ExtraMile Arena facts for kids
| Former names | BSU Pavilion (1982–2004) Taco Bell Arena (2004–19) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1401 Bronco Lane Boise, ID 83706 |
| Owner | Boise State University |
| Capacity | 13,390 Detailed capacity
Theatre: 4,292
Half-house: 6,795 Center stage: 13,090 Basketball: 12,644 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | February 1980 |
| Opened | May 16, 1982 |
| Construction cost | $17.5 million ($62.2 million in 2022) |
| Architect | CSHQA |
| Tenants | |
| Boise State Broncos (NCAA) (1982–present) | |
ExtraMile Arena (formerly BSU Pavilion and Taco Bell Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the western United States, on the campus of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho. The arena is located on the east end of campus, between West Campus Lane and César Chávez Circle, immediately northwest of Albertsons Stadium.
It is home to the Broncos basketball and gymnastics teams, with a current seating capacity of 12,644 for basketball. The elevation of its floor is approximately 2,700 feet (825 m) above sea level.
The venue is also used for concerts (capacity 13,390), community events, and trade shows (17,000 square feet (1,580 m2) of arena floor space plus 10,000 sq ft (930 m2) in the auxiliary gym). It hosted a Davis Cup tennis match in April 2013, a second-round tie between the U.S. and Serbia.
Bronco Gym
The arena's predecessor on campus was Bronco Gymnasium, which opened in the mid-1950s, during the junior college era. Its last varsity basketball game was the regular season finale in 1982 on February 27, against rival Idaho, ranked ninth in the AP poll. Sold out two weeks in advance, the Saturday night game had a record attendance of 3,946; the capacity of the gym at the time was listed at 3,682.
History
Long in the planning stages, the architects were Cline, Smull, Hamill and Associates of Boise, selected in October 1978. Ground was broken for the arena in February 1980, directly north of the Bronco Gym. Construction displaced the tennis courts and the right field area of the baseball field, currently the site of the auxiliary gym on the west side of the arena.
Eight tennis courts were rebuilt on the former baseball infield, west of the arena. The baseball field was not rebuilt as BSU dropped baseball as a varsity sport following the 1980 season. During their final season, the Broncos played home games at Borah Field (now Wigle Field) at Borah High School, four miles (6 km) west of campus.
The arena opened 42 years ago in 1982 as the BSU Pavilion; its first event was BSU's commencement on May 16, followed by graduation ceremonies for the city's public high schools. That August, it hosted an eight-day Billy Graham Crusade, and its first significant sporting event was the 1983 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
In April 2017, Boise State ended their wrestling program, which had been using the arena as its home venue.
Naming rights
The BSU Pavilion received its first naming rights sponsorship in June 2004 with Taco Bell, a fast-food restaurant chain based in Irvine, California; the 15-year agreement with the university was for $4 million and the venue was renamed Taco Bell Arena. At its expiration in 2019, Boise State entered into a new agreement with ExtraMile, a convenience store chain jointly owned by Chevron and Jacksons; the 15-year agreement with the university was for $8.4 million and it was renamed ExtraMile Arena.
Basketball tournaments
While the Broncos were members, the venue hosted four Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments: 1985, 1989, 1990, and 1994. In those four tourneys, BSU made the finals in 1989 and won the title in 1994.
ExtraMile Arena has been a familiar site for early-round NCAA Tournament games, hosting first and second round competition nine times (1983, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2009, and 2018). The NCAA tournament had been scheduled to return in 2021, but the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the entire tournament getting moved to the state of Indiana.
In 1995, UCLA guard Tyus Edney dashed the length of the 94-foot (29 m) court in just over four seconds to make a layup that gave the Bruins a 75–74 win over Missouri, which sustained UCLA's run to a national title.
In 2001, it was the site of the closest first-round day at a single host location ever, with the four games played on March 15 decided by a combined total of seven points. One was Hampton's upset of #2 seed Iowa State — Hampton was only the fourth #15 seed to beat a #2 seed since the tournament expanded from 53 to 64 teams in 1985.
Concerts
- The Beach Boys – July 9, 1982, with The Greg Kihn Band and Rail, September 18, 1983, September 18, 1987 and July 23, 1995
- Heart – August 20, 1982, with John Mellencamp
- Blue Öyster Cult – August 24, 1982, with Aldo Nova
- Scorpions – September 7, 1982, with Iron Maiden and Girlschool and March 27, 1984, with The Jon Butcher Axis
- Rush – September 20, 1982, with The Rory Gallagher Band, May 15, 1984, with The Gary Moore Band and May 19, 1997
- Barry Manilow – October 8, 1982, October 30, 1985, July 20, 1988, and July 13, 2013
- Iron Maiden – June 23, 1983
- John Denver – July 10, 1983, October 4, 1987, and July 17, 1992
- Willie Nelson & Family – July 15, 1983
- STYX – July 31, 1983
- Journey – August 16, 1983, with Bryan Adams, September 16, 1986, with The Outfield and July 26, 2009, with Heart
- The Grateful Dead – September 2, 1983
- Rick Springfield – October 2, 1983, with Quarterflash
- ZZ Top – January 29, 1984, with Night Ranger, July 17, 1986, with Yngwie Malmsteen, November 21, 1990, with The Jeff Healey Band and September 9, 1994
- Genesis – February 14, 1984
- Ozzy Osbourne – March 19, 1984, with Mötley Crüe and Waysted
- Gordon Lightfoot – March 28, 1984
- Yes – April 5, 1984
- Huey Lewis and the News – April 15, 1984
- Van Halen – May 4, 1984, with Autograph, October 19, 1986 and September 17, 1995, with Skid Row and Our Lady Peace
- Ray Charles – June 16, 1984
- Rod Stewart – July 6, 1984
- The Thompson Twins – September 20, 1984, with Berlin
- Lionel Richie – October 10, 1984
- Quiet Riot – October 11, 1984, with Whitesnake and Helix
- REO Speedwagon – April 19, 1985, with Cheap Trick
- Petra – April 27, 1985
- Toto – May 15, 1985
- Bryan Adams – August 15, 1985, with John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, August 5, 1987 and October 4, 1992, with The Storm
- W.A.S.P. – February 16, 1986
- Amy Grant – April 29, 1986 and April 16, 1998
- Air Supply – September 14, 1986
- David Lee Roth – December 3, 1986, with Cinderella
- Whitesnake – November 21, 1987, with Great White
- Def Leppard – December 4, 1987, with Tesla, July 2, 1988, with Tesla and September 12, 1992
- Tina Turner – December 16, 1987, with Level 42
- Aerosmith – May 17, 1988, with White Lion and August 9, 1993, with Jackyl
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – June 25, 1988, with The Rossington Band and May 24, 1996, with The Doobie Brothers
- Billy Ocean – August 7, 1988
- AC/DC – November 9, 1988, with Cinderella
- Poison – April 21, 1989, with Tesla
- Bon Jovi – May 5, 1989, with Skid Row
- Metallica – September 3, 1989, with The Cult and Faith No More, May 7, 1992, May 15, 1997, with Corrosion of Conformity and March 20, 2004 with Godsmack
- R.E.M. – October 8, 1989, with NRBQ
- Great White – February 18, 1990, with The McAuley Schenker Group and Havana Black
- Mötley Crüe – June 5, 1990, with Tesla and December 7, 1997
- KISS – September 3, 1990, with Slaughter and Winger and December 9, 1992, with Great White
- Cinderella – April 6, 1991, with Slaughter
- Robert Palmer – July 17, 1991
- Queensrÿche – December 4, 1991, May 11, 1995, with Type O Negative and June 19, 1997
- John Mellencamp – February 24, 1992
- Tesla – July 21, 1992
- The Moody Blues – September 27, 1992
- MC Hammer – November 1992
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer – March 9, 1993
- The Black Crowes – April 27, 1993, with Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds
- Alice in Chains – September 19, 1993, with Tad and Sweetwater
- Nirvana – December 15, 1993, with The Breeders and The Melvins
- The Eagles – January 15, 1995, and May 31, 2015.
- Phish – June 7, 1995 and September 14, 1999
- The Doobie Brothers – September 2, 1995
- Page & Plant – October 9, 1995, with The Tragically Hip
- Hootie & the Blowfish – November 14, 1995
- The Jars of Clay – March 25, 1996, October 21, 1997, October 24, 2000 and May 21, 2002
- Bush – May 1, 1996, with The Goo Goo Dolls and No Doubt
- DC Talk – May 9, 1996 and February 21, 1999
- Jethro Tull – September 29, 1996, with Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- The Dave Matthews Band – November 3, 1996, with Meshell Ndegeocello, November 2, 1998, with Toots and the Maytals and August 31, 2010, with Alberta Cross
- Neil Diamond – November 5–6, 1996
- The Monkees – December 22, 1997
- America – April 23, 1998, July 1, 2001 and June 10, 2005
- The SnoCore Tour – February 16, 1999
- Kenny Rogers – March 9, 1999
- Elton John – May 30, 1999, September 20, 2006, April 9, 2011 and October 10, 2015
- Bad Company – July 25, 1999
- Phish- September 14, 1999
- Slipknot – May 6, 2000
- B.B. King – November 10, 2000
- Brooks & Dunn – May 17, 2001, with Toby Keith, Montgomery Gentry and Keith Urban
- Mannheim Steamroller – November 27, 2001 and November 20, 2007
- Third Day – March 8, 2002 and September 18, 2006
- Lonestar – March 29, 2002
- George Strait & The Ace in the Hole Band – October 26, 2002 and January 26, 2007, with Ronnie Milsap and Taylor Swift
- The Goo Goo Dolls – December 8, 2002, with Lisa Loeb
- The Little River Band – May 7, 2003, with Sixwire and June 9, 2006
- Michael W. Smith – May 20, 2003, with Third Day and December 14, 2008
- Martina McBride – July 1, 2003
- Kenny Chesney – July 25, 2003, with Keith Urban, July 14, 2009, with Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum and May 30, 2013, with The Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves
- American Idol Live! – August 24, 2003
- Big Daddy Weave – November 10, 2003
- Rhett Akins – November 19, 2003, with Jeff Carson, Daryle Singletary and Chad Brock
- Jeff Carson – January 19, 2004
- Three Dog Night – June 10, 2004
- Steven Curtis Chapman – October 30, 2004, with Chris Tomlin
- Mark Chesnutt – November 15, 2004
- Velvet Revolver – April 23, 2005, with Hoobastank
- Loverboy – May 15, 2005
- The Mormon Tabernacle Choir – June 18, 2005
- Rodney Carrington – September 23, 2005, February 1, 2008 and May 10, 2012
- Lifehouse – October 7, 2005
- The Casting Crowns – October 10, 2005 and October 8, 2007
- Anne Murray – October 14, 2005
- DMX – October 21, 2005, with Baby Bash and September 21, 2006, with Tech N9ne
- Joe Diffie – November 2, 2005
- The Vans Warped Tour – July 14, 2006
- Michael Bublé – July 25, 2006, with Jann Arden and August 11, 2011, with Naturally 7
- The Red Hot Chili Peppers – August 15, 2006, with The Mars Volta
- The Doodlebops – February 18, 2007
- Taking Back Sunday – March 17, 2007, with Underoath and Armor for Sleep
- Beyoncé – September 10, 2007
- The The – November 1, 2007
- Billy Joel – November 26, 2007
- Celtic Woman – April 22, 2008 and April 22, 2009
- The Newsboys – April 26, 2008
- The Gaither Homecoming – August 25, 2008
- Kelly Clarkson – October 9, 2008, with Reba McEntire and Melissa Peterman and March 24, 2012, with Matt Nathanson
- Gary Allan – December 6, 2009, with Jack Ingram and The Eli Young Band
- Breaking Benjamin – March 3, 2010, with Chevelle, Thousand Foot Krutch and Red
- Jason Aldean – March 20, 2010, with Luke Bryan and Ash Bowers and July 28, 2013, with Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett
- Toby Keith – July 22, 2010, with Trace Adkins
- KC and the Sunshine Band – September 8, 2010
- Brad Paisley & The Drama Kings – September 23, 2010, with Justin Moore, Darius Rucker, Josh Thompson, Easton Corbin and Steel Magnolia
- The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – November 17, 2010, November 23, 2011, November 21, 2013 and November 20, 2014
- The Radio City Christmas Spectacular – December 21–22, 2010
- Avenged Sevenfold – February 11, 2011, with Stone Sour, Hollywood Undead and New Medicine
- The Rock & Worship Roadshow – March 3, 2011, March 1, 2012, February 28, 2013 and March 13, 2015
- The Pre–Summer Bash – April 30, 2011
- Katy Perry – July 23, 2011, with Robyn and DJ Skeet Skeet
- The Zac Brown Band – September 15, 2011, with Sonia Leigh and Nic Cowan and November 23, 2013
- Death Cab for Cutie – October 18, 2011, with The Hold Steady
- Five Finger Death Punch – October 25, 2011, with All That Remains, Hatebreed and Rev Theory
- The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular – November 20, 2011, November 15, 2012, November 14, 2013 and November 13, 2014
- Michael Jackson: The Immortal – January 3–4, 2012
- Blake Shelton – March 10, 2012, with Justine Moore and Meg & Dia and September 25, 2014, with Neal McCoy, The Band Perry and Dan + Shay
- The Rascal Flatts – September 20, 2012, with Little Big Town, The Eli Young Band and Edens Edge
- Train – September 21, 2012, with Mat Kearney and Andy Grammer
- Brantley Gilbert – October 6, 2012, with Uncle Kracker
- Dralion – October 11–14, 2012
- Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band – October 25, 2012 and March 13, 2019
- Eric Church – November 16, 2012, with Justin Moore and Kip Moore; January 30, 2015, with Dwight Yoakam and Halestorm; March 24, 2017
- Carrie Underwood – February 17, 2013, with Hunter Hayes
- Rodney Atkins – April 20, 2013, with Josh Thompson
- Chris Tomlin – April 23, 2013, with Kari Jobe
- Mike Posner – May 4, 2013, with Aylen and The Good Husbands
- Josh Groban – October 2, 2013, with Judith Hill
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – October 25, 2013, with Talib Kweli and Big K.R.I.T.
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue – November 22, 2013
- The Piano Guys – December 17, 2013
- Imagine Dragons – February 8, 2014
- Lady Antebellum – March 12, 2014, with Kip Moore and Kacey Musgraves
- Volbeat – April 13, 2014, with Trivium and The Digital Summer
- OneRepublic – June 13, 2014, with The Script and The American Authors
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – August 5, 2014, with Steve Winwood
- Godsmack – September 23, 2014, with Buckcherry and Pop Evil
- Dierks Bentley – October 10, 2014, with Randy Houser
- Phillip Phillips – October 25, 2014
- Zac Brown Band – July 10, 2015
- Ariana Grande – September 2, 2015
- Shania Twain – September 15, 2015
- Twenty One Pilots – February 8, 2017 with Judah & the Lion and Jon Bellion
- Panic! at the Disco – March 19, 2017, with MisterWives and Saint Motel
- Twenty One Pilots – November 17, 2018
- Metallica – November 28, 2018
See also
In Spanish: Taco Bell Arena para niños
