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  • Indiana Farmers Coliseum
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  • Originally opened in 1939 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (part of the New Deal), the Coliseum has hosted numerous historical events, including the only performances ever held in Indiana by The Beatles. On October 26, 2012, the Coliseum held a "Lights Out" ceremony and closed for renovations. On April 25, 2014, after a 17-month, $53 million renovation, the Coliseum re-opened.
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Former names
  • Fairgrounds Coliseum
  • Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum
  • Pepsi Coliseum
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project manager
  • Hunt Construction Group
Closed
  • 2012
Name
  • Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Caption
  • The then-Fairgrounds Coliseum in 2014
broke ground
  • 1936
Capacity
  • 4800
  • 6300
  • 6500
  • 6800
  • 8000
Operator
  • Indiana State Fair Commission
Cost
  • 6.3E7
renovated
  • 2012
Architect
  • Populous
Fullname
  • Indiana Farmers Coliseum
Reopened
  • 2014-04-24
Owner
  • State of Indiana
tenants
Location
  • 1202
  • Indiana State Fairgrounds
  • Indianapolis, Indiana 46205
abstract
  • Originally opened in 1939 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (part of the New Deal), the Coliseum has hosted numerous historical events, including the only performances ever held in Indiana by The Beatles. On October 26, 2012, the Coliseum held a "Lights Out" ceremony and closed for renovations. On April 25, 2014, after a 17-month, $53 million renovation, the Coliseum re-opened. In December 2014, the Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company entered into a ten-year agreement with the Indiana State Fair Commission to re-christen the arena as the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
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