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Current · NBA · NHL
United Center
Home of the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago, IL
Still to visit
Teams
Chicago Bulls
NBA · basketball
1994–present
Chicago Blackhawks
NHL · hockey
1994–present
Also known as The UC · Madhouse on Madison
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 20,917
- Basketball, or 23,129 with standing room. Hockey is 19,717, or 22,428 with standing room. Concerts are listed at 23,500.Source for capacity
- Opened
- August 18, 1994
- Ground broken April 6, 1992. The page says the first major event was WWF SummerSlam in 1994.Source for opened
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Timeline
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August 18, 1994
Opens, then SummerSlam
The United Center opened on August 18, 1994, at a cost of $175 million, replacing Chicago Stadium across Madison Street. The page says the first major event inside was WWF SummerSlam in 1994. A Michael Jordan statue went up the same year.
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Location
- Loop / River North. Central for United Center rideshares and Red/Brown Line hops; Addison Red Line for Wrigley.
- South Loop. Closer feel to Rate Field / Sox territory and Museum Campus / Soldier Field.
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