Arena users Sprint Center

1 arena users

1.1 notable concerts
1.2 possible major-league sports
1.3 other sporting events
1.4 other events

arena users
notable concerts

on october 13, 2007, elton john performed inaugural concert crowd sold out in less 90 minutes.
garth brooks performed 9 sold out shows on november 5–12 & 14, 2007. shows sold out in under 2 hours. november 14 show broadcast live in movie theatres across united states.
tina turner performed first live concert in 8 years sold-out crowd @ sprint center on october 1, 2008 part of 50th anniversary tour. returned sprint center week later on oct. 8 perform additional show.
the february 27, 2010 concert of elton john & billy joel holds record highest grossing show @ arena.
roger waters performed wall live, highest-grossing tour of time solo artist, @ sprint center on october 30, 2010, sold out crowd.
foo fighters performed @ arena on august 30, 2011 , august 21, 2015. both shows picketed westboro baptist church band offered counter protests of own.
jason aldean s performance on march 17, 2012 holds record concert highest attendance, on 18,000 guests in attendance.
madonna played sold out show on october 30, 2012. marked pop icon s first ever kansas city performance.
paul mccartney performed first show in kansas city in 4 years @ sprint center on july 16, 2014, playing 2 hours , forty 5 minutes sold out crowd.
taylor swift played total of 6 sold out shows @ sprint center. played 2 shows on fearless tour on august 8, 2009 & april 2, 2010, 2 on red tour on august 2 & 3, 2013, , 2 on 1989 world tour on september 21 & 22, 2015.
chris brown - r&b/pop sensation kicked off 1 hell of nite tour on august 12, 2015, @ sprint center sold out crowd, along supporting acts fetty wap , kid ink.
ac/dc played final show brian johnson lead vocalist @ sprint center sold out show on february 28, 2016.
pentatonix performed @ arena on april 19, 2016.
selena gomez performed revival tour on july 1, 2016.
twenty 1 pilots performed emotional roadshow world tour on july 10, 2016.
demi lovato , nick jonas performed future tour on august 6, 2016.
toni braxton performed hits tour on october 14, 2016.
eric church performed holdin own tour on january 31, 2017.
ariana grande performed dangerous woman tour on march 18, 2017.
roger waters performed + them tour on may 26, 2017.
tom petty , heartbreakers performed 40th anniversary tour on june 2nd, 2017
ed sheeran performed first united states show of ÷ tour on june 29, 2017.
onerepublic opened 16th annual honda civic tour fitz , tantrums , james arthur @ sprint center on july 7, 2017.
iron maiden performed book of souls world tour on july 11, 2017.
bruno mars performed 24k magic world tour on august 9, 2017.
coldplay performed head full of dreams tour on august 15, 2017.
lionel richie , mariah carey performed hits tour on august 27, 2017.
kendrick lamar performed damn. tour on august 16, 2017.
gorillaz performed humanz tour on september 22, 2017.
janet jackson performed state of world tour on october 19, 2017.
lady gaga performed joanne world tour on november 15, 2017.
lana del rey set perform la moon tour jhené aiko on january 9, 2018.

possible major-league sports

the kansas city brigade played @ sprint center 1 season before original afl folded after 2008 postseason. however, revamped afl brought arena football sprint center in 2011, team playing kansas city command.

william boots del biaggio, iii, made offer purchase nashville predators of nhl intention of bringing team sprint center. however, del biaggio has since joined group of nashville investors in effort keep predators in nashville. in june 2008, kansas city s hopes land predators took blow del biaggio ran legal trouble on multitude of unpaid loans, culminating in him filing chapter 11 bankruptcy, ending chance of del biaggio moving predators missouri. on january 10, 2007, reported los angeles clippers have taken interest in moving arena. new york islanders owner charles wang announced islanders play preseason game september 22, 2009 @ sprint center against los angeles kings. local media reported anonymous team sources stated game test of kansas city market. in 2007, kansas city , sprint center attempted attract relocation of pittsburgh penguins, penguins reached deal city of pittsburgh build new arena, consol energy center (now ppg paints arena), , stay in western pennsylvania. sprint center had been looked @ possible relocation spot nba s new orleans hornets , sacramento kings (the latter of had played in kansas city) before both teams settled local issues. 2015, kansas city considered potential site potential national hockey league expansion, consensus among had resources buy expansion franchise arena nhl s asking price high.

despite losing out on pro teams, nba , nhl have held preseason games @ sprint center. recent nhl preseason game, between st. louis blues , washington capitals, took place on october 5, 2016; recent nba preseason game, between miami heat , minnesota timberwolves, took place on 8th.

other sporting events

the cbe classic held every year @ sprint center. event first held on november 19, 2007 , november 20, 2007.
avp pro beach volleyball s hot winter nights tour held @ sprint center on january 12, 2008.
the pbr holds built ford tough series event @ sprint center annually since 2008. prior 2008, event held @ kemper arena.
the kansas city brigade of arena football league played 2008 season @ sprint center. returned in 2011 after 2009 afl season canceled due financial reasons , 2010 season saw kansas city decide take break arena football. team shut down after 2012 season.
the ncaa women s volleyball final 4 held @ sprint center on december 16 , 18, 2010.
the pittsburgh penguins faced los angeles kings on september 27, 2011 in front of sold-out crowd of 17,779. penguins won nhl pre-season game 3-2 in shootout.
the kansas jayhawks men s basketball team has played @ least 1 regular season non-conference game in sprint center every season since arena opened, starting 88-51 victory on ohio bobcats on december 15, 2007, carrying on tradition kemper arena. of december 17, 2016, kansas record in these games 8-2.

other events

the arena hosted general sessions of 2009 national catholic youth conference, biannual event hosts on 20,000 catholic youth across country. general sessions held in conjunction kansas city convention center, overflow seating offered.
world wrestling entertainment (wwe) hosted last ever episode of wwe s ecw on syfy on february 16, 2010. wwe s new pay per view (ppv) wwe money in bank held @ arena on sunday july 18, 2010. world wrestling entertainment hosted monday night raw here on september 5, 2016 , april 24, 2017.
on friday june 8 , saturday june 9 of 2012, played host kansas city audition stages in second season of fox singer search programme x factor.




^ rockville review: tina turner sold out show @ sprint center . 
^ robison, keith (february 7, 2012). madonna perform oct. 30 @ sprint center, first kc concert . kansas city star. 
^ paul mccartney gives sprint center crowd show ages . 
^ http://www.sprintcenter.com/events/detail/roger-waters
^ duhatschek, eric. balsillie shouldn t overplay hand globe , mail, 13 june
^ espn.com news services. bettman says board vote on predators bid november espn.com, 20 september 2007
^ other teams express interest in sprint center kmbc channel 9 kansas city, 10 january 2007.
^ shoalts, david. islanders arena plans caught in red tape globe , mail, 20 january
^ report: league looking kansas city hornets cbs cbssportsline, 07 december 2010.
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^ nhl expansion comes @ wrong time hockey fans in kansas city . nanaimo daily news. july 6, 2015. 
^ hockey fans pack sprint center .