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| Former names | Sprint Center (2007–2020) |
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| Address | 1407 Grand Boulevard |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°05′51″N94°34′49″W / 39.09750°N 94.58028°W /39.09750; -94.58028 |
| Public transit |  KC StreetcaratPower & Light |
| Owner | City of Kansas City |
| Operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) |
| Capacity | Arena football: 17,297 Basketball: 18,972 Ice hockey: 17,544[1] Concerts: 19,252 |
| Record attendance | 19,655 (August 31, 2023 -Zach Bryan Concert) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 24, 2005 |
| Opened | October 10, 2007; 18 years ago (October 10, 2007) |
| Construction cost | US$276 million |
| Architect | Downtown Arena Design Team: HOK Sport 360 Architecture Ellerbe Becket[2] Rafael Architects |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group[3] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[4] |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[5] |
| General contractor | Mortenson Construction |
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| Kansas City Command (AFL) (2008, 2011–2012) Big 12 men's basketball tournament (2008, 2010–present) Kansas City Outlaws (PBR) (2022–present) Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament (2024–present) | |
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T-Mobile Center (formerlySprint Center) is a multi-purposearena in downtownKansas City, Missouri, United States. It is located at the intersection of 14th Street and Grand Boulevard on the east side of thePower & Light District. It has effectively become the city's primary indoor arena, a role previously held byKemper Arena, which had been built in 1974 a few miles away in theWest Bottoms neighborhood.
The arena is owned by the city of Kansas City, Missouri.[6] The final design was selected in August 2005, from the Downtown Arena Design Team, which was a collaboration of the architectural firms Populous,360 Architecture, Rafael Architects, andEllerbe Becket. The construction manager wasM.A. Mortenson Company, based inMinneapolis, Minnesota.Groundbreaking was on June 24, 2005, and construction was completed on October 11, 2007, atUS$276 million[7] (equivalent to $419 million in 2024).
The complete exterior glassfaçade system, all metal panels for the adjacent buildings and all accessory metal cladding, was custom designed, detailed, and supplied by Overgaard Ltd. Hong Kong to Architectural Wall Systems, the Des Moines, Iowa basedglazing contractor who installed the building envelope. In total there are approximately 13,000 square meters (140,000 sq ft) of double insulated glass and 5,000 square meters (54,000 sq ft) of painted aluminum curtain wall panels. There are roughly 200 tons of system profiles and accessories. All of the 2,404 individual glass units on the main building were produced sequentially and completely assembled prior to shipping. The 5 million pounds of rebar was detailed, fabricated, and supplied by The Carter-Waters Corporation of Kansas City. The arena features a work ofpublic art, The Moons, byChris Doyle, commissioned by the Kansas City Municipal Arts Commission (KCMAC). The interior has a 360-degreeLED video screen. The arena seats over 19,000 people and has 72 suites. Connected to its north side is theCollege Basketball Experience, which includes theNational Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
In early 2006,Anschutz Entertainment Group selected Brenda Tinnen to serve as the facility's general manager. She had previously served as senior vice president of theStaples Center in Los Angeles, and is widely credited with the initial success of the venue and for attracting top tier concert tours.Garth Brooks personally thanked her from the stage for luring him out of semi-retirement to play nine consecutive sold-out shows within a month of the venue opening. She responded by unveiling a "Championship Banner" in the rafters, to commemorate his achievement.
Sprint Center opened on October 10, 2007, inaugurated by anElton John concert three days later.[8][9]
In April 2020,T-Mobile US became the naming rights partner by completing a merger withSprint Corporation.[10] On July 9, 2020, Sprint Center was officially renamed to T-Mobile Center.[11] Changes include an entrance specifically for T-Mobile customers, a lounge with tables that can charge smartphones wirelessly, charging stations all over the arena, T-Mobile 5G coverage, and a monument outside saying "Heart KC".[12]
Since the arena's construction, various city officials of Kansas City have been in discussions with theNational Hockey League (NHL) and theNational Basketball Association (NBA) about possibleexpansion orrelocation of a professionalhockey and/orbasketball franchise for the arena; however, neither league has yet approved a team to play in T-Mobile Center (the arena and relocation of its franchise was used as leverage by thePittsburgh Penguins in 2006 to get the current-dayPPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh built).[13][14]
The arena hosted theBig 12 men's basketball tournament in 2008 and in every year since 2010.[15] It hosted the first and second rounds of the2009 and2013 NCAA men's tournaments, plus the regional rounds of the2017 NCAA men's tournament and again in2019 and2023. In2010 and2018 the Kansas City regional of the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was held here. Additionally, theKansas Jayhawks men's basketball team traditionally plays a regular season non-conference game each year at the arena; between the Big 12 tournament and regular home games, the arena has gained the nickname "Allen Fieldhouse East" among KU fans.Missouri andKansas State also occasionally play non-conference games at T-Mobile Center. To better accommodate the teams, the arena's main basketball court has a modular design where the logo at center court can be changed to that of the Jayhawks, Tigers, Wildcats, or left neutral.
The arena held Missouri's firstUFC event forUFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis on April 15, 2017.[16] On April 15, 2023, the UFC returned to the arena forUFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen.[17] The promotion returned on April 26, 2025 forUFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates.[18]Professional wrestling events have occasionally been held at T-Mobile Center, includingWWE,[19] andAll Elite Wrestling.It hosted the formerKansas City Command of theArena Football League (AFL).[citation needed]
The venue was a regular stop for theProfessional Bull Riders (PBR)'s Premier Series for several years. Since 2022, it serves as the home venue of the PBR's Kansas City Outlaws during the PBR Team Series season held in the summer and autumn. In April 2025, in recognition of the acquisition of PBR byTKO Group as part of a reorganization byEndeavor, all three of TKO's main divisions—PBR, UFC, and WWE—hosted events on April 24, 26, and 28. The events, billed asTKO Takeover, consisted of a PBR KnockoutMissouri vs. The World event,UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates, andWWE Raw.[20][19]
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