The Foster Communications Coliseum is a 5,260-seat multi-purpose arena in San Angelo, Texas, built in 1959 as a home for the San Angelo Stock Show and Rodeo, the fourth largest stock show and rodeo in the United States, after its original home was destroyed in 1953.[1] Throughout the year the coliseum is home to various concerts, trade shows and exhibits and other special events.
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| Former names | San Angelo Coliseum (1958–2011) |
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| Location | 50 East 43rd Street San Angelo, Texas |
| Owner | City of San Angelo |
| Capacity | 5,260 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1957 |
| Opened | August 29, 1958 |
| Renovated | 2006 |
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| San Angelo Outlaws (WPHL/CHL) (1997–2002) San Angelo Saints (CHL) (2002–2005) San Angelo Stampede Express (Intense/IFL) (2006–2010) San Angelo Bandits (LSFL/CIF) (2013–2016) | |
In March 2011, the city of San Angelo announced that it sold the naming rights of the San Angelo Coliseum to Foster Communications, thereby renaming it Foster Communications Coliseum.
References
edit- ^ "Stock Show, History". Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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