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Tyson Events Center
Located in Sioux City, Iowa, the Tyson Events Center
is owned by the City of Sioux City and incorporates
the Gateway Arena as well as the Municipal
Auditorium. The Tyson Events Center was completed
in December 2003. The Arena features a U-shaped
seating bowl with a capacity of approximately 6,100
for basketball, 6,700 for hockey and football and up to
10,000 for concerts.
The facility hosts two minor league sports tenants, the
Musketeers of the USHL and the Bandits of the UIF.
Together, they hosted 37 events at the Tyson Event
Center in a recent year. In addition, the Center hosted
65 additional non-tenant events, including concerts,
family shows, motorcycle races, monster truck rallies.
In 2004 and 2005, the Center hosted the 7-day NAIA
Division II women’s basketball tournament.
Additionally, the Center hosted the 2005 NAIA
Division II wrestling tournament. The arena’s rental
rate is the greater of $2,200 versus 10 percent of gross
gate receipts.
Feasibility Analysis of a New Sports and Event Complex in Coeur d’Alene
Comparable Facilities Analysis
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Tyson Events Center
City, State: Sioux City, IA
City Population: 83,400
25-mi Pop. 154,600
50-mi Pop. 274,900
Year Opened: 2003
Ownership: City of Sioux City
Management: City of Sioux City
Tenants: USHL, NIFL
Arena:
Seating Capacity: 6,700 (hockey)
10,000 (concerts)
Floor SF: 23,500
Convention Space:
Exhibition SF: 0
Ballroom SF: 0
Meeting SF: 0
Sellable SF: 0
Events:
Tenant 37
Non-Tenant: 65
Total: 102
Total Attendance: n/a