Lakeland Center
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The Lakeland Center is an 8,178-seat multi-purpose arena, in Lakeland, Florida
. It opened in November 1974, as the Lakeland Civic Center, it gained its current name in June 1994.
It is located at 701 West Lime Street, Lakeland, FL 33815
It was home to the Lakeland Loggerheads ice hockey team from 2003 until 2004 and later the Lakeland Thunderbolts
indoor football team from 2005 until 2007. Starting in 2012, it will be home of the Lakeland Raiders
in the Ultimate Indoor Football League
.
The arena played host to The Rolling Thunder Revue
Tour, on March 18, 1976, headed by Bob Dylan
.
It was here where KISS
guitarist Ace Frehley
was electrocuted
, during a concert on December 11, 1976.
The arena hosted both opening dates for The Rolling Stones US Tour 1978 and Kiss' Dynasty Tour
in 1979.
The Grateful Dead
performed at the arena on May 21, 1977. The show makes up half of the archival live album, Dick's Picks Volume 29
.
U2 rehearsed for and opened their Zoo TV tour in February 1992.
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...
. It opened in November 1974, as the Lakeland Civic Center, it gained its current name in June 1994.
It is located at 701 West Lime Street, Lakeland, FL 33815
It was home to the Lakeland Loggerheads ice hockey team from 2003 until 2004 and later the Lakeland Thunderbolts
Lakeland Thunderbolts
The Lakeland Thunderbolts are a professional indoor football team. They are a member of the American Indoor Football Association. They play their home games at the Lakeland Center.- History :...
indoor football team from 2005 until 2007. Starting in 2012, it will be home of the Lakeland Raiders
Lakeland Raiders
The Lakeland Raiders are a professional indoor football team due to begin play in the Ultimate Indoor Football League for its 2012 season. The Raiders are based in Lakeland, Florida, with home games to be played at the Lakeland Center....
in the Ultimate Indoor Football League
Ultimate Indoor Football League
The Ultimate Indoor Football League is a regional professional indoor football league that began its inaugural season on February 18, 2011.-History:...
.
The arena played host to The Rolling Thunder Revue
Rolling Thunder Revue
The Rolling Thunder Revue was a famed U.S. concert tour consisting of a traveling caravan of musicians, headed by Bob Dylan, that took place in late 1975 and early 1976; the prevailing theory was that the tour was named after the Native American shaman Rolling Thunder. Others maintained that tour...
Tour, on March 18, 1976, headed by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
.
It was here where KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
guitarist Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
was electrocuted
Shock Me
"Shock Me" is a song released by American hard rock band Kiss on their 1977 album Love Gun. It was written by lead guitarist Ace Frehley, who made his lead vocal debut on the track. The song was inspired by an event that took place during Kiss' Rock and Roll Over tour, when Frehley was nearly...
, during a concert on December 11, 1976.
The arena hosted both opening dates for The Rolling Stones US Tour 1978 and Kiss' Dynasty Tour
Dynasty Tour
The Dynasty Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Kiss. It was their first tour since the Alive II tour ended on April 2, 1978 in Japan.The Dynasty Tour, also known as "The Return of Kiss", was the first tour to feature the infamous flying stunt by Gene Simmons. This was also the first tour to...
in 1979.
The Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...
performed at the arena on May 21, 1977. The show makes up half of the archival live album, Dick's Picks Volume 29
Dick's Picks Volume 29
Dick's Picks Volume 29 is the twenty-ninth installment of the Grateful Dead's archival live album series. It was recorded on May 19, 1977, at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, and on May 21, 1977, at the Lakeland Civic Center Arena in Lakeland, Florida. The album contains all of both concerts,...
.
U2 rehearsed for and opened their Zoo TV tour in February 1992.