Liacouras Center

The Peter J. Liacouras Center
	"The Apollo", "The Pete"
Former names	The Apollo of Temple (1997–2000)
Location	1776 North Broad Street; Philadelphia, PA 19121
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Owner	Temple University
Operator	Global Spectrum
Capacity	10,206
Surface	Multi-surface
Construction
Broke ground	January 25, 1996
Opened	November 11, 1997
Construction cost	$73 million; ($108 million in 2024 dollars)
Architect	Vitetta Group; Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates
General contractor	LF Driscoll
Tenants
	Temple Owls (NCAA) (1997–present); Philadelphia KiXX (MISL) (2009–2010); Philly Roller Derby (WFTDA) (2005–present)

The Liacouras Center,^[3] a 10,200-seat multi-purpose venue, is located on the Temple University campus along North Broad Street in North Philadelphia. The venue is a full entertainment arena featuring concerts, family shows, Temple Men’s and Women’s Basketball games, Philadelphia KiXX games, Philly Roller Derby bouts, and other events. The Liacouras Center is managed by Global Spectrum, a subsidiary of Comcast-Spectacor. Formerly known as the Apollo of Temple, the venue was renamed and dedicated to Temple University President Peter J. Liacouras on February 13, 2000. The Liacouras Center is located less than two miles (3 km) north of Philadelphia's City Hall, and is part a four-building, $107 million complex. The Liacouras Center is Philadelphia's largest indoor venue north of City Hall.

Two nationally recognized architectural firms designed the Liacouras Center: Vitetta Group,^[4] of Philadelphia, and Thompson Ventulett Stainback & Associates, of Atlanta. The 340,000 sq ft (32,000 m²). building is the home of Temple Men and Women's Basketball teams, a full range of concerts, dramatic presentations, University athletic and convocation events, family shows, sports exhibitions and more. In addition to the large arena configuration, The Esther Boyer Theater at the Liacouras Center is a small theater setup of 1,000 to 5,000 seats for more intimate presentations.

Past events

50 Cent
Bassnectar (April 20, 2012)
Clay Aiken/Kelly Clarkson
Barack Obama (November 2, 2014)
Bernard Hopkins vs. Enrique Ornelas (December 2009)
Bob Dylan, with Phil Lesh and Friends
Bow Wow and Omarion
Counting Crows
Fat Albert (film; world premiere)
Fat Joe
Jamie Foxx
Goo Goo Dolls
Green Day
The Harlem Globetrotters
Ludacris (October 2014)
Theresa Caputo (October 2014)
Sam Smith (January 13, 2015)
Steve Harvey
Alicia Keys
Patti LaBelle
Maroon 5
John Mayer
Kid Cudi
Kirk Franklin - when it was Apollo of Temple
Method Man & Redman
Natalie Merchant
Muse
My Chemical Romance
NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (2004; Opening Round)
Nelly
Tyler Perry's 'Madea's Big Happy Family' and 'Laugh to Keep from Crying'
Philadelphia 76ers Exhibition Game
R.E.M.
Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing
David Reid Boxing
LeAnn Rimes
Bastille (October 2014)
Super Jam 2010, featuring Trey Songz and Ludacris
T.I.
TNA Wrestling: Lockdown (2009)
TNA Wrestling: Bound for Glory (2011)
Carrie Underwood with Little Big Town
U.S. Gymnastics Championships (2001)
Luther Vandross
Kanye West
Katt Williams
Wale
Wheel of Fortune
Wiz Khalifa
Big Sean
USA Gymnastics American Cup^[5]

Gallery

Inside Liacouras Center

References

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External links

Official site

Events and tenants
Preceded by Ocean Center	Host of Bound for Glory 2011	Succeeded by Grand Canyon University Arena
Preceded by Tsongas Arena	Host of Lockdown 2009	Succeeded by Family Arena

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v t e Temple University
Campuses	Main Campus Ambler Campus Japan Campus	80px
Schools	Beasley School of Law Boyer College of Music and Dance Fox School of Business and Management Tyler School of Art Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry School of Medicine School of Podiatric Medicine
Athletics	Temple Owls Temple Owls men's basketball Temple Owls football Liacouras Center McGonigle Hall St. Joe's – Temple rivalry Temple Stadium Veterans Stadium Lincoln Financial Field Skip Wilson Field
People	Alumni and faculty Graduate Students Association
Miscellaneous	Temple University (SEPTA station) Cecil B. Moore (SEPTA station) The Temple News Temple University Press TECH Center WRTI ROTC T For Temple U

v t e Temple Owls men's basketball
Venues	Mitten Hall South Hall Convention Hall (1938–1955) Palestra (1955–1984) McGonigle Hall (1969–1997) Liacouras Center (1997–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Philadelphia Big 5
Schools	La Salle University University of Pennsylvania Saint Joseph's University Temple University Villanova University
Teams	La Salle Explorers Penn Quakers St. Joe's Hawks Temple Owls Villanova Wildcats
Arenas	Hagan Arena Liacouras Center Palestra The Pavilion Tom Gola Arena
Related	City 6 Holy War Robert V. Geasey Trophy St. Joe's–Temple Rivalry Battle of 33rd Street

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"The Apollo", "The Pete"

Former names	The Apollo of Temple (1997–2000)
Location	1776 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19121
Public transit	Cecil B. Moore: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owner	Temple University
Operator	Global Spectrum
Capacity	10,206
Surface	Multi-surface
Broke ground	January 25, 1996
Opened	November 11, 1997
Construction cost	$73 million ($108 million in 2024 dollars^[1])
Architect	Vitetta Group Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates
General contractor	LF Driscoll^[2]
Tenants
Temple Owls (NCAA) (1997–present) Philadelphia KiXX (MISL) (2009–2010) Philly Roller Derby (WFTDA) (2005–present)