Cobo Hall and Arena
Detroit, MI 48201
United StatesConcert venue
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Cobo Hall and Arena |
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| Location | 1 Washington Blvd Detroit, MI 48201 United States |
| Type | Convention center Concert venue |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Renovated | 1989 |
| Website | Official website |
Cobo Hall, officially Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center, is a convention center situated in downtown Detroit, Michigan, USA. It and the adjacent Cobo Arena are named for Albert E. Cobo, mayor of Detroit from 1950 to 1957. Designed by Gino Rossetti, both Cobo Hall and Cobo Arena opened in 1960. It underwent a significant expansion in 1989 and presently holds 700,000 square feet (65,030 m²) of exhibition space. Each January, it hosts the North American International Auto Show or NAIAS. Cobo Center and the adjacent Joe Louis Arena are each served by their own Detroit People Mover stations.
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Cobo Arena is a 12,191-seat indoor arena adjacent to Cobo Hall. It was the home of the Detroit Pistons (1961-1978), the Michigan Stags of the WHA (1974-1975), the Detroit Ambassadors of the Ontario Hockey League (1990-1992), the Detroit Dogs of the American Basketball Association (2000-2001), the Detroit Rockers of the National Professional Soccer League (along with Joe Louis Arena) from 1990-2001, and the University of Detroit Mercy men's basketball team (along with Calihan Hall). The facility also hosted the 1990-1992 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournaments.
Cobo Arena has consistently served as a concert venue for acts of all genres. Concert albums of Madonna The Virgin Tour, KISS (Alive!), Bob Seger (Live Bullet), Kid Rock (Live Trucker) The Tragically Hip (Live Between Us), and Yes (Yesshows) were all recorded, in whole or in part, in the arena. The Doors played at Cobo Arena and recorded the show under the name "Live In Detroit".
The facility also hosted the returning edition of WWE Saturday Night's Main Event on March 18, 2006.
On October 4, 2008 hip hop artist Jay-Z held a free concert in support for presidential democratic nominee Barack Obama and to encourage younger voters to register by the voter registration deadline. The free event was held at Cobo Arena.
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The Michigan house and senate approved legislation on December 19, 2008 to allow for a $288 million expansion of Cobo Center; the plan calls for a 166,000 square foot addition.[1] The legislation approved created a five-member board to by appointed by the governor, the City of Detroit, and Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties to oversee the operation of the center. All decisions by the newly created board concerning the future of the center must be unanimous.
 Cobo Arena from Jefferson in Detroit |
 Cobo Arena from Windsor, with the Detroit People Mover in the foreground |
 Cobo Hall and Arena viewed from Windsor |
 A model of downtown in the Renaissance Center lobby. |
| Preceded by Olympia Stadium |
Home of the Detroit Pistons 1961 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Pontiac Silverdome |
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