Intrust Bank Arena

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Intrust Bank Arena
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Location500 East Waterman Street
Wichita, Kansas 67202
Coordinates37°40′59″N 97°19′53″W / 37.68306°N 97.33139°W / 37.68306; -97.33139Coordinates: 37°40′59″N 97°19′53″W / 37.68306°N 97.33139°W / 37.68306; -97.33139
OwnerSedgwick County
OperatorSMG (2010–2019)
ASM Global (2019–present) [1]
CapacityConcerts:
15,750 (center stage)
10,100 (end stage)
Basketball: 15,004
Ice Hockey: 13,450
Field size32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke groundDecember 4, 2007
OpenedJanuary 2, 2010
Construction cost$205.5 million
($244 million in 2020 dollars[2])
ArchitectArena Design Consortium (HOK Sport, WDM Architects, Gossen Livingston Architects, McCluggage Van Sickle & Perry)[3]
Project managerDIO Facilities Project Services[6]
Structural engineerWalter P Moore[4]
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.[5]
General contractorHunt/Dondlinger[3]
Main contractorsMartin Event Services, Inc. (Security)
Tenants
Wichita Thunder (ECHL) (2010–present)
Wichita Force (CIF) (2015–2019)
Website
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 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. [7]

The arena features 22 suites, 2 party suites, and over 300 premium seats. It is home to the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL and previously to the Wichita Force of Champions Indoor Football. It is the second largest indoor arena in the state of Kansas, behind Allen Fieldhouse, which seats 16,300.

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.[8]

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[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] In 2010, net profit was $2,010,736[12] with depreciation of $4.4 million.[13] In 2011, net profit was $389,659.[14] In 2012, net profit was $703,000.[15] 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.[16]

Events[]

College basketball[]

NBA preseason[]

  • October 24, 2012 – Dallas Mavericks vs Oklahoma City Thunder
  • October 23, 2013 – Chicago Bulls vs Oklahoma City Thunder
  • October 17, 2014 – Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder

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, 2021 - PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour

Combat sports[]

  • April 27, 2013 – VFC Fight Night: Wichita 1 Marcio Navarro vs Jake Lindsey
  • March 9, 2019 – UFC Fight Night Wichita Derrick Lewis vs Junior Dos Santos
  • June 20, 2020 - Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 11

Concerts[]

List of Concerts
  • Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – January 9, 2010, with Miranda Lambert and Justin Moore and January 20, 2012, with The Band Perry and Scotty McCreery
  • 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, February 18, 2012, with Martina McBride, April 4, 2014, with Merle Haggard & The Strangers and Lee Ann Womack, and January 24, 2020, with Asleep at the Wheel
  • Elton John & Billy Joel – March 3, 2010
  • Bon Jovi – March 11, 2010, with Dashboard Confessional
  • Jeff Dunham – March 12, 2010, February 25, 2012, and January 28, 2022
  • The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – March 21, 2010, February 27, 2011, February 24, 2012, March 29, 2013, March 1, 2014, March 6, 2015, March 10, 2016, March 31, 2017, March 9, 2018, February 8, 2019, February 7, 2020, and February 10, 2022
  • Taylor Swift – April 1, 2010, with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana and August 6, 2013, with Ed Sheeran and Casey James
  • The Gaither Homecoming – April 30, 2010 and April 5, 2013
  • Nickelback – May 14, 2010, with Shinedown, Breaking Benjamin and Sick Puppies and June 8, 2012, with Bush, Seether and My Darkest Days
  • 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, May 19, 2011, with Luke Bryan and The Band Perry, and September 21, 2017 with Brandy Clark
  • 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 and January 19 and August 9, 2013, with The Band Perry
  • Celtic Woman – August 7, 2010
  • The Dave Matthews Band – August 14, 2010, with Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears and May 11, 2016
  • Rush – August 20, 2010
  • Carrie Underwood – October 19, 2010, with Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia and October 27, 2012, with Hunter Hayes
  • The Zac Brown Band – November 6, 2010, with The Wood Brothers and Casey Driessen and April 20, 2013, with Levi Lowrey and Dugas
  • Dane Cook – November 16, 2010
  • The Radio City Christmas Spectacular – November 20, 2010
  • The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – December 15, 2010, December 15, 2011, December 5, 2012, December 18, 2013 and December 5, 2014
  • Barney Live in Concert – December 18, 2010
  • Alegría – December 29, 2010 – January 2, 2011
  • Kid Rock & Twisted Brown Trucker – February 1, 2011, with Jamey Johnson and Ty Stone & The Truth and February 10, 2013, with Buckcherry and Hellbound Glory
  • Sesame Street Live – April 1, 2011 and March 9, 2012
  • Kenny Chesney – April 13, 2011, with Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker
  • James Taylor – April 30, 2011 and June 20, 2014
  • ZZ Top – May 12, 2011, with Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • Avenged Sevenfold – May 14, 2011, with Three Days Grace and Bullet for My Valentine
  • Josh Groban – May 21, 2011, with Eric Lewis
  • Keith Urban – August 16, 2011, with Jake Owen and September 17, 2022 with Ingrid Andress
  • 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 and January 25, 2014
  • Disney Live – January 26, 2012
  • Jason Aldean – March 16, 2012, with Luke Bryan and Lauren Alaina, May 9, 2013, with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett, and February 15, 2020 with Morgan Wallen, Riley Green, and Dee Jay Silver
  • Miranda Lambert – April 14, 2012, with Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann and March 7, 2015, with Justin Moore, RaeLynn and Jukebox Mafia
  • 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, February 19, 2016
  • Hillsong United – September 23, 2012
  • Aerosmith – November 11, 2012, with Cheap Trick
  • Eric Church – December 8, 2012, with Justin Moore and Kip Moore; December 4, 2014, with Dwight Yoakam and Halestorm; April 7, 2017
  • Quidam – January 2–6, 2013
  • Three Days Grace – March 23, 2013, with Shinedown and P.O.D.
  • Blake Shelton – October 5, 2013, with Easton Corbin and Jana Kramer and September 22nd, 2016 with RaeLynn
  • John Mayer – December 1, 2013, with Phillip Phillips
  • Lady Antebellum – February 14, 2014, with Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves
  • Styx – May 14, 2014, with Foreigner, Don Felder and Llew Brown
  • Mötley Crüe – July 12, 2014, with Alice Cooper and The Raskins
  • Five Finger Death Punch – October 20, 2014, with Volbeat, Hellyeah and Nothing More
  • 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
  • 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
  • Journey - May 23, 2016 with The Doobie Brothers and Dave Mason
  • Power 93.5 Powerhouse Jam II with Wiz Khalifa, Yo Gotti, XV, Dreezy, , and Kevin Gates – June 9, 2016
  • KISS – July 25, 2016 and February 19, 2020 with David Lee Roth
  • Carrie Underwood – November 22, 2016
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – January 16, 2017
  • Twenty One Pilots – February 3, 2017 with Jon Bellion and Judah & the Lion
  • Neil Diamond – July 14, 2017
  • Paul McCartney – July 19, 2017
  • Foo Fighters – November 13, 2017 with The Struts
  • Trans-Siberian Orchestra – December 8, 2017
  • Avenged Sevenfold – February 6, 2018 with Bullet for My Valentine and Breaking Benjamin
  • Pink – March 3, 2018 with Kidcutup
  • Skillet – March 9, 2018
  • Metallica - March 4, 2019
  • Cardi B - July 24, 2019
  • Guns N' Roses - October 7, 2019
  • The Chainsmokers - November 16, 2019
  • Trolls Live! - January 3–5, 2020
  • Korn - February 16, 2020 with Breaking Benjamin and Bones UK and April 1, 2022 with Chevelle and Code Orange
  • Blake Shelton - March 11, 2020
  • 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
  • Alabama with The Beach Boys - February 12, 2022
  • Shinedown - April 28, 2022 with The Pretty Reckless and Diamante
  • Morgan Wallen - August 25, 2022 with Hardy and Larry Fleet
  • Backstreet Boys - September 13, 2022

Gallery[]

  • Intrust Bank Arena at night (2009)

  • A Wichita Thunder game at Intrust Bank Arena (2010)

See also[]

References[]

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  6. ^ "Facts & Details" (PDF). Sedgwick County. October 2009. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
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  8. ^ "The UFC is coming to Wichita. Here are some details for the March event". Kansas.com.
  9. ^ Weeks, Bob (May 23, 2007). "Testimony Supporting an Arena Re-Vote". Voice For Liberty in Wichita. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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  11. ^ "Intrust Bank Arena ranks in top 50 world ticket sales". Intrust Bank Arena. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
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  13. ^ "2010 Sedgwick County Comprehensive Annual Report" (PDF). Sedgwick County Department of Finance. December 31, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  14. ^ Gruver, Deb (March 26, 2012). "Intrust Bank Arena nets $390,000 in second year". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
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  16. ^ Adams, Taylor. "Metallica sets attendance record at INTRUST Bank Arena". www.kake.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
  17. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Wichita State Shockers – Recap". ESPN. December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2010.
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