UPMC Events Center
In 2013, a survey was conducted to see if a new sporting and athletic center would be wanted for the university and in 2016, the survey results concluded in an overwhelming favor for the construction of a new sports center.
Bob Dylan and Pierce the Veil are the only acts that have performed at the arena more than once.
Facilities
The UPMC Events Center offers a state-of-the-art freeweight and aerobic exercising rooms used for weightlifting and fitness classes. There are also two more rooms that offer sports such as: yoga and wellness programs for students; as well as space for training recreational sports such as: basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer. This facility is also fitted with locker rooms, private showering areas, office space and private lockers for the three (NCAA) Division I teams: men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball.
The facilities in this sports center are also used as a venue for conventions, public speakers, expos, concerts, and graduation ceremonies.
Events
Sports
On March 21, 2019, it was announced that the first basketball game to be held at the arena would be played between Robert Morris and the Pittsburgh Panthers on November 12. This was the 31st matchup between the two teams, with Pitt having won all 30 previous meetings, all of which had been held at Pitt's Petersen Events Center or Fitzgerald Field House.
Concerts
Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour/Concert name | Ref. |
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May 12, 2019 | Evanescence | Veridia | — | |
August 11, 2019 | Why Don't We | EBEN | 8 Letters Tour | |
August 16, 2019 | The Doobie Brothers | — | — | |
October 14, 2019 | The Head and the Heart | — | Living Mirage Tour | |
November 10, 2019 | Bob Dylan | — | Never Ending Tour | |
November 15, 2019 | Sara Bareilles | Emily King | Amidst the Chaos Tour | |
January 21, 2020 | AJR | — | The Neotheater World Tour | |
November 15, 2021 | Bob Dylan | — | Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour | |
December 5, 2021 | Playboi Carti | — | Narcissist | |
September 11, 2022 | I Prevail | Pierce the Veil Fit for a King Yours Truly |
True Power Tour | |
September 22, 2022 | Conan Gray | Kacy Hill | Superache Tour | |
October 8, 2022 | Earth, Wind & Fire | n/a | North American Tour 2022 | |
December 17, 2022 | The 1975 | Blackstarkids | At Their Very Best | |
June 16, 2023 | The Used Pierce the Veil |
Don Broco Girlfriends |
Creative Control Tour |