Donald L. Tucker Center
| The Tuck | |
Exterior view of venue (c.2008)
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| Full name | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center at Florida State University |
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| Former names | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (1981-2011) |
| Address | 505 West Pensacola Street Tallahassee, Florida 32301-1619 |
| Location | Capitol Hill |
| Owner | FSU Board of Trustees |
| Operator | Spectra by Comcast Spectacor |
| Executive suites | 32 |
| Capacity | Current Max 13,800 10,000 1981-1988 12,500 1988-Present Concerts 6,000-13,500 Hockey 9,450 |
| Record attendance | 12,358 (Florida State vs Duke) |
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| Broke ground | 1978 |
| Opened | September 14, 1981 |
| Renovated | 1998-99, 2014-16 |
| Construction cost | $33.8 million ($124 million in 2016 dollars) |
| Architect | Barrett, Daffin and Carlan, Inc. |
| Tenants | |
| Florida State Seminoles (Men) (Women) (NCAA) (1981-present) Tallahassee Tiger Sharks (ECHL) (1994-2001) Tallahassee Scorpions (EISL) (1998-99) Tallahassee Thunder (af2) (1999-2002) Tallahassee Titans (AIF) (2007) Tallahassee Tigers (ABA) (2007) |
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The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center is a multipurpose indoor arena located in the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, Florida. The arena has the biggest capacity of any arena in the Florida Panhandle. The arena opened in 1981 and was built at a cost of over $30 million, financed by the city. In 2013, the venue was purchased by the Florida State University Board of Trustees. The facility is located on the southeastern side of the university's campus, between the FSU College of Law and the future home of the FSU College of Business.
The arena is also located on the "Madison Mile", an economic development that connects the venue and Doak Campbell Stadium.
The arena is home to the Florida State Seminoles men's basketball and Florida State Seminoles women's basketball teams. Covering 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2), this versatile Arena can accommodate 1,000 people for banquets and receptions for up to 2,000. The arena has upholstered seats for sporting events, concerts, touring Broadway productions and family shows. The arena can increase the capacity with risers. Risers are usually added on to the side of the arena wall blending in perfectly with the permanent seats. Risers are usually only given out to the events of wrestling, basketball and sometimes, concerts. The arena can be configured in a variety of seating arrangements for each type of event.
As a concert venue, the arena can seat between 2,372 and 12,041. As a convention center, it can accommodate 18,900 square feet (1760 m²) in the main arena plus 35,000 square feet (3300 m²) at the adjoining exhibit hall, in addition to 16,000 square feet (1500 m²) of space at the meeting rooms. Concerts, sporting events, trade shows, Broadway shows, conventions, ice shows, circuses, and other events are held here annually.
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