Peoria Civic Center

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Peoria Civic Center
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Peoria Civic Center
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Peoria Civic Center
Location within the United States
General information
LocationDowntown Peoria
Address201 SW Jefferson Ave
Peoria, IL 61602-1423
Coordinates 40°41′30″N89°35′39″W / 40.69167°N 89.59417°W / 40.69167; -89.59417
GroundbreakingApril 30, 1979 (1979-04-30)
OpenedFebruary 1982
InauguratedJune 6, 1982 (1982-06-06)
RenovatedJune 2005-May 2007
Cost $64.2 million
($270 million in 2023 dollars [1] )
Renovation cost$55 million ($85.8 million in 2023 dollars [1] )
OwnerCity of Peoria
Technical details
Size
  • Exhibit halls: 108,668 sq ft (10,095.6 m2)
  • Meeting/breakout rooms: 17,355 sq ft (1,612.3 m2)
  • Ballrooms: 28,667 sq ft (2,663.3 m2)
  • Arena: 27,400 sq ft (2,550 m2)
  • Theater: 7,000 sq ft (650 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)
Renovating team
Architect(s) HOK Sport Venue Event
EngineerDewberry
Services engineerSTS Engineering
Other designers
  • Advanced Audio & Light
  • Convergence Design
  • Zalk Josephs Fabricators
Main contractor Turner Construction
Other information
Seating capacity6,500 (PCC Ballroom)
2,173 (PCC Theater)
300 (Lexus Club)
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg CityLink
Website
Complex Website
Carver Arena
Former namesPeoria Civic Center Arena (1982-2001)
Operator ASM Global
Capacity 12,000
Detailed capacity [2]
  • 9,919 (Ice hockey and indoor football)
  • 11,433 (Basketball)
  • 12,036 (Concerts)
Construction
OpenedJune 7, 1982 (1982-06-07)
Renovated
  • 1992
  • 2005-07
Tenants
Bradley Braves (NCAA) (1982-present)
Peoria Prancers/Rivermen (IHL) (1982-96)
Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) (1996-2005)
Peoria Pirates (IFL/AF2) (1999-2004, 2008-09)
Peoria Rough Riders (UIF) (2005-06)
Peoria Rivermen (AHL) (2005-13)
Peoria Rivermen (SPHL) (2013-present)

Peoria Civic Center is an entertainment complex located in downtown Peoria, Illinois. Designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Philip Johnson [3] and John Burgee, [4] it has an arena, theater, exhibit hall and meeting rooms. [5] It opened in 1982 [6] and completed an expansion to its lobby and meeting facilities in 2007. [7] On the grounds of the Peoria Civic Center sits the massive "Sonar Tide," the last and largest sculpture of the pioneer of abstract minimalism Ronald Bladen.

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History

The site of the Civic Center includes the spot at Liberty Street and Jefferson Street, where Moses and Lucy Pettengill lived from 1836 to 1862; that house was part of the Underground Railroad and Moses was also an Underground Railroad "conductor". In 1862, the Pettingills moved out of downtown and to Moss Avenue, where the present Pettengill–Morron House was built in 1868. The downtown home was demolished in 1910 to make way for the Jefferson Hotel. [8] The hotel, in turn, was imploded in 1978 to make way for the Civic Center. [9] [10]

Peoria Civic Center opened on June 6, 1982. [10] The first event at the Civic Center was a home and garden show in the Exhibit Hall in February 1982. [9] [11]

Facilities

Carver Arena

Carver Arena has been hosts to acts such as Metallica, Eagles, Elton John, Bob Seger, Kiss, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Cher, Janet Jackson, James Taylor, Avenged Sevenfold, Shinedown, Godsmack, AJR, Five Finger Death Punch, The Harlem Globetrotters, World Wrestling Entertainment, Disney, Monster Jam, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, Disney on Ice, and basketball exhibition games for the Chicago Bulls.

As of 2013, seating capacity was 9,919 for hockey and indoor football, 11,433 for basketball and up to 12,036 for concerts. [2]

Bob Seger set the record for the highest-grossing concert in venue history on January 22, 2019. The previous record was held by an Elton John concert in 2011. [12]

Reba McEntire set a record for top-selling country concert in venue history on March 18, 2022. [13] [14] Previous record holder was Blake Shelton. [13]

Carver Arena hosted the Illinois High School Association boys' basketball state finals for two weeks every March from 1996 until 2019. The interactive March Madness Experience took place in the adjacent exhibition hall during the tournaments. [15]

Theater

Steve Martin and Martin Short's Now You See Them, Soon You Won't event on April 20, 2019, set the record for top comedy show in Peoria Civic Center Theater's History. [16] In March 2022, comedian Gabriel Iglesias set an all-time box office record, which comedian Bill Burr broke six months later. [14]

Harry Connick Jr. set a new box office record for a concert in the theater with his December 3, 2022 performance. [17]

Pollstar ranked the Peoria Civic Center Theater as the 96th top selling theater in the world and 3rd in state of Illinois behind Chicago based venues - Chicago Theatre and Rosemont Theatre. [18]

Tenants

See also

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