Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum

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Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum was an 11,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Built in 1960, it was home to most of the city's indoor professional sports teams, including the Jacksonville Lizard Kings ice hockey team, and the American Basketball Association franchise known as The Floridians.

The Coliseum hosted dozens of concerts and shows during its 43 year history, including Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple and Bruce Springsteen.

It hosted the 1981 Sun Belt Conference and 1999 and 2000 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments. It was also the site of the last WCW Wrestle War in 1992 and the last-ever WCW pay-per-view, WCW Greed, in 2001.

[edit] Performers at the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum

Name	Month	Year
AC/DC	August	1977
AC/DC	August	1978
AC/DC	October	1979
AC/DC	August	1980
AC/DC	August	1988
Aerosmith	October	1973
Aerosmith	May	1976
Aerosmith	December	1982
Aerosmith	March	1986
Aerosmith	April	1988
Aerosmith	April	1990
Aerosmith	February	1994
Aerosmith	November	1997
Allman Brothers Band	February	1971
Allman Brothers Band	April	1971
Allman Brothers Band	January	1972
Allman Brothers Band	July	1972
Allman Brothers Band	January	1973
Allman Brothers Band	April	1979
Anita Baker	October	1990
Clint Black	May	1993
Wynonna Judd	May	1993
Mary J. Blige	July	2002
Michael Bolton	May	1994
Bon Jovi	February	1989
David Bowie	March	1976
David Bowie	May	1990
Garth Brooks	February	1997
Garth Brooks	March	1997
James Brown	April	1966
Jimmy Buffett	April	1995
David Cassidy	December	1972
Eric Clapton	June	1975
Cher	February	2003
Eric Clapton	November	1976
Eric Clapton	June	1982
Alice Cooper	May	1972
Alice Cooper	April	1973
Alice Cooper	July	1980
Creedence Clearwater Revival	August	1970
Creedence Clearwater Revival	April	1972
Crosby, Stills and Nash	November	1977
The Cure	June	1992
Billy Ray Cyrus	March	1994
Martina McBride	March	1994
Deep Purple	March	1972
Deep Purple	August	1972
Deep Purple	June	1973
Deep Purple	December	1974
Deep Purple	March	1985
Def Leppard	December	1987
Def Leppard	February	1993
Derek and the Dominos	December	1970
Dio	January	1988
Megadeth	January	1988
Dixie Chicks	October	2000
DMX	March	1999
Eve	March	1999
Juvenile and Turk	March	1999
Duran Duran	March	1984
Bob Dylan	March	1966
Bob Dylan	December	1978
Bob Dylan	February	2002
The Electric Prunes	April	1967
Blues Magoos	April	1967
The Buckinghams	April	1967
The Turtles	April	1967
Lou Christie	April	1967
Tommy James and the Shondells	April	1967
Emerson Lake and Palmer	April	1972
Fleetwood Mac	August	1972
J. Geils Band	June	1975
Genesis	December	1983
Vince Gill	May	1996
Billy Graham	January	1961
Grand Funk Railroad	June	1970
Grand Funk Railroad	November	1972
The Grateful Dead	April	1978
Jimi Hendrix	November	1968
Judas Priest	June	1984
Iron Maiden	February	1985
Iron Maiden	January	1987
Alan Jackson	October	1991
Alan Jackson	September	2002
Jethro Tull	July	1970
Jethro Tull	November	1972
Jethro Tull	November	1979
Kansas	October	1978
Atlanta Rhythm Section	October	1978
Kiss	December	1975
Kiss	August	1990
Kiss	September	1996
Billy Joel	December	1978
Billy Joel	March	1987
Elton John	September	2002
Led Zeppelin	August	1969
Led Zeppelin	May	1973
Marilyn Manson	November	1994
Marilyn Manson	April	1997
Reba McIntire	July	1998
Brooks & Dunn	July	1998
Men at Work	September	1983
Metallica	February	1989
Metallica	March	1992
Method Man	April	1999
Jay-Z	April	1999
DMX	April	1999
Redman	April	1999
Buddy Miles	October	1972
The Monkees	July	1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience	July	1967
Mott the Hoople	October	1973
Mötley Crüe	May	1984
Mötley Crüe	November	1987
Mötley Crüe	June	1994
Eddie Murphy	August	1986
Willie Nelson	May	1976
Poco	May	1976
New Kids on the Block	March	1991
'N Sync	March	1999
Ozzy Osbourne	May	1984
Ozzy Osbourne	September	1986
Luciano Pavarotti	January	1989
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	October	1981
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	July	1987
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	July	1989
Pink Floyd	June	1973
Elvis Presley	April	1972
Elvis Presley	April	1975
Elvis Presley	September	1976
Elvis Presley	May	1977
The Police	March	1982
Rare Earth	August	1971
The Rolling Stones	May	1965
Rush	March	1983
Rush	February	1988
Rush	February	1990
Rush	February	1992
Rush	March	1994
Santana	October	1974
Santana	June	1975
Bob Seger	November	1986
Frank Sinatra	November	1976
Frank Sinatra	April	1992
Smashing Pumpkins	February	1997
Michael W. Smith	December	2002
Rick Springfield	August	1983
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band	February	1981
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band	March	2003
The Thompson Twins	January	1986
Robin Trower	May	1975
Tina Turner	December	1985
Three Dog Night	July	1971
Ten Years After	August	1971
Edgar Winter's White Trash	August	1971
2 Live Crew	December	1989
2 Live Crew	December	1990
U2	April	1985
Van Halen	November	1978
Van Halen	August	1980
Van Halen	December	1982
Van Halen	January	1984
Van Halen	April	1986
Van Halen	December	1991
Van Halen	March	1995
Stevie Wonder	August	1986
Whitesnake	February	1988
Whitesnake	January	2003
Yanni	December	1997
Yanni	March	2003
Yes	September	1972
Yes	April	1984
Yes	August	1994
Electric Light Orchestra	July	1975
Golden Earring	July	1975
Commodores	October	1988
MC Hammer		1992

[edit] Demolition

The Coliseum was demolished in 2003 and replaced with the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Extreme care was taken not to damage the black granite Veterans Memorial Wall located just eight feet from east wall of the building. When all of the debris was removed and the site restored to grade, the Memorial was surrounded by a two-acre walking park.