Mabee Center

Mabee Center
Location	7777 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74171
Broke ground	1970
Opened	1972
Owner	Oral Roberts University
Operator	Oral Roberts University
Surface	Multi-surface
Architect	Frank Wallace
Capacity	theatre: 2,774–4,064 end stage: 7,000–9,000 full house/basketball: 10,554–11,300
Tenants
ORU Golden Eagles (Men's NCAA Basketball) (1972–present)

Mabee Center is an 11,300-seat multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Oral Roberts University, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

An adjacent building, smaller but similar in shape, is known as "Baby Mabee" and houses a television production studio.[1][2]

It opened in 1972 and has hosted the NAIA national men's basketball championship (1994-1998), five NCAA men's first-round or regional tournaments (1974, 1975, 1978, 1982, 1985)[3] and the Midwestern City Conference (now Horizon League) men's basketball conference tournaments (1982, 1985).

It is home to the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's and women's basketball teams. It was Eastern Oklahoma's largest arena until the BOK Center was built.

Performances

• Elvis Presley - March 1-2, 1974 and July 4, 1976
• KISS - March 8, 1976, with Fats Domino
• The Bee Gees - August 3, 1979
• The Beach Boys - February 22, 1981, with Randy Meisner & The Silverados
• Van Halen - October 15, 1981 and September 22, 1982
• The Osmonds - December 17, 1985
• The Moody Blues - June 26, 1987
• AC/DC - December 8, 1990, with Love/Hate
• Barry Manilow - July 8, 1997
• James Taylor - June 19, 1998
• Hanson - July 8 and September 24, 1998
• The Statler Brothers - February 7, 2001
• Olivia Newton-John - September 21, 2004
• The Casting Crowns - February 11, 2005, February 8, 2008 and March 4, 2011
• Dolly Parton - November 9, 2005
• Josh Gracin - September 16, 2006
• The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - March 9, 2007, February 29, 2008 and February 27, 2009
• Willie Nelson - March 15, 2007, with Merle Haggard and Ray Price
• Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson - February 1, 2008
• Celtic Woman - February 20, 2008 and June 28, 2009
• The Blue Man Group - April 5, 2008
• Sanctus Real - April 12, 2008 and March 25, 2011
• Huey Lewis and the News - May 22, 2008
• Chuck Berry - June 14, 2008
• Skillet - August 23, 2008
• David Thompson - September 17, 2008
• tobyMac - December 13, 2008, with Relient K, Family Force 5 and B. Reith and January 14, 2011, with House of Heroes and Brandon Heath
• Kool & the Gang - January 17, 2009
• Gordon Lightfoot - March 7, 2009
• Loretta Lynn - March 8, 2009
• Little Big Town - March 29, 2009, with The Zac Brown Band
• Third Day - April 14, 2009 and October 8, 2011
• B.B. King - December 31, 2009
• Kris Kristofferson - February 24, 2010
• Mandisa - March 5-6, 2010, with Jeremy Camp
• Thousand Foot Krutch - March 26-27, with Building 429, Unhindered and Abandon and October 20, with Disciple, 2010
• Jeff & Sheri Easter - April 16, 2010, with The Bowling Family
• Gold City - April 17, 2010, with Austins Bridge and Guy Penrod
• Guy Penrod - October 28, 2010
• Far East Movement - December 18, 2010
• Johnny Mathis - January 20, 2011
• Jimmy Needham - March 26, 2011
• Mission 6 - April 9 and October 22, 2011
• The Gaither Vocal Band - November 5, 2011
• Amy Grant - November 12, 2011, with Michael W. Smith
• The Rock & Worship Roadshow - February 17, 2012
• The Vienna Boys' Choir - February 23, 2012
• Jeremy Camp - March 2, 2012, with Francesca Battistelli
• Hawk Nelson - April 19, 2012

External links

• Mabee Center Website
• Mabee Center Historical Performances

Coordinates: 36°02′52″N 95°57′21″W / 36.04789°N 95.95573°W / 36.04789; -95.95573