Florence Center
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Former names | Florence Civic Center (1993–2017) |
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| Location | 3300 West Radio Drive Florence, South Carolina 29501 |
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| Owner | City of Florence, County of Florence |
| Operator | SMG |
| Capacity | Hockey: 7,526 Basketball: 7,686 Concert (Center Stage): 9,736 Concert (End Stage): 7,000 Theater: 1,400 |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | May 8, 1991[1] |
| Opened | August 4, 1993[2] |
Construction cost | $22 million ($49 million in Template:Inflation-year dollarsTemplate:Inflation-fn) |
| Architect | Odell Associates[3] |
General contractor | M. B. Kahn Construction Co.[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Pee Dee/Florence Pride (ECHL) (1997–2005) Carolina Stingrays (NIFL) (2004) Florence Flyers (USBL) (2004) Pee Dee Cyclones (SPHL) (2005–2007) Florence Phantoms (AIFL/AIFA) (2006–2009) Pee Dee Vipers (PBL) (2014) Carolina Havoc (AAL) (2019) Pee Dee IceCats (FPHL) (2025–present) South Carolina Ravens (PAIA) (2025) | |
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The Florence Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Florence, South Carolina. The arena was known as the Florence Civic Center until it rebranded in November 2017.[5]
It hosted the infamous eighth WWE In Your House pay-per-view in 1996, during which a storm knocked out the power and thus the broadcast signal during the event. The card was re-telecast two nights later from North Charleston, South Carolina, at the North Charleston Coliseum.
Since 2005 it is home to the annual Darlington Car Hauler Parade that kicks off Goodyear 400 race week at Darlington Raceway. Starting in the 2025–26 season, it will host the Pee Dee IceCats, a new franchise in the Federal Prospects Hockey League.
The building was the home of the South Carolina Fire Ants of Major League Roller Hockey in 1998, two ice hockey teams: the Pee Dee/Florence Pride (1997–2005) and the Pee Dee Cyclones (2005–2007), three indoor football teams: Carolina Stingrays (2004), Florence Phantoms (2006–2009), and Carolina Havoc (2019), two basketball teams: the Florence Flyers and the Pee Dee Vipers, and to the Florence Symphony Orchestra.
The venue currently hosts the South Carolina High School League championships in basketball (since 2024) and wrestling (beginning in 2025).
The Florence Center has hosted: Sent by Ravens (from Hartsville) in '11, Lady A in '11, Willie Nelson in '13, Marshall Tucker Band with Charlie Daniels Band in '13, The Beach Boys in '13, Switchfoot with Needtobreathe in '15, Mary J. Blige in '15, and Boyz II Men in '19.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harrison, Brenda; Leach, Jennifer (2004). Florence. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-1609-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History". Florence Civic Center. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Play". Odell Associates, Inc. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Featured Projects". M. B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc. Archived from the original on June 24, 1998. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Florence Civic Center unveils new name, branding design". SCNow.com. November 14, 2017.
