Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) and the Charlotte Bobcats announced that the Bobcats will host and cover the costs for three high school graduation ceremonies at Charlotte Bobcats Arena June 12, 13 and 14, 2006 as a pilot graduation program between the two organizations.
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The Rolling Stones christened Charlotte Bobcats Arena on Friday, October 21 in front of a sold-out crowd, opening with the song "Start Me Up." Click here to see the photo gallery from the concert.
The City of Charlotte and the Bobcats officially opened Charlotte Bobcats Arena on Thursday with a ceremonial ribbon cutting to tip off the grand opening weekend celebration. Bobcats Majority Owner Bob Johnson and Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory were among those in attendance to help cut the ribbon on the new arena.
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Charlotte Bobcats Arena Announces Arena Foodservice Program
The Bobcats have partnered with Charlotte food consultant John Sergi, and industry leading-Levy Restaurants, Compass Group, the Americas Division’s sports and entertainment strategic partner to develop a diverse and customer-focused food and beverage program for the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
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Rolling Stones To Perform On Friday, October 21
Tickets for ON STAGE World Tour go on sale Saturday, May 14.
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Charlotte Checkers To Call Charlotte Bobcats Arena Home
The Charlotte Checkers hockey club of the ECHL will move their home to the Charlotte Bobcats Arena beginning in the 2005-06 season.
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Tickets For U2 Tour Stop At NCharlotte Bobcats Arena Sell Out In 59 Minutes
Tickets for the December 12, 2005 U2//Vertigo World Tour stop at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena sold out in less than one hour on April 23. Over 17,000 tickets were sold in 59 minutes.
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Greater Charlotte Sports Hall Of Fame To Be Located At Charlotte Bobcats Arena
The Charlotte Bobcats, the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA) and the Greater Charlotte Sports Hall of Fame (GCSHOF) have reached an agreement to develop a permanent exhibit honoring our region’s Hall of Fame inductees at the Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
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Charlotte Bobcats Arena Reaches Milestone
The Charlotte Bobcats and the City of Charlotte recently hosted a “topping out” ceremony as a 35-foot steel beam was put into place near the top of the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, marking a pivotal construction milestone for the facility that is scheduled to open this November.
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Donna P. Julian Named Senior Vice President Of Arena Operations
The Charlotte Bobcats have named Donna P. Julian Senior Vice President of Arena Operations for the Charlotte Bobcats Arena, it was announced by Barry Silberman, Executive Vice President of Arena Development, Operations and Entertainment. Julian will be responsible for facilitating event operations and event management duties for the new arena, which will be managed by the Bobcats organization and is scheduled to open in November of 2005.
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Nelly Tours Charlotte
The NBA expansion franchise Charlotte Bobcats held their inaugural season opener Nov. 4, 2004, with a sell-out crowd of 23,319, including Grammy Award Winning Artist Nelly. Nelly and other national touring acts will look to visit the City of Charlotte more once the Charlotte Bobcats Arena opens in November 2005.
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Charlotte Bobcats Arena Construction Site Hosts Charlotte Bobcats TV Shoot
The construction site of the Charlotte Bobcats Arena was turned into a stage recently when the Charlotte Bobcats brought in television cameras and crew to film rookie draft pick Emeka Okafor and hired actors for TV commercials that are part of a political spoof-style advertising campaign the NBA team has launched called ‘Okafor in ’04.’
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Martin J. Bechtold Named Senior Vice President
The Charlotte Bobcats named Martin J. Bechtold Senior Vice President/Event Booking and Marketing for the Charlotte Bobcats Arena on July 6. The Bobcats will operate the City of Charlotte’s Charlotte Bobcats Arena.
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Charlotte Bobcats Provide Priority to former NBA Season Ticket Holders
Former Charlotte Hornets season ticket holders of record will have priority seat selection for the Charlotte Bobcats 2004-2005 inaugural season at the Charlotte Coliseum, and 2001-2002 season ticket holders from the Charlotte Hornets final season at the Coliseum will be able to reclaim their exact seat locations. The announcement was made today by Ed Tapscott, Bobcats executive vice president and chief operating officer.
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Construction On New Uptown Arena Begins After Groundblasting
Let the construction begin. While the games in Charlotte's new Uptown Arena will begin in October 2005, the building of the facility officially started on July 29th, 2003. Charlotte Bobcats and Sting owner Robert L. Johnson, Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, Charlotte Sting co-captains Andrea Stinson and Dawn Staley and members of the Charlotte City Council officially commenced construction of the facility with a ceremonial groundblast on the site.
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