Blue Arena

Blue Arena
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	Exterior of venue (c.2008)
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Former names	Budweiser Events Center (2003–2023)
Address	5290 Arena Cir
Location	Loveland, Colorado
Owner	Larimer County
Operator	OVG360
Capacity	7,500; Sports capacity Basketball: 6,000; Hockey: 5,300;
Construction
Broke ground	August 26, 2002
Opened	September 20, 2003
Construction cost	$28 million; ($36.8 million in 2021 dollars)
Architect	PBK Architects; Bullock Smith & Partners; Kenney & Associates Inc.;
Structural engineer	KL&A, Inc.
Services engineer	US Engineering; Nolte Associates;
General contractor	Neenan Construction
Main contractors	Delta Construction
Tenants
	Colorado Eagles (CHL/ECHL/AHL) (2003–present); Colorado Chill (NWBL) (2004–2006); Colorado Lightning (PASL) (2008–2009); Colorado Ice/Crush (IFL) (2009–2017); Denver Dream/Denver Rush (LFL/X League) (2017–2019, 2022–present); Colorado Spartans (NAL) (2024–present)
Website
	Venue Website

The Blue Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Loveland, Colorado,^[5] 55 mi (89 km) northeast of Denver. It has 24 luxury suites, 777 club seats and^[1] 6,800 general admission seats. The arena is located on The Ranch Events Complex (formerly the Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) and is owned by Larimer County, Colorado. The facility and ticket sales are managed by OVG360^[5] (a division of Oak View Group). It is home to the AHL Colorado Eagles ice hockey team and is the former home of the Colorado Lightning indoor soccer team, the Colorado Chill women's basketball team, and the Denver Dream women's football team. It was also home to the Colorado Ice/Crush indoor football team from 2007 until 2017 and will serve as home of the Colorado Spartans starting in 2024.

History

Construction was completed and doors opened for the first event on September 20, 2003, with a sold-out exhibition hockey game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Florida Panthers.

The Colorado Eagles established a new record for minor league professional hockey^{[citation needed]} with their 145th consecutive regular-season sellout, set on January 12, 2008, in a victory vs. rival Rocky Mountain Rage. Including playoff games, the Eagles had sold out 181 consecutive games total – every single game during their first 4½ years of operation.^{[citation needed]}

Starting on October 1, 2023, Budweiser Events Center will be changing its name to Blue Arena after Budweiser's contract expired and Blue Federal Credit Union was awarded the contract. ^[6]

Notable events

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The Events Center has played host to: musicians Widespread Panic, David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Yes, and ZZ Top; comedians Bill Cosby, Ron White, Carlos Mencia, Gabriel Iglesias & Larry the Cable Guy; as well as Cirque Du Soleil, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice, The Wiggles, Sesame Street Live, and The Harlem Globetrotters.

References

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External links

Budweiser Events Center Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
Loveland Chamber of Commerce

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150px
Exterior of venue (c.2008)
Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Location within Colorado##Location within the United States
Former names	Budweiser Events Center (2003–2023)
Address	5290 Arena Cir
Location	Loveland, Colorado
Owner	Larimer County
Operator	OVG360
Capacity	7,500 Sports capacity^[1] Basketball: 6,000 Hockey: 5,300
Broke ground	August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)^[2]
Opened	September 20, 2003 (2003-09-20)
Construction cost	$28 million ($36.8 million in 2021 dollars^[3])
Architect	PBK Architects Bullock Smith & Partners Kenney & Associates Inc. ^[1]^[4]
Structural engineer	KL&A, Inc.^[4]
Services engineer	US Engineering Nolte Associates ^[1]
General contractor	Neenan Construction^[1]
Main contractors	Delta Construction^[1]
Tenants
Colorado Eagles (CHL/ECHL/AHL) (2003–present) Colorado Chill (NWBL) (2004–2006) Colorado Lightning (PASL) (2008–2009) Colorado Ice/Crush (IFL) (2009–2017) Denver Dream/Denver Rush (LFL/X League) (2017–2019, 2022–present) Colorado Spartans (NAL) (2024–present)
Website
Venue Website