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Location | 1800 Genessee, Kansas City, Missouri 64102 |
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Coordinates | 39°5′31″N 94°36′21″W / 39.09194°N 94.60583°WCoordinates: 39°5′31″N 94°36′21″W / 39.09194°N 94.60583°W |
Owner | City of Kansas City (MO) |
Operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
Capacity | 19,500 |
Surface | Artificial turf, ice, hardwood |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 17, 1972 |
Opened | 1974 |
Construction cost | $23 million |
Architect | Helmut Jahn |
Tenants | |
Kansas City Scouts (NHL) (1974–76) |
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Kemper Arena
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NRHP Reference # | 14000160 |
Added to NRHP | September 9, 2016 |
Kansas City Scouts (NHL) (1974–76)
Kansas City Kings (NBA) (1974–85)
Kansas City Blues (CHL) (1976–77)
Kansas City Comets (MSL) (1981–91)
Kansas City Blades (IHL) (1990–2001)
Kansas City Attack/Comets (NPSL/MISL) (1992–2005)
Kansas City Explorers (WTT) (1993–2001)
Kansas City Knights (ABA) (2000–02)
Kansas City Outlaws (UHL) (2004–05)
Kansas City Brigade (AFL) (2006–07)
Kansas City Renegades (CPIFL) (2013)
Kemper Arena is a 19,500-seat indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri. It has hosted NCAA Final Four basketball games, professional basketball and hockey teams, professional wrestling events, the 1976 Republican National Convention, concerts, and is the ongoing host of the American Royal livestock show.