The Landers Center is an 8,400-seat multi-purpose

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. It is home to the Memphis Hustle of the

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, a minor league basketball team affiliated with the

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History

The center was built in 2000. On January 4, 2012, Memphis-based Landers Auto Group purchased the naming rights. The name was changed to the Landers Center. Several now-defunct teams have called the arena home. These teams include the Memphis Xplorers of the AF2, the Memphis Houn'Dawgs of the

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, and the Mississippi RiverKings (previously called the Memphis RiverKings) of the

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and

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. Current sports tenants include the Memphis Hustle of the

and the new Memphis Americans of the new National Indoor Soccer League. The center houses a 17,000 square foot convention center and 400 seat

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. It is used as a concert venue,

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arena, and for ice shows and circuses. Since 2009, the

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has been held at the Landers Center. Formerly, the fair was held in midtown Memphis at the Fairgrounds. American

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performed in the arena on February 9, 2019, during her Meaning of Life Tour to a sold-out crowd of over 7,000 patrons and grossed over $400,000. This was her first show in the state of

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in over seven years since her

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in 2012.

References

External links

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