Convocation Center (Northern Illinois University)
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| Location | 1525 West Lincoln Highway DeKalb, Illinois, 60115-2854, USA |
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| Coordinates | 41°56′6.38″N 88°47′8.05″W / 41.9351056°N 88.7855694°WCoordinates: 41°56′6.38″N 88°47′8.05″W / 41.9351056°N 88.7855694°W |
| Owner | Northern Illinois University |
| Operator | Northern Illinois University |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Surface | Hardwood |
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| Broke ground | 2000 |
| Opened | August 30, 2002 |
| Construction cost | $36 million ($47.9 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | A. Epstein & Sons International |
| General contractor | Turner Construction |
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| NIU men's basketball (2002–present) | |
Northern Illinois University's Convocation Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, at 1525 W Lincoln Hwy, in DeKalb, Illinois, USA. The arena opened in 2002. The Convocation Center is home to both the Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball and women's basketball teams, volleyball, Wrestling, gymnastics, and women's indoor track and field squads. Previously, the basketball teams played at the Chick Evans Field House. The Convocation Center also houses many other events including the opening convocation ceremony for freshmen, concerts, job fairs, expositions, and the annual graduation ceremony.
The first Northern Illinois athletic event in the new facility happened on August 30, 2002, when the Huskies women's volleyball team defeated IUPUI, 3–1, in the opening round of the Best Western Invitational at Victor E. Court.
Entertainers that have performed at the center include Bob Dylan (from MN), Bill Cosby, Blue Man Group, Brooks & Dunn, Daughtry, Drake, Dave Chappelle, Sugarland, Goo Goo Dolls, 3 Doors Down, Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner, Chamillionaire, Chingy (from STL), Rascal Flatts (from OH), Michelle Branch, John Mayer, Wayne Brady, O.A.R., Hoobastank, Ludacris (from IL), Ashlee Simpson, Jason Aldean, REO Speedwagon (from Champaign), Ja Rule, Counting Crows, Bill Engvall, Jimmy Eat World with Paramore, B.B. King, 311 (from Omaha), Cheap Trick (from Rockford), Joan Jett, Cedric the Entertainer (from STL), Larry the Cable Guy (from NE), Nelly and St. Lunatics, Sheryl Crow (from MO), Ciara, Dierks Bentley, Kanye West (from Oak Lawn, IL), Twista (from the Chi) Lupe Fiasco (from Chicago), Kid Cudi (from OH), Incubus, Staind, Big & Rich, Casting Crowns, Styx (from Chicago) with Kansas, Jars of Clay (from IL), Gretchen Wilson (from IL), Brett Eldredge (from IL), Garrison Keillor (from MN), Sesame Street Live, Young Jeezy, T.I., and T-Pain.
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