Wells Fargo Arena
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Wells Fargo Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Des Moines, Iowa, that hosts professional and collegiate sports events, concerts, and other large-scale entertainment.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Arena canonical | 6 |
| Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines) | 1 |
| Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3797213 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Wells Fargo Arena Context triple: [Iowa Barnstormers, homeVenue, Wells Fargo Arena]
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A.
Wells Fargo Center
Wells Fargo Center is a major multi-purpose indoor arena in Philadelphia that hosts professional basketball, hockey, concerts, and other large-scale events.
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B.
Fiserv Forum
Fiserv Forum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Milwaukee best known as the home venue of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.
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C.
Vivint Arena
Vivint Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Salt Lake City, best known as the home venue of the NBA's Utah Jazz.
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D.
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena is a major indoor sports and entertainment venue in downtown Atlanta, best known as the home arena of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and a host site for concerts and large events.
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E.
Alerus Center
Alerus Center is a large multi-purpose indoor arena and convention facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, hosting sports events, concerts, and trade shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wells Fargo Arena Target entity description: Wells Fargo Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Des Moines, Iowa, that hosts professional and collegiate sports events, concerts, and other large-scale entertainment.
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A.
Wells Fargo Center
Wells Fargo Center is a major multi-purpose indoor arena in Philadelphia that hosts professional basketball, hockey, concerts, and other large-scale events.
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B.
Fiserv Forum
Fiserv Forum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Milwaukee best known as the home venue of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks.
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C.
Vivint Arena
Vivint Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Salt Lake City, best known as the home venue of the NBA's Utah Jazz.
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D.
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena is a major indoor sports and entertainment venue in downtown Atlanta, best known as the home arena of the NBA's Atlanta Hawks and a host site for concerts and large events.
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E.
Alerus Center
Alerus Center is a large multi-purpose indoor arena and convention facility in Grand Forks, North Dakota, hosting sports events, concerts, and trade shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indoor arena
ⓘ
multi-purpose arena ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Des Moines, Iowa
ⓘ
Indoor arenas in Iowa ⓘ Music venues in Iowa ⓘ Sports venues in Iowa ⓘ |
| city |
Des Moines, Iowa
ⓘ
surface form:
Des Moines
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| constructionStartDate | 2002 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
club seats
ⓘ
concession stands ⓘ locker rooms ⓘ luxury suites ⓘ video scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasParking | adjacent parking facilities ⓘ |
| hosts |
Iowa High School state basketball tournaments
ⓘ
Iowa High School state wrestling tournaments ⓘ collegiate sports events ⓘ concerts ⓘ large-scale entertainment events ⓘ professional sports events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Des Moines, Iowa
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Wells Fargo ⓘ |
| near | downtown Des Moines ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2005-07-12 ⓘ |
| operator | Spectra Experiences ⓘ |
| owner | Polk County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Des Moines metropolitan area sports infrastructure
ⓘ
Iowa Events Center ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
basketball
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ family shows ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity |
about 16000 for basketball
ⓘ
about 17000 for concerts ⓘ |
| sponsor | Wells Fargo ⓘ |
| state | Iowa ⓘ |
| surface | multi-surface ⓘ |
| tenant |
Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
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surface form:
Drake Bulldogs men’s basketball (selected games)
Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball ⓘ
surface form:
Iowa State Cyclones men’s basketball (selected games)
Iowa Wild ⓘ Iowa Energy ⓘ
surface form:
Iowa Wolves
UNI Panthers men's basketball team ⓘ
surface form:
University of Northern Iowa Panthers men’s basketball (selected games)
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| usedFor |
basketball tournaments
ⓘ
family entertainment shows ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wells Fargo Arena Description of subject: Wells Fargo Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Des Moines, Iowa, that hosts professional and collegiate sports events, concerts, and other large-scale entertainment.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
this entity surface form:
Wells Fargo Arena (Des Moines)