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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox venue Credit Union 1 Arena (previously known as UIC Pavilion) is a multi-purpose arena located at 525 S. Racine Avenue on the Near West Side in Chicago, Illinois. It opened in 1982.

Description and history

Credit Union 1 Arena is located on the campus of the University of Illinois Chicago. Originally named the UIC Pavilion, it opened in 1982, and was renovated in 2001. The arena is rented for many functions and concerts. It is accessible from the CTA Blue Line Racine stop, located one block north of the Pavilion. It is also accessible from the #7 Harrison Bus and the #60 Blue Island/26th Bus. It also hosted UIC's ice hockey team when they competed in the CCHA as well as the 1984, 1999, and 2000 Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament.

Credit Union 1 Arena is home to the UIC Flames basketball team and the former home of the Chicago Sky WNBA team. It is the home of the Chicago Smash of World TeamTennis and Windy City Rollers of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[1] From 2004 to 2006 it also housed the Chicago Storm Major Indoor Soccer League team before they moved into the newly constructed Sears Centre. The UIC Pavilion was the home arena for Jim Crockett Promotions and WCW Wrestling in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was the site of three PPV events: Starrcade 87, Chi-Town Rumble and Halloween Havoc 90. When used as a concert venue the arena seats up to 10,075 for end-stage shows, 7,924 for Шаблон:Frac-house shows, and 5,878 for Шаблон:Frac-house shows. The venue continues to be a regular host for major rock concerts, including notable sets from Green DayШаблон:Cn to Phish.[2]

In 2016, it was the home the Chicago Eagles of Champions Indoor Football.[3] However, the team went on hiatus for the 2017 season.

In 2018, UIC signed a 15-year naming rights agreement with Credit Union 1, a credit union based in Illinois, and renamed the venue from UIC Pavilion to Credit Union 1 Arena.[4]

Notable events

1980s

1990s

2000s

  • October 31, 2001: Rock band Widespread Panic held their annual Halloween show at the arena, delighting crowds with first time covers of Frank Zappa's "Joes Garage" and The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion".
  • October 12, 2003: Members of the US national men's and women's gymnastics teams participated at an show at the arena.[8]
  • November 24, 2006: Comedy rock duo Tenacious D performed at the arena in their The Pick of Destiny Tour, with Neil Hamburger opening.
  • October 3 – November 3, 2007: The arena hosted the 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships, the largest championship in the organization's history.
  • April 25, 2009: The arena held WEC 40, televised as WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki (2009).

2010s

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Demonstrators outside the arena protesting a scheduled Trump rally on March 11, 2016.

2020s

See also

References

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External links

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