Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
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The Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena
in Shreveport, Louisiana
. It was built in 1954. It is located adjacent to the Independence Bowl
stadium and across from Fair Park High School
in Shreveport.
The Hirsch was home to the Shreveport Mudbugs ice hockey
team, from 1997, until they moved to the CenturyTel Center
, in Bossier City in 2000. It hosted the 1981 Atlantic Sun Conference
men's basketball tournament and has hosted the Southland Conference
men's basketball tournament six times.
The Coliseum has hosted many wrestling events over the years including NWA
, WCW and WWE events.
It also has a long history as a concert venue. In January 1995, it was the scene of a small scale riot, when a Pantera
concert was cancelled at the last minute, because of a city ordnance that had just gone into effect, requiring seating on the floor, which the band felt created an unsafe situation for the fans and themselves.
Rush
were scheduled to perform during their Roll the Bones Tour
on February 22, 1992, with Primus
as their opening act, but the show was cancelled.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
. It was built in 1954. It is located adjacent to the Independence Bowl
Independence Bowl
The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976....
stadium and across from Fair Park High School
Fair Park High School
Fair Park Medical Careers Magnet High School is a high school located at 3222 Greenwood Road in Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.A. When it opened as Fair Park High School in 1928, it was the second high school in the city. C.E...
in Shreveport.
The Hirsch was home to the Shreveport Mudbugs ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team, from 1997, until they moved to the CenturyTel Center
CenturyTel Center
The CenturyLink Center is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Bossier City, Louisiana...
, in Bossier City in 2000. It hosted the 1981 Atlantic Sun Conference
Atlantic Sun Conference
The Atlantic Sun Conference is a college athletic conference operating in the Southeastern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I; it does not sponsor football. The conference was established in 1978 as the Trans America Athletic Conference...
men's basketball tournament and has hosted the Southland Conference
Southland Conference
The Southland Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the south central United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision...
men's basketball tournament six times.
The Coliseum has hosted many wrestling events over the years including NWA
NWA
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, WCW and WWE events.
It also has a long history as a concert venue. In January 1995, it was the scene of a small scale riot, when a Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
concert was cancelled at the last minute, because of a city ordnance that had just gone into effect, requiring seating on the floor, which the band felt created an unsafe situation for the fans and themselves.
Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
were scheduled to perform during their Roll the Bones Tour
Roll the Bones Tour
Rush's Roll the Bones Tour was in support of the band's studio album Roll the Bones. The tour kicked off October 25, 1991 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario and culminated on June 28, 1992 at the World Music Theater in Tinley Park, Illinois...
on February 22, 1992, with Primus
Primus (band)
Primus is an American rock band based in San Francisco, California, currently composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde and drummer Jay Lane. Primus originally formed in 1984 with Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, later joined by Lane, though the latter two departed...
as their opening act, but the show was cancelled.