Omaha Civic Auditorium
 
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| Location | 1804 Capitol Avenue Omaha, Nebraska 68102 |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′42″N 95°56′24″W / 41.26167°N 95.94000°WCoordinates: 41°15′42″N 95°56′24″W / 41.26167°N 95.94000°W |
| Owner | City of Omaha |
| Operator | Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) |
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Concerts: 10,960 Basketball: 9,300 |
| Surface | multi-surface |
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| Opened | 1954 |
| Closed | June 2014 |
| Demolished | 2016 |
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Creighton Bluejays men's basketball (NCAA) (1955–2003) Kansas City-Omaha Kings (NBA) (1972–1975) Omaha Mavericks (CCHA) (1997–2003) Omaha Beef (IFL) (2000–2012) Creighton Bluejays women's basketball and volleyball (NCAA) (2003–2009) Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights (AHL) (2005–2007) Omaha Lancers (USHL) (2009–2012) Omaha Vipers (MISL) (2010–2011) Omaha Mavericks (NCC) (2011–2012) |
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Omaha Civic Auditorium was a multi-purpose convention center located in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1954, it surpassed the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the largest convention/entertainment complex in the city, until the completion of CenturyLink Center Omaha in 2003. With the opening of the Ralston Arena in 2012, all teams that played at the Civic Auditorium moved, which reduced the venue's viability. The auditorium closed its doors in June 2014.
The Civic Auditorium arena seated up to 9,300 people for sporting events and up to 10,960 for concerts.
In the past, the arena was home to the Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team, the Creighton women's basketball and volleyball teams, and the University of Nebraska Omaha hockey team, and the Kansas City-Omaha Kings NBA basketball team.
The arena was the site of the Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament title game in 1978 and 1981. It was also the site of the seventh WWF In Your House pay-per-view in 1996. Billy Graham's Nebraska Crusade took place at the arena in 1964.
One of Elvis Presley's final concerts was held at the Civic Auditorium on June 19, 1977. The concert was filmed for a CBS TV special: Elvis in Concert.
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