Kemper Arena
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Kemper Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Kansas City, Missouri, known for hosting major sporting events and concerts, including NCAA basketball championships.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | indoor arena ⓘ |
| architect | Helmut Jahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Basketball venues in Missouri
ⓘ
Indoor arenas in Missouri ⓘ Music venues in Missouri ⓘ Sports venues in Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ |
| city | Kansas City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentName | Hy-Vee Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| district | West Bottoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Kemper Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedEventType |
NCAA basketball championships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
major concerts ⓘ |
| hostedSport |
college basketball
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ professional basketball ⓘ |
| location | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | R. Crosby Kemper Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventHosted |
Big Eight Conference men’s basketball tournament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | suspended roof design ⓘ |
| opened | 1974 ⓘ |
| owner | City of Kansas City, Missouri (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebrandedAs | Hy-Vee Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rebrandedYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| renovated |
1987
ⓘ
2007 ⓘ |
| roofCollapse | 1979 ⓘ |
| roofCollapseCause | heavy rain ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 17,000 ⓘ |
| state | Missouri ⓘ |
| surfaceType | multi-surface ⓘ |
| tenant |
Kansas City Blades
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansas City Comets NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City Scouts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball games
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ conventions ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ rodeos ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.