Taco Bell Arena

Taco Bell Arena
Construction

Former names	BSU Pavilion (May 1982-June 2004)
Location	1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725
Owner	Boise State University
Operator	Boise State University
Capacity	14,480 (basketball) 12,644 (tennis) 8,272-13,390 (end-stage concerts) 13,090 (center-stage concerts) 6,795 (half-house concerts) 3,158-4,292 (concerts)
Broke ground	February 1980
Opened	May 16, 1982
Construction cost	$17.5 million ($42.9 million in 2016 dollars^[1])
Architect	CSHQA
Tenants
Boise State Broncos (NCAA) (1982–present)

Taco Bell Arena (originally BSU Pavilion) is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. The arena is located on the east end of campus, between West Campus Lane and César Chávez Circle, immediately northwest of Albertsons Stadium.

It is home to the Broncos basketball, wrestling, and gymnastics teams. Its current seating capacity is 14,480, for basketball.

The venue is also used for concerts (capacity 13,390) and many community events, including trade shows (17,000 square feet of arena floor space plus 10,000 square feet (930 m²) at auxiliary gym). It was the site of the 2013 second-round tie of the tennis Davis Cup between the United States and Serbia.

History

Ground was broken for the arena in February 1980, directly north of the Bronco Gymnasium (capacity 3,000). Construction displaced the tennis courts and the right field area of the baseball field, currently the site of the auxiliary gym on the west side of the arena.
(photo - 1971) (photo - late 1970s) Eight tennis courts were rebuilt on the former baseball infield, (photo - mid 1980s) west of the arena. The baseball field was not rebuilt as BSU dropped baseball as a varsity sport following the 1980 season. During their final season, the Broncos played their home games at Wigle Field at Borah High School, four miles (6 km) west of campus.

The arena opened in May 1982, as the BSU Pavilion; its first three events were the graduation ceremonies for the city's public high schools. Later that year, the arena hosted a Billy Graham Crusade.

The BSU Pavilion was renamed in June 2004, after Taco Bell signed a 15-year naming rights agreement with the university for $4 million. ^[2]

Basketball tournaments

Interior during a Boise State game in 2013.

The venue hosted four Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments: 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1994.

Taco Bell Arena has been a familiar site for early-round NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games, hosting first and second round competition eight times (1983, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005 and 2009). The tournament games played at the arena have resulted in some of the most memorable moments in NCAA history. In 1995, UCLA's Tyus Edney dashed the length of the 94-foot (29 m) court in just over 4 seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75-74 win over Missouri, which sustained UCLA's run to a national title.^[3] In 2001, it was the site of the closest first-round day at a single host location ever, with the four games played on March 15 decided by a combined total of 7 points. One of those games included #15 seed Hampton's upset of #2 seed Iowa State -- making Hampton only the fourth #15 seed to beat a #2 seed in tournament history.

The NCAA tournament is scheduled to return in 2018.

Concerts

List of Concerts

The Beach Boys – July 9, 1982, with The Greg Kihn Band and Rail, September 18, 1983, September 18, 1987 and July 23, 1995
Heart – August 20, 1982, with John Mellencamp
Blue Öyster Cult – August 24, 1982, with Aldo Nova
Scorpions – September 7, 1982, with Iron Maiden and Girlschool and March 27, 1984, with The Jon Butcher Axis
Rush – September 20, 1982, with The Rory Gallagher Band, May 15, 1984, with The Gary Moore Band and May 19, 1997
Barry Manilow – October 8, 1982, October 30, 1985, July 20, 1988 and July 13, 2013
Iron Maiden – June 23, 1983
John Denver – July 10, 1983, October 4, 1987 and July 17, 1992
Willie Nelson & Family – July 15, 1983
STYX – July 31, 1983
Journey – August 16, 1983, with Bryan Adams, September 16, 1986, with The Outfield and July 26, 2009, with Heart
The Grateful Dead – September 2, 1983
Rick Springfield – October 2, 1983, with Quarterflash
ZZ Top – January 29, 1984, with Night Ranger, July 17, 1986, with Yngwie Malmsteen, November 21, 1990, with The Jeff Healey Band and September 9, 1994
Genesis – February 14, 1984
Ozzy Osbourne – March 19, 1984, with Mötley Crüe and Waysted
Gordon Lightfoot – March 28, 1984
Yes – April 5, 1984
Huey Lewis and the News – April 15, 1984
Van Halen – May 4, 1984, with Autograph, October 19, 1986 and September 17, 1995, with Skid Row and Our Lady Peace
Ray Charles – June 16, 1984
Rod Stewart – July 6, 1984
The Thompson Twins – September 20, 1984, with Berlin
Lionel Richie – October 10, 1984
Quiet Riot – October 11, 1984, with Whitesnake and Helix
REO Speedwagon – April 19, 1985, with Cheap Trick
Petra – April 27, 1985
Toto – May 15, 1985
Bryan Adams – August 15, 1985, with John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, August 5, 1987 and October 4, 1992, with The Storm
W.A.S.P. – February 16, 1986
Amy Grant – April 29, 1986 and April 16, 1998
Air Supply – September 14, 1986
David Lee Roth – December 3, 1986, with Cinderella
Whitesnake – November 21, 1987, with Great White
Def Leppard – December 4, 1987, with Tesla, July 2, 1988, with Tesla and September 12, 1992
Tina Turner – December 16, 1987, with Level 42
Aerosmith – May 17, 1988, with White Lion and August 9, 1993, with Jackyl
Lynyrd Skynyrd – June 25, 1988, with The Rossington Band and May 24, 1996, with The Doobie Brothers
Billy Ocean – August 7, 1988
AC/DC – November 9, 1988, with Cinderella
Poison – April 21, 1989, with Tesla
Bon Jovi – May 5, 1989, with Skid Row
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – May 10, 1989
Metallica – September 3, 1989, with The Cult and Faith No More, May 7, 1992, May 15, 1997, with Corrosion of Conformity and March 20, 2004 with Godsmack
R.E.M. – October 8, 1989, with NRBQ
Great White – February 18, 1990, with The McAuley Schenker Group and Havana Black
Mötley Crüe – June 5, 1990, with Tesla and December 7, 1997
KISS – September 3, 1990, with Slaughter and Winger and December 9, 1992, with Great White
Cinderella – April 6, 1991, with Slaughter
Robert Palmer – July 17, 1991
Queensrÿche – December 4, 1991, May 11, 1995, with Type O Negative and June 19, 1997
John Mellencamp – February 24, 1992
Tesla – July 21, 1992
The Moody Blues – September 27, 1992

MC Hammer November 1992

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – March 9, 1993
The Black Crowes – April 27, 1993, with Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds
Alice in Chains – September 19, 1993, with Tad and Sweetwater
Nirvana – December 15, 1993, with The Breeders and The Melvins
The Eagles – January 15, 1995, and May 31, 2015.
Phish – June 7, 1995 and September 14, 1999
The Doobie Brothers – September 2, 1995
Page & Plant – October 9, 1995, with The Tragically Hip
Hootie & the Blowfish – November 14, 1995
The Jars of Clay – March 25, 1996, October 21, 1997, October 24, 2000 and May 21, 2002
Bush – May 1, 1996, with The Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt
DC Talk – May 9, 1996 and February 21, 1999
Jethro Tull – September 29, 1996, with Emerson, Lake & Palmer
The Dave Matthews Band – November 3, 1996, with Meshell Ndegeocello, November 2, 1998, with Toots and the Maytals and August 31, 2010, with Alberta Cross
Neil Diamond – November 5–6, 1996
The Monkees – December 22, 1997
America – April 23, 1998, July 1, 2001 and June 10, 2005
The SnoCore Tour – February 16, 1999
Kenny Rogers – March 9, 1999
Elton John – May 30, 1999, September 20, 2006, April 9, 2011 and October 10, 2015
Bad Company – July 25, 1999
Slipknot – May 6, 2000
B.B. King – November 10, 2000
Brooks & Dunn – May 17, 2001, with Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry and Keith Urban
Mannheim Steamroller – November 27, 2001 and November 20, 2007
Third Day – March 8, 2002 and September 18, 2006
Lonestar – March 29, 2002
George Strait & The Ace in the Hole Band – October 26, 2002 and January 26, 2007, with Ronnie Milsap and Taylor Swift
The Goo Goo Dolls – December 8, 2002, with Lisa Loeb
The Little River Band – May 7, 2003, with Sixwire and June 9, 2006
Michael W. Smith – May 20, 2003, with Third Day and December 14, 2008
Martina McBride – July 1, 2003
Kenny Chesney – July 25, 2003, with Keith Urban, July 14, 2009, with Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum and May 30, 2013, with The Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves
American Idol Live! – August 24, 2003
Big Daddy Weave – November 10, 2003
Rhett Akins – November 19, 2003, with Jeff Carson, Daryle Singletary and Chad Brock
Jeff Carson – January 19, 2004
Three Dog Night – June 10, 2004
Steven Curtis Chapman – October 30, 2004, with Chris Tomlin
Mark Chesnutt – November 15, 2004
Velvet Revolver – April 23, 2005, with Hoobastank
Loverboy – May 15, 2005
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir – June 18, 2005
Rodney Carrington – September 23, 2005, February 1, 2008 and May 10, 2012
Lifehouse – October 7, 2005
The Casting Crowns – October 10, 2005 and October 8, 2007
Anne Murray – October 14, 2005
DMX – October 21, 2005, with Baby Bash and September 21, 2006, with Tech N9ne
Joe Diffie – November 2, 2005
The Vans Warped Tour – July 14, 2006
Michael Bublé – July 25, 2006, with Jann Arden and August 11, 2011, with Naturally 7
The Red Hot Chili Peppers – August 15, 2006, with The Mars Volta
The Doodlebops – February 18, 2007
Taking Back Sunday – March 17, 2007, with Underoath and Armor for Sleep
Beyoncé – September 10, 2007
The The – November 1, 2007
Billy Joel – November 26, 2007
Celtic Woman – April 22, 2008 and April 22, 2009
The Newsboys – April 26, 2008
The Gaither Homecoming – August 25, 2008
Kelly Clarkson – October 9, 2008, with Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman and March 24, 2012, with Matt Nathanson
Gary Allan – December 6, 2009, with Jack Ingram and The Eli Young Band
Breaking Benjamin – March 3, 2010, with Chevelle, Thousand Foot Krutch and Red
Jason Aldean – March 20, 2010, with Luke Bryan and Ash Bowers and July 28, 2013, with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett
Toby Keith – July 22, 2010, with Trace Adkins
KC and the Sunshine Band – September 8, 2010
Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – September 23, 2010, with Justin Moore, Darius Rucker, Josh Thompson, Easton Corbin and Steel Magnolia
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – November 17, 2010, November 23, 2011, November 21, 2013 and November 20, 2014
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular – December 21–22, 2010
Avenged Sevenfold – February 11, 2011, with Stone Sour, Hollywood Undead and New Medicine
The Rock & Worship Roadshow – March 3, 2011, March 1, 2012, February 28, 2013 and March 13, 2015
The Pre–Summer Bash – April 30, 2011
Katy Perry – July 23, 2011, with Robyn and DJ Skeet Skeet
The Zac Brown Band – September 15, 2011, with Sonia Leigh and Nic Cowan and November 23, 2013
Death Cab for Cutie – October 18, 2011, with The Hold Steady
Five Finger Death Punch – October 25, 2011, with All That Remains, Hatebreed and Rev Theory
The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – November 20, 2011, November 15, 2012, November 14, 2013 and November 13, 2014
Michael Jackson: The Immortal – January 3–4, 2012
Blake Shelton – March 10, 2012, with Justine Moore and Meg & Dia and September 25, 2014, with Neal McCoy, The Band Perry and Dan + Shay
The Rascal Flatts – September 20, 2012, with Little Big Town, The Eli Young Band and Edens Edge
Train – September 21, 2012, with Mat Kearney and Andy Grammer
Brantley Gilbert – October 6, 2012, with Uncle Kracker
Dralion – October 11–14, 2012
Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band – October 25, 2012
Eric Church – November 16, 2012, with Justin Moore and Kip Moore and January 30, 2015, with Dwight Yoakam and Halestorm
Carrie Underwood – February 17, 2013, with Hunter Hayes
Rodney Atkins – April 20, 2013, with Josh Thompson
Chris Tomlin – April 23, 2013, with Kari Jobe
Mike Posner – May 4, 2013, with Aylen and The Good Husbands
Josh Groban – October 2, 2013, with Judith Hill
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – October 25, 2013, with Talib Kweli and Big K.R.I.T.
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – November 22, 2013
The Piano Guys – December 17, 2013
Imagine Dragons – February 8, 2014, with The Naked and Famous and The X Ambassadors
Lady Antebellum – March 12, 2014, with Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves
Volbeat – April 13, 2014, with Trivium and The Digital Summer
OneRepublic – June 13, 2014, with The Script and The American Authors
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – August 5, 2014, with Steve Winwood
Godsmack – September 23, 2014, with Buckcherry and Pop Evil
Dierks Bentley – October 10, 2014, with Randy Houser
Phillip Phillips – October 25, 2014
Zac Brown Band - July 10, 2015
Ariana Grande - September 2, 2015
Shania Twain - September 15, 2015

References

↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
↑ "ESPN.com - Taco Bell pays $4 million for naming rights". sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
↑ Friend, Tom - N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: WEST; U.C.L.A. Dash Knocks Wind Out of Missouri. New York Times, March 20, 1995. Quote: U.C.L.A.'s Tyus Edney ran a 94-foot (29 m) dash in 4.7 seconds today. That he also managed to toss in a swooping layup left Missouri with its hands over its face. The No. 1-seeded Bruins trailed the No. 8-seeded Tigers by 1 point with 4.8 seconds remaining when Edney, a turbo point guard, started his cross-country journey. He took the inbounds pass under his own basket, was neck-and-neck with defender Jason Sutherland at midcourt, freed himself with a behind-the-back dribble, made a hairpin turn to the lane and banked in a shot over 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) Derek Grimm at the buzzer.

External links

Taco Bell Arena.com - official site
Bronco Sports.com - Taco Bell Arena
Boise State Library - digital archives - BSU Pavilion (Taco Bell Arena)
Aerial photo (1998) & topographic map - BSU campus from USGS The National Map

Boise State University

Academics and research	Arts & Sciences Business and Economics College of Engineering College of Health Sciences Albertsons Library Boise State Business Institute

Athletics	Broncos Athletic Director Football Men's basketball Tennis MWC Pac-12 (Wrestling) Albertsons Stadium Taco Bell Arena Morrison Center Campus Recreation Center

Campus life	Boise, Idaho Downtown Boise Towne Square Mall Boise River Greenbelt Julia Davis Park Bogus Basin Ski Resort KBSU Radio The YearBook

People and history	Alumni Athletes History

Boise State Broncos men's basketball

Venues	Bronco Gymnasium (1956–1982) Taco Bell Arena (1982–present)

Culture & lore	Buster Bronco

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Basketball arenas of the Mountain West Conference

Coordinates: 43°36′12.84″N 116°11′56.01″W / 43.6035667°N 116.1988917°W / 43.6035667; -116.1988917

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