coliseum, 100 Paul Buck Blvd., Charlotte NC (from the Airport): Follow main exit out of the airport approximately one mile. At the entrance fork of Billy Graham Parkway (north is I-85; south is I-77), bear right, going south on I-77. After two traffic lights, exit right onto Tyvola Road/Coliseum Area. Bear right off exit ramp onto Tyvola Road.

Coliseum

Coliseum Box Office
100 Paul Buck Blvd
P.O. Box 669247
Charlotte, NC 28266-9247
704/357-4738


Carlotte Hornets

1 Hive Dr., Charlotte, NC. 28217
Hornets Tickets .........(704) 357-4701

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