A new multi-purpose arena located downtown opened 10/10/10. This facility is home to the University of Louisville Men’s and Women’s Basketball programs. Additionally, it is designed to accommodate a wide variety of other events including NCAA championships such as wrestling, swimming and volleyball, as well as concerts, circus, wrestling, boxing and ice shows.

Seating

• 22,000 for basketball
• 16,000 for ice shows, arena football, indoor soccer, circus
• 17,500 for end stage concerts
• 22,000 for center stage concerts, wrestling, boxing
• 11,627 for ½ house (lower bowl) events
• 21,500 for NCAA volleyball
• 16,000 for NCAA wrestling
• 21,500 for NCAA swimming Louisville  

Club Seating

• Lower Level – 2,054
• Terrace Club Level – 800  

Suites

• (71 suites on two levels)
• 54 with 12 fixed seats and four barstools
• One with 24 fixed seats and eight barstools
• 16 with 15 fixed seats and five barstools

Party Suites

• Four with 24 fixed seats and eight barstools

Junior Suites

• 62 with four seats, eight with six seats

Concessions

• 27 Permanent stands
• 32 Portable locations
• Two fixed novelty stands

Additional Features

• Two 4,000 square foot club lounges on event floor level
• Junior suite lounge on upper suite level
• Terrace club lounge on upper suite level
• 2,500 square foot team store
• 1,650 square foot retail space (off of Plaza)
• 7,000 square foot main concourse restaurant overlooking the Ohio River
• Main concourse sports bar with view to the Arena bowl
• 32,000 square feet of meeting rooms (four total; three with river view)
• Practice facility with full-size basketball court on event level (to be used as necessary for press overflow)
• Press lounge, press work room and press interview room on event level
• 7,500 square foot Arena administrative office area on lobby / mezzanine level
• Four 3,500 lb. passenger elevators and two 2,500 lb. suite elevators
• Two 4,500 lb. service elevators and one 20,000 lb. freight elevator
• Nine escalators
• Four loading docks, trash dock, plus one drive-thru bay to the Arena floor
• Interior truck staging area to accommodate three production trucks
• Covered TV truck overflow parking area
• 1 ½ acre landscaped entry plaza
• 760-car, below grade, three-level parking garage under public plaza
• Two dedicated garage elevators
• Two first aid stations