Tingley Coliseum Tickets

Tingley Coliseum
It is hard for any citizen of New Mexico or Albuquerque not to visit the Tingley Coliseum at least once in lifetime. This popular events venue attracts visitors even from other nearby areas and also the tourists who visit New Mexico.

Celebration, culture, entertainment, music, sports, recreation and everything in between; the venue is a one-stop destination for everything fun in New Mexico.

Tingley Coliseum is among those rare entertainment venues that hosts the biggest shows, most exciting games and play host to the biggest stars. Opened in 1957, Tingley Coliseum was constructed as the hosting venue for New Mexico State Fair.

The name was given in the honor of Governor Tingley as he was one of the key figures who convinced President Franklin Roosevelt to grant funds for its construction.

The idea behind Tingley Coliseum was to build a multi-purpose arena in the middle of Albuquerque which can host annual State Fair and other live events. Today, Tingley Coliseum is doing just that with much more style and grandeur than ever before.

A fully-facilitated facility, Tingley Coliseum can easily host a variety of events ranging from sports and rodeos to concerts and fairs. It is also used for some civic gatherings. With its retractable performance stage, the venue can be made ready for different events in no time.

The stage is set only for music events while it is elevated in to the ceiling for sport and rodeos. The high-point of Tingley Coliseum is its great presentations. The 11,571 seating capacity sometimes fall short to the mammoth crowd the venue attracts during these events.

The New Mexico State Fair tops the list of Tingley"s most anticipated events as it brings the best artists from around the world who entertain their fans here. Sports freaks simply go mad at the Tingley as the venue hosts regular sporting events of unlimited fun.

It is home to the darlings of New Mexico, namely Albuquerque Thunderbirds who play in the NBA Development League. The basketball fanatics gather here to watch them competing with other major teams. The venue also hosts WWE, Monster Jam, horse shows, rodeos and other related events.

Previously, it has hosted events like International Arabian Horse show, National Team Roping Championships and Miss USA pageant. When it comes to music, Tingley Coliseum is simply the best.

Whatever you prefer to listen; pop, rock, country, jazz or something else, you can be assured that your favorite singer or band will perform at Tingley. The venue holds the pride of hosting many sold out concerts of the biggest musical acts.

Over the years, Tingley Coliseum has hosted the likes of Elton John, Tina Turner, Linkin Park, Metallica, Cher, Tool, Steve McQueen, Antonio Banderas, Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, the Neville Brothers, Red Skelton, ZZ Top, Roy Orbison, KISS concerts and many other outstanding music acts.

If the performance history is impressive, the future would be simply fantastic for the Tingley Coliseum as it is all set to host world-class events of different nature.

So make sure to catch some entertaining family events, Thunderbirds games and your hot-favorite artists when they will next rock the Tingley Coliseum with dazzling performances.