CityBank Coliseum

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The CityBank Coliseum (formerly the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum) is a 7,050-seat multi-purpose arena in Lubbock, Texas. The Coliseum serves as home to the Lubbock Cotton Kings ice hockey team and the Texas Tech ice hockey team. In 2007, it will also become home to to the Lubbock Renegades af2 arena football team.

During the 1971-1972 American Basketball Association season, the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum served as a sometimes home court for the then-named Texas Chaparrals, a one-year experiment by the Dallas Chaparrals to expand their appeal to a state-wide audience. The Chaparrals eventually became the San Antonio Spurs of the American Basketball Association and later of the NBA.

Many events formerly held at the Coliseum, such as Texas Tech basketball and the ABC Rodeo, have since moved to the newer United Spirit Arena on the other side of the Texas Tech University Campus.

CityBank Coliseum shares a parking lot with Texas Tech's Jones AT&T Stadium, where the Texas Tech Red Raiders play football.

During the 1980s, the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum was a popular stop for touring rock bands. Tickets at the time were between $12 and $13. Sammy Hagar began his VOA tour with a Coliseum show in 1984. KISS kicked off the 1990 Hot in the Shade tour in the Coliseum. Major concert tours have since moved to United Spirit Arena, but the Coliseum still hosts concerts with capacity of up to 8,728. It has a 60-by-40-foot portable stage and two video screens as well as three dressing rooms.

Adjacent is the 2,821-seat Lubbock Municipal Auditorium, used for stage shows, concerts and other special events and featuring a 96-by-45-foot permanent stage and eight dressing rooms.

Both facilities share the same concession stands.

Recently, the naming rights were sold to local financial organization CityBank.

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