Charlotte Spectrum Center
Spectrum Center (formely named the Charlotte Bobcats Arena and Time Warner Cable Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, located in in Charlotte, North Carolina. The arena opened in 2005 and was designed by Ellerbe Becket, Odell Associates, Inc. and The Freelon Group, Inc. architectural companies. The arena's capacity sits anywhere between 4,000 and 20,200, depending on the event. It is owned by the City of Charlotte and operated by Hornets Sports & Entertainment. In 2016, the arena underwent a major renovation which included the installation of the new scoreboard, the installation of retractable auxilary scoreboards in the corner of the upper level and the renovation of the visiting teams locker room, suites and other rooms.
The arena is home to Charlotte Hornets (formely named Bobcats) of NBA and the arena was originally built to host their franchise in the early 2000s. The NBA approoved their application to move the team from New Orleans, but the league promised that the city would get a new team, the Bobcats, under name of which the arena opened. In 2008, the arena announced a naming rights deal with Time Warner Cable, a cable TV provider. Since 2019, it is named Spectrum Arena, after Charter Communications Inc. purchased the naming rights, in accordance with Charter's trade name for its cable services.
Sporting events that took place at the arena include several NBA games, several NCAA games (including NCAA 2008, 2011, 2015 and 2018 tournaments), several CIAA tournaments and a few WNBA and AHL games. WWE also organised a few shows at the arena, including WWE Raw in 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016 and 2018 and WWE SmackDown in 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2017. Musical artists who have performed inside the arena include A Perfect Circle, Bruno Mars, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Ariana Grande, AC/DC, Eagles, Imagine Dragons, Foo Fighters, U2, Lana Del Rey and Blue Man Group. The arena also hosted several Cirque Du Soleil performances, the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular shows and the 2012 Fresh Music Festival. In 2012, American Idol held auditions at the arena for Season 12. A location shoot for the season six finale of One Tree Hill, aired in 2009, was also filmed at the arena.
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Arena address
Spectrum Center
333 East Trade Street
First Ward
Charlotte, NC 28202