Asheville Civic Center
| Location | 87 Haywood Street Asheville, North Carolina 28801 |
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| Owner | Asheville City |
| Operator | The City of Asheville |
| Capacity | U.S. Cellular Center 7,200, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium with seating for 2,431, |
| Opened | 1974 |
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Asheville Smoke (UHL) (1998–2002) Asheville Altitude (NBADL) (2001–2005) Asheville Aces (SPHL) (2004–2005) |
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U.S. Cellular Center (known as Asheville Civic Center until November 2011) is a 7,654-seat multi-purpose arena, in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1974.
It was home to the Asheville Altitude basketball team in the NBDL, before the franchise moved to Tulsa in 2005 and the United Hockey League's Asheville Smoke and also the SPHL's Asheville Aces.
The venue also hosted WCW SuperBrawl 1993, WCW Monday Nitro where the famed nWo wreaked havoc over the Ric Flair-led Four Horsemen and Fall Brawl 1995 as well as the 1999 and 2000 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament and 1984-1995 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament. The condition of the facility helped lead to the Southern Conference's departure.
Commencement exercises for the University of North Carolina at Asheville were last held in the venue in 1999.
The arena played host to the politically motivated Vote for Change Tour on October 6, 2004, featuring performances by Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie and Pearl Jam.
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