Freedom Hall Civic Center

For the venue in Louisville, Kentucky with a similar name, see Freedom Hall.

Freedom Hall Civic Center
Construction
Location	1320 Pactolas Road Johnson City, TN 37604
Coordinates	36°19′28″N 82°22′30″W / 36.32444°N 82.37500°W / 36.32444; -82.37500Coordinates: 36°19′28″N 82°22′30″W / 36.32444°N 82.37500°W / 36.32444; -82.37500
Owner	Johnson City, Tennessee
Capacity	Events: 8,500 Basketball: 5,619^[1]
Opened	1974
Construction cost	$5 million
Tenants
East Tennessee State University (2014-present) Science Hill High School (1974-present)

Freedom Hall Civic Center is a multi-purpose arena in Johnson City, Tennessee.^[2] Performances there have included the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus who came in 2008,^[3] a Jehovah's Witnesses convention in 2010,^[4] Elvis Presley, Sir Elton John, Aerosmith, and many more top musical acts. Starting in 2014, it became the basketball venue for East Tennessee State University.^[5]

History

Freedom Hall Civic Center opened in 1974 on the Liberty Bell Complex next to Science Hill High School. The arena was built by the city of Johnson City to be used as an entertainment venue and additional space for the middle and high schools located on the property. Over the years the venue has been used for sporting events, theatrical productions, concerts, ice shows, and a rodeo venue.

Former and current entertainment include acts such as Disney on Ice, Sugarland, Luke Bryan, KISS, Third Day, Shrine Circus, Aerosmith, Metallica and many more.

References

↑ "Basketball" (PDF). visitjohnsoncity.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
↑ "$1 million in repairs planned for Johnson City's Freedom Hall Civic Center". The Kingsport Times-News. Kingsport, Tennessee. April 20, 2008. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
↑ "Events - Ringling Bros. Circus Coining To Freedom Hall .". Elizabethton Star. February 7, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
↑ "Jehovah's Witnesses hold district conventions". Maryville Daily Times. June 19, 2010. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
↑ "ETSU unveils new Buccaneer logos, Bucs to play at Freedom Hall". Johnson City Press. July 23, 2014. Retrieved December 16, 2014.

External links

Official Website

East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball

Venues	ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center (1977–2014) Freedom Hall Civic Center (2014–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches Record holders

Seasons	1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Basketball arenas of the Southern Conference

McKenzie Arena (Chattanooga) McAlister Field House (The Citadel) Freedom Hall Civic Center (East Tennessee State) Timmons Arena (Furman) Hawkins Arena (Mercer) Pete Hanna Center (Samford) Greensboro Coliseum (UNC Greensboro) Cameron Hall (VMI) Ramsey Center (Western Carolina) Benjamin Johnson Arena (Wofford)

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