Kemper Arena
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| Location | 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Missouri 64102 |
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| Coordinates | 39°5′31″N 94°36′21″W / 39.09194°N 94.60583°WCoordinates: 39°5′31″N 94°36′21″W / 39.09194°N 94.60583°W |
| Owner | City of Kansas City (MO) |
| Operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Capacity | 19,500 |
| Surface | Artificial turf, ice, hardwood |
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| Broke ground | July 17, 1972 |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Construction cost | $23 million |
| Architect | Helmut Jahn |
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Kansas City Scouts (NHL) (1974–76) | |
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Kemper Arena | |
| NRHP Reference # | 14000160 |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 2016 |
Kemper Arena is a 19,500-seat indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. It has hosted NCAA Final Four basketball games, professional basketball and hockey teams, professional wrestling events, the 1976 Republican National Convention, concerts, and is the ongoing host of the American Royal livestock show.
It is named for R. Crosby Kemper Sr., a member of the powerful Kemper financial clan and who donated $3.2 million from his estate for the arena. In 2016 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its revolutionary design by Helmut Jahn.[1]
The arena's name will change to Mosaic Arena, as part of an agreement to repurpose it into a regional amateur sports facility. [2]
History
Helmut Jahn's first major project rises from the stockyards
Kemper Arena was built in 18 months in 1973–74 on the site of the former Kansas City Stockyards just west of downtown in the West Bottoms to replace the 8,000-seat Municipal Auditorium to play host to the city's professional basketball and hockey teams.
The arena was the first major project of German architect Helmut Jahn who was to go on to become an important architect of his era.
The building was revolutionary in its simplicity and the fact it did not have interior columns obstructing views. Its roof is suspended by exterior steel trusses. The nearly windowless structure contrasts to Jahn's later signature style of providing wide-open, glass-enclosed spaces. Kemper's exterior skeleton style was to be used extensively throughout Jahn's other projects.
The building cost $22 million and is owned by the city of Kansas City, Missouri. Financing came from seven sources:
- $5.6 million from general obligation bonds
- $3.2 million donated by R. Crosby Kemper Sr.
- $575,000 from bond interest
- $1.5 million donated by the American Royal Association
- Land provided by the Kansas City Stockyards Company
- $10 million from revenue bonds in conjunction with the Jackson County Sports Authority
- $2 million in federal grants for street work
Glory days in the 1970s
The arena won architectural awards in the 1970s and had these very prominent tenants:
- 1974–1976 – Kansas City Scouts of the NHL
- 1974–1985 – Kansas City Kings of the NBA
- 1976 Republican National Convention (where Gerald Ford defeated Ronald Reagan for the nomination)
1979 roof collapse
On June 4, 1979, at 6:45 p.m., a major storm with 70 mph (110 km/h) winds and heavy rains caused a portion of Kemper Arena's roof to collapse. Since the Arena was not in use at the time, no one was injured.
The collapse—three years after the hall had hosted the 1976 Republican National Convention—along with another Kansas City structural failure, the 1981 Hyatt Regency walkway collapse—shocked the city and the architecture world.
The American Institute of Architects had given the building an "Honor" award in 1976 and thousands of its members were at its annual national conference there less than 24 hours before the 1979 collapse. Further, the collapse coupled with the January 18, 1978, collapse of the Hartford Civic Center from heavy snow in the early morning hours just after a University of Connecticut basketball game prompted architects to seriously reconsider computer models used to determine the safety of arenas.
The arena was one of the first major projects by influential architect Helmut Jahn who was to take over the Murphy/Jahn firm founded by Charles Murphy. Steel trusses that hung from three huge portals supported the reinforced concrete roof. Design elements had called for compensating for winds that caused the roof to swing like a pendulum. The exterior skeleton design had been considered revolutionary in its simplicity (it was built in 18 months).
Two major factors came together on June 4, to cause the collapse.
First, the roof had been designed to gradually release rainwater as the sewers in the West Bottoms could not adequately handle the rapid runoff because of the nearby confluence of the Missouri River and Kansas River. This caused the downpour to "pond" (where water fills in as the roof sagged) adding to the weight.
Second, there had been a miscalculation on the strength of the bolts on the hangers when subjected to the 70 mph (110 km/h) winds while supporting the additional rainwater weight as the roof swung back and forth. Once one of the bolts gave way there was a cascading failure on the south side of the roof. Although the bolts were enormous, the media was to make much of the fact that "one broken bolt caused the collapse."
Approximately one acre, or 200 ft (61 m) × 215 ft (66 m) of roof collapsed. The air pressure, increased by the rapidly falling roof caused some of the walls to blow out. However, the portals remained undamaged.
An investigation was conducted, and the issues were addressed and the arena reopened within a year.
College basketball mecca
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In the 1980s the arena became famed for its basketball tournaments including:
- NCAA Men's Final Four in 1988
- NCAA Women's Final Four in 1998
- NCAA Regionals – in 1983, 1986, 1992, and 1995
- NCAA First and Second Rounds – in 1997, 2001, and 2004
- NAIA basketball tournament from 1975 – 1993
- Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament from 1977 to 1996
- Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament from 1997–2002 and 2005
- Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament in 2003 and 2004
Other professional sports
- 1981–1991 – Kansas City Comets of the original Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
- 1992–2005 – Kansas City Attack (later renamed the Kansas City Comets) of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and current Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
- 1990–2001 – Kansas City Blades, International Hockey League (1945–2001) (IHL)
- 2000–2005 – Kansas City Knights of the American Basketball Association (21st century) (ABA)
- 2004–2005 – Kansas City Outlaws of the United Hockey League (UHL)
- 2006–2007 – Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League
- 2007 – National Professional Paintball League (NPPL) makes its 4th stop of the 2007 season at Kemper. The event will be the first NPPL event held with a field indoors.
- 2013 - Kansas City Renegades of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL)
1999 death of WWF superstar Owen Hart and aftermath
On May 23, 1999, Kemper Arena hosted the WWF (now WWE) pay-per-view Over the Edge, where WWF superstar Owen Hart fell to his death from the rafters after attempting to descend while in his super hero gimmick of The Blue Blazer. A few months later, Owen's brother, Bret Hart and longtime friend Chris Benoit had a tribute match in honor of Owen at Kemper Arena on WCW Monday Nitro.
1990s additions and renovations
Additional American Royal livestock buildings were built adjoining Kemper in 1991–92 at a cost of $33.4 million (the City of Kansas City built the original American Royal Arena in 1922 nearby for about $650,000)
In 1997, a $23 million expansion made significant changes to the original Jahn design—most notably a glass-enclosed east lobby. Other changes include: 2,000 more seats, upgraded lower-level seating, four restrooms, and a handicapped entrance to the arena.
American Royal
The American Royal Association has hosted livestock events at Kemper since it was first constructed. The Royal also helped pay for the original building. Its office is located in the building along with the American Royal Museum. The American Royal Association is home to the American Royal Horse Show, Livestock Show, and Rodeo and which hosts a six-week festival each October to November.
Concerts
- Jethro Tull – January 28, 1975 and April 23, 1979, with UK
- Helen Reddy – February 22, 1975, with Jim Stafford
- John Denver – May 1, 1975, April 5, 1980, June 20, 1982 and December 13, 1989
- ZZ Top – October 31, 1975, with The Rory Gallagher Band, August 13, 1981, with Loverboy, June 10, 1983, with Quiet Riot, February 16–17, 1986, with Jimmy Barnes, December 16, 1990, with The Jeff Healey Band and May 8, 1994, with Cry of Love
- The Who – December 1, 1975, with Toots and the Maytals and April 26, 1980, with The Pretenders
- Bachman–Turner Overdrive – February 26, 1976, with The Electric Light Orchestra
- Olivia Newton-John – March 3, 1976 and September 24, 1982, with The Tom Scott Quartet
- Elvis Presley & The TCB Band – April 21, 1976 and June 18, 1977
- Aerosmith – April 28, 1976, with Angel and Slade, June 28, 1978, with The Climax Blues Band, February 5, 1983, with The Pat Travers Band and February 19, 1988, with Dokken
- Wings – May 29, 1976
- The Eagles – November 24, 1976, June 23, 1980, with Christopher Cross and July 11, 2002
- Blue Öyster Cult – December 12, 1976, with Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band and Dirty Tricks and April 29, 1981
- KISS – February 9, with Head East and November 27, with Detective, 1977 and July 3, 1996, with Alice in Chains
- Fleetwood Mac – April 1, with Rocky Burnette and September 16, with Kenny Loggins, 1977, August 24, 1980, with Rocky Burnette, September 30, 1987, with The Cruzados and August 13, 2003
- Pink Floyd – June 21, 1977
- Bad Company – July 15, 1977, with The Climax Blues Band and May 26, 1979, with Carillo
- Alice Cooper – July 30, 1977, with The Climax Blues Band, February 19, 1979, with The Babys and February 5, 1987, with Megadeth
- Kansas – November 25, 1977, with Crawler, July 29, 1979, with Night, October 17, 1980 and July 29, 1982
- Rod Stewart – November 29, 1977, January 30, 1982, October 26, 1991, March 11, 2004 and April 13, 2007
- Waylon Jennings – December 4, 1977, with Jessi Colter
- Neil Diamond – December 12, 1977, December 5–6, 1982, December 13–14, 1983, December 10, 1985, June 14, 1989, March 8, 1993, July 7, 1996, December 20, 2002 and December 13, 2005
- Ted Nugent – January 23, with Golden Earring and December 17, with The Starz, 1978 and June 18, 1980, with Scorpions and Def Leppard
- Willie Nelson & Family – January 19, 1978, with Jerry Jeff Walker and Katy Moffatt, September 27, 1980, September 19, 1983, November 16, 1986 and November 5, 2000
- Earth, Wind & Fire – February 1, 1978
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer – February 28, 1978
- Parliament-Funkadelic – April 8, 1978 and March 23, 1979, with The Brides of Funkenstein
- REO Speedwagon – May 12–13, 1978, with Rainbow and No Dice and April 27, 1985
- The Commodores – June 13, 1978, with Teddy Pendergrass and A Taste of Honey
- Boz Scaggs – June 23, 1978, with The Little River Band
- The Electric Light Orchestra – July 2, 1978, with Trixter and October 28, 1981, with Hall & Oates
- Yes – September 27, 1978, June 6, 1979, with Donovan and The Dukes and March 12, 1984
- Genesis – October 17, 1978, June 4, 1980, January 29, 1984 (Concert was interrupted by power outage, caused by high winds outside the building) and January 21–22, 1987
- Billy Joel – October 18, 1978, October 30, 1982, April 17, 1984, February 13, 1987, April 2, 1994 and December 7, 1999
- Bob Dylan – November 3, 1978
- Styx – November 21, 1978, with The Babys, March 16–17, 1981, May 11, 1983 and October 22, 2005, with REO Speedwagon
- The Moody Blues – December 4, 1978, with Jimmie Spheeris and October 24, 1981
- Queen – December 8, 1978, September 12, 1980, with Dakota and August 28, 1982, with Billy Squier
- Johnny Cash – December 12, 1978
- Diana Ross – May 12, 1979 and October 14, 1982
- The Village People – May 28, 1979, with Gloria Gaynor
- Santana – August 20, 1979
- Rush – February 27, 1980, with Roadmaster, April 23–24, 1981, October 15–16, 1982, with Rory Gallagher, June 16, 1984, with Gary Moore, April 29, 1986, with Blue Öyster Cult, April 7, 1988, with The Rainmakers, March 3, 1990, with Mr. Big, May 23, 1992, with Mr. Big and April 5, 1994, with Primus
- Foghat – July 29, 1980 and October 31, 1981, with Blue Öyster Cult and Whitford/St. Holmes
- Van Halen – August 22, 1980, with The Katz, October 17, 1981, with G–Force, August 7, 1982, with After the Fire, June 20–21, 1984, with The Velcros, May 30–31, 1986, with Bachman–Turner Overdrive and July 26, 2004, with Shinedown
- Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – October 22–23, 1980, May 19, 1983, March 21, 1996 and December 2, 2006, with Eric Church
- The Cars – October 8, 1980, with The Motels
- Elton John – October 10, 1980, with Judie Tzuke, September 20, 1984, June 4, 1999, April 12, 2001, with Billy Joel and April 28, 2005
- Kenny Rogers – October 28, 1980, with Dottie West, October 27, 1982, with Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band and December 6, 1985, with Dolly Parton and Sawyer Brown
- Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – February 5, 1981, November 19, 1984, April 9, 2000 and September 24, 2002
- The Beach Boys – February 19, 1981, with Randy Meisner & The Silverados
- Eric Clapton – March 21, 1981, October 28, 1994, with Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt–A–Whirl Band, April 2, 1998, with Distant Cousins, July 28, 2001, with Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack and April 2, 2007, with The Robert Cray Band
- Joe Walsh – June 6, 1981
- The Doobie Brothers – June 24, 1981, with Carl Wilson
- The Little River Band – September 5, 1981, with America
- The Jacksons – September 8, 1981
- Journey – September 18–19, 1981, with Point Blank, July 12–13, 1983, with Bryan Adams, September 21, 1986, with Glass Tiger and June 21, 2003, with Styx and REO Speedwagon
- Barry Manilow – September 29, 1981 and October 9, 1984
- Foreigner – December 6, 1981, with The Michael Stanley Band and September 21, 1985, with Joe Walsh
- The Rolling Stones – December 14–15, 1981, with The J. Geils Band and George Thorogood & The Destroyers and April 6, 1999, with Jonny Lang
- Prince – February 18, 1982, with The Revolution, The Time and Zapp, January 4, 1998, with The New Power Generation and Graham Central Station and May 4, 2004, with The New Power Generation
- The Police – March 25, 1982, with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and November 24, 1983
- Scorpions – July 10, 1982, with Iron Maiden and Girlschool
- Crosby, Stills & Nash – August 25, 1982 and January 26, 2000, with Neil Young
- Peter Gabriel – December 4, 1982
- Neil Young – July 2, 1983, with The Fabulous Pinks and October 16, 1986, with Crazy Horse
- Stevie Nicks – July 14, 1983, with Joe Walsh
- Jackson Browne – August 24, 1983
- AC/DC – October 26, 1983, with Fastway, October 5, 1985, with Yngwie Malmsteen, August 3, 1986, with Queensrÿche, July 30, 1988, with White Lion, December 7, 1990, with Love/Hate, April 2, 1996, with The Poor and September 3, 2000, with Slash's Snakepit
- Dan Fogelberg – December 18, 1983
- Lionel Richie – January 19, 1984
- Ozzy Osbourne – May 4, 1984, with Mötley Crüe and Ratt, April 1, 1986, with Metallica and January 10, 1989, with Anthrax
- Ratt – August 27, 1984, February 14, 1987, with Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and February 12, 1989
- Sammy Hagar – September 26, 1984, with Krokus
- Tina Turner – October 26, 1984, October 26, 1985, October 17, 1987, June 22, 1993 and May 17, 2000, with Lionel Richie and Janice Robinson
- Cyndi Lauper – December 7, 1984, with The Bangles
- Iron Maiden – December 17, 1984, with Twisted Sister, June 18, 1988 and February 27, 1991, with Anthrax
- Deep Purple – February 13, 1985, with Giuffria and May 5, 1987, with Bad Company
- Frank Sinatra – March 28, 1985 and March 22, 1990, with Liza Minnelli
- Hall & Oates – April 15, 1985
- Triumph – May 22, 1985 and October 10, 1986, with Yngwie Malmsteen
- Phil Collins – June 15, 1985 and April 12, 1997
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – June 26, 1985, with Lone Justice and February 26, 1990, with Lenny Kravitz
- Bryan Adams – July 28, 1985 and May 2, 1992, with The Storm
- Mötley Crüe – September 7, 1985, with Loudness, July 11, 1987, with Whitesnake, November 21, 1989, April 3, 1990 and March 15, 2005
- Night Ranger – October 31, 1985, with Starship
- Supertramp – November 5, 1985, with The Motels and Rick Springfield
- Dokken – February 6, 1986, with Twisted Sister
- John Mellencamp – February 11, 1986 and February 16, 1988
- The Firm – May 14, 1986
- Judas Priest – May 22, 1986
- Run–D.M.C. – August 2, 1986, with The Beastie Boys, LL Cool J and Whodini
- Bon Jovi – February 26 and June 11, 1987, with Cinderella and April 13, 1989
- The Beastie Boys – July 18, 1987, with Run–D.M.C. and August 7, 1998, with A Tribe Called Quest and Money Mark
- Boston – October 9, 1987, with Farrenheit
- David Bowie – October 4, 1987, with Peter Frampton
- U2 – October 26, 1987, with The BoDeans and November 27, 2001, with Garbage
- Def Leppard – December 10, 1987, with Tesla and December 19, 1992
- Michael Jackson – February 23–24, 1988
- David Lee Roth – April 29, 1988
- INXS – June 14, 1988, with Public Image Ltd
- Jimmy Page – October 14, 1988
- R.E.M. – March 4, 1989, with Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
- Cinderella – March 23, 1989, with Winger and The BulletBoys
- Hank Williams, Jr. – April 16, 1989
- Bobby Brown – May 21, 1989
- The Bangles – August 25, 1989
- New Kids on the Block – January 18, 1990, with The Perfect Gentlemen, Tommy Page and Rick Wes
- Janet Jackson – April 11, 1990, with Chuckii Booker, August 1, 1998, with Usher and July 14, 2001, with 112
- MC Hammer – October 28, 1990, with En Vogue and Vanilla Ice
- Bell Biv DeVoe – March 25, 1991, with Johnny Gill and Keith Sweat
- Metallica – November 28, 1991, with Metal Church, January 31, 1997, with Corrosion of Conformity and May 11, 2004, with Godsmack
- Dire Straits – February 16, 1992
- Page & Plant – May 5, 1995, with The Tragically Hip and June 6, 1998
- Toby Keith – November 8, 1995, November 15, 1997 and October 27, 2000
- Garth Brooks – May 2–5, 1996
- Alice in Chains – July 2–3, 1996, this performance was featured on their Live album
- Steven Curtis Chapman – August 1, 1996, with Audio Adrenaline and Carolyn Arends and December 2, 2005, with MercyMe
- The Smashing Pumpkins – September 1, 1996, with Garbage and Grant Lee Buffalo
- Limp Bizkit – October 19, 1997, with Incubus and The Urge
- Jerry Lee Lewis – November 9, 1997
- Merle Haggard & The Strangers – November 16, 1997
- The Backstreet Boys – July 31, 1998, with Aaron Carter, November 18, 1999 and August 27, 2001, with Sisqó & Krystal Harris
- Brooks & Dunn – August 28, 1998, with Reba McEntire, Terri Clark and David Kersh
- The Family Values Tour – October 22, 1998 and October 12, 1999
- Chris LeDoux – November 7, 1998 and October 22, 2004
- Alanis Morissette – March 15, 1999, with Garbage
- Celine Dion – March 29, 1999
- NSYNC – April 1, 1999, with Divine and Tatyana Ali and June 22, 2000, with Sisqó and P!nk
- KoЯn – April 23, 1999, with Rob Zombie and Videodrone, April 19, 2000, with Staind and Mindless Self Indulgence and July 21, 2002, with Puddle of Mudd and Deadsy
- JAY Z – April 29, 1999, with DMX and Method Man & Redman
- Roger Waters – August 28, 1999
- Ricky Martin – November 30, 1999, with Jessica Simpson
- Audio Adrenaline – April 28, 2000, with The Katinas, Raze and Sixpence None the Richer
- Nine Inch Nails – May 28, 2000, with A Perfect Circle and February 18, 2006, with The Moving Units and Saul Williams
- Blink-182 – June 30, 2000, with Bad Religion and Fenix TX
- The Dixie Chicks – August 4, 2000, with Patty Griffin and May 10, 2003, with Joan Osborne
- Tim McGraw – September 24, 2000, with Faith Hill and The Warren Brothers, April 13, 2003, with The Dancehall Doctors and July 18, 2006, with Faith Hill
- Montgomery Gentry – October 28, 2000
- Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – October 29, 2000
- Creed – November 15, 2000 and February 17, 2002
- Mannheim Steamroller – December 21, 2000 and December 16, 2003
- Tool – October 21, 2001, with Tricky, October 16, 2002, with Meshuggah and September 15, 2006, with Isis
- Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – March 28, 2002, with Tenacious D
- Cher – July 16, 2002, with Cyndi Lauper and September 22, 2003, with Tommy Drake
- Gary Allan – October 26, 2002 and October 27, 2007
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson – November 1, 2002
- Keith Urban – November 2, 2002 and December 1, 2005, with Little Big Town and Nerina Pallot
- George Strait & The Ace in the Hole Band – February 13, 2003, with Tammy Cochran, March 4, 2005, with Dierks Bentley and March 2, 2007, with Ronnie Milsap and Taylor Swift
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers – May 5, 2003, with Queens of the Stone Age and The Mars Volta
- Matchbox 20 – May 28, 2003, with Sugar Ray and Maroon 5
- Buddy Jewell – October 23, 2003
- Trace Adkins – October 24, 2003
- Craig Morgan – October 25, 2003 and October 23, 2010
- Emerson Drive – October 31, 2003
- Trick Pony – November 1, 2003
- Shania Twain – November 29, 2003, with Emerson Drive
- Martina McBride – December 21, 2003, January 28, 2006 and April 12, 2007, with Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town
- Sarah Brightman – February 15, 2004
- Yanni – March 14, 2004
- Kelly Clarkson – April 15, 2004, with Clay Aiken and The Beu Sisters
- Incubus – July 24, 2004, with Sparta and The Vines
- Usher – September 19, 2004, with Kanye West
- Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns – October 9, 2004, with Martina McBride
- Andy Griggs – October 28, 2004
- Joe Nichols – October 29, 2004
- Darryl Worley – October 30, 2004
- The Gaither Homecoming – March 5, 2005, December 1, 2006 and March 29, 2007
- The Acquire the Fire Festival – April 15–16, 2005, February 24–25, 2006, April 20–21, 2007 and March 1–2, 2008
- Sarah McLachlan – April 30, 2005
- Green Day – May 14, 2005
- The SCREAM Tour – August 10, 2005 and December 3, 2006
- Hilary Duff – August 11, 2005
- Kenny Chesney – August 21, 2005, with Gretchen Wilson and Pat Green
- The Charlie Daniels Band – October 21, 2005
- Sugarland – October 27, 2005
- Terri Clark – October 29, 2005
- Kanye West – November 27, 2005 and November 27, 2007, with Keyshia Cole and Fantasia Barrino
- The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – December 22, 2005 and December 26, 2006 (2 shows)
- Delirium – March 3–4, 2006 and February 21–23, 2007
- Millionaire – March 23, 2006
- Nickelback – September 16, 2006, with Hoobastank, Hinder and Chevelle and September 2, 2007, with Puddle of Mudd and Daughtry
- Rodney Atkins – October 20, 2006
- Shooter Jennings – October 27, 2006
- Little Big Town – October 28, 2006
- High School Musical – January 23, 2007, with Jordan Pruitt
- Christina Aguilera – February 24, 2007, with The Pussycat Dolls and Danity Kane
- The Blue Man Group – March 31, 2007, with Mike Relm
- Jeezy – April 6, 2007
- T.I. & Ciara – August 12, 2007, with T-Pain, Yung Joc and Tiffany Evans
- Trent Tomlinson – October 26, 2007
- Chris Brown – January 8, 2008, with Bow Wow
- The Casting Crowns – February 9, 2008
- Rick Ross – May 4, 2008, with Plies, Juvenile, Lil Boosie, Pleasure P and POB
- The RibAmerica Festival – June 19–22, 2008
- The Foo Fighters – July 19, 2008, with Supergrass and Year Long Disaster
- Thousand Foot Krutch – February 28, 2009
- The Kansas City Blues Festival – March 28, 2009
- Paul van Dyk – October 16, 2009
- Sara Evans – October 24, 2009
- Abandon – February 19–20, 2010, with Unhindered and February 11, 2012
- Little Texas – October 22, 2010
- Dierks Bentley – October 29, 2010
- Heidi Newfield – October 30, 2010
- Hawk Nelson – February 4–5, 2011, with Group 1 Crew and Britt Nicole
- Jimmy Needham – February 11, 2011
Facilities
The facilities are managed by AEG, including:
- Hale Arena – 5,000 seat capacity (17,000 sq ft.)
- Kemper Arena – 19,500 seat capacity
- The Governor's Building – 96,000 sq ft (8,900 m2).
- Lower Level Exhibition Hall – 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m2).
- Upper Level Exhibition Hall – 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m2).
- Wagstaff Theater – 450 seat capacity
- The American Royal Museum
- Scott Pavilion – permanent dirt floor animal warm up area
- West Bottoms Garage – 995 spaces
- Six Surface Parking Lots – approximately 4,500 spaces
See also
- List of National Basketball Association arenas
- List of National Hockey League arenas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Missouri: Downtown Kansas City
References
- ↑ "Kemper Arena". U.S. National Park Service. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/development/article93225282.html
| Preceded by Municipal Auditorium |
Home of the Kansas City Kings 1974–1985 |
Succeeded by Sacramento Sports Arena |
| Preceded by Miami Beach Convention Center |
Host of the Republican National Convention 1976 |
Succeeded by Joe Louis Arena |
| Preceded by Louisiana Superdome |
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Finals Venue 1988 |
Succeeded by Kingdome |
| Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Kansas City Scouts 1974–1976 |
Succeeded by McNichols Sports Arena |
| Preceded by first arena |
Home of the Kansas City Brigade 2006–2007 |
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