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The CityBank Coliseum (formerly the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum) is a 7,050-seat multi-purpose arena in Lubbock, Texas. The Coliseum serves as home to the Lubbock Cotton Kings Ice hockey team, and the Texas Tech Ice Hockey team, and will, in 2007, be home to the Lubbock Renegades af2 arena football team. ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... Nickname: Hub City Location within the state of Texas Coordinates: County Lubbock County Mayor David Miller Area    - City 297. ... The Lubbock Cotton Kings are a minor-league ice hockey team based in Lubbock, Texas. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... A team comprises any group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... The Lubbock Renegades an af2 team scheduled to begin play in 2007. ... af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... Arena football is a sport invented by Jim Foster, a former executive of the United States Football League and the National Football League. ...


During the 1971-1972 American Basketball Association season, the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum served as a sometimes home court for the then-named Texas Chaparrals, a one-year experiment by the Dallas Chaparrals to expand their appeal to a state-wide audience. The Chaparrals eventually became the San Antonio Spurs of the American Basketball Association and later of the NBA. For information about the ABA that began in 2000 see American Basketball Association (21st century). ... Texas Chaparrals were member of the American Basketball Association during the 1970-71 season. ... Dallas Chaparrals were a charter member of the American Basketball Association, later becoming the San Antonio Spurs and joining the NBA. The Dallas Chaparrals were a charter member of the ABA in 1967. ... The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. ... For information about the ABA that began in 2000 see American Basketball Association (21st century). ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...


Many events formerly held at the Coliseum, such as Texas Tech basketball and the ABC Rodeo, have since moved to the newer United Spirit Arena on the other side of the Texas Tech University Campus. United Spirit Arena is a 15,020-seat multi-purpose arena in Lubbock, Texas. ...


CityBank Coliseum shares a parking lot with Texas Tech's Jones AT&T Stadium, where the Texas Tech Red Raiders play football. Jones AT&T Stadium is a stadium in Lubbock, Texas. ...


During the 1980s, the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum was a popular stop for touring rock bands. Tickets at the time were between $12 and $13. Sammy Hagar began his VOA tour with a Coliseum show in 1984. KISS kicked off the 1990 Hot in the Shade tour in the Coliseum. Major concert tours have since moved to United Spirit Arena, but the Coliseum still hosts concerts with capacity of up to 8,728. It has a 60-by-40-foot portable stage and two video screens as well as three dressing rooms. Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947 in Monterey, California, USA), better known as Sammy Hagar, (aka The Red Rocker) is a U.S. rock guitarist, singer, composer and former member of Van Halen, and of the early 70s rock band Montrose. ... Kiss (sometimes typeset KISS, to fit the official logo) is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ...


Adjacent is the 2,821-seat Lubbock Municipal Auditorium, used for stage shows, concerts and other special events and featuring a 96-by-45-foot permanent stage and eight dressing rooms.


Both facilities share the same concession stands.


Recently, the naming rights were sold to local financial organization CityBank.


External link

  • Official webpage
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