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Donald L. Tucker Center is a 13,800 seat multi-purpose arena
Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators....
 in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the Capital of the Florida, USA, and the county seat of Leon County, Florida. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824....
, located within the Tallahassee-Leon County
Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2000, its population was 239,452. The United States Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 260,945....
 Civic Center. The arena opened in 1981 and was built at a cost of $33.8 million, financed by the city. It has had WCW Thunder, WWF and WWE, including men's and women's basketball. The most it has ever held was 15,000 WWE Fans on January 12 2008. In 2008, another 1,700 seats were added to the top rim of the arena bowl to increase the capaticy to 13,800.






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Donald L. Tucker Center is a 13,800 seat multi-purpose arena
Arena

An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators....
 in Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the Capital of the Florida, USA, and the county seat of Leon County, Florida. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida in 1824....
, located within the Tallahassee-Leon County
Leon County, Florida

Leon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2000, its population was 239,452. The United States Census Bureau 2007 estimate for the county was 260,945....
 Civic Center. The arena opened in 1981 and was built at a cost of $33.8 million, financed by the city. It has had WCW Thunder, WWF and WWE, including men's and women's basketball. The most it has ever held was 15,000 WWE Fans on January 12 2008. In 2008, another 1,700 seats were added to the top rim of the arena bowl to increase the capaticy to 13,800. It is also home to the Florida State University
Florida State University

Florida State University is a public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....
 Seminoles men's and women's basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 teams. Before they moved, it was also host to the Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
Tallahassee Tiger Sharks

The Tallahassee Tiger Sharks played in the ECHL from 1994-2001. While in Tallahassee, they played their games at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center....
 ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 team of the ECHL
ECHL

The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League....
. Other professional teams that called the center home included the Tallahassee Thunder
Tallahassee Thunder

The Tallahassee Thunder is a now-defunct charter member af2 arena football team from Tallahassee, Florida. The Thunder played from 2000 until 2002, playing their home games at the Donald L....
 of arenafootball2 and the Tallahassee Scorpions
Tallahassee Scorpions

The Tallahassee Scorpions were an indoor soccer team that played in the EISL during both the leagues, 1997-98. The team won one Division Title but failed to advance past that in the first season and had a losing record in its second and final season....
 soccer team of the EISL
Eastern Indoor Soccer League

The Eastern Indoor Soccer League was an attempt to create a regional minor indoor soccer league. The league, which played in the summer, only lasted two seasons before folding....
. In 2007 it was home to the Tallahassee Titans
Tallahassee Titans

The Tallahassee Titans were an American Indoor Football Association team that began play as a 2007 member. The team played it's home games at the Donald L....
 of the American Indoor Football League
American Indoor Football League

The American Indoor Football Association is a professional indoor football league that was formed in 2006. The league's creation coincided with the demise of the Atlantic/American Indoor Football League , and all AIFL teams subsequently joined the AIFA....
. The team then left the AIFL for the World Indoor Football League
World Indoor Football League (2007)

The World Indoor Football League was an indoor football league founded by Harry Pierce, owner of the Rome Renegades and Carolina Bombers of the American Indoor Football Association....
 but then folded after the owner failed to acquire enough capital to finance the team. The WIFL then folded as other members jumped to other leagues.

The arena was re-named, in accordance with a 2004 act of state
Florida Legislature

The Florida Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Florida Constitution mandates a bicameral state legislature with an upper house Florida Senate of 40 members and a lower house Florida House of Representatives of 120 members....
 legislation
Statutory law

Statutory law or statute law is written law set down by a legislature or other governing authority such as the executive branch of government in response to a perceived need to clarify the functioning of government, improve civil order, to codification existing law, or for an individual or company to obtain special treatment....
, in honor of Donald L. Tucker
Donald L. Tucker

Donald L. Tucker was a former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives and Special Ambassador for the United States to the Dominican Republic....
, Esq.,a former Speaker
Speaker (politics)

The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like....
 of the Florida House of Representatives
Florida House of Representatives

The Florida House of Representatives, one of the two Chambers of the Florida Legislature, is composed of 120 members, each representing a district....
 and Special Ambassador
Ambassador

An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents their country. They are usually accredited to a Sovereignty or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of their country....
 for the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 to the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
.

Early 2009 , The Donald L. Tucker Center confirmed the official amount of upholsterd seats (Arena Seats) in the arena as being 13,800. The amount of seats (13,800) was also classified on http://www.tlccc.org/ the official website for the arena , they added it quiet the rumors of capacity issues inside the Civic Center.

Covering 18,000 square feet, this versatile Arena can accommodate 1,000 people for banquets and receptions for up to 2,000. The Arena has 13,800 upholstered seats for sporting events, concerts, touring Broadway Productions and Family Shows.

The arena can be configured in a variety of seating arrangements for each type of event.

As a concert
Concert

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band....
 venue, the Tucker Center can seat between 2,372 and 12,041. As a convention center
Convention center

A convention center, in American English, is an exhibition hall, or conference center, that is designed to hold a Convention . In British English very large venues suitable for major trade shows are known as exhibition centres while the term "convention centre" is sometimes used for intermediate venues between exhibitions centres and...
, the Tucker Center can accommodate 18,900 square feet (1760 m²) in the main arena plus 35,000 square feet (3300 m²) at the adjoining exhibit hall, in addition to 16,000 square feet (1500 m²) of space at the meeting rooms. Concerts, sporting events, trade shows, Broadway shows, conventions, ice shows, circuses, and other events are held here annually.

Prior to the opening of the Tucker Center, Florida State's basketball teams played on-campus at Tully Gymnasium
Tully Gymnasium

The Bobby Tully Gymnasium is a 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Tallahassee, Florida. It was opened in 1956. It is the home of the Florida State University Seminoles volleyball teams as well as the women's basketball team....
.

WWE Came to the Tucker Center on March 7th 2009 , not beating last years attendance but stil had 11,000 fans in the audience.

Notable events

  • WWE Raw/Ecw Road to Wrestlemania attendance at the tucker center was 11,000 fans on March 7th


  • WWE Smackdown on December 16 , 1999 was at the Donald L. Tucker Center for a sell out crowd that was televised and that night was also the conclusion of the McMahon Helmsley Era


  • WWE had fans bursting in the door on January 12 , 2008. The most attendance EVER in the Civic Center


  • Florida State University (Seminoles) Beats University of Florida (Gators)


The Center Theater

The Center Theater at The Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center is a 6,000 seat Multi purpose arena/theater underground of the arena. The Center Theater Is for small concerts,preaching and other theater type events.

The theatre setting available at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center provides not only a traditional counterweight system for shows accustomed to a conventional theatre venue, but also a perfect setting for musical artists that prefer a more intimate performance space. The Civic Center is equipped with a state of the art sound system capable of providing reinforcement for upper level and club seat fill, as well as motorized clusters that may be utilized for additional support.

The Center Theatre has been proud to host the Tallahassee Broadway Series for the last eleven years and has presented such tours as Les Misérables, Riverdance, Cats, Chicago, Fosse, and Rent. In addition, numerous musical artists have chosen to perform in this configuration.

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