PNC Arena

Indoor arena in Raleigh, North Carolina
35°48′12″N 78°43′19″W / 35.80333°N 78.72194°W / 35.80333; -78.72194Public transit
  • GoRaleigh: Route 26
  • Wolfline: Route 60
Parking14,000+OwnerCentennial AuthorityOperatorHurricanes Holdings, LLCCapacityIce hockey: 18,700
Basketball: 19,500
Concerts: 21,000Record attendanceIce hockey: 19,513
May 14, 2022
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins
Basketball: 19,722
January 11, 2015
NC State vs. Duke
Concert: 20,052
January 28, 2019
MetallicaField size700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2)SurfaceMulti-surfaceScoreboard4,000 sq ft (370 m2)[1]ConstructionBroke groundJuly 22, 1997OpenedOctober 29, 1999Renovated2003, 2008–09, 2016, 2018-19, 2022Construction cost$158 million
($289 million in 2023, adjusted for inflation.[2])ArchitectOdell Associates, Inc.Project managerMcDevitt Street Bovis, Inc.[3]Structural engineerGeiger Engineers[4]General contractorHensel Phelps Construction Co.[3]TenantsCarolina Hurricanes (NHL) (1999–present)
NC State Wolfpack (ACC) (1999–present)
Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2000–2002)
NCAA March Madness (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2025)Websitehttp://www.pncarena.com/

PNC Arena[5] (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly the RBC Center) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arena seats 18,700 for ice hockey[3] and 19,500 for basketball,[3] including 61 suites, 13 luxury boxes and 2,000 club seats. The building has three concourses and a 300-seat restaurant.

PNC Arena is home to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team of NCAA Division I. The arena neighbors Carter–Finley Stadium, home of Wolfpack Football; the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and Dorton Arena (on the Fairgrounds). The arena also hosted the Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League from 2000 to 2002. It is the fourth-largest arena in the ACC (after the JMA Wireless Dome, KFC Yum! Center and the Dean Smith Center) and the eighth-largest arena in the NCAA.

The arena opened in 1999 at an estimated construction cost of $158 million.[6] Taxpayers covered half of the construction cost while the team paid the other half.[7] In 2023, the Hurricanes signed an agreement with local government to lease the arena for 20 years in exchange for $300 million in public subsidies for renovations to the arena. As part of the deal, Hurricanes billionaire owner Tom Dundon said he would develop surrounding vacant land into an $800 million mixed-use development.[8]

History

The idea of a new basketball arena to replace the Wolfpack's longtime home, Reynolds Coliseum, first emerged in the 1980s under the vision of then-Wolfpack coach Jim Valvano. In 1989, the NCSU Trustees approved plans to build a 23,000-seat arena. The Centennial Authority was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1995 as the governing entity of the arena, then financed by state appropriation, local contributions, and university fundraising. The Centennial Authority refocused the project into a multi-use arena, leading to the 1997 relocation agreement of the then-Hartford Whalers, who would become the Carolina Hurricanes. Construction began that year and was completed in 1999 with an estimated cost of $158 million, which was largely publicly financed by a hotel and restaurant tax. The Hurricanes agreed to pay $60 million of the cost, and the state of North Carolina paid $18 million. As part of the deal, the Hurricanes assumed operational control of the arena.

Known as the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (ESA) from 1999 to 2002, it was renamed the RBC Center after an extended search for a corporate sponsor. RBC Bank, the US division of the Royal Bank of Canada, acquired 20-year naming rights for a reported $80 million. On June 19, 2011, it was announced that PNC Financial Services bought US assets of RBC Bank and acquired the naming rights to the arena pending approval by the regulatory agencies.[9] On December 15, 2011, the Centennial Authority, the landlord of the arena, approved a name change for the facility to PNC Arena.[10] The name change officially took place on March 15, 2012.[11] On a normal hockey day, PNC Arena has more than 400 people on duty for security and concessions.

The arena has also seen use in fictional media, as a season four episode of The CW series One Tree Hill saw the Tree Hill High School Ravens playing a NCHSAA championship game in the venue. It was also the taping site for the 2005 Jeopardy! College Tournament.

Hockey

Raleigh experienced its first NHL game on October 29, 1999, when the Hurricanes hosted the New Jersey Devils on the building's opening night. The first playoff series at the Entertainment and Sports Arena were held in 2001 when the Hurricanes hosted the Devils in games 3, 4, and 6, of the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs, but the Hurricanes lost in 6. The ESA (by then the renamed RBC Center) hosted games of both the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs and Stanley Cup Finals; however, the Hurricanes lost in the Stanley Cup Finals. On June 19, 2006, the Hurricanes were on home ice for a decisive game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3–1 to bring the franchise its first Stanley Cup and North Carolina its first and only major professional sports championship. The arena hosted the playoffs again in 2009, with the Hurricanes losing in the Eastern Conference Finals.[12] In 2019, the arena hosted the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 10 years, with fans setting a single-game record attendance of 19,495 in game 4 of the second round versus the New York Islanders.[13] This record would be further extended on May 14, 2022, when the Hurricanes defeated the Boston Bruins 3–2 in game 7 of the first round, to advance to the Second Round, in front of 19,513 fans.

Top attended Hurricanes games at PNC Arena

Attendance numbers come from press numbers from ESPN, the PNC Arena, the Raleigh News and Observer, as well as Hockey Reference.com. Numbers in italics represent playoff games.

Date Opponent Result Attendance Rank
May 14, 2022 Boston Bruins W (3–2) 19,513 1 [14]
May 3, 2019 New York Islanders W (5–2) 19,495 2 [15]
May 20, 2022 New York Rangers W (2–0) 19,332 3 [16]
April 18, 2019 Washington Capitals W (2–1) 19,202 4 [17]
May 10, 2022 Boston Bruins W (5–1) 19,163 5 [18]
May 1, 2019 New York Islanders W (5–2) 19,066 6 [19]
May 16, 2019 Boston Bruins L (4–0) 19,041 7 [20]
March 4, 2022 Pittsburgh Penguins W (3–2) 19,023 8 [21]
February 10, 2024 New Jersey Devils W (1–0) 18,997 9 [22]
June 8, 2002 Detroit Red Wings OTL (2–3) 18,982 10 [23]
June 19, 2006 Edmonton Oilers W (3–1) 18,978 11 [24]
December 28, 2023 Montreal Canadiens W (5-3) 18,969 12 [25]
March 5, 2023 Tampa Bay Lightning W (6-0) 18,965 13 [26]
January 29, 2023 Boston Bruins W (4–1) 18,959 14 [27]
January 29, 2022 New Jersey Devils W (2–1) 18,956 15 [28]

Renovations

One of the main concourses inside the RBC Center during a Hurricanes game in 2009
A Carolina Hurricanes Game in 2021
An NC State college basketball game at the arena, then known as the RBC Center, in 2008

In 2003, a ribbon board which encircles the arena bowl was installed.[29] In 2008, the arena renovated its sound system. Clair Brothers Systems installed a combination of JBL line arrays to provide improved audio coverage for all events. In June 2009, video crews installed a new Daktronics HD scoreboard. It replaced the ten-year-old scoreboard that had been in the arena since its opening in 1999. The scoreboard was full LED and four-sided with full video displays, whereas the previous scoreboard was eight-sided; four of those sides featured alternating static dot-matrix displays (very much outdated for today's standards). In addition, the scoreboard featured an octagonal top section with full video capability, along with two rings above and below the main video screens; they were similar to the ribbon board encircling the arena.

In October 2015, architects met with the Centennial Authority to discuss a potential arena renovation. Their proposal includes all-new entrances, a new rooftop restaurant and bar, covered tailgating sections, and moving the administrative offices elsewhere in the arena as a result. The plans also call for new office spaces, additional meeting spaces, removing stairwells and aisles, adding wider seats, and perhaps building lounges on the mezzanine levels below the main concourse level. Project costs were not decided, as the architects were given until May/June 2016 to come up with estimates. The cost was estimated to be almost $200 million. The Centennial Authority would have to approve the estimates before official voting. If the funds had been approved the renovation would've started in 2020 and been completed by 2022 at the earliest.[30][31] However, this would not come to pass.

During mid-2016, the ribbon boards were upgraded and a second ribbon board was added to the upper level fascia. Static advertising signs inside the lower bowl of the arena were replaced with LED video boards. In 2018, they renovated the NHL home locker rooms and replaced the seating in the upper bowl as well as an ice/court projection system that was first used December 23 at a Hurricanes game against the Boston Bruins.

In April 2019, it was announced that the arena would receive a new Daktronics video board later that year. The board would be nearly three times as large as the then-current board. The new video board would feature a full 360 degree display, two underbelly screens and two underbelly static advertising signs. It will also be the first of its kind and one of only a few 360 degree video boards in the NHL. The board would cost $4.7 million, would stretch blue line to blue line, and would be 4,000 square feet (370 m2). Original plans called for a 2018 installation, but the project was postponed due to structural/roof issues. The old video board was taken down on June 1, 2019.[32] The new board debuted on September 18, 2019.[33]

In November 2019, Raleigh approved funding for the arena at $9 million a year for 25 years for arena enhancements, putting the grand total to $200 million. Some concessions in the arena were updated in 2019 in addition to the LED upgrade. These included a new marketplace in the upper concourse as well as other concessions renovated and a new color changing lighting system on the exterior of the South End. The Centennial Authority (operating group) and the Hurricanes are also meeting to further discuss the future renovations and the future of the Hurricanes at PNC Arena. Most offices were expected to move out before the 2020–21 NHL season and renovations were to start. Plans for renovations are currently on hold.[34]

In April 2022, it was announced that Invisalign would become an official arena partner, extending their partnership with the Carolina Hurricanes. Following this announcement, the East and West arena entrances were respectively renamed to become the "Invisalign East Entrance" and "Invisalign West Entrance."[35]

After being put on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, the renovation project was reconsidered. The Centennial Authority met with local officials, the Carolina Hurricanes, and National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman in May 2022. After discussion, the Centennial Authority approved the continuation of the project, while also inviting CAA ICON to design the project. Plans call for renovations inside the arena, as well as on surrounding land to become "one of the top entertainment venues in the Southeast." Additionally, there are plans for a new outdoor concert venue on site.[36]

In June 2022, the arena board approved a $25.8 million budget for the fiscal year (begins July 2022), that would be utilized on 17 different enhancement projects, including a $7.8 million replacement of the arena roof.[37]

On August 15, 2023, the Centennial Authority, Carolina Hurricanes, and NC State University announced intentions to move forward with renovation & redevelopment plans. Expected to begin in 2024, the arena will see $300M in renovations from public funding. In addition, the Hurricanes promised to privately fund and develop the 80 acres of land at a cost of $200M within 5 years, $400M within 10 years, and $800M within 20 years. Phase one will include at least 100,000 sq ft of retail/dining, 150,000 sq ft of office space, 200 multi-family residential units, a 150-room hotel, and a 3,000-5,000 capacity indoor music venue. 10% of residential units throughout all phases will not exceed 80% of the area's median income levels. In addition, 95% of the 4,000 surface parking spaces lost will be replaced with parking decks.[38]

Notable events

In addition to hockey and college basketball, PNC Arena hosts a wide array of concerts, family shows, and other events each year. Past performers include Prince, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Eric Clapton, Taylor Swift, Billy Joel, Justin Timberlake, Big Time Rush, Elton John, Lady Gaga, One Direction, Celine Dion, George Strait, Bon Jovi, Journey, Def Leppard, Keith Urban, My Chemical Romance, and many other artists. Family shows have included Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Sesame Street Live, Disney On Ice, Monster Jam, and the Harlem Globetrotters. The arena has also hosted several college hockey games between NC State and North Carolina.

  • The arena hosted the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) men's basketball tournament from 1999 to 2008.
  • As the RBC Center, the arena hosted the 2005 Jeopardy College Championship with Peter Ellis representing North Carolina State University.
  • The arena was a site for Rounds 1 and 2 of the 2004, 2008, 2014, and 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, respectively.
  • The arena set a single-event attendance record of 20,052 fans on January 28, 2019, for Metallica's WorldWired Tour.[39]
  • The arena hosted Apex Legends Global Series Championship on July 7–10. June 6, 2022.[40]

List of concerts and other events

List of concerts at the arena
Artist Event Date Opening act(s)
The 1975 — November 19, 2019 Laundry Day
AC/DC Stiff Upper Lip World Tour April 1, 2001 Wide Mouth Mason
Adam Sandler Adam Sandler Live November 13, 2022 Rob Schneider & David Spade
Aerosmith Peace Out: The Farewell Tour February 26, 2024 The Black Crowes
Alan Jackson — October 27, 2017 Lauren Alaina
Andrea Bocelli Live in Concert February 14, 2024 —
Ariana Grande The Honeymoon Tour September 24, 2015 Prince Royce & Who Is Fancy
Sweetener World Tour November 22, 2019 Social House
The Avett Brothers — December 31, 2015 —
True Sadness Tour December 31, 2017 The Felice Brothers & Mandolin Orange
– December 31, 2023 Marcus King
Avril Lavigne The Best Damn Tour July 30, 2008 —
Backstreet Boys Into the Millennium Tour February 18, 2000 —
Black & Blue Tour June 13, 2001 Krystal Harris & Shaggy
DNA World Tour August 20, 2019 —
Barry Manilow — April 26, 2013 —
Beyoncé The Beyoncé Experience July 28, 2007 Robin Thicke
Billie Eilish Where Do We Go? World Tour March 12, 2020 Jessie Reyez
Billy Joel Billy Joel in Concert February 9, 2014 —
The Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D. World Tour February 19, 2009 Ludacris & LMFAO
The Black Keys Turn Blue Tour December 5, 2014 St. Vincent
Let's Rock November 8, 2019 Modest Mouse
Bob Segar & the Silver Bullet Band Rock and Roll Never Forgets Tour April 27, 2013 Big Daddy Love
Bon Iver — October 19, 2019 Feist
Bon Jovi Bounce Tour March 21, 2003 —
Because We Can Tour November 6, 2013
This House Is Not for Sale Tour April 24, 2018 Iron Dynamite
Bon Jovi 2022 Tour April 9, 2022 —
Brantley Gilbert Let it Ride Tour October 30, 2014 —
Britney Spears Dream Within a Dream Tour December 14, 2001 LFO
Femme Fatale Tour August 21, 2011 Destinee & Paris & DJ Pauly D
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour April 22, 2000 —
High Hopes Tour April 24, 2014
Bruno Mars The Moonshine Jungle Tour June 14, 2014 Aloe Blacc & Pharrell Williams
24K Magic World Tour October 12, 2017 Jorja Smith
Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty Tour 360 September 30, 2019 Maddie & Tae, Runaway June
Casting Crowns The Very Next Thing Tour March 10, 2017 Danny Gokey & Unspoken
Only Jesus Tour April 19, 2019 Zach Williams & Austin French
Healer Tour May 16, 2022 We the Kingdom
Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour January 21, 2009 —
Courage World Tour February 11, 2020
The Chainsmokers Memories Do Not Open Tour May 24, 2017 Kiiara & Emily Warren
Charlie Wilson Forever Charlie Tour February 18, 2015 Kem Joe
In It To Win It Tour October 28, 2017 —
Cher Dressed to Kill Tour May 7, 2014 Cyndi Lauper
Here We Go Again Tour January 27, 2019 Nile Rodgers & Chic
Chris Brown Indigoat Tour September 6, 2019 Tory Lanez, Ty Dolla Sign, Joyner Lucas, Yella Beezy
Christina Aguilera Back to Basics Tour May 1, 2007 Pussycat Dolls & Danity Kane
Cody Johnson 2023 Concert Tour January 28, 2023 Randy Houser & Jesse Raub Jr.
Dave Chappelle It's a Celebration Tour October 25, 2023 —
Dave Matthews Band Winter 2012 Tour December 12, 2012 The Lumineers
Def Leppard & Journey Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour June 5, 2018 —
Demi Lovato Demi World Tour September 12, 2014 MKTO
Eagles Long Road Out of Eden Tour June 17, 2010 Dixie Chicks
History of the Eagles – Live in Concert February 28, 2014 JD & The Straight Shot
An Evening with the Eagles April 17, 2018
Eagles 50 Years March 2, 2022 —
The Long Goodbye Final Tour November 9, 2023 The Doobie Brothers
Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour September 2, 2017 James Blunt
Elevation Worship Outcry Tour April 29, 2017 —
Elton John Greatest Hits Tour March 16, 2012 —
Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour March 12, 2019 —
Eric Church The Outsiders World Tour April 23, 2015 Dwight Yoakam, Brothers Osborne
Halestorm & Drive By Truckers
Eric Clapton 50th Anniversary Tour April 3, 2013 The Wallflowers
Fantasia The Sketchbook Tour December 1, 2019 Robin Thicke, Tank, & The Bonfyre
Garth Brooks The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood March 11, 2016 Trisha Yearwood
March 12, 2016
March 13, 2016
Genesis The Last Domino? Tour November 19, 2021 —
Greta Van Fleet Dreams in Gold Tour March 13, 2023 Robert Finley & Houndmouth
Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour September 29, 2021 Mammoth WVH
Harry Styles Love On Tour October 12, 2021 Jenny Lewis
Hootie & the Blowfish — February 17, 2023 Susto
Imagine Dragons Mercury Tour February 10, 2022 Grandson
James Taylor 2022 Tour June 25, 2022 Jackson Browne
Jim Gaffigan Noble Ape Tour November 8, 2017 —
Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Tour August 14, 2019 Bebe Rexha & Jordan McGraw
Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour September 28, 2023 Lawrence
Jojo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour March 1, 2022 The Belles
Journey Freedom Tour 2024 February 17, 2024 Toto
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour November 13, 2013 The Weeknd
The Man of the Woods Tour January 6, 2019 Francesco Yates
The Forget Tomorrow World Tour June 12, 2024
Katt Williams The Dark Matter Tour October 7, 2022 —
Katy Perry California Dreams Tour June 14, 2011 Robyn & DJ Skeet Skeet
The Prismatic World Tour June 22, 2014 Capital Cities & Ferras
Keith Urban Escape Together World Tour June 19, 2009 Sugarland
Get Closer 2011 World Tour June 25, 2011 Jake Owen
Kelly Clarkson & Clay Aiken Independent Tour March 1, 2004 The Beu Sisters
Kem & Ledisi Soul II Soul Tour March 10, 2023 Musiq Soulchild & Erica Campbell
Kenny Chesney The Big Revival Tour May 28, 2015 Jake Owen & Cole Swindell
Kevin Hart What Now May 1, 2015 —
Reality Check Tour August 20, 2022
Kid Rock Rock n Roll Pain Train Tour February 14, 2004 Gov't Mule
Live Trucker Tour April 7, 2006 —
Rock N' Roll Revival Tour February 22, 2008 Rev Run
Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbett, The Clark Sisters, David & Tamela Mann, Israel Houghton Reunion Tour October 10, 2023 New Breed, The Family, & God's Property
Kiss End of the Road World Tour April 6, 2019 David Garibaldi
Lady Gaga The Monster Ball Tour September 19, 2010 Semi Precious Weapons
Lauren Daigle Kaleidoscope Tour February 23, 2024 Blessing Offor
Lil Uzi Vert Pink Tape Tour November 3, 2023 —
Lizzo The Special Tour May 10, 2023 —
LL Cool J The F.O.R.C.E. Tour September 10, 2023 The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rakim, Juvenile, & De La Soul
Luis Miguel México En La Piel Tour October 26, 2005 —
México Por Siempre Tour June 18, 2019
Machine Gun Kelly Mainstream Sellout Tour June 22, 2022 Avril Lavigne & Iann Dior
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Heist Tour November 19, 2013 Talib Kweli. Big K.R.I.T.
MercyMe Imagine Nation Tour October 20, 2019 Crowder, Micah Tyler
MercyMe & Chris Tomlin 2022 Winter Tour December 1, 2022 —
Metallica WorldWired Tour January 28, 2019 Jim Breuer
Michael Bublé Crazy Love Tour July 9, 2010 Naturally 7
To Be Loved Tour October 25, 2013
An Evening with Michael Bublé October 26, 2021
Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour April 8, 2014 Icona Pop
Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe Final Tour August 28, 2015 Alice Cooper
My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour August 26, 2022 Soul Glo & Turnstile
New Kids on the Block Mixtape Tour 2019 July 7, 2019 Salt-N-Pepa, Tiffany,
Debbie Gibson, & Naughty By Nature
Mixtape Tour 2022 July 22, 2022 Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, & En Vogue
Nickelback All the Right Reasons Tour September 3, 2006 Hoobastank & Chevelle
Nine Inch Nails Twenty Thirteen Tour October 21, 2013 Godspeed You! Black Emperor & Explosions in the Sky
Old Dominion No Bad Vibes Tour September 30, 2023 Tyler Hubbard & Kylie Morgan
One Direction Take Me Home Tour June 22, 2013 5 Seconds of Summer
Panic! at the Disco Viva Las Vengeance Tour October 2, 2022 Marina & Jake Wesley Rogers
Paul McCartney Driving World Tour October 7, 2002 —
Freshen Up May 27, 2019
Post Malone Runaway Tour October 17, 2019 Swae Lee, Tyla Yaweh
Prince Welcome 2 March 23, 2011 Anthony Hamilton
Rage Against the Machine Public Service Announcement Tour July 31, 2022 Run the Jewels
Reba McEntire Live in Concert December 3, 2022 Jo Dee Messina
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium World Tour January 22, 2007 Gnarls Barkley
I'm With You World Tour April 4, 2012 Santigold
The Getaway World Tour April 15, 2017 Babymetal & Jack Irons
Roger Waters The Wall Live July 9, 2012 —
This Is Not a Drill August 18, 2022
Rush Clockwork Angels Tour May 3, 2013 —
Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour Tour June 23, 2015 Gavin James
October 6, 2015
Gloria the Tour August 1, 2023 Jessie Reyez
Shania Twain Queen of Me Tour October 18, 2023 Lily Rose
Slayer Slayer Farewell Tour November 3, 2019 Primus, Ministry, Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals
Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold Tour March 19, 2017 The Pretenders
Stevie Nicks Live in Concert May 12, 2023 Nicole Atkins
Sugarland Still the Same Tour May 26, 2018 Brandy Clark & Clare Bowen
Taylor Swift Fearless Tour May 1, 2010 Kellie Pickler & Gloriana
Speak Now World Tour November 17, 2011 NEEDTOBREATHE & Danny Gokey
The Red Tour September 13, 2013 Ed Sheeran & Casey James
The 1989 World Tour June 9, 2015 Vance Joy
TLC FanMail Tour
First ticketed concert at the venue 		November 5, 1999 Ideal
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Soul2Soul Tour July 15, 2000 Keith Urban
Soul2Soul II Tour June 9, 2006 —
Tina Turner Twenty Four Seven Tour October 8, 2000 Joe Cocker
Theo Von Return of the Rat Tour February 2, 2024 —
Trans-Siberian Orchestra TSO East 2016 December 14, 2016 —
TSO East 2021 December 15, 2021
TSO East 2022 December 14, 2022
TSO East 2023 December 13, 2023
Trisha Paytas The Heartbreak Tour July 1, 2023 —
Travis Scott Circus Maximus Tour October 13, 2023 Teezo Touchdown
October 14, 2023
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Hypnotic Eye Tour September 18, 2014 Steve Winwood
Tool Fear Inoculum Tour November 24, 2019 Killing Joke
Toosii Naujour Tour November 14, 2023 Ari Lennox & Rod Wave
Twenty One Pilots The Bandito Tour June 11, 2019 Bear Hands
Van Halen 2008 North American Tour May 5, 2008 Ryan Shaw
The Who The Who Hits 50! April 21, 2015 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular Winter Jam 2012 January 7, 2012 —
Winter Jam 2014 January 3, 2014
Winter Jam 2015 March 13, 2015
Winter Jam 2016 March 25, 2016
Winter Jam 2017 January 22, 2017
Winter Jam 2018 March 24, 2018
Winter Jam 2019 March 22, 2019
Winter Jam 2022 March 19, 2022
Winter Jam 2023 March 17, 2023
Winter Jam 2024 February 9, 2024
Xscape The Great Xscape Tour December 3, 2018 Tamar Braxton, Monica
Zonnique & June's Diary
List of other events at the arena
Year Event
2000 WWF Summerslam
2002 Stanley Cup Finals
2004 NHL Draft
PBR Built Ford Tough Series Tour
(formerly Bud Light Cup)
2005 Jeopardy! College Championship
2006 MEAC men's basketball tournament
WWE No Mercy
Stanley Cup Finals
2007 MEAC men's basketball tournament
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
first and second round
PBR Built Ford Tough Series Tour
(formerly Bud Light Cup)
2008 MEAC men's basketball tournament
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
first and second round
2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs
2011 National Hockey League All-Star game
2012 WWE Over the Limit
2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
first and second round
2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
first and second round
2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs
2020 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos
2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs
2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Apex Legends Global Series Championship
2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs
League Of Legends Championship Series
2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2029 2029 Summer World University Games

See also

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  • RBC Center Gets New Scoreboard. Retrieved June 7, 2009 from [4]

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