Richmond Coliseum
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Richmond Coliseum is an arena in Richmond, Virginia where the Richmond Renegades and the Richmond Bandits play. It is also the venue for various large concerts. The arena opened in 1971 and holds 13,500 people. A small fire occurred there in 1997, shutting it down for repairs.
The Richmond Coliseum was also the former home of the American Basketball Association (1967-1976) professional basketball franchise Virginia Squires. The Squires played there (in addition to the Roanoke Civic Center, Norfolk Scope and Hampton Coliseum; all within the state of Virginia) from 1971 to 1976.
The Colonial Athletic Association men's and women's (NCAA) collegiate basketball tournament has been contested at the Richmond Coliseum, since 1990. On March 1, 2006 a deal was signed to keep the tournament in Richmond until 2012.
As John Paul Jones Arena does not open until 2006, the Richmond Coliseum is currently the largest sports arena in Virginia. The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams, men's basketball team, used to play there until the 7,500-seat Stuart C. Siegel Center on the VCU campus, opened in 1999.
The Coliseum also serves as the home for the NCAA basketball conference tournaments for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
It hosted the 15th WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1997 will host WWE Armageddon in December 2006.
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