The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center is a multi-purpose indoor

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located on the

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campus in

Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In ...

, United States. The arena has the biggest capacity of any arena in the Florida

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. The arena opened in 1981 and was built at a cost of over $30 million, financed by the city. In 2013, the venue was purchased by the

Board of Trustees. The facility is located on the southeastern side of the university's campus, between the FSU College of Law and the future home of the FSU College of Business. The arena is also located on the "Madison Mile", an economic development that connects the venue and

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About the arena

The arena is home to the

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teams. Covering , this versatile Arena can accommodate 1,000 people for banquets and receptions for up to 2,000. The arena has upholstered seats for sporting events, concerts, touring Broadway productions and family shows. The arena can increase the capacity with risers. Risers are usually added on to the side of the arena wall blending in perfectly with the permanent seats. Risers are usually only given out to the events of wrestling, basketball and sometimes, concerts. The arena can be configured in a variety of seating arrangements for each type of event. As a

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venue, the arena can seat between 2,372 and 12,041. As a

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, it can accommodate 18,900 square feet (1760 m²) in the main arena plus 35,000 square feet (3300 m²) at the adjoining exhibit hall, in addition to 16,000 square feet (1500 m²) of space at the meeting rooms. Concerts, sporting events, trade shows, Broadway shows, conventions, ice shows, circuses, and other events are held here annually. The Centre Theater is a 6,000-seat theater configuration used for small concerts, preaching and other theater type events. The theater provides not only a traditional counterweight system for shows accustomed to a conventional theatre venue, but also a perfect setting for musical artists that prefer a more intimate performance space. It is equipped with a state-of-the-art sound system capable of providing reinforcement for upper level and club seat fill, as well as motorized clusters that may be utilized for additional support. The Centre Theater has been proud to host the Tallahassee Broadway Series for the last 11 years and has presented such tours as ''

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''. In addition, numerous musical artists have chosen to perform in this configuration.

Renovations

Prior to the summer of 2014, much of the existing infrastructure and equipment in use had been there since the arena opened in 1981. This included some equipment that was so outdated that it couldn't be replaced. Further deferred maintenance occurred while the arena was owned by Leon County and the City of Tallahassee. FSU gave the arena a major renovation during the summer of 2014. The arena received new seats, Jumbotrons including new

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ribbon boards, and a new floor, all at the cost of $10 million. Before then, the only renovation occurred in 1998, when the facility's roof was replaced.

History

The arena was named the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in 1977 in honor of

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, a former

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of the

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and Special

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for the

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to the

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. Upon opening, the venue was named the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center. In 2001, the Florida Senate proposed reverting the civic center to its original name; however, this provision was vetoed. The center reverted to its original name in January 2012. The venue was owned by the Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center Authority until 2012. The Civic Center has been the home to many sports teams. It has had WCW Thunder, WWF SmackDown! and WWE Live Events, including men's and women's basketball tournaments. It is also home to the

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men's and women's

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teams. Before they moved, it was also host to the

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team of the

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. Other professional teams that called the center home included the

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and the

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soccer team of the

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. In 2007 it was home to the Tallahassee Titans of the

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. The team then left the AIFL for the

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but then folded after the owner failed to acquire enough capital to finance the team. The WIFL then folded as other members jumped to other leagues. The Tallahassee Tigers were a planned ABA team that could not find a home in the arena due to the Seminoles' basketball season conflicting with the Tigers' schedule. As a result, the team never made their anticipated 2007 debut in the ABA.

Notable shows

* October 11, 1981: The Kinks - Give the People What They Want Tour * October 29, 1981:

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* April 9, 1982:

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- Signals Tour * June 9, 1982:

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- The Beast on the Road tour * October 31, 1983:

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* April 3, 1985:

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- Purple Rain Tour * November 7, 1985:

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, supported by

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* October 10, 1988:

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- Blow Up Your Video Tour * May 10, 1990:

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Pump Tour The Pump Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Aerosmith that lasted twelve months, from mid-October 1989 to mid-October 1990. The tour was put on in support of the band's second consecutive multi-platinum album ''Pump'', released in Sept ...

* December 9, 1991:

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* February 4, 1993:

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* December 2, 1993:

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- In Utero Tour * April 9, 1994:

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- Siamese Dream Tour * October 19, 1996: Toni Braxton – Secrets Tour * October 29, 1996:

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* August 13, 1999: The Moody Blues - Strange Times * December 16, 1999: WWE Smackdown * April 1, 2004:

- Honkin on Bobo Tour * June 10, 2007: T-Pain - Epiphany Tour * February 10, 2008: Larry the Cable Guy * February 29, 2008: Keith Urban/

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- Love, Pain and the Whole Crazy Carnival Ride Tour * March 23, 2008:

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* November 8, 2008:

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* December 2, 2008:

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/ Shinedown - Avenged Sevenfold Tour * January 16, 2009:

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- Portable Sounds Tour * January 27, 2009: 3 Doors Down * May 4, 2010: Carrie Underwood -

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* February 24, 2012:

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* February 28, 2012:

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- Lounging at the Lagoon Tour * March 9, 2012: Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Beethoven's Last Night Tour * March 24, 2012: Eric Church - The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour * May 17, 2012: Miranda Lambert - On Fire Tour * October 19, 2012: T.I. - War Chant (FSU Homecoming) * February 21, 2013:

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* February 24, 2013:

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- Disorderly Conduct Tour * September 5, 2013:

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- Night Train Tour * January 24, 2014: Brad Paisley - Beat This Winter Tour * October 24, 2014: Jake Owen - Days of Gold Tour * April 21, 2014:

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* April 25, 2014: Darius Rucker * September 9, 2014:

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* March 26, 2015: Eric Church - The Outsiders Tour * May 7, 2015:

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- The first League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational * November 12, 2015: Zac Brown Band - Jekyll and Hyde Tour * October 28, 2016:

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/ Rich Homie Quan * January 27, 2017: Florida Georgia Line -

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* February 19, 2017: TobyMac, Matt Maher,

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, Mac Powell, Capital Kings, Ryan Stevenson, Hollyn -

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