- Pensacola Civic Center
The Pensacola Civic Center is a municipal arena located in
Pensacola, Florida . It is owned by Escambia County and operated by SMG Management.The Civic Center opened in 1985 and was used primarily as the home of the
Pensacola Ice Pilots hockey team until the team's exit from theECHL on June 23rd, 2008, and for various concerts and events. The Pensacola Civic Center has also had various guest speakers, including PresidentGeorge W. Bush in 2006. On March 9, 1994, the Pensacola Civic Center hosted the largest Rock for Choice concert in history, which was organized by the band L7 and headlined byPearl Jam . [ [http://www.feminist.org/welcome/chronology/fm_1994.html Feminist Majority Foundation ] ]Additionally, the venue served as the home of the 2004
Florida Springfest . Previously, the Civic Center served as the home of botharena football andindoor soccer teams. It was the site of WCWBattlebowl in 1993.The Civic Center has a capacity of 8,150 for hockey games, and as much as 10,000 for non-hockey events. The arena contains convert|23000|sqft|m2|-2 of space and convert|10000|sqft|m2|-3 of meeting space. It has been the multiple-time home of the U.S. Roller Skating National Championships.
In March 2000,
Britney Spears opened her first arena tour at the Civic Center. It was the first date of herCrazy 2K Tour .Past Sports Teams
* In 1998 the PCC was home to the
Pensacola Flyers of theEastern Indoor Soccer League .
* From 2000 to 2002 thePensacola Barracudas ofaf2 called the PCC home.External links
* [http://www.pensacolaciviccenter.com/ Pensacola Civic Center Official Site]
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