Addition Financial Arena

{{Infobox venue

| name = Addition Financial Arena

| nickname = "The Dungeon"{{cite web|url=http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/2.10659/knights-welcome-struggling-hatters-to-ucf-dungeon-1.1433539|title=Knights welcome struggling Hatters to UCF Dungeon|publisher=Central Florida Future|access-date=July 27, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708133035/http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/2.10659/knights-welcome-struggling-hatters-to-ucf-dungeon-1.1433539|archive-date=July 8, 2011|df=mdy-all}}

| logo_image = Addition Financial Arena Logo.svg

| image = File:Addition Financial Arena (48655783447) (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 250px

| fullname =

| former_names = CFE Arena {{small|(2013–2019)}}
UCF Arena {{small|(2007–2013)}}
UCF Convocation Center {{small|(planning/construction)}}

| image_map =

| address = 12777 Gemini Blvd N

| location = Orlando, Florida, U.S.

| coordinates = {{Coord|28.6068|-81.1976|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground = 2006

| opened = {{Start date|2007|09|08}}

| owner = University of Central Florida

| operator = Spectra Experiences{{cite web |url=http://www.global-spectrum.com/default.asp?lnopt=4&sn1opt=4&sn2opt=7&month=7&year=2009&newsID=0|title=Global Spectrum – University of Central Florida CFE Arena, Orlando, Florida|publisher=Global Spectrum|access-date=July 27, 2009}}

| surface = Multi-surface

| cost = $107 million{{cite web|url=http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/facilities/convocation-center.html|title=UCF Convocation Center|publisher=UCF Athletics Association|access-date=July 27, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090817222856/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/facilities/convocation-center.html|archive-date=August 17, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
{{small|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|107000000|2006}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}}

| architect = HOK Sport Venue Event{{cite web|url=http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/ot/new-arena-dev.html |title=CFE Arena Bio |publisher=UCF Athletics Association |access-date=July 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212120/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/ot/new-arena-dev.html |archive-date=July 8, 2011 }}{{cite web|url=http://portfolio.populous.com/projects/unicfarena.html|title=University of Central Florida Convocation Center|access-date=August 5, 2010|publisher=Populous|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119163210/http://portfolio.populous.com/projects/unicfarena.html|archive-date=January 19, 2010|url-status=dead}}

| structural engineer = Bliss & Nyitray, Inc.

| services engineer = Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.{{cite web |title=UCF Convocation Center Orlando, FL|url=http://www.randallmechanical.com/#!completed-projects/clw2|publisher=Randall Mechanical, Inc.|access-date=February 11, 2015}}

| general_contractor = KUD International

| capacity = Sports{{cite web|url=http://www.cfearena.com/pdf/CFE_Arena_Promoters_Guide_2018.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329115849/http://www.cfearena.com/pdf/CFE_Arena_Promoters_Guide_2018.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2019|title=THE CFE ARENA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA PROMOTER'S GUIDE|publisher=UCF Athletics Association|access-date=July 27, 2009}}
MMA/Boxing: 10,000
Basketball: 9,432 {{Collapsible list|expand=|framestyle=|titlestyle=|title=Concerts|liststyle=|hlist=|bullets=|General admission: 8,067|Half House: 5,195|End Stage 180: 7,919|End Stage 220: 8,483|End Stage 270: 9,322|End Stage 360: 9,830}}

| tenants = UCF Knights {{small|(NCAA) (2007–present)}}
Orlando Fantasy {{small|(LFL) (2010)}}
Orlando Predators {{small|(AFL) (2014)}}
Florida Mutineers {{small|(CDL) (2020–2023)}}
Central Florida Crusaders {{small|(NISL) (2022–present)}}
Orlando Valkyries {{small|(PVF) (2024–present)}}

| website = {{URL|additionfiarena.com}}

| publictransit = UCF Transit Center, File:LYNX transportation logo.svg

}}

Addition Financial Arena (formerly known as CFE Arena and UCF Arena) is a sports and entertainment arena located near Orlando in Orange County, Florida, United States, on the main campus of the University of Central Florida. It was constructed beginning in 2006 as a replacement for the original UCF arena, and as a part of Knights Plaza. The arena is home to the UCF Knights men's and women's basketball teams. The arena also hosted the annual Science Olympiad in 2012 and 2014.

The arena is {{convert|252000|sqft|m2|sigfig=2}} and boasts a capacity of over 9,400 for basketball, and has 17 luxury suites. As of January 2022, the attendance record for the arena is 10,011, the arena's first and only ever sellout crowd, for a March 22, 2017 NIT Quarterfinals matchup with the Illinois Fighting Illini. The arena can be configured for concerts, family events, musical theatre, commencements, and other stage shows and sporting events. Local high schools often host graduations at the arena. One of UCF's biggest events, Knight-Thon, is also held at the arena. The fundraiser is a dance marathon which raises money for Children's Miracle Network. The Addition Financial Arena is owned by the university, and is managed by Oak View Group.

Original arena

The arena was originally built in 1991 with a capacity of 5,100 and was home to men's basketball, women's basketball, and volleyball, and was also used for events such as concerts and commencements. It has hosted the Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournament three times, in 1994, 1995, and 2002. The last basketball game played in the original facility was on March 3, 2007, when the UCF men's team beat the East Carolina Pirates, 77–64, in Conference USA play.

While basketball moved into the new arena, the men's and women's volleyball teams continue to play their regular-season games at the Venue.

The Venue's upper deck also serves as the Men's and Woman's basketball teams' practice facility courts.

History

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A new arena was built 2007, as part of a larger project to create an athletic village known as Knights Plaza. The new arena, built in the space in front of the original arena, is double the seating capacity of its predecessor, including 7,479 fixed standard seats, 500 club seats, 1,328 retractable seats, 188 disabled seats, 16 luxury suites (seating capacity 192, total capacity 256), two party suites (total capacity 60) and loge box seating for 64. According to the promoters' guide, the new arena has a basketball capacity of 9,465, and can hold up to 10,072 for concert events. The student section has been dubbed the "Knightmare."

The new arena was completed in September 2007 and is the home to both the men's and women's basketball teams. This expansion made the Addition Financial Arena the second largest arena complex in Orlando. Beginning in 2008, the grounds around arena hosted "Light Up UCF", a holiday celebration that features an outdoor ice skating rink. For the event, the arena is decorated with thousands of lights that are synchronized to holiday music.[http://www.ucfarena.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=55&Itemid=101 Light Up UCF] information page

In October 2008, the Addition Financial Arena was home to one of the largest Presidential Debate Watch Parties ever. On the front lawn of the arena the Presidential Debate was projected onto a large inflatable movie screen while a Lupe Fiasco concert was taking place inside the arena. The Presidential Debate, which was the final debate of the election, was then replayed for the thousands of attendees as they were leaving the concert. Lupe Fiasco actually acknowledged that the debate would be shown after the show and encouraged the attendees to stay and watch it because of the significance of the election.

In 2010, the Legends Football League team Orlando Fantasy played at the arena. In 2014, it served as the home of the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League.

On May 18–19, 2012, the arena hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2012 Science Olympiad National Tournament.

In addition to its use as a basketball arena, the arena is regularly used to host other events on campus, including career fairs, graduation ceremonies, concerts, and public speakers. Addition Financial Arena has increasingly been used in recent years as an alternative to the much larger Kia Center in downtown Orlando.

Professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling held an episode of their weekly television show AEW Dynamite at the arena on October 23, 2021. AEW would return to the arena to hold three shows in a three day span, March 4, 2022 to March 6, 2022. AEW held an episode of their other weekly show AEW Rampage, a fan fest, and then their PPV AEW Revolution {{Cite web|last=Ounpraseuth|first=Jason|date=October 23, 2021|title=AEW Saturday Night Dynamite Results: Cody Rhodes Vs. Malakai Black III|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/10/aew-saturday-night-dynamite-live-coverage-cody-rhodes-vs-malakai-black-iii/|url-status=live|access-date=December 16, 2021|website=Wrestling Inc.|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024003458/https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2021/10/aew-saturday-night-dynamite-live-coverage-cody-rhodes-vs-malakai-black-iii/ |archive-date=October 24, 2021 }} In December 2024 AEW Worlds End will be held at the arena.

=Naming=

UCF expressed interest numerous times in selling the naming rights to the arena. At one point, AirTran Airways was in negotiations to purchase naming rights, but no agreement was ever reached. On May 22, 2013, the UCF Board of Trustees officially announced that the school had entered into a naming rights contract with CFE Federal Credit Union, which has had a long-standing history with UCF.{{cite news|last=Zunz|first=Andy|url=http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/sports/ucf-announces-naming-rights-deal-for-arena-1.2828662#.UZ-jeGTwI7o|title=UCF announces naming rights deal for Arena|work=Central Florida Future|access-date=May 24, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907173210/http://www.centralfloridafuture.com/sports/ucf-announces-naming-rights-deal-for-arena-1.2828662#.UZ-jeGTwI7o|archive-date=September 7, 2013|df=mdy-all}} The deal was slated for seven years and was worth $3.95 million, or $564,285.72 per year.{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/blogs/school-zone/os-blog-ucf-arena-named-after-cfe-federal-credit-union-20130523,0,2260099.post |title=UCF arena named after CFE Federal Credit Union |last1=Ordway |first1=Denise-Marie |date=May 23, 2013 |website=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Company |access-date=November 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018085422/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/blogs/school-zone/os-blog-ucf-arena-named-after-cfe-federal-credit-union-20130523,0,2260099.post |archive-date=October 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} The new name took effect on May 23, 2013.

On May 1, 2019, CFE changed its name to Addition Financial and, coinciding with the change, the arena's name changed from CFE Arena to Addition Financial Arena on the same date.{{cite web |title=CFE Arena Soon to be Named Addition Financial Arena |date=March 21, 2019 |url=https://today.ucf.edu/cfe-arena-name-change-addition-financial/ |publisher=University of Central Florida |access-date=12 May 2019}} The arena's naming rights deal was not affected by the sponsor's name change.

On August 18, 2022, UCF announced that Addition Financial had extended their naming rights for the facility through 2034. The 12-year extension is worth $20 million.{{cite web|url=https://ucfknights.com/news/2022/8/18/corporate-partnerships-addition-financial-ucf-extend-naming-rights-agreement-for-arena.aspx|title=Addition Financial, UCF Extend Naming Rights Agreement for Arena|website=UCFKnights.com|date=August 18, 2022}}

Events

The arena holds many different types of events every year. This included graduation ceremonies, sports, award ceremonies, concerts, and more. In 2013, the arena hosted 356 events and served 394,121 attendees.{{cite web |title=2013 UCF Arena Annual Report |url=http://www.cfearena.com/pdf/FY_2013_UCFArenaAnnualReport.pdf |website=CFE Arena |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518181041/http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3AaC-V3IRawK0J%3Awww.cfearena.com%2Fpdf%2FFY_2013_UCFArenaAnnualReport.pdf+&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us |archive-date=May 18, 2019 |url-status=live }} The arena hosts the annual FIRST Robotics Competition Orlando Regional every year in March, one of the largest FIRST events outside of their World Finals event. It ranked fifth in university venues in the U.S. in 2014 in terms of gross ticket sales and attendance.{{cite web |last1=Vasquez |first1=Luis |title=CFE Arena ranks fifth in the nation for university venue ticket sales |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2015/02/16/cfe-arena-ranks-fifth-in-the-nation-for-university-venue-ticket-sales |website=Orlando Weekly |access-date=18 May 2019}}

=Entertainment=

Addition Financial Arena has hosted concerts by high-profile musicians such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Elton John, Drake and more. The arena also served as the venue for the University of Central Florida's series of annual entertainment events for their students like the Homecoming Concert Knight, Comedy Knight, KnightFest or Pegasus Palooza.

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September 8, 2007	Reba McEntire	Melissa Peterman	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}	First show at the venue{{cite web \|title=Spectra by Comcast Spectacor Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of CFE Arena with Yearlong Celebration \|url=http://www.spectraexperiences.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CFE-ARENA_SPECTRA-BY-COMCAST-SPECTACOR-COMMEMORATES-TENTH-ANNIVERSARY-OF-CFE-ARENA-WITH-YEAR-LONG-CELEBRATION.pdf \|website=Spectra \|access-date=18 May 2019 }}
November 1, 2007	Fall Out Boy	Gym Class Heroes Cute Is What We Aim For Plain White T's	Young Wild Things Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
November 10, 2007	Elton John	—	Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live	9,921 / 9,921	{{N/A}}	Venue's first sold-out show and largest concert attendance as of 2017
February 23, 2008	Michael Bublé	Naturally 7	Call Me Irresponsible Tour	8,897 / 8,897	$582,636
March 28, 2008	Avenged Sevenfold Bullet for My Valentine Atreyu Blessthefall Idiot Pilot	D'espairsRay The Underneath Mucc	Taste of Chaos Festival Tour 2008	7,765 / 7,765	$284,805
April 29, 2008	Santana	The Derek Trucks Band	Live Your Light Tour	5,537 / 7,668	$348,169
May 18, 2008	Duran Duran	Your Vegas	The Red Carpet Massacre Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 18, 2008	Dolly Parton	—	Backwoods Barbie Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
November 14, 2008	Sarah Brightman	—	The Symphony World Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}	Fernando Lima and Mario Frangoulis were the special guests
December 13, 2008	Carrie Underwood	Little Big Town	Carnival Ride Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
January 24, 2009	Alan Jackson Zac Brown Band	—	{{N/A}}	5,553 / 6,608	$308,655
February 18, 2009	Slipknot	Coheed and Cambria Trivium	All Hope Is Gone World Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
March 4, 2009	Mötley Crüe	Hinder Theory of a Deadman The Last Vegas	Saints of Los Angeles Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
April 22, 2009	Fall Out Boy	Cobra Starship All Time Low Metro Station Hey Monday	Believers Never Die Tour Part Deux	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 1, 2009	The Killers	Chairlift	Day & Age World Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
January 3, 2010	Lady Gaga	Jason Derulo Semi Precious Weapons	The Monster Ball Tour	6,753 / 6,785	$283,886
April 21, 2010	Drake	k-os Francis & The Lights	Campus Consciousness Tour	7,947 / 8,000	$79,735
August 28, 2010	Ednita Nazario	—	Soy... El Concierto	3,436 / 4,588	$179,085
September 5, 2010	Paramore	Tegan and Sara New Found Glory Kadawatha	Honda Civic Tour	7,300 / 8,002	$199,564
October 10, 2010	Bob Dylan	—	Never Ending Tour 2010	3,441 / 6,525	$147,014
March 5, 2011 \|Kid Rock \|— \|Born Free Tour{{Cite web\|title=Kid Rock live in Orlando\|url=https://www.jambase.com/show/kid-rock-at-cfe-arena-at-ucf-20110305}}	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
April 20, 2011	Wiz Khalifa	Mac Miller	Campus Consciousness Green Carpet Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
May 22, 2011	Luis Miguel	—	Luis Miguel Tour	2,612 / 4,500	$167,496
June 9, 2011	Katy Perry	Robyn DJ Skeet Skeet	California Dreams Tour	7,792 / 7,792	$350,640
August 24, 2011	Chiddy Bang Big Sean	The Hood Internet	Taste of UCF Concert	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 22, 2011	Lupe Fiasco Panic! At The Disco Eric Hutchinson	DJ Wizz Kid	Black and Gold Revolution Homecoming Concert Knight	823 / 823	$16,460
December 4, 2011	Paul Simon	—	So Beautiful or So What Tour	2,805 / 4,000	$210,140
January 21, 2012	Rise Against	A Day to Remember The Menzingers	Endgame Tour	5,443 / 5,988	$179,007
January 27, 2012	Avicii	—	House for Hunger Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
February 17, 2012	Celtic Woman	—	Believe Tour	2,219 / 5,159	$109,328
February 4, 2012	Miranda Lambert	Chris Young Jerrod Niemann	On Fire Tour	6,513 / 7,110	$306,376
February 24, 2012	Casting Crowns	Matthew West Royal Tailor Lindsay McCaul	Come to the Well Tour	5,135 / 7,587	$129,851
September 2, 2012	Meek Mill Tyga	DJ Demp	Back to School Labor Day Concert	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}	Lundo, Andrew Floyd, Big Head were the special guests
October 26, 2012	Lynyrd Skynyrd	—	Last of a Dyin' Breed Tour	2,669 / 5,581	$84,650
October 27, 2012	Snoop Dogg	—	UCF Homecoming Concert 2012	3,522 / 7,510	$6,720
November 30, 2012	Wiz Khalifa	Juicy J Chevy Woods Lola Monroe Tuki Carter Berner	The 2050 Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
April 9, 2013	Kendrick Lamar Steve Aoki	—	VERGE Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
May 15, 2013	rowspan="5"\|Cirque du Soleil	rowspan="5"\|—	rowspan="5"\|Quidam	rowspan="5"\|16,258	rowspan="5"\|$940,000	rowspan="5"\|
May 16, 2013
May 17, 2013
May 18, 2013
May 19, 2013
September 19, 2013	fun.	Tegan and Sara	Most Nights Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
September 23, 2013	Imagine Dragons	Paper Route The Neighbourhood	Night Visions Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 8, 2013	Sigur Rós	Julianna Barwick	Sigur Rós World Tour	1,700 / 3,000	$62,989
October 11, 2013	OneRepublic	TeamMate	truthLIVE Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
November 5, 2013	Paramore	Hellogoodbye Metric	The Self-Titled Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 14, 2014	Five Finger Death Punch Volbeat	Nothing More Hellyeah	Five Finger Death Punch and Volbeat Fall Tour	5,901 / 7,656	$239,867
October 20, 2014	B.o.B	Icona Pop	No Genre Tour (UCF Homecoming 2014: Concert Knight)	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
February 26, 2015	Kid Ink Hoodie Allen	—	KnightFest 2015	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 15, 2015	Zedd	Dillon Francis Alex Metric	True Colors Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
November 7, 2015	Mary J. Blige	Tamar Braxton	MJB Live!	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
January 28, 2016	Tool	Primus 3Teeth	North American Tour 2016	7,871 / 8,116	$613,421
March 31, 2016	The Chainsmokers	Daya	KnightFest 2016	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
April 14, 2016	Pentatonix	Us The Duo AJ Lehrman	Pentatonix World Tour	6,961 / 7,470	$388,055
May 16, 2016	Amy Schumer	—	Spring Stand Up Comedy Tour 2016	4,450 / 4,725	$203,947
June 4, 2016	Ellie Goulding	—	Delirium World Tour	6,308 / 7,660	{{N/A}}
July 6, 2016	Halsey	Bad Suns	Badlands Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
September 18, 2016	Meghan Trainor	Hailee Steinfeld	The Untouchable Tour	6,230 / 6,515	$258,079
November 10, 2016	Chris Young	Dustin Lynch Cassadee Pope	I'm Comin' Over Tour	4,450 / 4,725	$203,947
March 17, 2017	Casting Crowns	Danny Gokey Unspoken	The Very Next Thing Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
March 30, 2017	DNCE	Knights of the Turn Tables	KnightFest 2017	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
April 25, 2017	Daniel Tosh	—	tosh.show	6,869 / 7,681	$270,665
August 22, 2017	Lil Jon	Throttle	Pegasus Palooza 2017	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
August 30, 2017	Bryson Tiller	H.E.R. Metro Boomin	Set It Off Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 12, 2017	Martin Garrix	Jacquees	UCF Homecoming: Concert Knight 2017	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
December 31, 2017	Kevin Hart	—	Irresponsible Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
May 17, 2018	ODESZA	—	2018 A Moment Apart Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
August 21, 2018	Metro Boomin	—	Metro Boomin Live at UCF	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
November 8, 2018	A$AP Ferg	Ella Mai	UCF Homecoming: Concert Knight 2018	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
December 7, 2018	Migos	Tee Grizzley BlocBoy JB La4ss	Migos Live in Concert	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
January 25, 2019	Bring Me the Horizon	Thrice Fever 333	First Love World Tour	4,514 / 6,395	$189,989
February 10, 2019	Adam Sandler	—	100% Fresher Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}	Rob Schneider was the special guest
April 1, 2019	Why Don't We	EBEN	8 Letters Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}
October 12, 2019	for KING & COUNTRY	—	Burn the Ships Tour	{{N/A}}	{{N/A}}

References

External links

{{Official website}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100413205031/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/ UCF Athletics] Athletics website
[http://www.ucf.edu/ University of Central Florida] School website
[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.6068,-81.1976&spn=0.001106,0.002955&t=k Satellite view from Google Maps]

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Science Olympiad National Tournament

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