Louis J. Tullio Arena

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Louis J. Tullio Arena
"Tullio Arena"
Location 809 French Street
Erie, Pennsylvania 16501
Opened 1983
Owner City of Erie
Tenants Erie Otters (OHL) 1996-present
Erie RiverRats (AIFA) 2008-present
Erie BayHawks (D-League) 2008-present
Capacity 5,524 (Hockey)
5,586 (Arena football)
7,938 (Concert)

The Louis J. Tullio Arena is a 5,586-seat multi-purpose arena in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. It was built in 1983 as part of the Erie Civic Center complex, which also includes the Warner Theatre, Jerry Uht Park and the newly opened Bayfront Convention Center. It is home to the Erie Otters ice hockey team, the Erie RiverRats arena football team, and the Erie BayHawks basketball team. The arena is named after former Erie mayor Louis J. Tullio.

The arena features 30,000 square feet (3,000 m²) of trade show and exhibit space for conventions and trade shows; the Bayfront Convention Center which opened in 2007, the square footage of exhibit hall space at the Civic Center complex will double. There are five luxury suites at the arena, each seating 20. As a concert venue, the Arena seats up to 7,938. (When concerts are held in end-stage configuration, holding up to 7,526, the luxury suites are not used.).

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