Charlotte Coliseum
The Hive | |
 The Coliseum in 1988 | |
Interactive map of Charlotte Coliseum | |
| Address | 5306 Acadia Heights Dr |
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| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°11′11″N 80°54′46″W / 35.18639°N 80.91278°W |
| Owner | City of Charlotte |
| Operator | City of Charlotte |
| Capacity | Basketball: 23,388 (1988–1989) 23,901 (1989–1991) 23,698 (1991–1995) 24,042 (1995–1998) 23,799 (1998–2004) 23,319 (2004–2005) Ice hockey: 21,684 Boxing: 23,041 Concerts: End stage 180°: 16,695 End stage 360°: 23,780 Center stage: 24,041 Theatre: 5,372 - 9,696 |
| Scoreboard | American Sign & Indicator, now Trans-Lux |
Field size | 872,000 sq ft (81,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | August 1986 |
| Opened | August 11, 1988 |
| Closed | October 26, 2005 |
| Demolished | June 3, 2007 |
| Cost | US$52 million ($142 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architect | Odell Associates |
| Tenants | |
| Charlotte Hornets (NBA) (1988–2002) Charlotte 49ers (NCAA) (1988–1993) Charlotte Rage (AFL) (1992–1994, 1996) Charlotte Sting (WNBA) (1997–2005) Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2003–2004) Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) (2004–2005) | |
Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum (known as the Charlotte Coliseum before 1988), the Charlotte Convention Center, and Ovens Auditorium. It was the home of the NBA's Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 2002 and the Charlotte Bobcats from 2004 to 2005.
The Coliseum hosted 371 consecutive NBA sell-outs from December 1988 to November 1997, which includes seven playoff games. It hosted its final NBA basketball game on October 26, 2005, a preseason game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Indiana Pacers.
The city of Charlotte sold the property, and the building, along with a Maya Lin commission outside it, was demolished via implosion on June 3, 2007.