Dickies Arena is a 14,000-seat multipurpose

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, located within the Will Rogers Memorial Center in

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. The venue hosted a public ribbon cutting on October 26, 2019. The first event held was a

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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 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 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. The rodeo is sanctioned by the

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(PRCA) and has been held at Dickies Arena since 2020. The venue was the home of the

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(PBR) World Finals in 2022 and 2023. Since 2022, it has been the home arena of ''Rattler Days''; the hometown event of the Texas Rattlers during the PBR Team Series season. Since 2025, the PBR hosts its ''Last Cowboy Standing'' event as part of the rodeo. 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

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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.

Seating

With a wide variety of seating configurations, the arena is able to accommodate many styles of events. There are 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."

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 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. *

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hosted the first sporting event in Dickies Arena with a non-conference basketball game against

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on December 6, 2019. *Since 2020, Dickies Arena has been home to the rodeo section of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. It has been sanctioned by the

(PRCA) for many years and was previously held at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. *

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and 2022 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship *The

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has hosted its annual American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament and American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at Dickies Arena each year since 2021. *Dickies Arena hosted first and second-round games during the

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. *On July 22, 2020, the

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announced it would be expanding to Fort Worth for the 2021–22 season, playing its home games at Dickies Arena. *The

(PBR) hosted a regular-season Unleash the Beast Series event at Dickies Arena on August 29 and 30, 2020. The event returned on August 28 and 29, 2021. 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

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. Also since 2022, Dickies Arena has been the home venue of ''Rattler Days''; the hometown event of the Texas Rattlers during the PBR Team Series season held every summer through autumn. In 2022 and 2023, all three days were held at Dickies Arena. However, in 2024, the first day was held at Cowtown Coliseum (also in Fort Worth), while the next two days were held at Dickies Arena. By 2025, all three days will be held again at Dickies Arena. For several years, a PRCA Xtreme Bulls event called ''Bulls' Night Out'' was held as part of the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. However, since 2025, the all-bull riding event at the rodeo is the PBR's ''Last Cowboy Standing'' event. *On March 20, 2021,

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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

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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

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tournament. *From October 31 through November 7, Dickies Arena hosted the 2022 WTA Finals. *Dickies Arena hosted th
CrossFit Games
from August 8 through August 11, 2024. *The arena hosted the 2024 Fortnite Championship Series Global Championship on September 7 and 8, 2024. *The Rocket League Championship Series returned for their 2024 World Championship event, held from September 10 through September 15.

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* {{Music venues of Texas David M. Schwarz buildings Entertainment venues in Texas Indoor arenas in Texas Panther City LC Rodeo venues in the United States Sports venues completed in 2019 Sports venues in Fort Worth, Texas