"The place is what it is," she said.According to estimates in 2018, the coliseum needs nearly $3 million in repairs.Richard Nixon visited in 1974, a few months before he resigned. What I can tell you about how many will fit in the coliseum is, according to the state fairgrounds, who, of course, owns the coliseum, depending on how it's configured, you can get 14,000 inside the coliseum. Thousands of Trump supporters awaited the president’s arrival at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Making their way toward the rally venue, protesters marched with a large banner reading: “Decades of unity denounce Trump.”Although not scheduled to speak at the rally, Ducey will also be in attendance along with Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs.A designated free speech zone will be located across from the coliseum.“We have 258 days to fight this fight, and we need to make sure that we welcome our president tonight, and we show him how strong Arizona is, and that we are going to vote Trump, vote McSally, reject socialism, reject Mark Kelly and fight for freedom.”According to the Phoenix Police Department, the venue has officially reached capacity:Gov. In 1987, John Paul II became the first pope in history to visit Arizona. Trump spoke at the coliseum in 2016 while running for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination.John Paul’s visit included a stop at the coliseum, where he met with Native American Catholics before hosting Mass at Arizona State University’s Sun Devil Stadium with a crowd of approximately 75,000.Bob Hope took the stage for the coliseum’s opening day on Nov. 3, 1965. That was later expanded to 14,496. Since opening its doors in 1965, the historic venue has hosted sports teams, musicians and religious figures.The Phoenix Suns played there from 1968 to 1992. Trump’s rally in Phoenix, Arizona was held at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum on W. McDowell Road. It was not nearly as large as Arizona State University's Sun Devil Stadium (completed 1958, capacity of 30,000), but it was indoors, and that opened it up to many types of events not suited to an open-air stadium. Elvis Presley played to sold-out crowds in 1970 and 1973.The Phoenix Roadrunners, a now-defunct Arizona hockey team, called the coliseum home during various stints from the 1960s to the 1990s.But the coliseum doesn't just host presidential hopefuls. Jiu Jitsu World League Phoenix Doug Ducey was among those in attendance at the airport for the president’s arrival.Opponents of the president are also arriving en masse.Sen. Concerts and Events at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. George W. Bush held a rally there in 2004, and Barack Obama held one in 2008.Grunge-rock ensemble Nirvana played a show there as part of their 1993 In Utero tour.President Donald Trump is coming to Phoenix on Wednesday.Art on the roof (some may remember the giant smiley face and later the bicentennial-themed art) caused damage and leaks. As of 3:30 p.m. Phoenix police announced that parking at the fairgrounds is at capacity and overflow lots are quickly filling. In a designated “free speech” zone north of the state fairgrounds, a smaller but vocal group of several hundred protesters waved placards and denounced policies they say tear immigrant families apart and assault democracy. The original seating capacity was 12,381 people and was later expanded to 14,496. Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 14,870-seat multi-purpose The …
A 1974 preseason game against the Portland Trail Blazers was canceled when the roof leaked.The venue continued hosting some of the biggest names in music through the '60s and '70s, with The Who and Jimi Hendrix playing shows there in 1968.