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| Address | 76 Community Dr Augusta, ME 04330-8008 |
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| Coordinates | 44°20′33″N69°47′56″W / 44.34250°N 69.79889°W /44.34250; -69.79889 |
| Owner | City of Augusta |
| Capacity | 5,099(Auditorium) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 1972 |
| Opened | January 6, 1973 |
| Architect | Bunker & Savage |
| General contractor | Stewart & Williams |
TheAugusta Civic Center is a convention center located inAugusta, Maine. It has a total of 49,000 square feet (4,600 m2) and 26 rooms. The main room is 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2). The facility includes a main auditorium, two ballrooms, and 23 meeting rooms and full catering services. The arena can host many events such as concerts, gatherings and sporting events.
Its largest venue is the Hammond Lumber Auditorium, formerly known as the Paul G. Poulin Auditorium.[1]
Elvis Presley played at the Center during his spring 1977 tour on May 24, 1977. He was scheduled to perform at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland, Maine, for two concerts on August 17 and 18. On August 16, Presley was pronounced dead at age 42 at his Graceland home inMemphis, Tennessee due to heart failure after years of prescription drug abuse.[2] The Center sold over 12,000 tickets for the two scheduled shows.
TheGrateful Dead performed at the Center on three occasions, including a performance on September 2, 1979, and a celebrated two-night run spanning October 11–12, 1984.
Phish performed on October 19, 2010, during their Fall Tour.
Pearl Jam performed during theirNo Code Tour on September 26, 1996, with TheFastbacks as their opening act.Chicago Bulls playerDennis Rodman attended the show and during the climax of "Alive", came onstage to offer Vedder some red wine. To the excitement of the crowd, Vedder responded by hopping on Rodman's back and riding himpiggyback style across the stage while singing. Rodman later received aWalkman carved with Vedder's initials containing the concert recording and cited this as one of his most thrilling experiences.[3]
Thethrash metal bandSlayer filmed their 2004 live performance DVDStill Reigning at the Augusta Civic Center.[4]
The Center hosts concerts and sporting events such as basketball, cheerleading, dance, boxing, fencing, and wrestling[5] The center is used for high school, collegial and youth competitions and games, most notably the Maine State High School Basketball tournament each February. The Center is used mostly by colleges such asUniversity of Maine,University of Maine at Augusta,Central Maine Community College and many other local schools.
Most State and Regional competitions and games take place here. Many of these events are involved inCheerleading Competitions,Basketball Games, andWrestling matches at the High School level.
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