Barton Coliseum is a 7,150-seat multi-purpose arena located within the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in
Little Rock, Arkansas
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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.basketball
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, the defunct Arkansas GlacierCats The Arkansas GlacierCats were a short-lived minor-league hockey team located in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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of the WPHL (now defunct) and the defunct Arkansas Impact
The Arkansas Impact was a team in the Premier Basketball League that played in the league's inaugural 2008 season. They played their home games at the Barton Coliseum in Little Rock. The city had been home to the Arkansas Rimrockers (who played ...
of the PBL.
The Trojans moved into Alltel Arena, when it opened in 1999 and remained there, until the team moved into Jack Stephens Center
Jack Stephens Center is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States and was built in 2005. It is home to the school's men's basketball, women's basketball, m ...
in 2005. Prior to the Trojans' move to the Sun Belt Conference
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, the venue hosted five Trans America Athletic Conference
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(TAAC) men's basketball tournaments in 1983, 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990. It has since hosted three Sun Belt Conference
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men's basketball tournaments.
During the annual Arkansas State Fair, the coliseum is the venue for the fair's rodeo 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 general admission 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, Elvis Presley
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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, Blue Öyster Cult
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made a live recording of "(Don't Fear) The Reaper
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", which was later used on their live album, '' Some Enchanted Evening''.
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.
See also
*Jack Stephens Center
Jack Stephens Center is a 5,600-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States and was built in 2005. It is home to the school's men's basketball, women's basketball, m ...
* War Memorial Stadium
References
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
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