Freedom Hall Civic Center

Last updated March 04, 2026

Freedom Hall Civic Center
Construction
Interactive map of Freedom Hall Civic Center
Location	1320 Pactolas Road Johnson City, TN 37604
Coordinates	36°19′28″N82°22′30″W / 36.32444°N 82.37500°W / 36.32444; -82.37500
Owner	Johnson City, Tennessee
Capacity	Events: 8,500 Basketball: 6,149^[1]
Opened	1974
Construction cost	$5 million
Tenants
East Tennessee State University (2014–present) Science Hill High School (1974–present)

Freedom Hall Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena in Johnson City, Tennessee.^[2]

History
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Starting in 2014, it became the basketball venue for East Tennessee State University.^[3]

History

Former and current entertainment include concerts from Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, Def Leppard, Poison (band), Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, Kiss, Bruce Springsteen, Third Day, For King & Country, Chicago, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Elvis Presley, Elton John, and Aerosmith. Entertainment from professional wrestling organizations Jim Crockett Promotions, WWE, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, and from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

References

↑ "Basketball". etsubucs.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
↑ "$1 million in repairs planned for Johnson City's Freedom Hall Civic Center". The Kingsport Times-News. Kingsport, Tennessee. April 20, 2008. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
↑ "ETSU unveils new Buccaneer logos, Bucs to play at Freedom Hall". Johnson City Press. July 23, 2014. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

External links

Official website

v t e East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Venues	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (1977–2014) Freedom Hall Civic Center (2014–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e East Tennessee State Buccaneers women's basketball
Venues	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (1977–2014) Freedom Hall Civic Center (2014–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Record holders
Seasons	1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Basketball arenas of the Southern Conference
Current arenas	McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga) McAlister Field House (The Citadel) Freedom Hall Civic Center (East Tennessee State) Timmons Arena (Furman) Hawkins Arena (Mercer) Pete Hanna Center (Samford) First Horizon Coliseum (UNC Greensboro) Cameron Hall (VMI) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina) Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (Wofford)
Future arena	Eblen Center (Tennessee Tech; joining in 2026)

v t e Smoky Mountain Wrestling
Championships	Heavyweight "Beat The Champ" Television United States Junior Heavyweight Tag Team
Talent	Former personnel
Venues	Freedom Hall Civic Center Grady Cole Center Greenville Memorial Auditorium Knoxville Civic Coliseum Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium Stanton Hall
Independent revivals	Curtis Comes Home Mark Curtis Memorial Reunion NWA Smoky Mountain
Partnerships	United States Wrestling Association World Wrestling Federation
Related	Jim Cornette Volunteer Slam

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Freedom Hall Civic Center

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