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Wells Fargo Center (to be renamed to Xfinity Mobile Arena effective September 1, 2025) is a multi-purpose
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located in
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. It serves as the home of the
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of the
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(NHL), the
Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...
of the
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(NBA), and the Philadelphia Wings of the
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(NLL). The arena lies at the southwest corner of the
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, which includes
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,
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, and Xfinity Live!. Wells Fargo Center, originally called Spectrum II during planning, was completed in 1996 to replace the
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as the home arena of the 76ers and Flyers, on the former site of John F. Kennedy Stadium at a cost of $210 million, largely privately financed (though the city and state helped to pay for the local
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). It is owned by
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, which also owns the Flyers, and is operated by its arena-management subsidiary, Global Spectrum. Since opening, it has been known by a number of different names through
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deals and bank mergers, including CoreStates Center from 1996 to 1998, First Union Center from 1998 to 2003, and Wachovia Center from 2003 to 2010. Since 2010, naming rights have been held by financial services company
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, after their acquisition of Wachovia.
CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Financial Corporation, previously known as Philadelphia National Bank (PNB), was an American bank holding company in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area. The bank was renamed in the mid-1980s after a series of mergers. A ...
was acquired by
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, which later also purchased Wachovia National Bank to rename itself Wachovia Corporation; the combined company was acquired by
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in 2008. In addition to hosting home games for its main tenants, the arena has been the site of a number of other notable athletic events including games of the
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and
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, three games of the
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, and various collegiate events for the
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(NCAA). Wells Fargo Center has hosted two political conventions, hosting the 2000 Republican National Convention and
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. The arena is a regular venue for concerts and
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events. The arena has a concert
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of 21,000 seated and at least 21,500 standing. On January 12, 2025, Comcast Spectacor, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and the City of Philadelphia announced a deal to replace the Wells Fargo Center with a new $1.3 billion privately financed arena to open by 2031. Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment will jointly own the new arena. Demolition would follow once the new project is complete.


Naming rights

Prior to its construction, the proposed arena was tentatively called "Spectrum II". Wells Fargo Center was originally named for locally based
CoreStates Financial Corporation CoreStates Financial Corporation, previously known as Philadelphia National Bank (PNB), was an American bank holding company in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area. The bank was renamed in the mid-1980s after a series of mergers. A ...
, which agreed to pay $40 million over 21 years for the naming rights, with additional terms to be settled later for an additional eight-year period at the end of the contract. The contract then went through multiple hands due to various bank mergers; first by
First Union First Union Corporation was a bank holding company that provided commercial bank, commercial and retail banking services in eleven states in the Eastern United States, eastern U.S. First Union also provided various other financial services, incl ...
in 1998,
Wachovia Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo and Company in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States, based on total asset ...
in 2003, and currently by
Wells Fargo Wells Fargo & Company is an American multinational financial services company with a significant global presence. The company operates in 35 countries and serves over 70 million customers worldwide. It is a systemically important fi ...
since July 2010. Installation of the new Wells Fargo Center branding began on July 27, 2010, with the removal of the Wachovia Center signage, followed by the installation of the new Wells Fargo Center signage. Work was completed in September 2010. During the
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for a short time, the 76ers ceased recognizing Wells Fargo's naming rights and referred to the facility exclusively as "The Center", as the institution was not a sponsor of the team. The Wells Fargo Center logo decal which sat on the 76ers court was in the most minimal text discernible by television cameras, colored in white to blend in with the floor. (Reportedly, 76ers CEO Scott O'Neil's first idea was to color it with clear-coat paint only visible with UV
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ing showing the logo during the opening of Sixers games when the arena lights were drawn down; however, the team, after discussion with their lawyers, elected not to do so.) With the start of the new year in January 2016 with input from Comcast Spectacor, the logo decal was enlarged and repainted in black. The 76ers then signed a non-signage sponsorship agreement with Firstrust Bank as their official banking sponsor. On July 24, 2024, Wells Fargo announced that it would not renew its naming rights deal once it expires in August 2025. On May 6, 2025, Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment announced the arena's new name would be Xfinity Mobile Arena effective September 1, 2025, and lasting through the 2030–2031 season. Xfinity Mobile is a service of
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, a subsidiary of
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.


Facilities

Wells Fargo Center officially seats 21,000 for
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and
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and 19,173 for
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hockey and indoor NLL lacrosse. With additional standing-room admissions available in luxury and club-box suites, the total paid capacity increases. Wells Fargo Center has 126 luxury suites, 1,880 club-box seats, and a variety of restaurants and clubs (both public and private) available for use by patrons. In addition, the offices, studios, and production facilities of
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are all located in the facility. On June 10, 2005, the Wachovia Center set a record for the highest attendance for an indoor hockey game in the commonwealth of
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(20,103) when the
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won Game 4 of the 2005 Calder Cup Finals over the
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to win the
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. The attendance record was broken on June 9, 2010, as the Wachovia Center set another attendance record of 20,327 for Game 6 of the
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; the Flyers lost to the
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in overtime, which gave Chicago its first
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since . Wells Fargo Center also set a record for the highest attendances for a college basketball game in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania on January 29, 2017, when Villanova played and defeated
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before a crowd of 20,907. On August 1, 2006,
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announced it would install a new center-hung scoreboard to replace the original one made by
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. The new scoreboard, manufactured by ANC Sports, is similar to other scoreboards in new NBA & NHL arenas. An additional linear LED display lining the entire arena was also installed between the suite and mezzanine levels. Other renovations for the Wachovia Center's ten-year anniversary included upgrading the suites with more flat screen HDTV's, as well as changing ticket providers from
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to New Era Tickets, which is owned by Comcast Spectacor. The
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(PA) announcer at Wells Fargo Center for Flyers games is Lou Nolan, who moved with the team from the Spectrum, where he worked since 1972. Matt Cord is the PA announcer for 76ers games. Jim Bachman is the PA announcer for Villanova basketball games. Vinnie Caligiuri was the PA announcer for the
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during their tenure. Kevin Casey handled PA duties for the original Philadelphia Wings during their tenure. Marc Farzetta is the PA announcer for the current Philadelphia Wings. Wells Fargo Center continued further renovations as part of a $265 million "Transformation 2020" initiative. It debuted a new kinetic 4K-resolution scoreboard in September 2019 also by ANC Sports, which features two main arrays of outside displays that can expand outwards to a width of , and two "crown" panels that can be raised and lowered as part of sequences. The arena also unveiled a new premium area for selected ticketholders known as the "Center City Club", and—as part of a partnership with Rivers Casino Philadelphia—two
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lounges open to all visitors, which will feature a bar and seating areas, televisions and odds boards, and Rivers Casino ambassadors promoting use of the casino's
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app. The arena also announced the New City Terrace, a revamp of the standing room deck into a "Assembly Room" (inspired by
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), with bars and eateries, fireplaces, and communal areas. The area is designed to provide a "first-class experience at an accessible price point"; the arena's cheapest tickets will feature access to the level.


Concerts

* On August 12, 1996, a private concert by
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was the first event at the CoreStates Center, with a crowd of nearly 12,000. Each spectator was given a commemorative key acknowledging they helped "open the arena". The inaugural concert, on September 2, 1996, featured
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and Screaming Trees, before an estimated crowd of 12,000. Wells Fargo Center has since held other concerts by many famous artists. * On December 6, 2002, hard rock band
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was scheduled to perform there on its Chinese Democracy Tour. The opening bands CKY and Mix Master Mike performed, but Guns N' Roses never appeared, fueling a riot in the arena and causing about $30,000 to $40,000 in damage. No reason was ever given for the non-appearance by Guns N' Roses, other than the public announcement that one of the band members was ill. * In 2006,
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set a record when he sold-out his 18th Wachovia Center concert. * In 2016, American rock band
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played two shows, during which they were awarded a banner for ten sell out shows. This then prompted the band on the second night to play their debut album ''Ten'' from start to finish. In addition, hanging from the rafters of Wells Fargo Center are three banners in the orange and black colors of the Flyers honoring Pearl Jam's 10, Billy Joel's 48 Philadelphia sellouts and
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's 56 Philadelphia sellouts respectively.


Tenants


Full time

*
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of the
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*
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of the
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* Philadelphia Wings (third incarnation) of the
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Part time

*
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of the
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's
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; high-attendance home games for which the on-campus arena, Finneran Pavilion, is inadequate to accommodate are played at Wells Fargo Center. The men's team played the majority of its home games of the 2017–18 season here while Finneran Pavilion underwent renovations.


Recurring events

* Big 5 Classic; The men's iteration of the tournament featuring the six members of the
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is held annually at Wells Fargo Center on the first Saturday of December.


Former full time

*
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of the
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* Philadelphia Wings (second incarnation) of the
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Former part time

*
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of the
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(AHL); the Flyers' AHL development club played some regular season and
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playoff games at Wells Fargo Center each season between 1996 and 2009 when the Spectrum was unavailable because of other events.


Capacity


Notable events


National political conventions

* 2000 Republican National Convention *
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Sports

*
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(three games) * WWF In Your House: Mind Games, 1996 * 1997 Stanley Cup Finals * 1998 United States Figure Skating Championships * 1998 NLL Championship * 1999 AHL All-Star Classic *
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, 1999 * 2000 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four * WWF Unforgiven, 2000 * 2001 NCAA men's basketball tournament East Regional *
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**The
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won the
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at Wells Fargo Center, winning Game 5 and the series, 4–1. * X Games VII, 2001 * 2002 NBA All-Star Game * X Games VIII, 2002 * WWE Royal Rumble, 2004 * 2005 AHL Calder Cup Finals **The Philadelphia Phantoms won the
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at Wells Fargo Center, defeating the
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in Game 4 and winning the series, 4–0. *
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, 1st & 2nd rounds * WWE Survivor Series, 2006 *
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Trials – Gymnastics, 2008 *
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, 1st & 2nd rounds * WWE Night of Champions, 2009 * UFC 101, 2009 *
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**The
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won the
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at Wells Fargo Center, winning Game 6 and the series, 4–2. * NCAA Men's Wrestling Championship, 2011 *
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, 2011 *
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, 2nd & 3rd rounds *
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, 2013 * NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, 2014 * 2014 NHL Entry Draft * WWE Royal Rumble, 2015 * 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional * 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions *
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, 2017 * ArenaBowl XXX, 2017 * WWE NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia, 2018, WWE Royal Rumble 2018,
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, January 29, 2018,
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, January 30, 2018 as part of the Royal Rumble weekend *
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, 2019 **The event featured
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's final match in front of a live audience in the United States before his retirement in 2020. * WWE Elimination Chamber, 2020 * 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional *
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, 2022 * WWE Raw is XXX, January 23, 2023 * ''SmackDown'' and 2024 WWE Hall Of Fame on April 5, NXT Stand & Deliver on April 6, and ''Raw'' April 8, 2024, as part of WrestleMania XL weekend.


Esports

* Overwatch League Grand Finals, 2019


Television

*'' Buletin Utama'' from Philadelphia, 2004 *'' Wheel of Fortune'' from Philadelphia, 2004 *'' Wheel of Fortune'' Family Week, 2004 *'' Wheel of Fortune'' Teen Best Friends Week, 2005 with another 100 000 winner *''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...
'' auditions, 2007 *'' It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,'' 2010 (S6 E4) Mac wins a radio contest to shoot a puck from the middle of the ice. * Impractical Jokers, 2016 (S5 E16) Joe's punishment during a
Philadelphia Soul Philadelphia soul, sometimes called Philly soul, the Philadelphia sound, Phillysound, or The Sound of Philadelphia (TSOP), is a genre of late 1960s–1970s soul music characterized by funk influences and lush string and horn arrangements. The ...
Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 Arena Football League season, 1987 season, making it the third longest-runnin ...
game.


Others

*
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, 2013 * Adirei Hatorah, 2022–2023


Controversy

In October 2019, center staff removed fans shouting "Free Hong Kong" at a pre-season basketball game between the
Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...
and Guangzhou Loong Lions.


See also

* List of indoor arenas in the United States *
List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas This is a list of arenas that currently serve as the home venue for NCAA Division I college basketball teams. Conference affiliations reflect those in the 2024–25 season; all affiliation changes officially took effect on July 1, 2024. The aren ...
* List of basketball arenas * Wells Fargo Arena (Iowa)


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