Credit Union 1 Arena

Former names	UIC Pavilion (1982–2018)
Location	525 South Racine Avenue Chicago,Illinois 60607
Coordinates	41°52′29″N87°39′22″W / 41.87472°N 87.65611°W /41.87472; -87.65611
Owner	University of Illinois Chicago
Operator	University of Illinois Chicago
Capacity	10,300 (concerts), 9,500 (boxing and wrestling), 8,000 (basketball)
Surface	Concrete
Construction
Broke ground	June 1, 1979[1]
Opened	May 31, 1982
Renovated	2001
Construction cost	$10 million
Architect	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill[2]
Tenants
UIC Flames basketball (NCAA D-1) (1982–present) UIC Flames men's ice hockey (NCAA D-1) (1982–1996) Chicago Cheetahs (RHI) (1994) Chicago Rockers (CBA) (1994–1996) Windy City Rollers (WFTDA) (2004–present) Chicago Storm (MISL II) (2004–2006) Chicago Sky (WNBA) (2006–2009) Chicago Eagles (CIF) (2016) Chicago Smash (WTT) (2020-2021)

Credit Union 1 Arena (previously known asUIC Pavilion) is a multi-purposearena located at 525 S. Racine Avenue on theNear West Side inChicago,Illinois. It opened in 1982.

Credit Union 1 Arena is located on the campus of theUniversity of Illinois Chicago. Originally named the UIC Pavilion, it opened in 1982, and was renovated in 2001. The arena is rented for many functions and concerts. It is accessible from theCTABlue LineRacine stop, located one block north of the Pavilion. It is also accessible from the #7 Harrison Bus and the #60 Blue Island/26th Bus. It also hosted UIC'sice hockey team when they competed in theCCHA as well as the 1984, 1999, and 2000Horizon League men's basketball conference tournament.

Credit Union 1 Arena is home to theUIC Flames men's and women's 'sbasketball teams and UIC Flames women's volleyball team. It is the former home of theChicago SkyWNBA team and also serves as the home of theWindy City Rollers of theWomen's Flat Track Derby Association.^[3] From 2004 to 2006 it also housed the Chicago StormMajor Indoor Soccer League team before they moved into the newly constructedSears Centre. The UIC Pavilion was the home arena forJim Crockett Promotions andWorld Championship Wrestling in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was the site of threepay-per-view events:Starrcade 87,Chi-Town Rumble andHalloween Havoc 90. When used as a concert venue the arena seats up to 10,075 for end-stage shows, 7,924 for3⁄4-house shows, and 5,878 for1⁄2-house shows. The venue continues to be a regular host for major rock concerts, including notable sets fromGreen Day^{[citation needed]} toPhish.^[4]

The arena is officially the home court of theChicago Smash ofWorld TeamTennis;^[5] however, the Smash have never played there, as World TeamTennis played its entire 2020 season atThe Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia and its entire 2021 season atIndian Wells Tennis Garden in California, and the league has not held a season since then.

In 2016, it was the home of theChicago Eagles ofChampions Indoor Football.^[6] However, the team went on hiatus for the 2017 season.

In 2018, UIC signed a 15-year naming rights agreement withCredit Union 1, acredit union based in Illinois, and renamed the venue from UIC Pavilion to Credit Union 1 Arena.^[7]

• April 10, 1983:Prince performed the final show of his1999 Tour at the arena.
• November 18, 1983:Black Sabbath performed at the arena on their sold-out Born Again Tour, featuringDeep Purple'sIan Gillan on vocals.
• June 8, 1984:David Gilmour performed at the Pavilion on his first solo tour, supporting his 1984 release "About Face".
• February 16–17, 1985:Deep Purple performed at the arena on their sold-out Perfect Strangers tour.
• May 18, 1985:Madonna performed at the arena on her first tour, theVirgin Tour.Beastie Boys were the opening act.
• March 4, 1987:Bon Jovi performed at the arena, with parts of the footage used in the "Wanted Dead or Alive" music video.
• April 9–11, 1987:The Grateful Dead performed at the arena.
• November 26, 1987:Starrcade '87: Chi-Town Heat took place at the arena.
• July 29, 1988:Run-DMC performed at the arena as part of Run's House Tour. Opening acts werePublic Enemy andDJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.
• November 17, 1988:Metallica performed at the arena as part of theDamaged Justice tour promoting their fourth album,...And Justice for All (1988).
• December 13, 1988: TheSuperClash III pay-per-view took place at the arena.
• February 20, 1989: TheChi-Town Rumble took place at the arena.
• June 14, 1989:Eazy-E andN.W.A performed at the arena as part of theirEazy Duz It Tour. Opening acts includedKid 'n Play,J.J. Fad,Kwamé, andToo Short.
• October 28, 1989:The Fire Meets the Fury Tour Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck took place at the arena.

• October 27, 1990:Halloween Havoc 90 took place at the arena.
• November 4, 1990:MC Hammer performs as part of hisPlease Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em World Tour.
• November 25, 1990:Ice Cube andToo $hort headlined a concert as part of their Straight from the Underground Tour. Opening acts includedPoor Righteous Teachers,D-Nice,Yo-Yo, andKid Rock.^[8]
• June 18 and November 25, 1994:Phish performed at the arena, with both concerts released in full on the band's 2012 box setChicago '94.^[9]
• February 16, 1996: The World Air Games, a high jump competition, was held at the arena.^[10]

• October 31, 2001: Rock bandWidespread Panic held their annual Halloween show at the arena, delighting crowds with first time covers of Frank Zappa's "Joes Garage" and The Temptations' "Ball of Confusion".
• October 12, 2003: Members of the US national men's and women's gymnastics teams participated at a show at the arena.^[11]
• November 24, 2006: Comedy rock duoTenacious D performed at the arena in theirThe Pick of Destiny Tour, withNeil Hamburger opening.
• May 19, 2007: Reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel performer at the theirLos Vaqueros Tour
• October 3 – November 3, 2007: The arena hosted the2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships, the largest championship in the organization's history.
• April 25, 2009: The arena held WEC 40, televised asWEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki (2009).

• November 5–7, 2010: The arena hosted the 2010WFTDA Championships, also called the "Uproar on the Lakeshore".^[12]
• July 24, 2010: The arena hosted the CoverGirl Classic event forUSA Gymnastics.^[13]
• July 23, 2011: The arena again hosted the CoverGirl Classic event forUSA Gymnastics, its second consecutive year as the venue.^[14]
• May 23–24, 2012: The arena hosted the first two days of theWorld Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. The event was held simultaneous to the meeting ofNATO leaders in the2012 Chicago summit.^[15][16]
• May 26, 2012: The arena hosted the Secret U.S. Classic event forUSA Gymnastics.^[17]
• November 4, 2013:Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform as part of The Heist World Tour,Talib Kweli, andBig K.R.I.T. opened the show.^[18]
• Sept 17, 2015: TheChicago Sky defeated theIndiana Fever before a crowd of 4,098 people at the arena in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference Semifinal series for the2015 WNBA Playoffs.
• March 11, 2016:Unrest between protesters and supporters of Republican presidential candidateDonald Trump occurred after a political rally scheduled to occur at the arena was canceled.^{[19][20][21][22]}
• Feb 16, 2018: TheGlory 50: Chicago kickboxing event was held at the arena.^[23]
• Feb 28, 2018: Rock bandA Day to Remember performed to a sold-out crowd on their 15 Years in the Making tour, the largest crowd the band had played for to date.
• April 20–22, 2018: The arena hosted the 2018NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championships.^[24]
• November 15, 2018: The UIC Pavilion is renamed the Credit Union 1 Arena.

• November 24, 2021: RapperPlayboi Carti performed at Credit Union 1 Arena as part of his highly anticipated King Vamp Tour with his members of his record label,Opium. The tour, promoting his critically acclaimed albumWhole Lotta Red, drew a large and enthusiastic crowd.
• February 5, 2022: The inaugural game of the Donda Doves, the basketball team of Kanye West'sDonda Academy, took place at the arena.
• March 30, 2023: U.S. SenatorBernie Sanders spoke at the arena ahead of therunoff for the2023 Chicago mayoral election.^[25]
• May 15, 2023: The arena served as the venue for the inauguration ofBrandon Johnson, the 57th and current mayor of Chicago.^[26]
• March 8, 2024: The arena served as the venue for a concert by the American rock bandThe Strokes to benefit Illinois 7th congressional candidateKina Collins during her 2024 campaign. Others who performed that concert were American rock bandBeach Bunny, who served as The Strokes opener.^[27]

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