General James White Memorial Civic Auditorium and Coliseum (commonly known as the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum) is a 7,141-seat multi-purpose arena, in Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee

Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...

. It was built in 1961.

It is home to the Knoxville Ice Bears

Knoxville Ice Bears

The Knoxville Ice Bears are a professional ice hockey team. The team competes in the Southern Professional Hockey League. They play their home games at James White Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 2006 the Ice Bears defeated the Florida Seals to take the SPHL championship and the...

, of the SPHL

Southern Professional Hockey League

The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with teams located in the southeastern United States.- History :...

 and the University of Tennessee Ice Vols, of the ACHA

American Collegiate Hockey Association

The American Collegiate Hockey Association is the national governing body of non-varsity college ice hockey in the U.S. The organization provides structure, regulations, promotes the quality of play, sponsors National Awards and National Tournaments....

. Beginning in 2012, it will be home of the Knoxville NightHawks

Knoxville NightHawks

The Knoxville NightHawks are a professional indoor football team in the Professional Indoor Football League due to begin play for its inaugural 2012 season...

 of the Professional Indoor Football League

Professional Indoor Football League (2012)

The Professional Indoor Football League is a regional professional indoor football league set to begin its inaugural season in 2012. Like the Lone Star Football League, the PIFL is mainly composed of teams formerly from Southern Indoor Football League .Despite the name, this PIFL has no...

. In the past, the arena hosted the Knoxville Speed, of the UHL

United Hockey League

The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...

, the Knoxville Cherokees

Knoxville Cherokees

The Knoxville Cherokees were an East Coast Hockey League team based in Knoxville, Tennessee.-History:The franchise was formed in 1988 along with the ECHL...

, of the ECHL and the Knoxville Knights, of the EHL

Eastern Hockey League

-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...

. It was also the home of the Tennessee Thundercats professional indoor football franchise, for two years.

It was the main home arena for Smoky Mountain Wrestling

Smoky Mountain Wrestling

Smoky Mountain Wrestling was a professional wrestling promotion that held events in the Appalachian area of the United States from October 1991 to December 1995, when it was run by Jim Cornette...

, a regional wrestling promotion, run by pro wrestling Hall of Famer

Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame

The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame is a professional wrestling hall of fame that recognizes people who make significant contributions to the sport. It was founded in 1996 by Dave Meltzer, editor of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame is not...

 Jim Cornette, from 1992 to 1995.

The coliseum was the site of Randy Rhoads

Randy Rhoads

Randall William "Randy" Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would seek out...

' last show, before being killed in a plane crash.