Us Bank Arena Tickets

Situated on the banks of the Ohio River, the US Bank Arena is a venue that is used for multiple purposes. The state of the art center plays host to nearly 125 events annually. This year as well it has a number of sports and music shows lined up. To be a part of these, do get your US Bank Arena tickets booked in time.

When the arena was built in 1975, it was named as Riverfront Coliseum. This was in reference to its location being adjacent to the Riverfront Stadium. The opening night of the facility was marked by the rock concert of The Allman Brothers Band.

The center was home to the Cincinnati Stingers of the World Hockey Association from 1975-1979. Since then, the venue has hosted several minor-league hockey games, tennis tournaments, political rallies and music concerts. The men's basketball team of the University of Cincinnati has played at the arena for the longest duration. They used the venue for twelve years, starting from its inception until 1987. The US Bank Arena underwent an extensive renovation process worth $14,000,000, in 1997. Currently, the prime tenant at the center is the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL. Arenafootball2's Cincinnati Jungle Kats played their record setting single season at the magnificent center.

The venue played host to the World Figure Skating Championship, 1987. It was the site of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments in 1979, 1987, 1988 as well as 1992. The arena was also used for the men's Division I Hockey Frozen Four and NCAA Women's Division Basketball Championship Final Four in 1996 and 1997 respectively. The site also hosted a fraction of the 1981 while entire of the 1992 Horizon League's men's basketball conference tournaments. The Metro conferences in 1978 and 1983 were also held at the venue.

Other prominent events held at the US Bank Arena include WWE Cyber Sunday (2006), WCW Souled Out (2006) and TNA Lockdown (2011). The stadium has also presented a number of WWE Raw and WWE Friday Night SmackDown tapings. UFC 77 headlined by Rich Franklin also took place at the venue in the year 2007. Additionally, the arena has hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 World Choir Games.

The ownership of the US Bank Arena has transferred through many people over the decades. Initially it was owned by Brain and Albert Heekin (1975-1997). Towards the end of the millennium, it was taken over by the Cincinnati Entertainment Associates. The center was bought by Nederlander Entertainment in 2001. They currently run the center in partnership with the Anschutz Entertainment Groups who joined the former in 2011. If you want to attend a enjoyable sports or music event, then you must not waste time in buying the US Bank Arena tickets. The facilities, staff and ambience of the venue only enhance the appeal of the entertainment experience.