Bert Ogden Arena

The Bert Ogden Arena is an indoor arena in Edinburg, Texas, United States.[2] The arena officially opened in August 2018 and currently houses the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League, replacing their former home of Payne Arena. The arena seats nearly 7,700, which can be expanded up to 9,000 for concerts.

Bert Ogden Arena
Former namesNew Edinburg Arena (planning/construction)
Address4900 S I-69 C
Edinburg, TX 78539
LocationLopezville
OwnerCity of Edinburg
OperatorCantu Entertainment Group
Capacity7,688
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 27, 2015
OpenedAugust 27, 2018[1]
Construction cost$88.3 million
ArchitectCantu Construction
Tenants
Rio Grande Valley Vipers (NBA G League) (2018–present)

Location and design

The arena was mainly built for basketball, but also hosts concerts and other events.

Additional arena features:

  • A 40 x 20 foot LED video scoreboard – the largest in South Texas
  • Wi-Fi
  • Wrap-around LED Ribbon Board
  • Concourse TVs

History

The arena held its first event on August 31, 2018, featuring Latin music artist Luis Miguel.

Additional opening events featured WWE Live, Alejandro Fernández y Los Tigres del Norte, J Balvin, Romeo Santos, George Lopez and Marc Anthony.

Concerts

Dates Artist Opening Act Tour Attendance[3] Revenue[3]
2018
August 31 Luis Miguel N/A México Por Siempre Tour 7,749 / 7,749 $1,204,303
October 4 Alejandro Fernández
Los Tigres del Norte
Rompiendo Fronteras Tour N/A N/A
October 6 J Balvin Vibras Tour
October 20 Romeo Santos Golden Tour
October 27 George Lopez N/A
November 10 Marc Anthony Legacy Tour 4,880 / 7,503 $535,552
Total 12,629 / 15,252 $1,739,855
2019
April 5 Chayanne N/A Desde El Alma Tour 2,432 / 5,480 $290,050
May 7 Slayer Lamb of God
Amon Amarth
Cannibal Corpse
Final World Tour N/A N/A
May 26 Alejandra Guzman N/A La Guzman Tour
June 22 Jennifer Lopez It's My Party Tour 8,051 / 8,625 $1,682,498
June 30 Luis Miguel 2019 Tour N/A N/A
July 20 Air Supply The Lost in Love Experience
August 17 Pepe Aguilar Jaripeo Sin Fronteras Tour
September 15 JoJo Siwa The Belles D.R.E.A.M. The Tour
September 26 Maluma N/A 11:11 World Tour
November 14 Maná Rayando El Sol Tour
December 12 Styx 2019 North American Tour
Total 10,483 / 14,105 $1,972,548
2020
March 8 Cher Nile Rodgers
Chic
Here We Go Again Tour TBA TBA
May 15 Reik N/A
September 9 Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin Sebastián Yatra Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin Live in Concert

References

  1. "Doors officially open at Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg". Harlingen, TX: KGBT-TV. August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. "Bert Ogden Arena set to open this year". Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  3. agupta (2013-01-25). "Current Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-09.
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