The American Bank Center Arena is an indoor arena located adjacent to the American Bank Center Convention Center. The construction of the arena was a joint effort by Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates, Arquitectonica and Gignac & Associates. The venue broke ground on November 3, 2002, and was completed in October 2004. Unique to the area is its split-tiered seating system design. This allows the large venue to have the illusion of a theatre setting. The maximum capacity of the arena is 10,000 for sporting events and concerts. The cost of the project was over $49 million.
Selena Auditoriumedit
The Selena Auditorium opened in 1979, then known as the Bayfront Plaza Auditorium. The venue was the filming location of the Johnny Canales Show. In 1996, the venue was renamed in commemoration of notable resident, Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, whose memorial and public viewing were held at the venue the previous year. It was renovated in 2004 to connect the property to the other buildings in the complex. The maximum capacity is 2,500. The venue is noted for its acoustics and for being "one of the most attended venues for entertainment in the Texas Coastal Bend area".
American Bank Center Convention Centeredit
First opened in 1980 as the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center, it underwent renovation and was renamed American Bank Center Convention Center in November 2004.[1] The convention center consists of five exhibits halls, two ballrooms and 21 meeting rooms. The main ballroom is called the Henry Garrett Ballroom. The South Texas Oilfield Expo was one of the largest patrons of the convention center in 2012.[2]
Eventsedit
On July 19, 2011, Barney, Baby Bop, BJ, and Riff, performed here during Barney Live in Concert - Birthday Bash! which was supposed to be filmed here and released on DVD, but it was never made.
On May 31, 2015, WWE hosted that year's edition of their Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event. In 2019, the arena hosted the December 18 episode of AEW Dynamite.
In 2007, the arena was the site for a controversial event in the WWE. The same day as the scheduled Monday Night Raw taping, professional wrestler Chris Benoitalong with his wife and son were found dead, with the promotion running a tribute show while being unaware of the horrific circumstances surrounding the deaths until the show almost ended.
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American Bank Center
Date when arena opened
American Bank Center requires bigger deposit than originally thought
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american, bank, center, entertainment, complex, located, corpus, christi, texas, complex, consists, auditorium, convention, center, arena, facility, hosts, numerous, conventions, trade, shows, exhibitions, live, performances, sporting, events, home, corpus, ch. The American Bank Center is an entertainment complex located in Corpus Christi Texas The complex consists of an auditorium convention center and arena The facility hosts numerous conventions trade shows exhibitions live performances and sporting events It is home to the Corpus Christi IceRays Tier II Jr A ice hockey team and the Texas A amp M Corpus Christi Islanders men s and women s NCAA basketball teams It is owned by the city of Corpus Christi and managed by ASM Global American Bank CenterFormer namesBayfront Plaza 1978 2004 Address1901 North Shoreline BoulevardCorpus Christi Texas 78401Coordinates27 48 26 42 N 97 23 36 82 W 27 8073389 N 97 3935611 W 27 8073389 97 3935611OwnerCity of Corpus Christi operated by Oak View Group TypeEntertainment complexCapacity10 000 arena 2 500 Selena Auditorium ConstructionOpened1978Renovated2002 2005TenantsTexas A amp M Corpus Christi Islanders NCAA 2004 present Corpus Christi Rayz IceRays CHL 2004 2010 Corpus Christi Sharks AF2 2007 2009 Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL 2010 present Corpus Christi Fury UIFL XLIF AIF 2013 2016 Hurricane Alley Roller Derby WFTDA 2015 present Corpus Christi Rage NAL 2017 Corpus Christi Tritons AIF 2024 present Websitehttp www americanbankcenter com Contents 1 Facilities 1 1 American Bank Center Arena 1 2 Selena Auditorium 1 3 American Bank Center Convention Center 2 Events 2 1 Professional wrestling 2 1 1 Chris Benoit double murder and suicide 3 See also 4 ReferencesFacilities editAmerican Bank Center Arena edit The American Bank Center Arena is an indoor arena located adjacent to the American Bank Center Convention Center The construction of the arena was a joint effort by Thompson Ventulett Stainback amp Associates Arquitectonica and Gignac amp Associates The venue broke ground on November 3 2002 and was completed in October 2004 Unique to the area is its split tiered seating system design This allows the large venue to have the illusion of a theatre setting The maximum capacity of the arena is 10 000 for sporting events and concerts The cost of the project was over 49 million Selena Auditorium edit The Selena Auditorium opened in 1979 then known as the Bayfront Plaza Auditorium The venue was the filming location of the Johnny Canales Show In 1996 the venue was renamed in commemoration of notable resident Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla Perez whose memorial and public viewing were held at the venue the previous year It was renovated in 2004 to connect the property to the other buildings in the complex The maximum capacity is 2 500 The venue is noted for its acoustics and for being one of the most attended venues for entertainment in the Texas Coastal Bend area American Bank Center Convention Center edit First opened in 1980 as the Bayfront Plaza Convention Center it underwent renovation and was renamed American Bank Center Convention Center in November 2004 1 The convention center consists of five exhibits halls two ballrooms and 21 meeting rooms The main ballroom is called the Henry Garrett Ballroom The South Texas Oilfield Expo was one of the largest patrons of the convention center in 2012 2 Events editOn July 19 2011 Barney Baby Bop BJ and Riff performed here during Barney Live in Concert Birthday Bash which was supposed to be filmed here and released on DVD but it was never made EliteXC Renegade was held at the arena in 2007 and WEC 39 in 2009 Professional wrestling edit On May 31 2015 WWE hosted that year s edition of their Elimination Chamber pay per view event In 2019 the arena hosted the December 18 episode of AEW Dynamite Chris Benoit double murder and suicide edit See also Chris Benoit double murder and suicide In 2007 the arena was the site for a controversial event in the WWE The same day as the scheduled Monday Night Raw taping professional wrestler Chris Benoit along with his wife and son were found dead with the promotion running a tribute show while being unaware of the horrific circumstances surrounding the deaths until the show almost ended See also editList of NCAA Division I basketball arenasReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to American Bank Center Official Website of the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi TX Arena History www americanbankcenter com Archived from the original on 2015 05 12 Retrieved 2017 03 09 Smith Mike September 20 2012 South Texas Oilfield Expo draws thousands of oil and gas insiders to Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Caller Times Retrieved January 18 2014 American Bank Center Date when arena opened American Bank Center requires bigger deposit than originally thought Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Bank Center amp oldid 1215413845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
