Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
	The Vet
Location	300 A Philip Randolph Blvd; Jacksonville, FL 32202
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Owner	City of Jacksonville
Operator	SMG
Capacity	Concerts: 15,000; Basketball: 14,091; Hockey: 13,141; Arena Football: 13,011
Construction
Broke ground	November 27, 2001
Opened	November 28, 2003
Construction cost	$130 million; ($174 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	Populous (Formerly HOK Sport); Bessent, Hammack & Ruckman
Project manager	Gilbane/Scheer/Renaissance Group
Structural engineer	Bliss & Nyitray, Inc.
Services engineer	Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
General contractor	Turner/Perry-McCall/Northside Partnership
Tenants
	Jacksonville Bullies (PLL) (2012); Jacksonville Sharks (AFL) (2010–present); Jacksonville Giants (ABA) (2010–present); Jacksonville Dolphins (NCAA) (2003–present); Jacksonville Barracudas (WHA2/SPHL) (2003–2007)

The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena is a 15,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It was built in 2003 as part of Mayor John Delaney's Better Jacksonville Plan to replace the outdated Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The field is titled Sea Best Field.^[6]

The Memorial Arena also serves as a multi-functional entertainment venue.

Events

The arena was designed, using state-of-the-art techniques, to have the acoustical characteristics necessary for concerts; the first artist to hold a concert in the Arena was Elton John in November 2003. Since that time, dozens of groups, including country, rap, rock, and others, have performed at the arena.

In 2006, a scheduled Dixie Chicks concert was cancelled, due to lack of ticket sales, which was seen as part of the general backlash against the group's comments on the Iraq War.^[7]

Sporting events hosted include the 2004 USA Men's Olympic basketball team in their only game played in the United States, as well as the first, second and third rounds of the 2006, 2010, and 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

The arena also hosted the WWE One Night Stand 2007 pay-per-view event.

The arena also hosts frequent WWE shows throughout the year.

It was the host for the Davis Cup first round tie between the US and Brazil on the weekend of February 1–3, 2013.

JVMA will host an NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Pelicans on October 9.

Tenants

Currently, the arena is home to the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League and the Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team. The Jacksonville Giants, a member of the American Basketball Association, also play their home games at the Veterans Memorial Arena. It also hosted the 2011 ABA All-Star Game, which took place on February 26, 2011.^[8] Starting in 2012, it became home to the Jacksonville Bullies of the Professional Lacrosse League.^[9]

The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena was home to the Jacksonville Barracudas ice hockey franchise until the end of the 2006–2007 season, when they were relocated to a smaller hockey arena in the area.

It has also hosted PBR Built Ford Tough Series events in the past.

Gallery of Performances and Events

Black Eyed Peas
Taylor Swift
Brad Paisley
Sugarland
Kenny Chesney
Edge as the World Heavyweight Champion at WWE's One Night Stand in the Arena
Billy Joel
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus

References

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External links

Official website

Preceded by first arena	Home of the Jacksonville Sharks 2010 – present	Succeeded by current
Preceded by first arena	Home of the Jacksonville Bullies 2012	Succeeded by current

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v t e Current arenas in the Arena Football League
American Conference	Amalie Arena Amway Center Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Wells Fargo Center
National Conference	Honda Center Moda Center Quicken Loans Arena Talking Stick Resort Arena

v t e Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
Venues	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2003–2015) Swisher Gymnasium (2015–present)
Rivalries	North Florida
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

v t e Music venues of Florida
Stadiums / amphitheaters	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Camping World Stadium Daytona Beach Bandshell EverBank Field FIU Stadium Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park Lockhart Stadium Marlins Park Metropolitan Park MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre New Miami Stadium Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre Pompano Beach Amphitheater Raymond James Stadium St. Augustine Amphitheatre Tropicana Field Universal Music Plaza Stage
Theaters / clubs	Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Broward Center for the Performing Arts Club La Vela Coral Springs Center for the Arts Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Florida Theatre Freebird Live Hard Rock Live Orlando Henegar Center Jannus Live King Center for the Performing Arts James L. Knight Center Lyric Theater Lyric Theatre Mahaffey Theater Marina Civic Center Miami-Dade County Auditorium Murray Hill Theatre New World Center Olympia Theater at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts Peabody Auditorium Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Ritz Theatre Ritz Ybor Ruth Eckerd Hall State Theatre Straz Center for the Performing Arts Tampa Theatre The Brass Mug The Plaza Live Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts' Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
Arenas	Amalie Arena American Airlines Arena Amway Center BB&T Center BankUnited Center Bradenton Area Convention Center Bud Adams Equestrian Center CFE Arena Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Expo Hall Germain Arena Hard Rock Live Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Lakeland Center Lee County Civic Center O'Connell Center Ocean Center Pensacola Bay Center Silver Spurs Arena The Venue at UCF West Palm Beach Christian Convention Center USF Sun Dome
Festivals	Calle Ocho Festival Cornerstone Florida Electric Daisy Carnival Florida Azalea Festival Florida Music Festival Florida Strawberry Festival Jacksonville Jazz Festival Lakeside Jazz Festival Langerado One Spark Springing the Blues Ultra Music Festival
Historic venues	Amway Arena Bayfront Center Bob Carr Theater Curtis Hixon Hall Coconut Grove Playhouse Gator Bowl Stadium Hollywood Sportatorium Jacksonville Coliseum Miami Arena Miami Orange Bowl Orlando Sports Stadium Roxy Theater State Theatre Tampa Stadium

v t e Venues of the Legends Football League
Eastern Conference	Arena at Gwinnett Center Royal Farms Arena Huntington Center Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Ralston Arena
Western Conference	Citizens Business Bank Arena Orleans Arena ShoWare Center Sears Centre UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
LFL Canada	Abbotsford Centre Brandt Centre SaskTel Centre Stampede Corral
LFL Australia	AAMI Park nib Stadium Skilled Stadium Centrebet Stadium Penrith
Former Venues	BB&T Center CFE Arena Citrus Bowl Cotton Bowl Dick's Sporting Goods Park FIU Stadium Hard Rock Live Hershey Centre Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Quicken Loans Arena QuikTrip Park Resch Center Ricoh Coliseum Sovereign Center Sun National Bank Center Tampa Bay Times Forum Target Center Thomas & Mack Center Toyota Park Valley View Casino Center

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The Vet

Location	300 A Philip Randolph Blvd Jacksonville, FL 32202
Coordinates	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owner	City of Jacksonville
Operator	SMG
Capacity	Concerts: 15,000 Basketball: 14,091 Hockey: 13,141 Arena Football: 13,011
Broke ground	November 27, 2001
Opened	November 28, 2003^[3]
Construction cost	$130 million ($174 million in 2024 dollars^[1])
Architect	Populous (Formerly HOK Sport)^[2] Bessent, Hammack & Ruckman^[3]
Project manager	Gilbane/Scheer/Renaissance Group^[3]
Structural engineer	Bliss & Nyitray, Inc.^[4]
Services engineer	Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.^[5]
General contractor	Turner/Perry-McCall/Northside Partnership^[3]
Tenants
Jacksonville Bullies (PLL) (2012) Jacksonville Sharks (AFL) (2010–present) Jacksonville Giants (ABA) (2010–present) Jacksonville Dolphins (NCAA) (2003–present) Jacksonville Barracudas (WHA2/SPHL) (2003–2007)