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Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena

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Gainbridge Fieldhouse is an indoor arena in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It opened in November 1999 to replace Market Square Arena. The arena is the home of the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It also hosts college basketball games (including the annual Big Ten Conference tournaments), indoor concerts, and ice hockey.

Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Gainbridge Fieldhouse in 2012
Gainbridge Fieldhouse is located in Indianapolis
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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Gainbridge Fieldhouse is located in Indiana
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Gainbridge Fieldhouse is located in the United States
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Former namesConseco Fieldhouse (1999–2011)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2011–2021)
Address125 South Pennsylvania Street
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Coordinates39°45′50″N 86°9′20″W / 39.76389°N 86.15556°W / 39.76389; -86.15556
OwnerCapital Improvement Board, City of Indianapolis
OperatorCapital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, Indiana
CapacityBasketball: 17,274
Concerts: 18,274
Ice hockey: 11,651
Construction
Broke groundJuly 22, 1997
OpenedNovember 6, 1999
Renovated2020–2022
Expanded2022
Years active1999–present
Construction costUS$183 million
(US$354 million in 2025 dollars)
ArchitectEllerbe Becket
Blackburn Architects
Project managerJohn Klipsch Consulting, LLC
Structural engineerFink Roberts & Petrie Inc.
Services engineerMoore Engineers, P.C.
General contractorHunt/Smoot
Tenants
Indiana Pacers (NBA) (1999–present)
Indianapolis Ice (CHL) (1999–2004)
Indiana Fever (WNBA) (2000–present)
Indiana Firebirds (AFL) (2001–2004)
Indiana Ice (USHL) (2012–2014)
Indiana Mad Ants (NBAGL) (2023–2025)
Website
gainbridgefieldhouse.com

Originally named Conseco Fieldhouse, after the financial firm Conseco, the arena was renamed Bankers Life Fieldhouse, before Gainbridge became the naming rights sponsor in 2021.

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Design

Ellerbe Becket designed the arena's distinctive brick and glass facade to evoke Indiana's classic high school and college field houses. Unlike most other North American sports arenas, the facility was designed primarily for basketball. The arena can accommodate an NHL-sized rink, but the ice hockey seating capacity is reduced to 12,500 in an asymmetrical configuration.

Naming rights

The arena was originally named Conseco Fieldhouse, as the naming rights to the venue were sold to Conseco, a financial services organization based in nearby Carmel. In May 2010, the company renamed itself CNO Financial Group, but the fieldhouse retained the Conseco name. In December 2011, CNO Financial Group changed the name of the fieldhouse to Bankers Life Fieldhouse, after one of its subsidiaries, Bankers Life and Casualty. CNO decided not to renew its naming sponsorship after it expired on June 30, 2019. On September 27, 2021, the fieldhouse announced that Indianapolis-based financial platform Gainbridge would be the new naming partner for the fieldhouse in a multi-year partnership.

Events

The first NBA game held at Conseco Fieldhouse was on November 6, 1999, when the Indiana Pacers played their regular-season home opener against the Boston Celtics. Later that same season, the Pacers made it to the 2000 NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. Games 3, 4, and 5 of that championship series were held at Conseco Fieldhouse, but the Pacers ended up losing that season's title four games to two.

In 2000, the fieldhouse was also the site for the 2000 Ray Miron President's Cup finals, with two games of the series being played there. The Indianapolis Ice won the series against the now-defunct Columbus Cottonmouths 4 games to 3.[citation needed]

Several games of the 2002 FIBA World Championship were played at Conseco Fieldhouse, including the semifinals and the final.[citation needed]

In 2009, the fieldhouse was the site for the 2009 WNBA Finals. The Indiana Fever took on the Phoenix Mercury for games 3 and 4 of that series but ended up losing the series. Three years later, the Fever hosted the 2012 WNBA Finals for games 3 and 4 and beat the Minnesota Lynx.[citation needed]

Additionally, the Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League played at the fieldhouse from 2001 to 2004 and the Indianapolis Ice of the Central Hockey League also played at the fieldhouse from 1999 to 2004. The venue also hosted select games for the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League.

From 2002 to 2007, the fieldhouse served as the site of the Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament in even-numbered years, while the tournament was held at the United Center in Chicago in odd-numbered years. In 2008, the tournament was moved to Conseco Fieldhouse exclusively for five years, through 2012. The arena is also a frequent site of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament. 2012 marked the 12th time in 13 years that the tournament had been held at the fieldhouse. On June 5, 2011, the Big Ten Conference announced that beginning in 2013, the location of both of the conference basketball tournaments for the following four years would be alternated between the Chicago area and Indianapolis. Bankers Life Fieldhouse would again be the site for both men's and women's events in 2014 and 2016. The 2011 NCAA Women's Final Four was also held at the fieldhouse on April 3 and April 5 of 2011. For basketball, the venue seats 17,923 (18,345 from 1999 to 2006, 18,165 from 2006 to 2016).

From 2011 to 2021, the fieldhouse hosted the Crossroads Classic, an annual event that included the Butler Bulldogs, Indiana Hoosiers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball teams.

The Professional Bull Riders brought its Built Ford Tough Series bull riding tour, now known as the Unleash the Beast Series, to the fieldhouse for the first time in January 2011. It was their second visit to Indianapolis; they first visited Indianapolis during the 2004 season when they held a BFTS event at the RCA Dome.

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is one of many concert venues in the city of Indianapolis. On March 11, 2019, Metallica set a new attendance record at the venue with 18,274 fans at the venue. The previous record was held by Billy Joel (16,594).

In December 2017, during a press conference the Indiana Pacers announced that the arena would host the 2021 NBA All-Star Game. In late 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other conflicts surrounding the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament which was also being held in Indianapolis the same year the NBA announced the city would host the 2024 NBA All-Star Game instead of the 2021 game.

The arena hosted games 3, 4, and 6 of the 2025 NBA Finals, but the Pacers ended up losing that season's title four games to three.

NCAA tournament

Gainbridge Fieldhouse hosted first and second-round games of the 2017, 2022, and 2024 men's NCAA tournaments. The arena also hosted first, second, and regional semifinal (Sweet 16) round games of the 2021 men's tournament.

Professional wrestling

In 2001, World Championship Wrestling, also known as WCW, hosted their PPV event Sin at the arena.

It also hosted many WWE PPV events such as The Great American Bash, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Clash of Champions, Fastlane, and Wrestlepalooza in 2006, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2023, and 2025, respectively.

Auto racing

In 2015, the fieldhouse hosted the Indy Invitational, with midget car racing and outlaw kart racing held on a dirt track erected on the arena floor.

Arena football

The fieldhouse was home to the Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League from 2001 to 2004 after moving from Albany, New York.

High school sports

In addition to professional events, the arena also hosts the IHSAA state finals in wrestling as well as both girls and boys basketball. It also occasionally hosts other high school tournaments as well.

Concerts

List of concerts and events at the arena
Date Main performer(s) Tour / Concert name Opening act(s)
November 10, 1999 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour —N/a
December 9, 1999 Kid Rock Between The Legs Tour Powerman 5000
December 14, 1999 Billy Joel
March 10, 2000 Backstreet Boys Into the Millennium Tour —N/a
March 11, 2000
April 15, 2000 Elton John Medusa Tour —N/a
June 30, 2000 Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Eminem Up in Smoke Tour
July 5, 2000 Ricky Martin Livin' la Vida Loca Tour Jessica Simpson
August 27, 2000 AC/DC Stiff Upper Lip World Tour Slash's Snakepit
September 9, 2000 Kiss Kiss Farewell Tour Ted Nugent
Skid Row
September 22, 2000 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Soul2Soul Tour —N/a
October 25, 2000 NSYNC No Strings Attached Tour Meredith Edwards
October 26, 2000
May 10, 2001 U2 Elevation Tour PJ Harvey
October 18, 2001 Janet Jackson All For You Tour 112
March 22, 2002 Kid Rock Cocky Tour Tenacious D
June 21, 2002 Britney Spears Dream Within a Dream Tour —N/a
November 7, 2002 American Idol American Idols Live! Tour 2002 —N/a
December 17, 2002 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The Rising Tour —N/a
March 4, 2003 Elton John & Billy Joel Face to Face 2003 —N/a
April 17, 2003 Avril Lavigne Try to Shut Me Up Tour Simple Plan, Gob
July 12, 2003 American Idol American Idols Live! Tour 2003 —N/a
August 31, 2003 Justin Timberlake & Christina Aguilera The Justified & Stripped Tour The Black Eyed Peas
October 21, 2003 Shania Twain Up! Tour James Otto
March 30, 2004 Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott Verizon Ladies First Tour Tamia
April 12, 2004 Prince Musicology Live 2004ever —N/a
August 1, 2004 American Idol American Idols Live! Tour 2004 —N/a
August 19, 2004 Metallica Madly in Anger with the World Tour Godsmack
September 12, 2005 Green Day American Idiot World Tour Jimmy Eat World
July 12, 2006 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Soul2Soul II Tour —N/a
July 15, 2006 Mary J. Blige The Breakthrough Experience Tour Letoya Luckett, Jaheim
March 6, 2007 The Who Endless Wire Tour The Tragically Hip
October 14, 2007 Van Halen 2007 North American Tour Ky-Mani Marley
November 6, 2007 Celtic Woman A New Journey Tour —N/a
December 9, 2007 Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour Jonas Brothers
February 8, 2008 Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson 2 Worlds 2 Voices Tour Melissa Peterman
March 20, 2008 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Magic Tour —N/a
July 22, 2008 American Idol American Idols Live! Tour 2008 —N/a
November 3, 2008 AC/DC Black Ice World Tour The Answer
March 22, 2009 Eagles Long Road Out of Eden Tour —N/a
May 19, 2009 Elton John & Billy Joel Face to Face 2009 —N/a
September 5, 2009 American Idol American Idols Live! Tour 2009 —N/a
November 16, 2009 Miley Cyrus Wonder World Tour Metro Station
April 9, 2010 Carrie Underwood Play On Tour Lady Antebellum
June 29, 2010 Michael Bublé Crazy Love Tour Naturally 7
August 12, 2010 Justin Bieber My World Tour —N/a
August 31, 2010 American Idol American Idols Live! Tour 2010 —N/a
October 12, 2010 Eagles Long Road Out of Eden Tour Dixie Chicks
July 12, 2011 Josh Groban Straight to You Tour ELEW
July 26, 2011 New Kids on the Block & Backstreet Boys NKOTBSB Tour Matthew Morrison
August 18, 2011 Maroon 5 & Train 2011 Summer Tour Nikki Jean
August 22, 2011 Britney Spears Femme Fatale Tour DJ Pauly D, Destinee & Paris
September 14, 2011 Katy Perry California Dreams Tour Janelle Monáe, DJ Skeet Skeet
February 22, 2012 Van Halen A Different Kind of Truth Tour —N/a
November 24, 2012 Carrie Underwood Blown Away Tour Hunter Hayes
June 21, 2013 Mary J. Blige & D'Angelo The Liberation Tour Bridget Kelly
July 10, 2013 Justin Bieber Believe Tour Hot Chelle Rae, Mike Posner
July 14, 2013 Paul McCartney Out There —N/a
August 19, 2013 Bruno Mars The Moonshine Jungle Tour Fitz and the Tantrums
September 15, 2013 Michael Bublé To Be Loved Tour Naturally 7
October 18, 2013 Eagles History of the Eagles – Live in Concert —N/a
November 19, 2013 Selena Gomez Stars Dance Tour Emblem3, Christina Grimmie, James David
November 21, 2013 P!nk The Truth About Love Tour The Kin
December 9, 2013 Drake Would You Like a Tour? Miguel
December 11, 2013 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour DJ Freestyle Steve
March 30, 2014 Demi Lovato The Neon Lights Tour Fifth Harmony, Cher Lloyd, Collins Key
April 11, 2014 Cher Dressed to Kill Tour Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo
February 28, 2015 Maroon 5 Maroon V Tour Magic!, Rozzi Crane
May 31, 2015 New Kids on the Block, TLC, Nelly The Main Event —N/a
June 19, 2015 Kevin Hart What Now? Tour —N/a
July 13, 2015 Shania Twain Rock This Country Tour Gavin DeGraw
August 20, 2015 Mötley Crüe The Final Tour Alice Cooper, The Cringe
September 16, 2015 Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour Vance Joy
June 20, 2016 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour Alessia Cara, Foxes
June 25, 2016 Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour Post Malone, Moxie Raia
July 20, 2016 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour Alessia Cara, Foxes
July 31, 2016 Twenty One Pilots Emotional Roadshow World Tour Mutemath, Chef'Special
August 3, 2016 Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas Future Now Tour Mike Posner
August 25, 2016 Kanye West Saint Pablo Tour —N/a
October 4, 2016 Carrie Underwood Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round Easton Corbin, The Swon Brothers
March 11, 2017 Ariana Grande Dangerous Woman Tour Victoria Monét
Bia
March 22, 2017 Bon Jovi This House Is Not for Sale Tour Shiny Penny
March 29, 2017 Stevie Nicks 24 Karat Gold Tour The Pretenders
April 29, 2017 Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Soul2Soul: The World Tour Seth Ennis
May 18, 2017 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway World Tour IRONTOM, Jack Irons
June 18, 2017 New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Paula Abdul Total Package Tour —N/a
August 13, 2017 Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour Camila Cabello
September 8, 2017 Ed Sheeran ÷ Tour Joshua Radin
October 5, 2017 Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood The Garth Brooks World Tour —N/a
October 6, 2017
October 7, 2017
(2 shows)
October 8, 2017
November 5, 2017 Lady Gaga Joanne World Tour —N/a
November 26, 2017 Janet Jackson State of the World Tour —N/a
December 9, 2017 Katy Perry Witness: The Tour Purity Ring
March 17, 2018 P!nk Beautiful Trauma World Tour KidCutUp
June 27, 2018 Harry Styles Harry Styles: Live on Tour Kacey Musgraves
July 13, 2018 Panic! at the Disco Pray for the Wicked Tour ARIZONA, Hayley Kiyoko
September 20, 2018 Maroon 5 Red Pill Blues Tour Julia Michaels
October 7, 2018 Fall Out Boy Mania Tour Machine Gun Kelly, State Champs
February 14, 2019 Cher Here We Go Again Tour Nile Rodgers, Chic
February 20, 2019 Travis Scott Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour Sheck Wes
March 11, 2019 Metallica WorldWired Tour Jim Breuer
March 22, 2019 Kelly Clarkson Meaning of Life Tour Kelsea Ballerini, Brynn Cartelli
March 25, 2019 Mumford & Sons Delta Tour Cat Power
April 2, 2019 Justin Timberlake The Man of the Woods Tour —N/a
April 30, 2019 P!nk Beautiful Trauma World Tour Julia Michaels, KidCutUp
June 16, 2019 Carrie Underwood Cry Pretty Tour 360 Maddie & Tae, Runaway June
June 28, 2019 Twenty One Pilots The Bandito Tour Bear Hands
June 29, 2019 Ariana Grande Sweetener World Tour Normani, Social House
September 6, 2019 JoJo Siwa D.R.E.A.M. The Tour —N/a
September 10, 2019 Backstreet Boys DNA World Tour —N/a
September 11, 2019 Cardi B 2019 Unnamed Arena Tour Saweetie, Kevin Gates
September 13, 2019 Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Tour Bebe Rexha, Jordan McGraw
October 4, 2019 for KING & COUNTRY Burn the Ships Tour —N/a
November 7, 2019 The Chainsmokers World War Joy Tour —N/a
December 3, 2019 Celine Dion Courage World Tour —N/a
January 18, 2020 Winter Jam Tour Spectacular —N/a
February 9, 2020 Post Malone Runaway Tour Swae Lee, Tyla Yaweh
February 18, 2020 The Lumineers III: The World Tour Mt. Joy, J.S. Ondara
February 23, 2020 Martin Lawrence Lit AF Tour Rickey Smiley, Tommy Davidson,
Jay Pharaoh, DeRay Davis,
Michael Blackson, Bruce Bruce
February 28, 2020 Justin Moore & Tracy Lawrence Late Nights and Longnecks Tour —N/a
March 1, 2020 Omarion & Bow Wow The Millennium Tour Ashanti, Soulja Boy,
Ying Yang Twins, Pretty Ricky, Lloyd
October 1, 2021 Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour The Band Camino, Ingrid Andress
January 6, 2022 Kane Brown Blessed & Free Tour Chase Rice, Restless Road
February 5, 2022 Eric Church Gather Again Tour Joanna Cotten
February 17, 2022 Chris Tomlin & Hillsong United Tomlin United Tour Pat Barrett
February 21, 2022 Imagine Dragons Mercury Tour Grandson
February 22, 2022 MercyMe Inhale (Exhale) Tour Micah Tyler
March 22, 2022 Eagles Hotel California 2020 Tour —N/a
April 1, 2022 Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road —N/a
April 7, 2022 Maxwell The Night Tour Anthony Hamilton, Joe
April 19, 2022 Bon Jovi Bon Jovi 2022 Tour —N/a
April 21, 2022 Justin Bieber Justice World Tour Jaden Smith, Eddie Benjamin,
TEO
May 5, 2022 Journey Freedom Tour Toto
May 12, 2022 New Kids on the Block Mixtape Tour Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley,
En Vogue
October 2, 2022 Post Malone Twelve Carat Tour Zack Bia
October 18, 2022 Lizzo The Special Tour Latto
October 30, 2022 Christian Nodal Forajido Tour -
November 5, 2022 Reba McEntire Reba: Live in Concert Terri Clark
November 7, 2022 Carrie Underwood Denim & Rhinestones Tour Jimmie Allen
December 7, 2022 Andrea Bocelli 2022 Andrea Bocelli Concert Tour -
December 11, 2022 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2022 Winter Tour -
December 15, 2022 For King & Country A Drummer Boy Christmas Tour -
March 19, 2023 TobyMac Hits Deep Tour 2023 Crowder
Cochren & Co.
Tasha Layton
Jon Reddick
Terrian
August 22, 2023 Jonas Brothers Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour Lawrence
September 13, 2023 Dave Chappelle 2023 Fall Tour —N/a
October 6, 2023 Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Tour 2023–24
October 29, 2023 Aerosmith Peace Out: The Farewell Tour The Black Crowes
June 23, 2024 Janet Jackson Together Again Nelly
August 2, 2024 Blink-182 One More Time Tour Pierce the Veil
September 7, 2024 Jeff Lynne's ELO The Over and Out Tour

Renovations

In 2012, a large scoreboard was added to Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The scoreboard features twin 1080p high definition (HD) video screens, each measuring 50 feet (15 m) long – extending nearly foul line to foul line – by 21 feet (6.4 m) high. In addition to the HD screens running the length of the court, the innovative rectangular scoreboard design is capped by a 25 ft × 14 ft (7.6 m × 4.3 m) full 1080p HD video screen facing each baseline. The result of the design is a greatly improved visual experience from nearly every seat in the building. Additionally, a new sound system was installed.

In April 2019, the Marion County Capital Improvement Board approved a major renovation project for the fieldhouse. The $360 million project was completed in late 2022, and included a new outdoor entry plaza, new indoor gathering areas, and various interior enhancements. The Pacers committed to remaining in Indianapolis for at least 25 more years as part of the renovation agreement. Construction occurred in two phases. Almost all of the construction work took place during the Pacers offseasons. The project displaced the Fever for all of the 2020 and 2021 WNBA seasons, as well as part of the 2022 season; for 2022, the Fever played the first section of the schedule at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, but after the NBA season ended, the Fever played games at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Awards and recognitions

In 2005 and 2006, Conseco Fieldhouse was ranked the No. 1 venue in the NBA according to the Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily Reader Survey. In 2006 The Ultimate Sports Road Trip reaffirmed Conseco Fieldhouse as the best venue in all 4 of the major sports leagues. "The Ultimate Sports Road Trip has recently concluded a re-scoring and re-evaluation of all 122 franchises in the four major sports, based on our personal visits to each of the teams in a journey that began in 1998. Based on our criteria, Conseco Fieldhouse has again withstood scrutiny to be named the "best of the best" in the four major sports. Everything about Conseco Fieldhouse is top notch, a sparkling venue in a sparkling city," said Farrell and Kulyk.

In October 2004, the fieldhouse hosted the 2004 FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships. A 25-meter 300,000-gallon competition pool and 174,000-gallon warm-up pool were temporarily installed. A total of 71,659 tickets were sold for the four-day event. On the evening of Saturday, October 11, 2004, the crowd set a record for the largest attendance at a U.S. Swimming event outside of the Olympics with 11,488 people.[citation needed]

In 2022, sportswriter Bill Simmons called Gainbridge Fieldhouse "incredible", saying "the only arena I've ever been in NBA-wise, where I honestly felt like it felt different was the Indiana one, because they built it for basketball only." He further elaborated by saying "it feels like the fans are on top of the court. The corners come way out toward the baseline. That's still my favorite. All these other ones feel like variations [of the same thing]."

Seating capacity

Years Capacity
1999–2006
18,345
2006–2016
18,165
2016-2021
17,923
2021–present
17,294

Gallery

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    A Pacers' preseason game, showing the original scoreboard, during the Conseco Fieldhouse era
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    Satellite view of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, showing the former Conseco Fieldhouse name
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    Lobby during the Conseco Fieldhouse era
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    Balcony view of the 2013 Crossroads Classic

See also

  •  Indiana portal
  • List of basketball arenas
  • List of NBA arenas
  • List of music venues in the United States
  • List of indoor arenas in the United States
  • List of American Basketball Association arenas
  • List of attractions and events in Indianapolis
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