Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in

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''Arkansaw Business''. Retrieved 2015-08-05. The coliseum was dedicated on September 29, 1952, in honor of Thomas Harry Barton, founder of Lion Oil. It is the former home of the

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, the defunct

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of the WPHL (now defunct) and the defunct Arkansas Impact of the PBL. The Trojans moved into

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, when it opened in 1999 and remained there, until the team moved into

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in 2005. Prior to the Trojans' move to the

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, the venue hosted five

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(TAAC) men's basketball tournaments in 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990. It has since hosted three

men's basketball tournaments. During the annual Arkansas State Fair, the coliseum is the venue for the fair's

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events. Additionally, it is used as the location throughout the year for spectator events featuring monster trucks, motorcycle acrobatics, and other shows. Countless rock concerts were held here until the completion of Alltel Arena. This fan-friendly site sold

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tickets so that hardcore fans arriving hours before the doors opened could just about guarantee themselves a spot on the barrier. The entire floor of the coliseum was standing room only. Tailgating in the parking lot before the shows made these rock concerts all day parties. On April 17, 1972,

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played Barton Coliseum to 10,000 fans and a complete sell out. Elvis wore the “Burning Love” suit. Elvis's suits were not named by him, but mostly posthumously by his legions of fans. On December 2, 1972, it played host to the Jackson 5 concert. In 1978,

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made a live recording of "

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", which was later used on their live album, ''

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''. On October 29, 2012, Rob Zombie along with Marilyn Manson played at Barton Coliseum in support of their Twins of Evil 2012 tour. The Arkansas High School State Finals were held here in 2013.

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External links

Arkansas State Fair History
at The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture - EncyclopediaOfArkansas.net
Contact info and map
at Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau - LittleRock.com
Contacts and details
at Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism - Arkansas.com
Official Website
at Arkansas State Fair - ArkansasStateFair.com Little Rock Trojans men's basketball College basketball venues in the United States Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States Sports in Little Rock, Arkansas Basketball venues in Arkansas Indoor arenas in Arkansas 1952 establishments in Arkansas Sports venues completed in 1952 {{LittleRockAR-stub

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