Ford Idaho Center
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Exterior of arena (c.2015)
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| Former names | Idaho Center (1997-2014) |
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| Address | 16200 Idaho Center Blvd Nampa, ID 83687-5012 |
| Owner | City of Nampa |
| Operator | Spectra by Comcast |
| Capacity | 12,279 (Ford Arena) 10,500 (Ford Amphitheater) 2,500 (Ford Theater) |
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| Broke ground | August 23, 1996 |
| Opened | February 21, 1997 |
| Construction cost | $50 million ($80.8 million in 2016 dollars) |
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Snake River Stampede Rodeo (1997-present) Idaho Stampede (CBA) (1997-2005) Idaho Stallions (IPFL) (1999) God and Country Festival (2000-present) |
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The Ford Idaho Center is a complex of sports and entertainment venues in Nampa, Idaho, approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of Boise.
The Ford Idaho Center Arena is best known for rodeo. It annually hosts the Snake River Stampede, considered one of the nation's top rodeos, during the third week in July. The Stampede moved indoors to the Ford Arena in 1997; it was formerly held in an outdoor stadium (now demolished) near Lakeview Park. Since 1999, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) has hosted a Built Ford Tough Series (originally Bud Light Cup) event at the Ford Idaho Center in what has been a major stop of the tour.
Ford Arena is used for concerts, trade shows, sporting events, and other events. It is the former home of the Idaho Stampede, then of the Continental Basketball Association from 1997-2005 and the Idaho Stallions of the now defunct Indoor Professional Football League in their inaugural season of 1999. Ford Arena is the former home of the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament. Upon its completion, the tournament moved to the Ford Idaho Center in 1998 from its former home on the campus of Northwest Nazarene University. The tournament moved in 2000 when NNU left the NAIA to join the NCAA in Division II.
In March 2004, the Ford Idaho Center Arena was the home court for the Boise State men's basketball team for a second round matchup in the NIT against the UWM Panthers. The game was moved to the Ford Idaho Center due to a prior scheduled Metallica concert at Boise State's Taco Bell Arena. The game drew a crowd of 10,153, the largest for a basketball game in the arena's history. BSU and Idaho played a non-conference basketball game at the arena on December 31, 2011; the Broncos won 76-73 before 7,540 spectators.
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