Hampton Coliseum

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Hampton Coliseum

Former names	Hampton Roads Coliseum (1969 - 1975)
Location	1000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, Virginia, 23666
Owner	City of Hampton
Operator	City of Hampton
Capacity	13,800 (concerts) 10,147 (basketball)
Construction
Broke ground	May 24, 1968
Built	1968–1969
Opened	December 1, 1969
Construction cost	$8.5 to $9.0 million USD
Architect	Odell Associates
General contractor	McDevitt and Street Co.
Tenants
Virginia Squires (ABA) (1970–76) Tidewater/Virginia Wings (AHL) (1971–75) Hampton Gulls (SHL/AHL) (1974–78) Hampton Aces (NEHL/EHL) (1978–81) Old Dominion Monarchs (NCAA) (part-time, 1970–95)

Hampton Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Hampton, Virginia. Construction began on May 24, 1968. The venue held its first event on December 1, 1969, with the nearby College of William & Mary playing North Carolina State University in a college men's basketball game.^[1] On January 31, 1970, the Coliseum formally opened as the first large multi-purpose arena in the Hampton Roads region and the state of Virginia (opening a year before the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk.)

With a final estimated cost between $8.5 million to $9 million, the arena was designed by Odell Associates and constructed by McDevitt and Street, of Charlotte, North Carolina.^[2] The venue capacity is configurable from 9,800 to 13,800 seats.