North Charleston Coliseum, Entertainment arena in North Charleston, United States.
The North Charleston Coliseum is an indoor sports and entertainment venue with approximately 13,000 seats designed for various types of events. The facility also includes a performing arts center and connects to a large convention center complex.
Planning began in 1985, when a city study found North Charleston could support a venue of more than 10,000 seats; McNair Realty donated 30 acres of its Centre Pointe tract for the site. Odell Associates designed the arena, McDevitt and Street built it from April 1991, and it opened on 29 January 1993. A $21 million renovation by Ellerbe Becket expanded the north and south entrances between 2010 and 2012.
The arena's name comes from the city that built it, and its schedule mixes minor-league hockey with touring concerts and televised events. In 2000 Kiss played what was billed as their final show with the original lineup here, and drummer Peter Criss smashed his kit over contract disputes. Presidential debates were held on the same floor in 2012 and 2016.
The complex sits on the access road to Charleston International Airport, so allow extra time when flights are busy. The arena holds up to 14,500 people, with 11,000 fixed seats and 3,500 movable ones. Renovations between 2010 and 2012 widened the north and south entrances and added about 40 concession stands and kiosks.
Construction began in April 1991 without any ice-making equipment; after the ECHL pre-approved a North Charleston franchise in April 1992, the city council voted $879,000 for an ice rink, and the Stingrays have played there since the 1993–94 season.
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