Grossinger Motors Arena

	; The building nearing completion in 2005.
Former names	U.S. Cellular Coliseum (2006–2016); The Coliseum (2016–2017)
Location	101 South Madison Street; Bloomington, Illinois 60701
Coordinates	40°28′41″N 88°59′47″W / 40.47806°N 88.99639°W
Public transit	Connect Transit
Owner	City of Bloomington
Operator	City of Bloomington
Capacity	Hockey & Indoor Football: 7,000; Concerts: 8,000
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	August 19, 2004
Opened	April 1, 2006
Construction cost	$37 million; ($57.7 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	BBB Architects, Ltd.
Structural engineer	Halcrow Yolles
Services engineer	The Mitchell Partnership Inc.
General contractor	Johnston Contractors Inc.
Tenants
	Bloomington Edge (IFL/CPIFL/XLIF/CIF) (2006–2018); Bloomington PrairieThunder (UHL/IHL/CHL) (2006–2011); Bloomington Blaze/Thunder (CHL/SPHL) (2011–2014); Bloomington Flex (MPBA) (2011–2015); Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) (2014–2019); Illinois State Redbirds (ACHA) (2021–present); Bloomington Bison (ECHL) (2024–present)
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Grossinger Motors Arena^[7] (formerly known as U.S. Cellular Coliseum and simply the Coliseum^[7]) is an arena in downtown Bloomington, Illinois. It is on the southwest corner of Madison Street (US-51) and Front Street. The arena opened to the public on April 1, 2006.

Description

Its seating capacity is approximately 6,000 for hockey and indoor football games and 7,000+ for concerts. The arena has 800 club seats, 24 luxury suites, and two party suites.^[3]

The arena can play host to concerts, live performances, hockey, indoor football and basketball.

The arena annually hosts several graduations for area high schools and Heartland Community College.

Over the years, the venue has hosted concerts from top stars of many music genres, including the likes of Rod Stewart, REO Speedwagon, John Mayer, Jason Aldean, Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Shinedown, Chevelle, Boston, Judas Priest, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Luke Combs and many others.

The venue has also held live events such as Monster Jam, Nitro Circus, Disney Live, WWE Wrestling, ice racing, and several other attractions.

References

^ Guetersloh, M.K. (August 19, 2004). "Ground Broken for Arena. Construction Expected to Take 18 Months". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Outfield Seats Will Be Ready Ahead Of Schedule For Cardinals
^ "Ferdo Simov". Entuitive, Ltd. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
^ "US Cellular Coliseum" (PDF). tmptoronto.com. The Mitchell Partnership.
^ "US Cellular Coliseum". johnston-contractors.com. Johnson Contractors.
^ ^a ^b Nagle, Maria (June 22, 2017). "Name Change: Coliseum now called Grossinger Motors Arena". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

External links

Official Site

[1] Guetersloh, M.K. (August 19, 2004). "Ground Broken for Arena. Construction Expected to Take 18 Months". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[SBJ-3] Outfield Seats Will Be Ready Ahead Of Schedule For Cardinals

[4] "Ferdo Simov". Entuitive, Ltd. Retrieved January 9, 2014.

[5] "US Cellular Coliseum" (PDF). tmptoronto.com. The Mitchell Partnership.

[6] "US Cellular Coliseum". johnston-contractors.com. Johnson Contractors.

[PGRAPH-7] Nagle, Maria (June 22, 2017). "Name Change: Coliseum now called Grossinger Motors Arena". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

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Construction
The building nearing completion in 2005.

Former names	U.S. Cellular Coliseum (2006–2016) The Coliseum (2016–2017)
Location	101 South Madison Street Bloomington, Illinois 60701
Coordinates	40°28′41″N 88°59′47″W / 40.47806°N 88.99639°W / 40.47806; -88.99639
Public transit	Connect Transit
Owner	City of Bloomington
Operator	City of Bloomington
Capacity	Hockey & Indoor Football: 7,000 Concerts: 8,000
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	August 19, 2004^[1]
Opened	April 1, 2006
Construction cost	$37 million ($57.7 million in 2024 dollars^[2])
Architect	BBB Architects, Ltd.^[3]
Structural engineer	Halcrow Yolles^[4]
Services engineer	The Mitchell Partnership Inc.^[5]
General contractor	Johnston Contractors Inc.^[6]
Tenants
Bloomington Edge (IFL/CPIFL/XLIF/CIF) (2006–2018) Bloomington PrairieThunder (UHL/IHL/CHL) (2006–2011) Bloomington Blaze/Thunder (CHL/SPHL) (2011–2014) Bloomington Flex (MPBA) (2011–2015) Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) (2014–2019) Illinois State Redbirds (ACHA) (2021–present) Bloomington Bison (ECHL) (2024–present)