Greensboro Complex

Other notable sporting events include the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four in 1974 and the East Regionals in 1976, 1979, and 1998.It would also see The Blue Room demolished to make way for a small arena in the Exhibition Hall (now called the Special Events Center).[4] The venue reopened on December 28, 1993, for the "Reunion Classic", a men's basketball game between the UCLA Bruins and NC State Wolfpack.The Coliseum and the newly expanded exhibition hall did not meet state and city building codes nor fire regulations, because of incomplete construction.In 2011, the complex added three additional venues: the White Oak Amphitheatre, the Greensboro Aquatic Center, and the ACC Hall of Champions.Rock band Phish set the attendance record for a concert at the Coliseum on March 1, 2003, with 23,642 attendees.The music festival has featured prominent artists in the hip hop community including LL Cool J, Soulja Boy, Ludacris, Ja Rule, Plies, Nas, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Travis Porter and the Ying Yang Twins.Presidential candidate Barack Obama held a town hall meeting on March 26, 2008, to a full house.Guilford County native Fantasia Barrino gave her first concert, in her home state, during her Back to Me Tour on November 18, 2010.In its current state, the 167,000-square-foot (15,500 m2) center "includes three exhibition halls, a 4,500-seat mini-arena and eight meeting rooms...."[18] The arena is often used for musical performances during the Central Carolina Fair.Opening in 1958 as the "Town Hall Auditorium", the Odeon Theatre is a small venue primarily used for community events.The newest addition to the complex, the White Oak Amphitheatre is the first outdoor venue for the Triad area.[20] The amphitheatre is expected to operate from April to October, hosting community, comedy and musical events.[21][22] The Novant Health Fieldhouse is a standalone exhibition hall adjacent to the Special Events Center.To accommodate the team, the Novant Health Fieldhouse was renovated with a permanent roof, locker room, and seating for 2,118.It features numerous exhibits including an interactive broadcast booth, memorabilia, a video globe and school mascots.[29] Subjected to ticket price increases and unwilling to support a team that was destined for Raleigh, Greensboro hockey fans rarely filled the arena for Hurricane games.During the 1998–99 season, the team curtained off most of the upper deck for home games in an effort to artificially create scarcity in the ticket market, force would-be attendees to purchase higher-priced tickets, and hide what national media mocked as "green acres" of empty seats.After the deal fell through, Bill Black tried to sell shares to the public in a final attempt to bring the Monarchs back to Greensboro.The Generals competed in the arena until 2004, when they were terminated by the ECHL due to poor performance and lackluster support from the community.[31] Increased operating expenses from the ECHL Players Union and overhead costs as a result of recent Coliseum renovations significantly affected the Generals' ability to promote within the community.After the Generals folded, the complex saw a significant revenue drop in local advertising and to this day, the Coliseum operations must be supplemented with nearly $2 million a year from the city government.The Atlantic Coast Conference has held their men's basketball tournament at the Coliseum 26 times since 1967, the most of any venue.Since 2010, the UNC Greensboro Spartans men's basketball team has played at the Coliseum, having moved there from the smaller Fleming Gymnasium on the campus of UNCG.[36] During the 2021–22 NBA G League season, the Coliseum served as one of the temporary home arenas for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México during their inaugural season at the NBA G League despite also being temporarily stationed at Fort Worth, Texas at the time due to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.[39] The Coliseum has hosted many events over time, including Monster Jam, Arenacross, the PBR, High School Musical: The Concert, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and large-scale religious gatherings.[40] Greensboro Coliseum has had a wide history with hosting professional wrestling going back to the territorial days of Jim Crockett Promotions.Sting wrestled his retirement match at this event where he and Darby Allin retained the AEW World Tag Team Championships.