Multi-purpose arena in Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Dickies Arena is a 14,000-seat multipurpose American arena, located within the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.[2] The venue hosted a public ribbon cutting on October 26, 2019. The first event held was a Twenty One Pilots concert on November 8, 2019.
The facility is the result of a public-private partnership between Fort Worth, Tarrant County, the state of Texas, and a group of private-sector participants, including foundations, individuals, and organizations. The arena was designed by the 2015 Driehaus Prize winner David M. Schwarz[3] and is owned by Fort Worth and managed by the not-for-profit Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth (MAFW).
It hosts concerts, sporting events, and family entertainment, and serves as the home of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association’s Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo and Xtreme Bulls since 2020 and was the home of the Professional Bull Riders World Finals in 2022 and 2023. The Fort Worth Stock Show and other equestrian events are held at the adjacent Will Rogers Memorial Center.
Naming
On April 18, 2017 as part of the "Let The Dirt Fly" groundbreaking ceremony, MAFW and Dickies announced a surprise partnership that established Dickies as the naming rights partner for the venue. The Fort Worth-based company is the world's leading performance workwear brand.[4]
Seating
With a wide variety of seating configurations, the arena is able to accommodate many styles of events. There will be 3 standard levels: plaza level (100-sections), suite and loge box level, and gallery level (200-sections); and 1 additional with floor seating.
Acoustics
While in the design phase, Dickies Arena was built with the intent of having the sound of a concert hall. Great care was given to minimize or eliminate "echo." [citation needed]
Center-hung scoreboard
Dickies Arena has the second-largest, continuous 360-degree screen in North America. The scoreboard extends past the width of the basketball court.
The board measures 105 feet across and 26 feet tall.
There are 1.2 million LEDs[clarification needed] installed on the board.
Events
Concerts
Cancelled shows
Sports
- The arena hosted its first Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live show on November 15 & 16, 2019.
- TCU hosted the first sporting event in Dickies Arena with a non-conference basketball game against USC on December 6, 2019.[7]
- Since 2020, Dickies Arena has been home to the rodeo section of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
- 2021 and 2022 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship
- The American Athletic Conference will host its annual American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament[8] (2020, 2021, 2022) and American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament[9] (2021, 2022) at Dickies Arena.
- Dickies Arena hosted first and second-round games during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[10]
- On July 22, 2020, the National Lacrosse League announced it would be expanding to Fort Worth for the 2021–22 season, playing its home games at Dickies Arena.[11]
- The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) hosted a regular-season Unleash the Beast Series event at Dickies Arena on August 29 and 30, 2020.[12] The event returned on August 28 and 29, 2021.[13] In 2022 and 2023, Dickies Arena served as the home of the PBR World Finals, now held every May after taking place for many years in the autumn in Las Vegas, Nevada.[14][15][16] Also since 2022, Dickies Arena has been a home venue of the PBR's Texas Rattlers during the PBR Team Series season held every summer through autumn.
- On March 20, 2021, Boxing hosted Vergil Ortiz Jr. vs Maurice Hooker. Ortiz Jr won by 7th round TKO to win the WBO International welterweight title.
- On July 18, 2021, WWE presented the 2021 Money in the Bank pay-per-view event from Dickies Arena, making it the first WWE pay-per-view to take place outside of Florida since the 2020 Elimination Chamber event prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- From August 4 through August 14, Dickies Arena hosted the 2022 Rocket League World Championship, a premier Esports tournament.[17]
- From October 31 through November 7, Dickies Arena hosted the 2022 WTA Finals.[18]
- Dickies Arena will host the CrossFit Games from August 8 through August 11, 2024.
- The arena will host the 2024 Fortnite Championship Series Global Championship on September 7 and 8, 2024.
References
- ^ David Ajamy (October 23, 2019). "Photo tour: Inside the new Dickies Arena in Fort Worth". Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "The Arena". dickiesarena.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
- ^ "Dickies Arena Architect Sees His Work in Action for Rodeo". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Fort Worth arena project lands Dickies naming rights deal". Dallas News. April 18, 2017.
- ^ lafferlauren (2020-05-19). "Rascal Flatts Cancel 2020 Farewell Life Is A Highway Tour". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Camila Cabello - The Romance Tour - CANCELLED". Dickies Arena. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ^ "Dickies Arena's inaugural basketball game to feature TCU and USC". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ "Fort Worth to host 2020-2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships". American Athletic Conference. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "Dickies Arena To Host 2021, 2022 Women's Basketball Championships". American Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "New Fort Worth Arena to host NCAA Tournament games in 2022". WFAA. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
- ^ "National Lacrosse League announces first-ever expansion into the state of Texas". National Lacrosse League.
- ^ PBR Back to Work, presented by O'Reilly: revised PBR schedule for second half of 2020 premier series revealed
- ^ "PBR Iron Cowboy 2021". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "PBR World Finals Moving to Fort Worth in 2022". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Inaugural PBR World Finals in Dickies Arena". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Results of 2023 PBR World Finals". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "Rocket League Championship". Dickies Arena. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
- ^ "2022 edition of WTA Finals to be held in Fort Worth, Texas" (Press release). Women's Tennis Association. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
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