Operator SMG Broke ground 1965 Owner Fresno | Surface Multi-surface Phone +1 559-445-8100 | |
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Location 700 M StreetFresno, California Capacity Concerts: 11,300Basketball: 10,220Ice Hockey: 7,600 Field size 220 by 100 ft (67 by 30 m) Address 700 M St, Fresno, CA 93721, USA Similar Save Mart Center, Warnors Theatre, The Big Fresno Fairgrounds, Fresno Chaffee Zoo, Tower Theatre | ||
Inside selland arena
Selland Arena is a multi-purpose arena built in 1966 that makes up part of a four-venue complex of the Fresno Convention and Entertainment Center in Fresno, California. It is named after former Fresno mayor Arthur L. Selland and has had over 10 million people walk through its doors in its over 40-year history. The arena originally had a 6,582 seating capacity, but a US$10 million expansion project in 1981 increased the seating to its current capacity of 10,132. Before the 1997-1998 Fresno State basketball season, capacity was increased to 10,220. The Selland Arena underwent an additional $15 million renovation in November 2006, that included the installation of new seats, a new video replay scoreboard, message boards and a new ice-cooling system for hockey games.
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Currently, the arena is operated by SMG under contract from the City of Fresno.
Tenants
The arena was home to the Fresno Monsters Tier II Jr. A & Tier III Jr. A ice hockey teams of the North American Hockey League and Western States Hockey League. On January 27, 2010, the Fresno Monsters hockey team agreed to a contract extension, to play at the arena, through the 2012–13 hockey season. The arena hosted 32 home games, combined with the North American Hockey League and Western States Hockey League teams, during the 2012–13 hockey season. After the 2012–13 season, the NAHL Monsters' franchise was relocated to Wenatchee, Washington to take the place of the original Wenatchee Wild and the Tier III WSHL Monsters returned to playing full-time at the lower capacity Gateway Ice Center.
Notable events
Selland Arena has hosted concerts, conventions, ice shows, youth sports, professional sports, motocross, rodeo, religious events, graduations, and community events.
Notable events that have taken place at the arena include: the tour opening July 19, 1974 Grateful Dead show, WWF Royal Rumble 1996, Fully Loaded 1998, concerts by many major rock and popular music groups and talents, including Deep Purple, Yes, Elvis Presley, Elton John, Metallica, Aerosmith, Tina Turner, ABBA, and Garth Brooks.
Van Halen performed, on two consecutive nights, during their For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour on May 14–15, 1992, which were recorded and later released as a live album, entitled Live: Right Here, Right Now.
It also has hosted the California Interscholastic Federation Central Section Basketball Finals since 2004 and the annual California Future Farmers of America State Conference.