Multi-purpose arena in Wichita, Kansas
Intrust Bank Arena
Location within Kansas
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Wichita, Kansas 67202
Coordinates
37°40′59″N 97°19′53″W / 37.68306°N 97.33139°W / 37.68306; -97.33139 Owner
Sedgwick County Operator
SMG (2010–2019)
ASM Global (2019–present)
[1]
Capacity
Concerts : 15,750 (center stage) 10,100 (end stage)
Basketball : 15,004
Ice Hockey : 13,450 Record attendance 16,172 (August 27, 2023; Concert by
Zach Bryan ) Field size 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2 ) Surface Multi-surface Broke ground December 4, 2007 Opened January 2, 2010 Construction cost $205.5 million ($287 million in 2023 dollars
[2] ) Architect Arena Design Consortium (
HOK Sport , WDM Architects, Gossen Livingston Architects, McCluggage Van Sickle & Perry)
[3] Project manager DIO Facilities Project Services
[4] Structural engineer
Walter P Moore
[5] Services engineer M-E Engineers, Inc.
[6] General contractor
Hunt /Dondlinger
[3]
Wichita Thunder (
ECHL ) (2010–present)
Wichita Force (
CIF ) (2015–2019)
intrustbankarena.com
Intrust Bank Arena is a 15,004-seat multi-purpose
arena in
Wichita, Kansas , United States. It is located on the northeast corner of Emporia and Waterman streets in
downtown Wichita . The arena is the second largest indoor arena in the state of
Kansas , behind
Allen Fieldhouse at
KU , which seats 16,300. Locally, it has more seating than
Charles Koch Arena at
WSU , which seats 10,506. The arena features 22 suites, 2 party suites, and over 300 premium seats. It is owned by the government of
Sedgwick County and operated by Kansas native
Phillip Anschutz 's
ASM Global .
It is home to
Wichita Thunder (ice hockey team) and previously to
Wichita Force (indoor football team). The
Wichita State Shockers
men's basketball team uses the arena as an alternate site for games that attract more fans than can be accommodated at its on-campus arena,
Charles Koch Arena . The arena hosted first and second-round games for the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in
2011 and the
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in
2018 . The arena is also scheduled to host 1st and 2nd-round games of the men's tournament in 2025, as well as a regional for Sweet 16 and Elite 8 games in the 2022 women's tournament. The arena was scheduled to host the
2021 tournament , until the NCAA announced all games would be held at the state of Indiana due to the
COVID-19 pandemic . On December 29, 2018, the
UFC announced that Intrust Bank Arena would host the first ever UFC event held in Kansas.
[7]
History
The facility was known as Sedgwick County Arena during early planning stages. It was meant to replace the
Kansas Coliseum north of Wichita.
On November 9, 2004,
Sedgwick County voters approved the downtown arena at a projected construction cost of $183,625,241
[8] by a 52–48% vote. On April 4, 2005, Governor
Kathleen Sebelius signed the Intrust Bank Arena tax bill authorizing Sedgwick County to collect a 1% sales tax beginning July 1, 2005 for 30 months. On January 10, 2008, Sedgwick County announced it had reached a 25-year, $8.75 million naming rights deal with Wichita-based Intrust Bank, the largest bank headquartered in Kansas. This complements a 20-year, $3 million deal with
Cessna Aircraft Company to name an adjacent outdoor plaza, and a concourse area deal with
Spirit AeroSystems .
It was announced on March 9, 2010, that the Intrust Bank Arena was voted the 'Best Arena' and 'Best Locker Rooms' and also voted third in the 'Best Press Box' category in the
Central Hockey League 's annual 'Best of the Best' poll.
[9] The Intrust Bank Arena cracked Pollstar's Top 50 Arena Venues for ticket sales during the first quarter of 2010. Intrust Bank Arena ranked 22nd in the United States and 45th worldwide.
[10] In 2010, net profit was $2,010,736
[11] with depreciation of $4.4 million.
[12]
In 2011, net profit was $389,659.
[13]
In 2012, net profit was $703,000.
[14] Metallica set the all-time attendance record for a single-concert when it hosted 15,690 fans at the sold-out show on March 4, 2019.
[15]
The arena is owned by the government of
Sedgwick County , and operated by
ASM Global (itself owned by
The Anschutz Corporation through
Anschutz Entertainment Group ), making it a sister venue to the
Orpheum Theatre also located in downtown Wichita that is separately owned by nonprofit Orpheum Performing Arts Centre LTD.
Events
College basketball
December 21, 2010 –
Wichita State vs
Tulsa
[16]
March 20 & 22, 2011 –
2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament – 1st and 2nd-round games
[17]
November 25, 2011 –
Wichita State vs
UAB
December 8, 2011 –
Kansas State vs
West Virginia
[18]
December 22, 2012 –
Wichita State vs
Southern Miss
December 14, 2013 –
Wichita State vs
Tennessee
December 21, 2013 –
Kansas State vs
Gonzaga
December 6, 2014 –
Wichita State vs
Saint Louis
December 12, 2015 –
Wichita State vs
Utah
December 19, 2015 –
Kansas State vs
Colorado State
December 17, 2016 –
Wichita State vs
Oklahoma State
December 16, 2017 – Wichita State vs Oklahoma
March 15 & 17, 2018 –
2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – Rounds of 64 and 32
[19]
December 15, 2018 –
Wichita State vs
Southern Miss
December 14, 2019 -
Wichita State vs
Oklahoma
December 5, 2021 -
Wichita State vs
Kansas State
March 25 & 28, 2022 –
2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament – Sweet 16 and Elite 8
December 17, 2022 -
Wichita State vs
Oklahoma State
March 20 & 22, 2025 – 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament – Rounds of 64 and 32
[20]
NBA preseason
NHL preseason
Bull riding
May 7 & 8, 2010 –
PBR
Built Ford Tough Series : Wichita Invitational
September 23–24, 2011 – PBR Built Ford Tough Series: DEWALT Guaranteed Tough Invitational
April 23, 2022 - PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
April 22, 2023 - PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour
Combat sports
Concerts / Shows / Events
List of Concerts / Shows / Events
2010
Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – January 9, 2010, with
Miranda Lambert and
Justin Moore
ROKICT Local Music Night! – January 12, 2010
George Strait & The
Ace in the Hole Band – February 19, 2010, with
Reba McEntire and
Lee Ann Womack
Elton John &
Billy Joel – March 3, 2010
Bon Jovi – March 11, 2010, with
Dashboard Confessional
Jeff Dunham – March 12, 2010
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – March 21, 2010
Taylor Swift – April 1, 2010, with
Kellie Pickler and
Gloriana
The
Gaither Homecoming – April 30, 2010
Nickelback – May 14, 2010, with
Shinedown ,
Breaking Benjamin and
Sick Puppies
Star Wars in Concert – May 22, 2010
Daughtry – May 24, 2010, with
Cavo and
Lifehouse
Brooks & Dunn – May 27, 2010, with
Jason Aldean and
Tyler Dickerson
Tim McGraw – June 11, 2010, with
Lady A and
Love and Theft
Michael Bublé – June 23, 2010, with
Naturally 7
The
Eagles – June 30, 2010
REO Speedwagon – July 13, 2010, with
Pat Benatar
Rascal Flatts – July 22, 2010, with Kellie Pickler and
Chris Young
Celtic Woman – August 7, 2010
The
Dave Matthews Band – August 14, 2010
Rush – August 20, 2010
Carrie Underwood – October 19, 2010, with
Billy Currington and
Sons of Sylvia
The
Zac Brown Band – November 6, 2010, with
The Wood Brothers and
Casey Driessen
Dane Cook – November 16, 2010
The
Radio City Christmas Spectacular – November 20, 2010
The
Trans-Siberian Orchestra – December 15, 2010
Barney Live in Concert – December 18, 2010
Alegría – December 29, 2010 – January 2, 2011
2011
Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – February 1, 2011, with
Jamey Johnson and Ty Stone & The Truth
Sesame Street Live – April 1, 2011
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - February 27, 2011
Kenny Chesney – April 13, 2011, with Billy Currington and
Uncle Kracker
James Taylor – April 30, 2011
ZZ Top – May 12, 2011, with
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Avenged Sevenfold – May 14, 2011, with Three Days Grace and
Bullet for My Valentine
Tim McGraw - May 19, 2011, with
Luke Bryan and The Band Perry
Josh Groban – May 21, 2011, with
Eric Lewis
Keith Urban – August 16, 2011, with
Jake Owen
Sugarland – October 8, 2011, with
Sara Bareilles
Reba McEntire – November 5, 2011, with The Band Perry,
Steel Magnolia and
Edens Edge
The Rock & Worship Roadshow – November 18, 2011
The
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - December 15, 2011
2012
Brad Paisley - January 20, 2012, with
The Band Perry and
Scotty McCreery
Disney Live – January 26, 2012
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - February 24, 2012
Jeff Dunham - February 25, 2012
George Strait & The
Ace in the Hole Band - February 18, 2012, with
Martina McBride
Sesame Street Live - March 9, 2012
Jason Aldean – March 16, 2012, with Luke Bryan and
Lauren Alaina
Miranda Lambert – April 14, 2012, with Chris Young and
Jerrod Niemann
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – April 26, 2012, with
Regina Spektor
The Wichita RibFest Concerts – May 17–19, 2012, May 16–18, 2013 and May 16–18, 2014
Barry Manilow – June 7, 2012
Nickelback - June 8, 2012, with
Bush ,
Seether and
My Darkest Days
Hillsong United – September 23, 2012
Carrie Underwood - October 27, 2012, with
Hunter Hayes
Aerosmith – November 11, 2012, with
Cheap Trick
The
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - December 5, 2012
Eric Church – December 8, 2012, with Justin Moore and
Kip Moore
2013
Quidam – January 2–6, 2013
Rascal Flatts - January 19, 2013
Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker - February 10, 2013, with
Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory
Three Days Grace – March 23, 2013, with Shinedown and
P.O.D.
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - March 29, 2013
The
Gaither Homecoming - April 5, 2013
The
Zac Brown Band - April 20, 2013, with
Levi Lowrey and Dugas
Jason Aldean - May 9, 2013, with Jake Owen and
Thomas Rhett
Taylor Swift - August 6, 2013, with
Ed Sheeran and
Casey James
Rascal Flatts - August 9, 2013, with The Band Perry
Blake Shelton – October 5, 2013, with
Easton Corbin and
Jana Kramer
John Mayer – December 1, 2013, with
Phillip Phillips
The
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - December 18, 2013
2014
The Rock & Worship Roadshow - January 25, 2014
Lady Antebellum – February 14, 2014, with Kip Moore and
Kacey Musgraves
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - March 1, 2014
George Strait & The
Ace in the Hole Band - April 4, 2014, with
Merle Haggard &
The Strangers and Lee Ann Womack
Styx – May 14, 2014, with
Foreigner ,
Don Felder and Llew Brown
James Taylor - June 20, 2014
Mötley Crüe – July 12, 2014, with
Alice Cooper and The Raskins
Five Finger Death Punch – October 20, 2014, with
Volbeat ,
Hellyeah and
Nothing More
Eric Church – December 4, 2014, with
Dwight Yoakam and
Halestorm
The
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - December 5, 2014
2015
Varekai – January 14–18, 2015 (7 shows)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – February 17, 2015, with The
Heartless Bastards
The Avett Brothers – February 26, 2015
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - March 6, 2015
Miranda Lambert - March 7, 2015, with Justin Moore,
RaeLynn and Jukebox Mafia
Fleetwood Mac – On with the Show – March 31, 2015
Lil Wayne – June 12, 2015 with
Ty Dolla Sign ,
Fetty Wap ,
Kid Ink , and
Trey Songz
Lady Antebellum – July 25, 2015, with
Hunter Hayes and
Sam Hunt
Ariana Grande with
Prince Royce – October 6, 2015
Garth Brooks with
Trisha Yearwood – December 3–6, 2015 (6 Sold Out Shows)
2016
Barry Manilow – February 19, 2016
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - March 10, 2016
The
Dave Matthews Band - May 11, 2016
Journey - May 23, 2016 with
The Doobie Brothers and
Dave Mason
Power 93.5 Powerhouse Jam II with
Wiz Khalifa ,
Yo Gotti ,
XV ,
Dreezy ,
Luke Nasty , and
Kevin Gates – June 9, 2016
KISS – July 25, 2016
Blake Shelton - September 22nd, 2016 with
RaeLynn
Carrie Underwood – November 22, 2016
2017
2018
Avenged Sevenfold – February 6, 2018 with
Bullet for My Valentine and
Breaking Benjamin
Pink – March 3, 2018 with Kidcutup
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - March 9, 2018
Skillet – March 9, 2018
James Taylor and His All Star Band - May 24, 2018
Journey and
Def Leppard - July 16, 2018
Imagine Dragons - July 30, 2018 with Grace Vanderwall
Sugarland - August 18, 2018
Lynyrd Skynyrd - September 29, 2018 with
The Marshall Tucker Band
Five Finger Death Punch - November 6, 2018 with
Breaking Benjamin and
Bad Wolves
Lindsey Stirling - November 29, 2018
2019
Luke Combs - February 7, 2019
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - February 8, 2019
Kelly Clarkson - March 2, 2019
Metallica - March 4, 2019
Shinedown - March 19, 2019
Kenny Chesney - May 3, 2019
Cardi B - July 24, 2019
Alan Jackson - August 10, 2019
Chris Stapleton - August 22, 2019
Carrie Underwood – September 18, 2019
Guns N' Roses - October 7, 2019
Miranda Lambert - October 26, 2019 with
Ashley McBryde
The Chainsmokers - November 16, 2019
2020
Trolls Live! - January 3–5, 2020
George Strait & The
Ace in the Hole Band - January 24, 2020, with
Asleep at the Wheel
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - February 7, 2020
KISS - February 19, 2020 with
David Lee Roth
Jason Aldean - February 15, 2020 with
Morgan Wallen ,
Riley Green , and Dee Jay Silver
Korn - February 16, 2020 with
Breaking Benjamin and
Bones UK
Blake Shelton - March 11, 2020
Arena closed for concerts from March 12, 2020 through June 9, 2021 due to
COVID-19 pandemic .
2021
Disney on Ice - June 10–13, 2021
The
Dude Perfect 2021 Tour - October 2, 2021
TobyMac - October 9, 2021 with
Tauren Wells ,
Jordan Feliz ,
We Are Messengers ,
Ryan Stevenson ,
Aaron Cole , and
Cochren & Co.
Toby Keith - October 15, 2021 with
Matt Stell
Lil Baby - November 3, 2021 with
Moneybagg Yo ,
42 Dugg ,
Mooski , and
Morray
Joe Rogan - December 3, 2021
2022
Jeff Dunham - January 28, 2022
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - February 10, 2022
Slipknot - March 19, 2022 with
In This Moment and
Wage War
Korn - April 1, 2022 with
Chevelle and
Code Orange
Shinedown - April 28, 2022 with
The Pretty Reckless and
Diamante
PAW Patrol Live! - May 17-18, 2022
Brooks & Dunn - May 20, 2022, with
Jordan Davis and
Jackson Dean
James Taylor and His All Star Band - July 16, 2022
Dierks Bentley - August 6, 2022 with
Ashley McBryde ,
Travis Denning and DJ Aydamn
Morgan Wallen - August 25, 2022 with
Hardy and
Larry Fleet
West Fest featuring
Ice Cube and
Cypress Hill - August 26, 2022 featuring
Bone Thugs N Harmony and
Ying Yang Twins
Backstreet Boys - September 13, 2022
Keith Urban - September 17, 2022 with
Ingrid Andress
Alabama with
The Beach Boys - September 25, 2022
Jason Aldean – October 29, 2022 with
Gabby Barrett and John Morgan
Hillsong United - November 15, 2022 with
Chris Tomlin and Taya
Trans-Siberian Orchestra - November 17, 2022
Reba McEntire - November 19, 2022 with
Terri Clark
2023
The
Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - February 17, 2023
Monster Jam - February 25-26, 2023
Disney On Ice - March 23-26, 2023
Kenny Chesney - March 30, 2023 with
Kelsea Ballerini
Harlem Globetrotters - April 2, 2023
Journey - April 8, 2023 with
Toto
Kane Brown - April 13, 2023 with
Dustin Lynch and
LoCash
Koe Wetzel - April 15, 2023 with
The Steel Woods and Red Shahan
Walker Hayes - May 4, 2023 with
Chris Lane and
Nicolle Galyon
Chris Stapleton - June 23, 2023 with
Marty Stuart and
Allen Stone
Parker McCollum - July 8, 2023 with
Jackson Dean and Tyler Halverson
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party - July 29 - 30, 2023
Thomas Rhett - August 18, 2023 with
Cole Swindell and
Nate Smith
Zach Bryan - August 27, 2023 with
Charles Wesley Godwin and JR Carroll
Lauren Daigle - September 28, 2023
Cirque du Soleil - November 9 - 12, 2023
Gallery
See also
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