The Luedecke Arena is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena

Arena

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 on the grounds of the Travis County

Travis County, Texas

As of 2009, the U.S. census estimates there were 1,026,158 people, 320,766 households, and 183,798 families residing in the county. The population density was 821 people per square mile . There were 335,881 housing units at an average density of 340 per square mile...

 Exposition Center in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

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Built in 1983, the arena is home to the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo, the Austin Turfcats

Austin Turfcats

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 of the Indoor Football League

Indoor Football League

The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...

, and the Republic of Texas Biker Rally

Republic of Texas Biker Rally

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. The arena was formerly home to the Austin Ice Bats

Austin Ice Bats

The Austin Ice Bats were a professional minor-league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas, United States. They played in Austin from 1996 to 2008. Affiliated with the Central Hockey League, the team was named in honor of the Mexican Free-tailed Bats which nest under the Ann W. Richards Congress...

 ice hockey

Ice hockey

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 team

Team

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from 1996 to 2006.

Depending on configuration, the arena floor can be configured to seat up to an additional 3,000 for a variety of events.

External links

• Travis County: Luedecke Arena