| Cape Cod Coliseum | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Yarmouth, Massachusetts |
| Broke ground | 1971 |
| Built | 1971-1972 |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Closed | 1980s |
| Owner | Cape Cod Corporation |
| Surface | Ice |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Tenants | |
| Cape Cod Cubs Cape Cod Freedoms Cape Cod Buccaneers |
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The Cape Cod Coliseum was a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena located off of White's Path in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts.[1]
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It was used by Vince McMahon for World Wrestling Entertainment, then known as the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It was home to both the Cape Cod Cubs/Cape Codders of the North American Hockey League (1973–1977), the Cape Cod Freedoms of the Northeastern Hockey League (1978–1979), and the Cape Cod Buccaneers of the Atlantic Coast Hockey League (1981–82). In the early 1990s, it was expanded upon to three times it size and became the warehouse for Nantucket Distributing (the former shadow company behind Christmas Tree Shops).[2]
Additionally, the Cape Cod Coliseum was host to many major rock concerts over the years during the summer months. Referred to as the "air-conditioned" Cape Cod Coliseum, it was basically a large concrete cube with a stage. The heat was an issue, but it wasn't until a show was over and the A/C had a chance to catch up that it would actually "rain" inside from all of the sweat from the crowd condensing on the ceiling. Iron Maiden, The Clash, The Allman Brothers, Santana, Elvis Costello, Blue Oyster Cult, Kansas, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Pat Benatar, Billy Squier, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, Alice Cooper The Grateful Dead, Kiss, Peter Frampton, The Outlaws, The J.Geils Band, Talking Heads, Molly Hatchet, Rush, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley and the Comets, Little Richard, Herman's Hermits, The B-52's, Whitesnake, Van Halen, Foghat, and Ozzy Osbourne are among the many artists who performed in concert at the Coliseum. Also REO Speedwagon, Heart,and Foreigner....
As of March 2007, it serves as the warehouse for several businesses.[3][4]