BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Tour the BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center a 19,199-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Designed to accommodate arena football, hockey, basketball, concerts, and similar events, the facility was built at a cost of $178 million in public funds and $18 million in privately funded upgrades. Ground was broken on August 31, 2005 and a ribbon-cutting ceremony involving Tulsa musicians Garth Brooks and Hanson took place on August 30, 2008.
The arena’s schedule of concerts and other events began on August 31 with a community choir hosted by Sam Harris.
The only current permanent tenant is the Tulsa Oilers of the ECHL.The BOK Center was the former home of the Tulsa Shock of the Women’s National Basketball Association and the Tulsa Talons of the Arena Football League. The facility will also host NBA preseason games and college basketball matchups on a regular basis and seek to attract national and regional sporting tournaments.
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