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The '''Bank of Oklahoma Center''', also known as the '''BOK Center''', is a multi-purpose arena located in the downtown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the USA. Opened in 2008, it was designed by late Argentin architect César Pelli, whose notable designs include the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Brookfield Place (World Financial Center) in New York City, amongst others. The BOK Center is the flagship project in Tulsa County's development initiative called Vision 2025. The arena is operated by SMG and is named after Bank of Oklahoma of the BOK Financial Corporation. The arena's maximum capacity sits at around 19,199. | The '''Bank of Oklahoma Center''', also known as the '''BOK Center''', is a multi-purpose arena located in the downtown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the USA. Opened in 2008, it was designed by late Argentin architect César Pelli, whose notable designs include the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Brookfield Place (World Financial Center) in New York City, amongst others. The BOK Center is the flagship project in Tulsa County's development initiative called Vision 2025. The arena is operated by SMG and is named after Bank of Oklahoma of the BOK Financial Corporation. The arena's maximum capacity sits at around 19,199. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:13, 20 April 2020
The Bank of Oklahoma Center, also known as the BOK Center, is a multi-purpose arena located in the downtown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the USA. Opened in 2008, it was designed by late Argentin architect César Pelli, whose notable designs include the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the Brookfield Place (World Financial Center) in New York City, amongst others. The BOK Center is the flagship project in Tulsa County's development initiative called Vision 2025. The arena is operated by SMG and is named after Bank of Oklahoma of the BOK Financial Corporation. The arena's maximum capacity sits at around 19,199.
The BOK Center is designed primarily for basketball, hockey, arena football and concert events. It was former home to Tulsa Oilers of ECHL, Tulsa Talons of AFL and Tulsa Shock of WNBA. Sporting events that took place inside the arena include the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championships, many NBA preseason games and the 2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament. Musical acts who performed inside the arena include Paul McCartney, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Tool, The 1975, Depeche Mode, Billie Eilish, Def Leppard, Twenty One Pilots, The Black Keys, One Direction, Metallica, AC/DC and more. Other events that took place inside the arena include, among others, The Price is Right Live, Cirque du Soleil's OVO and Sesame Street Live.
Muse appearances
Arena address
Bank of Oklahoma Center
200 South Denver Avenue West
Downtown
Tulsa, OK 74103