Gainbridge Fieldhouse

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Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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Location in Indianapolis##Location in Indiana##Location in the United States
Former names Conseco Fieldhouse (1999–2011)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2011–2021)
Address 125 South Pennsylvania Street
Location Indianapolis, Indiana
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Owner Capital Improvement Board, City of Indianapolis
Operator Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, Indiana
Capacity Basketball: 17,923
Concerts: 19,000
Ice hockey: 12,300
Construction
Broke ground July 22, 1997
Opened November 6, 1999
Construction cost $183 million
($260 million in 2021 dollars[1])
Architect Ellerbe Becket
Blackburn Architects[2]
Project manager John Klipsch Consulting, LLC[3]
Structural engineer Fink Roberts & Petrie Inc.[4]
Services engineer Moore Engineers, P.C.[5]
General contractor Hunt/Smoot[6]
Tenants
Indiana Pacers (NBA) (1999–present)
Indianapolis Ice (CHL) (1999–2004)
Indiana Fever (WNBA) (2000–present)
Indiana Firebirds (AFL) (2001–2004)

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. The fieldhouse also hosts college basketball games (including the annual Big Ten Conference tournaments), indoor concerts, and ice hockey.

The arena was originally named Conseco Fieldhouse, as the naming rights to the venue were sold to Conseco, a financial services organization based in nearby Carmel. In May 2010, the company renamed itself as CNO Financial Group, but the Conseco name was retained by the fieldhouse. In December 2011, CNO Financial Group changed the name of the fieldhouse to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, after one of its subsidiaries, Bankers Life and Casualty.[7] CNO decided not to renew its naming sponsorship after it expired on June 30, 2019.[8] On September 27, 2021, the fieldhouse announced that Indianapolis-based financial platform Gainbridge would be the new naming partner for the fieldhouse in a multi-year partnership.[9]

In April 2019, a major renovation project for the fieldhouse was approved by the Marion County Capital Improvement Board. The $360 million project will include a new outdoor entry plaza, new indoor gathering areas, and various interior enhancements. As part of the renovation agreement, the Pacers committed to remaining in Indianapolis for at least 25 more years.[10] Construction will take place in two phases, with the fieldhouse having planned to host the 2021 NBA All-Star Game in between the phases, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Almost all of the construction work will take place during Pacers offseasons.[11][12] The project will displace the Fever for all of the 2020 and 2021 WNBA seasons, as well as at least part of the 2022 season; the Fever played the first section of the schedule at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, but after the NBA season ended, the Fever played games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

The arena was built to evoke an Indiana high school and college field house. As such, unlike most other North American sports arenas, it was designed primarily for basketball. The arena can accommodate an NHL-sized rink, but the ice hockey seating capacity is reduced to 12,300 in an asymmetrical configuration.

Events

The first NBA game held at Conseco Fieldhouse was on November 6, 1999 when the Indiana Pacers played their regular-season home opener against the Boston Celtics.[13] Later that same season, the Pacers made it to the 2000 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Games 3, 4, and 5 of that championship series were held at Conseco Fieldhouse, but the Pacers ended up losing that season's title four games to two.[citation needed]

In 2000, the fieldhouse was also the site for the 2000 Ray Miron President's Cup finals, with two games of the series being played there. The Indianapolis Ice won the series against the now-defunct Columbus Cottonmouths 4 games to 3.[citation needed]

Several games of the 2002 FIBA World Championship were played at Conseco Fieldhouse, including semifinals and the final.[citation needed]

In 2009, Conseco Fieldhouse was the site for the 2009 WNBA Finals. The Indiana Fever took on the Phoenix Mercury for games 3 and 4 of that series, but ended up losing the series. Three years later, the Fever hosted the 2012 WNBA Finals for games 3 and 4 and beat the Minnesota Lynx.[citation needed]

Additionally, the Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League played at the fieldhouse from 2001 to 2004 and the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League also played at the fieldhouse from 1999 to 2004. The venue also hosted select games for the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League.

From 2002 to 2007, the fieldhouse served as the site of the Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in even numbered years while the tournament was held at the United Center in Chicago in odd numbered years. In 2008, the tournament was moved to Conseco Fieldhouse exclusively for five years, through 2012. The arena is also a frequent site of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. 2012 marked the 12th time in 13 years that the tournament had been held at the fieldhouse. On June 5, 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced that beginning in 2013 the location of both of the conference basketball tournaments for the following four years would be alternated between the Chicago area and Indianapolis. Bankers Life Fieldhouse would again be the site for both men's and women's events in 2014 and 2016.[14] The 2011 NCAA Women's Final Four was also held at the fieldhouse on April 3 and April 5 of 2011. For basketball, the venue seats 17,923 (18,345 from 1999 to 2006, 18,165 from 2006 to 2016).

The Professional Bull Riders brought its Built Ford Tough Series bull riding tour, now known as the Unleash the Beast Series, to the fieldhouse for the first time in January 2011.[15] It was their second visit to Indianapolis; they first visited Indianapolis during the 2004 season when they held a BFTS event at the RCA Dome.[16]

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is one of many concert venues in the city of Indianapolis. On March 11, 2019, Metallica set a new attendance record at the venue with 18,274 fans at the venue. The previous record was held by Billy Joel (16,594).[17]

NCAA Tournament

Bankers Life Fieldhouse hosted first and second round games of the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The arena also hosted first, second, and regional semifinal (Sweet 16) round games of the 2021 tournament.[18]

High school sports

In addition to professional events, the arena also hosts the IHSAA state finals in wrestling as well as both girls and boys basketball. It also occasionally hosts other high school tournaments as well.

Concerts

Date Main performer(s) Tour / Concert name Tickets sold Total gross notes
May 19, 2009 Elton John & Billy Joel[19]
February 22, 2012 Van Halen A Different Kind of Truth Tour
November 24, 2012 Carrie Underwood Blown Away Tour
July 10, 2013 Justin Bieber Believe Tour[20]
July 14, 2013 Paul McCartney Out There
August 19, 2013 Bruno Mars The Moonshine Jungle Tour
November 19, 2013 Selena Gomez Stars Dance Tour
December 9, 2013 Drake Would You Like a Tour?
December 11, 2013 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour[21]
March 30, 2014 Demi Lovato The Neon Lights Tour[22]
April 11, 2014 Cher Dressed to Kill Tour
February 28, 2015 Maroon 5 Maroon V Tour
July 13, 2015 Shania Twain Rock This Country Tour[23]
August 20, 2015 Mötley Crüe The Final Tour
September 16, 2015 Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour[24]
June 25, 2016 Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour[25]
July 20, 2016 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour[26]
July 31, 2016 Twenty One Pilots Emotional Roadshow World Tour[27]
August 3, 2016 Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas Future Now Tour[28]
March 11, 2017 Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman Tour[29]
March 22, 2017 Bon Jovi This House Is Not for Sale Tour[30]
March 29, 2017 Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold Tour[31]
April 29, 2017 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Soul2Soul: The World Tour[32]
May 18, 2017 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway World Tour[33]
September 8, 2017 Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour[34]
November 5, 2017 Lady Gaga Joanne World Tour[35]
November 26, 2017 Janet Jackson State of the World Tour[36]
December 9, 2017 Katy Perry Witness: The Tour[37]
June 27, 2018 Harry Styles Harry Styles: Live on Tour[38]
July 13, 2018 Panic! at the Disco Pray for the Wicked Tour[39]
September 20, 2018 Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues Tour[40]
October 7, 2018 Fall Out Boy Mania Tour[41]
February 20, 2019 Travis Scott Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour[42]
March 11, 2019 Metallica WorldWired Tour[43]
March 22, 2019 Kelly Clarkson Meaning of Life Tour[44]
March 25, 2019 Mumford & Sons Delta Tour[45]
April 2, 2019 Justin Timberlake The Man of the Woods Tour[46]
April 30, 2019 P!nk Beautiful Trauma World Tour[47]
June 28, 2019 Twenty One Pilots The Bandito Tour[48]
June 29, 2019 Ariana Grande Sweetener World Tour[49]
September 10, 2019 Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour[50]
September 13, 2019 Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Tour[51]
December 3, 2019 Celine Dion Courage World Tour[52]

Wrestling

WWE has hosted many shows such as Raw and SmackDown.

WCW has hosted the PPV event Sin (2001).[53]

It also hosted many PPV events such as The Great American Bash (2006),[54] SummerSlam (2008),[55] Survivor Series (2012),[56] and Clash of Champions (2016).[57]

The fieldhouse is notable for being the location of many landmark moments for the professional wrestling group The Shield, who debuted on November 18, 2012 at Survivor Series,[58] broke up on the June 2nd, 2014 episode of WWE Raw[59] and reunited on the October 9, 2017 episode of WWE Raw.[60]

Auto racing

In 2015, the fieldhouse hosted the Indy Invitational, with midget car racing and outlaw kart racing held on a dirt track erected on the arena floor.[61]

Awards and recognitions

In 2005 and 2006, Conseco Fieldhouse was ranked the No. 1 venue in the NBA according to the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily Reader Survey. In 2006 The Ultimate Sports Road Trip reaffirmed Conseco Fieldhouse as the best venue in all 4 of the major sports leagues. "The Ultimate Sports Road Trip has recently concluded a re-scoring and re-evaluation of all 122 franchises in the four major sports, based on our personal visits to each of the teams in a journey that began in 1998. Based on our criteria, Conseco Fieldhouse has again withstood scrutiny to be named the "best of the best" in the four major sports. Everything about Conseco Fieldhouse is top notch, a sparkling venue in a sparkling city," said Farrell and Kulyk.

In October 2004, the fieldhouse hosted the 2004 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships. A 25-meter 300,000-gallon competition pool and 174,000-gallon warm-up pool were temporarily installed. A total of 71,659 tickets were sold for the four-day event. The crowd on the evening of Saturday, October 11, 2004 set a record for the largest attendance at a U.S. Swimming event outside of the Olympics with 11,488 people.[citation needed]

Scoreboard

In 2012, a giant state-of-the-art scoreboard was added to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The scoreboard features twin 1080p high definition (HD) video screens, each measuring 50 feet (15 m) long – extending nearly foul line to foul line – by 21 feet (6.4 m) high. In addition to the HD screens running the length of the court, the innovative rectangular scoreboard design is capped by a 25 ft × 14 ft (7.6 m × 4.3 m) full 1080p HD video screen facing each baseline. The result of the design is a greatly improved visual experience from nearly every seat in the building. Additionally, a new sound system was installed.[62]

Arena football

The fieldhouse was home to the Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League from 2001 to 2004 after moving from Albany, New York.[63]

Seating capacity

Years Capacity
1999–2006
18,345
2006–2016
18,165
2016–present
17,923

Gallery

  • A Pacers' preseason game, showing the original scoreboard, during the Conseco Fieldhouse era

  • Satellite view of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, showing the former Conseco Fieldhouse name

  • Lobby during the Conseco Fieldhouse era

  • Balcony view of the 2013 Crossroads Classic

References

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External links

Events and tenants
Preceded by Home of the
Indiana Pacers
1999–present		 Succeeded by
current
Preceded by
first arena
 Home of the
Indiana Fever
2000–2019		 Succeeded by
Hinkle Fieldhouse
Preceded by Home of the
Indiana Fever
2022–future		 Succeeded by
Preceded by FIBA World Cup
Final Venue
2002		 Succeeded by
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama
Preceded by NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
Final Four
2011		 Succeeded by
Pepsi Center
Denver, Colorado
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