- Mayo Civic Center
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The Mayo Civic Center - named for William Worrall Mayo - is a multi-purpose event facility in Rochester, Minnesota.
It consists of: Taylor Arena (7,200 seat) used for wrestling and basketball, The Auditorium (3,000 seat) used for performing arts and an Exhibit Hall.
The Center was started in 1938 and has been expanded and renovated several times over the years.
It was home to the Rochester Mustangs ice hockey team and various professional basketball franchises.
It is perhaps famous, but unknown, to music fans for being the shooting location for Bon Jovi's music video for 1986's "Wanted Dead or Alive".
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Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Civic Center acts as the main place for meeting and events of the Mayo Clinic, as it plays host to company parties and medical lectures.
Events hosted
Mayo Civic Center Auditorium
The Mayo Civic Auditorium is used for performing arts as well as concert events. Shows like "The Chocolate Factory" and 1940's Big Band Swing Revue "In the Mood" and other arts events have taken place here. As well as broadway shows such as Rent.
Professional wrestling events
The American Wrestling Association held a weekly television broadcast for both syndication, and cable on ESPN, from 1989-1990. Other promotions like World Championship Wrestling and Extreme Championship Wrestling also held shows here prior to their demise. The Civic Center recently has hosted World Wrestling Entertainment house shows with the WWE Raw, Smackdown and ECW appearing. TNA has hosted events here as well.
Other events
The Civic Center generally holds local events and conventions. Notable events held the Civic Center are Disney Live, Elmo Live and other children's events.
The Harlem Globetrotters and artists, such as KISS, Bob Dylan, Hinder & Disturbed, have performed at this arena. It hosted the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship in 2001 and 2002.
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Coordinates: 44°01′21″N 92°27′31″W / 44.02247°N 92.458599°W
Categories:- Indoor arenas in the United States
- Indoor ice hockey venues in the United States
- Sports venues in Minnesota
- Buildings and structures in Olmsted County, Minnesota
- Visitor attractions in Olmsted County, Minnesota
- Midwestern United States sports venue stubs
- Minnesota building and structure stubs
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