Brookshire Grocery Arena
{{Short description|Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana, US}}
{{About|the arena in Louisiana|the arena in Omaha, Nebraska that formerly had a similar name|CHI Health Center Omaha}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Brookshire Grocery Arena
| nickname =
| image = CenturyTel Center.png
| image_size = 250px
| location = 2000 Brookshire Arena Drive
Bossier City, Louisiana 71112
| broke_ground = {{Start date and age|1999|3|30|p=fy}}{{cite news |title=Arena Tops Builder's Resume Bossier City Picks Anderson For Huge Multipurpose Center|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BX&s_site=sunherald&p_multi=BX&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB625CE518B32AC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=Sun Herald|date=April 1, 1999}}
| opened = {{Start date and age|2000|11|2|p=fy}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/graph.cgi |title=Minor League Attendance Trend |access-date=2011-09-20 |archive-date=2011-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919124935/http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/graph.cgi |url-status=dead }}
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = City of Bossier City
| operator = ASM Global
| surface = Multi-surface
| construction_cost = $56.5 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|56500000|2000}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = AE Design Group
| structural engineer = Walter P Moore
| general_contractor = Roy Anderson Corp.
| former_names = Bossier City Arena (2000)
CenturyTel Center (2000–2010)
CenturyLink Center (2010–2020)
| tenants = Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (CHL) (2000–2011)
Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings (af2/AFL) (2004–2010)
| seating_capacity = 14,000 (concerts)
12,440 (hockey)
|logo_image=Brookshire Grocery Arena Logo.png}}
The Brookshire Grocery Arena{{Cite web|last=Ferrell|first=Scott|title=Brookshire Grocery lands naming rights to former CenturyLink Center in Bossier City|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2020/12/10/brookshire-grocery-arena-new-name-former-centurylink-center-bossier-city/3877682001/|access-date=2020-12-11|website=The Times|language=en-US}} (formerly CenturyLink Center, CenturyTel Center, and Bossier City Arena) is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Bossier City, Louisiana. The naming rights were purchased by the company Brookshire Grocery Group of Tyler, Texas in 2021.
History
Opened in 2000 during the administration of then Bossier City Mayor George Dement, the center is among several projects financed in part from revenues derived from three casinos in the city.{{cite web|url=http://www.bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9403:mr-bossier-turns-91&catid=1:local-news&Itemid=134|title=Amanda Crane, "'Mr. Bossier' turns 91"|publisher=bossierpress.com|access-date=February 6, 2013}}
The center was home to the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings AFL team and the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CHL team.
It hosted the Southland Conference men's basketball tournament in 2001. In 2011, the CenturyLink Center with the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters hosted 1st and 2nd-round games for the NCAA women's basketball tournament including the first two games of eventual champion Texas A&M.
UFC 37: High Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002.
On September 28, 2002, the NHL came to the arena, for a pre-season game, between the Nashville Predators and Atlanta Thrashers.
On January 14, 2007, the CHL All-Star game was played at the arena, for the first time ever, hosted by the Mudbugs.
On October 24, 2014, CLC held an NBA preseason game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.{{cite web|url=http://thehayride.com/2014/12/sadow-bossier-city-fiddles-while-its-arena-burns-tax-dollars/|title=Sadow: Bossier City Fiddles While Its Arena Burns Tax Dollars|author=Jeffrey D. Sadow|author-link=Jeffrey D. Sadow|date=December 22, 2014|publisher=The Hayride|access-date=February 28, 2014}}
On October 1, 2016, CLC held another NBA preseason game between the New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.
On September 29, 2023, Brookshire Grocery Arena was the site of the relaunch of the Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus after a six-year hiatus{{cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2023/09/18/ringling-bros-barnum-bailey-stage-first-live-show-6-years-bossier-city/ |title=Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to stage first live show in 6 years in Bossier City}}
Concert history
| class="wikitable"
|+A list of notable concerts held in the arena !Date !Artist !Tour !Supporting act(s) !Attendance !Revenue !Notes |
| November 21, 2000
|Styx |Together in 2000 Tour |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |rowspan="20" {{n/a}} |
|---|
| November 25, 2000
|Human Clay Tour |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| December 2, 2000
|colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| March 8, 2002 |
| July 18, 2002
|12,232 |$749,181 |
| November 16, 2002
|Cher |Living Proof: The Farewell Tour |11,610 |$771,806 |
| April 25, 2003
|Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers Tour |6,300 / 7,500 |$248,850 |
| March 4, 2004
|Kid Rock |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| February 5, 2005
|Cher |Living Proof: The Farewell Tour |9,323 / 12,397 |$508,529 |
| March 8, 2006
|colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| March 3, 2007
|colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| November 15, 2007
|colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| February 19, 2008
|Rock N' Roll Revival Tour |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| April 13, 2009
|colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| August 4, 2009
|Journey |Revelation Tour | | | |
| September 10, 2009
|colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| September 19, 2009
|Britney Spears |The Circus Starring Britney Spears |10,240 |$610,818 |
| February 13, 2010
|Shine All Night Tour |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| February 8, 2011
|Kid Rock |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| September 20, 2011
|Taylor Swift |11,510 |$728,546 |
| February 13, 2013
|Kid Rock |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| March 8, 2014
|12,292 |$678,063 |
| March 22, 2014
|Elton John |Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour |{{n/a}} |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| November 15, 2014
|Cher | colspan="4" |Cancelled due to viral infection{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/11/20/cher-cancels-remaining-tour-dates/70027822/|title=Cher cancels remaining tour dates|last=Gardner|first=Elysa|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-29}} |
| March 20, 2015
|Justin Moore |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| May 20, 2015
|Taylor Swift |12,459 |$1,458,197 |This show served as the opening night of the tour's North American leg. |
| July 29, 2015
|History of the Eagles – Live in Concert |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |rowspan="9" {{n/a}} |
| March 12, 2016
|Luke Bryan |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| April 22, 2016
|Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round |Easton Corbin |10,883 |$737,228 |
| March 12, 2017
|colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| July 9, 2017
|Journey |North American Tour |Asia | | |
| July 15, 2017
|colspan="3" {{n/a}} |
| April 22, 2018
|colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| March 16, 2019
|P!nk |Julia Michaels |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| September 7, 2019
|KISS |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| October 5, 2019
|Miranda Lambert |Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour |Maren Morris |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| March 10, 2020
|Cher |— |— |After this show, the remaining dates of the tour were postponed to later in the year due to COVID-19.{{Cite magazine|title=Cher Postpones Here We Go Again Tour Due to Coronavirus|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-postpones-tour-coronavirus-966438/|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=2020-03-12|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}} |
| August 29, 2020
|2020 Tour |— |— |This show was canceled due to COVID-19.{{Cite magazine|title=Journey's 2020 Tour Canceled|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8541779/journey-2020-tour-canceled|date=2020-05-04|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-05-22}} |
| September 30, 2020
|20/20 Vision Tour |— |— |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
| October 1, 2020
|Luke Bryan |Proud to Be Right Here Tour |— |— |
| February 19, 2023
|Journey |Freedom Tour |Toto | | | |
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|CenturyLink Center (Shreveport-Bossier)|CenturyLink Center}}
- {{Official website|http://www.centurylinkcenter.com/}}
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{{Succession box
| title = Home of the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings
| years = 2001–2010
| before = first arena
| after = New Orleans Arena as New Orleans VooDoo
}}
{{succession box
| title = Ultimate Fighting Championship venue
| years = UFC 37
| before= MGM Grand Garden Arena
| after = Bellagio
}}
{{end}}
{{Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings}}
{{Music venues of Louisiana}}
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