Cobo Arena

Cobo Arena is an indoor arena in Detroit, Michigan adjacent to the Cobo Conference Center. Like its namesake convention center, it was named for Albert E. Cobo, Detroit mayor from 1950-57. Constructed in 1960, the arena seats 12,191. It has been the home of the Detroit Pistons of the NBA (from 1961-1978), the Michigan Stags of the WHA (1974-1975), the Detroit Dogs of the American Basketball Association (2000-2001), the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League (along with Joe Louis Arena) from 1990-2001, and the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team (along with Calihan Hall). It is served by the Detroit People Mover's Cobo Center station. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x752, 267 KB)Detroits Cobo Arena lies along the citys riverfront, adjacent to Cobo Hall. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1152x752, 267 KB)Detroits Cobo Arena lies along the citys riverfront, adjacent to Cobo Hall. ... The following is a list of indoor arenas. ... City nickname: The Motor City, Motown Official website: http://www. ... State nickname: The Wolverine State, The Great Lakes State Official languages English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Senators Carl Levin (D) Debbie Stabenow (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² / 250,941 km² 41. ... Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan USA. It is named for Albert E. Cobo, mayor of Detroit from 1950 to 1957. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Detroit Pistons are a National Basketball Association team based in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. ... The National Basketball Association, more popularly known as the NBA, is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Michigan Stags were a hockey team based out of Detroit that played in the World Hockey Association. ... World Hockey Association logo The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Detroit Dogs is an American Basketball Association (ABA) team based in Detroit, Michigan. ... The American Basketball Association (ABA) was founded in 1967 and eventually merged with the National Basketball Association. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Detroit Rockers were an indoor soccer team in the National Professional Soccer League from 1990 to 2001. ... For the NPSL of 1967 see North American Soccer League National Professional Soccer League was a professional indoor soccer league in the USA. It started out as the American Indoor Soccer Association in 1984 but changed its name to the National Professional Soccer League in 1990. ... Joe Louis Arena, a. ... This article is about the year. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... University of Detroit Mercy (4001 W. McNichols Rd. ... Sara Giauro takes a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005 Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... Calihan Hall is a 8,837-seat multi-purpose arena in Detroit, Michigan. ... The Detroit People Mover is a 2. ...

Cobo Arena has served as a venue for concerts for many years. Concert albums of KISS (Alive!) and Bob Seger (Live Bullet) were recorded in the arena. {{Infobox_band | band_name = KISS | image = 1kiss1998. ... Bob Seger Robert Clark Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945 in Detroit) is an American rock musician who achieved his greatest success in the 1970s and 1980s and whose music continues to be influential today. ... Live Bullet is a live album by American rock band Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, released in 1976 (see 1976 in music). ...