Lakeland Center

Lakeland Center
Tenants

Former names	Lakeland Civic Center (November 1974– June 1994)
Location	701 West Lime Street, Lakeland, Florida 33815
Coordinates	28°02′28″N 81°57′49″W / 28.041053°N 81.963619°W / 28.041053; -81.963619Coordinates: 28°02′28″N 81°57′49″W / 28.041053°N 81.963619°W / 28.041053; -81.963619
Capacity	Jenkins Arena: 8,178 Youkey Theatre: 2,296
Opened	November 1974
Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) (1983–1984) Lakeland Loggerheads (WHA2) (2003–2004) Lakeland Thunderbolts (NIFL/AIFA) (2005–2007) Florida Marine Raiders (UIFL/XLIF) (2012–2015) Central Florida Jaguars (AIF/EIFC) (2016–present) Florida Tropics SC (MASL) (2016–present)

Lakeland Center (originally Lakeland Civic Center) is an 8,178-seat multi-purpose arena and theatre located in Lakeland, Florida. It opened in November 1974 as the Lakeland Civic Center, and gained its current name in June 1994.

It was home to the Lakeland Loggerheads of the World Hockey Association 2 during the 2003-04 season, the Lakeland Thunderbolts of the National Indoor Football League and later the American Indoor Football Association from 2005 until 2007, and the Lakeland Raiders of the Ultimate Indoor Football League (later to be known as the Florida Marine Raiders of X-League Indoor Football) from 2012 until 2015. Beginning in 2016, it is the home to the Central Florida Jaguars of the Elite Indoor Football Conference.

The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the defunct North American Soccer League used the arena for indoor soccer on several occasions including three of their sixteen home games during the 1983-84 indoor season. This would also prove to be the league's final indoor campaign before suspending operations following the 1984 outdoor season.^[1]

The arena has hosted many professional wrestling events by WCW and WWE.

It was here where KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley was nearly electrocuted, during a concert on December 12, 1976.

The Grateful Dead performed at the arena on May 21, 1977. The show makes up half of the archival live album, Dick's Picks Volume 29.

Performances

List of Performances

Loggins & Messina – November 16, 1974
Earth, Wind & Fire – November 17, 1974 and October 31, 1981
Yes – November 29, 1974, with Gryphon, June 29, 1979 and April 18–19, 1984
Johnny Winter – December 13, 1974 and August 28, 1976, with Edgar Winter
Genesis – January 11, 1975, September 30, 1978 and December 16, 1983
Joe Walsh – February 12, 1975
Johnny Cash – March 1, 1975, January 23, 1981 and February 2, 1985
The Beach Boys – March 29, 1975, January 7, 1977, September 3, 1978, with Jan & Dean, May 7, 1981, December 14, 1996 and December 17, 2005
Elvis Presley & The TCB Band – April 27 (2 shows)–28, 1975 and September 4, 1976 (2 shows)
The J. Geils Band – May 3, 1975, with Styx and John Esak
Bad Company – May 9, 1975, March 30, 1976, with Kansas, July 6, 1979, with Carillo and July 22, 2010, with The Greg Billings Band
Black Sabbath – July 26, 1975, with Peter Frampton, September 5, 1980, with Riot, February 21, 1982, with Doc Holliday and February 16, 1984, with Night Ranger
America – August 17, 1975, with Poco
Jethro Tull – August 30, 1975, with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and November 3, 1979, with UK
Aerosmith – October 15–16, 1975, with Jeff Beck, May 15, 1978, with Mahogany Rush, February 3, 1980, December 18, 1982, March 26, 1986, with Ted Nugent and April 20, 1988, with Dokken and White Lion
Chicago – November 15, 1975, October 1, 1977 and November 17, 1984
The Marshall Tucker Band – December 13, 1975, November 30, 1977, with .38 Special and December 9, 1979
The Allman Brothers Band – December 31, 1975 and October 25, 1980, with The Henry Paul Band
Cat Stevens – January 15, 1976
Deep Purple – February 6, 1976, with Nazareth and Thee Image and March 17, 1985, with Giuffria
KISS – March 20, with Uriah Heep and December 12, 1976, June 15, 1979, with Nantucket and February 4, with The Plasmatics and December 29, with The Pat Travers Band, 1983
Ted Nugent – April 9, 1976, with The Robin Trower Band and Head East and August 24, 1979, with Mother's Finest
The Doobie Brothers – April 17, 1976, with Pablo Cruise, November 5, 1977, December 9, 1978, with Ambrosia and November 9, 1980, with Kansas and LeRoux
The Rolling Thunder Revue – April 18, 1976
Lynyrd Skynyrd – April 30 and July 26, 1976, with Poco and October 18, 1977, with The Little River Band
Peter Frampton – September 5, 1976, with Gary Wright and August 11, 1979, with Blackjack
ZZ Top – September 30, 1976, January 20, 1980, September 5, 1981, with Grand Alliance, March 19, 1986, with Jimmy Barnes and April 10–11, 1991, with Hall Aflame
Jackson Browne – October 30, 1976
Barry Manilow – November 10, 1976, November 18, 1981 and November 27, 1985
Frank Sinatra – November 18, 1976
Leon Russell – November 12, 1976, with Mary Russell and Roger McGuinn
Black Oak Arkansas – December 31, 1976, with Ruby Starr & Grey Ghost
Kansas – February 12, with Styx and October 28, 1977, November 23, 1979, with Sniff 'n' the Tears, December 5, 1980, with The Atlanta Rhythm Section and August 26, 1982
Queen – February 20, 1977, with Thin Lizzy and November 4, 1978
Blue Öyster Cult – March 4, 1977, with The Atlanta Rhythm Section and Rick Derringer, April 21, 1978, with The Be-Bop Deluxe, September 2, 1979, with The Ian Hunter Band, October 10, 1981, with Foghat and Whitford/St. Holmes, March 18, 1984, with Aldo Nova and August 27, 2005, with Foghat
The Electric Light Orchestra – March 13, 1977, with Leo Sayer and Black Oak Arkansas
Parliament-Funkadelic – April 3, 1977
Boston – April 7, 1977, with Starcastle and January 7, 1979, with Sammy Hagar
The Grateful Dead – May 21, 1977, November 28, 1980 and September 12, 1982
Crosby, Stills & Nash – November 19, 1977 and October 16, 1982
Rod Stewart – November 22, 1977
Styx – December 3, 1977, with UFO, March 13–14, 1979, with The Babys, January 17–18, 1981 and June 5, 1983
Rush – December 9, 1977, with Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, September 20, 1980, with Saxon, April 10–11, 1982, with Krokus, March 20–21, 1983, with The Jon Butcher Axis, March 10–12, 1985 and February 15, 1988, with Tommy Shaw
The Charlie Daniels Band – January 21, 1978, with Wet Willie and The Pure Prairie League, April 28, 1979, with Molly Hatchet and May 14, 1982, with Jimmy Hall
John Sebastian – February 10, 1978, with Steve Martin
Art Garfunkel – March 4, 1978 and February 10–11, 2009
Eric Clapton – March 20, 1978, with John Martyn, June 29, 1982 and April 15, 1985, with Graham Parker
Santana – March 25, 1978, with Eddie Money and Bob Welch
John Denver – March 31, 1978 and May 20, 1980
REO Speedwagon – May 5, 1978, November 17, 1979, with The Pat Travers Band, February 6, 1981, February 2, 1983, with Red Rider, December 14, 1984, with Survivor and Zebra and May 22, 2005
The Rolling Stones – June 10, 1978, with The Henry Paul Band and Peter Tosh
Rainbow – June 17, 1978, with Cheap Trick and Max Webster
Foghat – June 18, 1978, with Point Blank and September 26, 1980, with Eddie Money
Alice Cooper – July 8, 1978, with Sweet and Eddie Money
Hall & Oates – October 6, 1978, with City Boy
Foreigner – October 8, 1978, with The Cars, December 15, 1979 and March 28, 1985
Bob Dylan – December 15, 1978 and November 21, 1981
The Outlaws – December 31, 1978, with The Pat Travers Band
Sha Na Na – January 25, 1979, with The Fabulous Poodles
The Bar-Kays – January 27, 1979
Heart – February 11, 1979, with Firefall and May 1, 1980
Rick James – April 27, 1979, with Sister Sledge and March 8, 1980, with Prince and Twennynine
The Moody Blues – May 4, 1979, with Jimmie Spheeris, December 6, 1981 and October 7, 1994
Supertramp – May 14, 1979
Van Halen – July 8, 1979, with Screams, November 15, 1980, with Talas, August 19, 1981, with G–Force, December 7–8, 1982, with Joe Whiting & The Bandit Band, January 22, 1984, with Autograph and April 10–11, 1986, with Bachman–Turner Overdrive
The Little River Band – September 9, 1979
The Cars – October 19, 1979
Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band – October 22, 1979, February 14, 1981 and March 26, 1982
Kenny Rogers – February 24, 1980, October 13–14, 1982, with Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band and February 14, 2013
Rufus – April 5, 1980
Humble Pie – April 20, 1980, with Mahogany Rush
Journey – April 24, 1980, with The Babys, October 22–23, 1981, with Loverboy and November 22, 1986, with Glass Tiger
Nazareth – June 14, 1980, with Blackfoot, June 25, 1981 and September 10, 1982
Fleetwood Mac – August 5, 1980, with Rocky Burnette
AC/DC – August 22, 1980, with Nantucket and The Johnny Van Zant Band, January 28–29, 1982, with Midnight Flyer, November 26, 1983, with Fastway and November 5, 1985, with Yngwie Malmsteen
Jeff Beck – October 4, 1980
Linda Ronstadt – October 8, 1980
The Rossington Collins Band – October 26, 1980
Molly Hatchet – December 31, 1979, with The Outlaws and .38 Special and December 30, 1980, with The Outlaws
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – February 15–16, 1981
The Jacksons – July 28, 1981
Stacy Lattisaw – August 5, 1981
Loretta Lynn – September 13, 1981 and December 9, 2011
Pat Benatar – September 24, 1981, with David Johansen and February 21, 1983
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – October 2, 1981, with Joe Ely
The Kinks – October 11, 1981 and February 6, 1985
Jefferson Starship – November 20, 1981, with .38 Special and September 29, 1984, with Billy Satellite
Prince – January 2, 1982, with The Revolution, The Time and Zapp, February 1, 1983, with The Revolution, The Time and Vanity 6, April 4–5, 1985, with The Revolution and Sheila E. and April 6, 2002, with The New Power Generation
Dan Fogelberg – February 6, 1982
The Police – March 14, 1982, with Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Rick Springfield – July 9, 1982, with Snook
Blondie – July 26, 1982
Cheap Trick – August 6, 1982
The Gap Band – August 28, 1982, with Zapp and Soulsonic Force
The Go-Go's – September 21, 1982
Def Leppard – May 22, 1983, with Krokus and The Jon Butcher Axis and September 12–13, 1988, with Queensrÿche
Men at Work – September 17, 1983
Loverboy – October 6, 1983 and March 7, 1986, with The Hooters
Iron Maiden – October 16, 1983, with Quiet Riot, February 16, 1985, with Twisted Sister and January 18, 1987, with Yngwie Malmsteen and The Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Stevie Nicks – November 4, 1983, with Joe Walsh
B.B. King – December 3, 1983, with Millie Jackson
Ozzy Osbourne – February 22, 1984, with Mötley Crüe and Waysted
Duran Duran – March 26, 1984, with Prince Charles & The City Beat Band
Culture Club – April 21, 1984
Judas Priest – July 3, 1984, with Kick Axe, June 17, 1986, with Dokken, September 17, 1988, with Cinderella, December 19, 1990, with Megadeth and Testament and July 23, 1991, with Alice Cooper
David Gilmour – July 5, 1984
Twisted Sister – October 19, 1984, with Dokken and Y&T
Billy Squier – October 25, 1984, with Ratt
Dio – November 10, 1984, with Dokken, October 4, 1985, with Rough Cutt and October 5, 1990, with Love/Hate and Cold Sweat
Willie Nelson & Family – December 18, 1984, with Kris Kristofferson and February 19, 1988
Quiet Riot – December 31, 1984, with W.A.S.P.
Triumph – January 27, 1985, with Molly Hatchet and December 7, 1986
Liberace – February 9–10, 1985
Alabama – February 21, 1985, with Bill Medley
Anne Murray – February 22, 1985 and March 3–4, 2008, with Dawn Langstroth
Roger Waters – April 14, 1985
Luther Vandross – June 2, 1985, with Cheryl Lynn and Ready for the World
Night Ranger – October 18, 1985, with Starship
John Mellencamp – February 24, 1986
Stryper – March 31, 1986, February 20, 1987 and January 12, 1989
Emerson, Lake & Powell – October 4, 1986
David Lee Roth – November 12–13, 1986, with Cinderella, February 18, 1987, with Tesla and March 4–5, 1988, with Faster Pussycat
Cyndi Lauper – December 28, 1986
Bryan Adams – May 20, 1987
The Cult – July 25, 1987, with Billy Idol and Guns N' Roses and February 8, 1992, with Lenny Kravitz
Gordon Lightfoot – October 17, 1987 and March 10, 2010
Mötley Crüe – November 24–25, 1987, with Guns N' Roses
Metallica – February 10, 1989, with Queensrÿche
Ratt – April 25, 1989, with Kix
Bon Jovi – September 23, 1989, with Skid Row
Slayer – July 13, 1991, with Megadeth, Anthrax and Alice in Chains
U2 – February 29, 1992, with The Pixies
Tesla – October 3, 1992
Megadeth – November 1, 1992, with Suicidal Tendencies
Michael W. Smith – February 13, 1993, with DC Talk and March 5, 2015
Nirvana – November 28, 1993, with The Breeders and Come
White Zombie – February 1, 1996, with Filter
Ministry – April 26, 1996
The Smashing Pumpkins – November 16, 1996, with Garbage
No Doubt – May 2, 1997, with The Vandals and Cake
311 – September 5, 1997, with Goldfinger
Caedmon's Call – May 29, 1998
The Family Values Tour – November 13, 1998
KoЯn – February 18, 2000, with Staind and Mindless Self Indulgence
Elton John – March 17, 2000 and November 21, 2010, with Leon Russell
Nine Inch Nails – May 18, 2000, with A Perfect Circle
Roger McGuinn – December 11, 2003
Yanni – March 27, 2004
Cher – September 25, 2004, with Tommy Drake
The Nylons – January 25–26, 2005
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – November 6, 2005, November 3, 2006, November 2, 2007 and April 23, 2011
VH1 Classic's Metal Mania Concert – November 19, 2005
Union Station – December 8, 2005
56/16 Blues Jam – December 1, 2006
Kris Kristofferson – March 1, 2007
The Gaither Homecoming – March 24, 2007, April 5, 2008, February 6, 2010 and January 27–28, 2012
Michael Feinstein – April 9–10, 2007 and February 25, 2015
The Psychedelic Daze Festival – May 19, 2007
The Doodlebops – September 29, 2007
The Ten Tenors – December 4–5, 2007
The Pink Floyd Experience – February 7, 2008
Natalie MacMaster – March 13, 2008
The Temptations – March 19–20, 2008
The Irish Rovers – March 24, 2008
The Heart & Soul Jam – October 4, 2008
Pam Tillis – December 3, 2008, with Mel Tillis and January 16, 2015, with Lorrie Morgan
One Night of Queen – April 9, 2009 and April 17, 2014
Saltimbanco – April 29–May 3, 2009
The Inspirations – September 11, 2009 and December 3, 2010
Maze – October 17, 2009
The Southern Swagg Festival – November 28, 2009
The Jingle Bell Rock Concert – December 8, 2009
Glen Campbell – January 5–6 and February 2–3, 2010
The Fab Four – January 9, 2010 and December 7, 2011
The Mason Jam – February 5, 2010
Crystal Gayle – February 25, 2010, with Larry Gatlin
Frankie Avalon – March 24–25, 2010
Mannheim Steamroller – November 14, 2010 and November 14, 2014
Don Felder – December 4, 2010
Michael Bolton – January 19, 2011
Merle Haggard & The Strangers – January 28, 2011 and January 30, 2014
Celtic Woman – February 4, 2011, May 7, 2013 and February 25, 2014
The Oak Ridge Boys – February 28–March 1, 2011
Frank Sinatra, Jr. – March 10, 2011
Hawk Nelson – March 18–19, 2011, with Group 1 Crew and Britt Nicole
Rodney Carrington – March 24, 2011
Chris Tomlin – March 26, 2011, with Christy Nockels and The Rend Collective
The Association – January 18, 2012
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles – January 25, 2012
Kevin Costner & Modern West – March 28, 2012
Warrant – October 13, 2012, with FireHouse and Trixter
Rick Derringer – November 17, 2012, with Lou Gramm
Sawyer Brown – December 7, 2012
Vicente Fernández – December 8, 2012
Don Williams – January 16, 2013 and January 10, 2015
Thousand Foot Krutch – June 19, 2013
Clint Black – November 23, 2013
Marty Stuart – January 23, 2014
Jim Brickman – March 18, 2015
Felix Cavaliere's Rascals – March 25, 2015, with Darlene Love

References

↑ Beard, Randy (November 5, 1983). "Don't hold your breath as Rowdies unveil schedule". Evening Independent. p. 4-C. Retrieved 2012-06-02.

External links

Final arenas in American Indoor Football

Northern Division	Dorton Arena (Raleigh, NC) Family Arena (St. Charles, MO) Gutterson Fieldhouse (Burlington, VT) L. C. Walker Arena (Muskegon, MI) LJVM Coliseum Annex (Winston-Salem, NC) Odeum Expo Center (Villa Park, IL) Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center (Harrisburg, PA) William J. Myers Pavilion (Laurel, MD)

Southern Division	Albany Civic Center (Albany, GA) Florence Civic Center (Florence, SC) Germain Arena (Estero, FL) Lakeland Center (Lakeland, FL) Myrtle Beach Convention Center (Myrtle Beach, SC) Santa Ana Star Center (Rio Rancho, NM) Savannah Civic Center (Savannah, GA)

2017 Expansion	George M. Holmes Convocation Center (Boone, NC)

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Founded 1974 Based in Tampa Bay, Florida

Club history	FC Tampa Bay / Tampa Bay Rowdies (2010– ) Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93)

Sports facilities	Al Lang Stadium (current) Bayfront Center (indoor) Expo Hall (indoor) George M. Steinbrenner Field Lakeland Center (indoor) Tampa Stadium (original venue) USF Soccer Stadium

Players	Current roster All-time roster (current club) Notable players (original club) Draft picks

Culture	Ralph's Mob Fannies

Rivalries	Florida Derby I-4 Derby New York Cosmos Coastal Cup Rowdies Cup Ponce De Leon Cup

Retired numbers	6 12

Key personnel	Owners Bill Edwards (majority owner), David Laxer, Andrew Nestor (minority owners) President/General Manager vacant Technical Director Perry Van der Beck Head Coach Stuart Campbell

Other topics	Related articles

Honors

NASL Championship (4)	1975 (Champions) 1978 (Finalist) 1979 (Finalist) 2012 (Champions)

NASL Regular Season (1)	1976 (Champions)

NASL Conference titles (2)	1978 (Champions) 1979 (Champions)

NASL Division titles (5)	1975 (Eastern Division) 1976 (Eastern Division) 1978 (Eastern Division, AC) 1979 (Eastern Division, AC) 1980 (Eastern Division, AC)

NASL Indoor Championship (6)	1975 (Finalist) 1976 (Champions) 1979 (Finalist) 1979–80 (Champions) 1981–82 (Finalist) 1983 (Champions)

NASL Indoor Division titles (2)	1975 (Region three) 1976 (Eastern regional)

ASL Division titles (1)	1989 (Southern Division)

APSL Championship (1)	1992 (Finalist)

Professional Cup (1)	1992 (Finalist)

Seasons

North American Soccer League (1966–85)	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

North American Soccer League Indoor (1975–84)	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1983 1983–84

Independent (1985–86)	1985 1986

American Indoor Soccer Association (1984–2001)	1986–87

American Soccer League (1988–89)	1988 1989

American Professional Soccer League (1990–96)	1990 1991 1992 1993

USSF Division 2 Professional League (2010)	2010

North American Soccer League (2011–)	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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