Brookshire Grocery Arena

{{Short description|Arena in Bossier City, Louisiana, US}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Brookshire Grocery Arena | nickname = | image = CenturyTel Center.png | image_size = 250px | location = 2000 Brookshire Arena Drive [[Bossier City, Louisiana]] 71112 | broke_ground = {{Start date and age|1999|3|30|p=fy}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Arena Tops Builder's Resume Bossier City Picks Anderson For Huge Multipurpose Center|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BX&s_site=sunherald&p_multi=BX&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB625CE518B32AC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=Sun Herald|date=April 1, 1999}}</ref> | opened = {{Start date and age|2000|11|2|p=fy}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/graph.cgi |title=Minor League Attendance Trend |access-date=2011-09-20 |archive-date=2011-09-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919124935/http://www.mib.org/~lennier/hockey/graph.cgi |url-status=dead }}</ref> | closed = | demolished = | owner = City of Bossier City | operator = [[ASM Global (property management)|ASM Global]] | surface = Multi-surface | construction_cost = $56.5 million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|56500000|2000}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) | architect = AE Design Group | structural_engineer = Walter P Moore | general_contractor = Roy Anderson Corp. | former_names = Bossier City Arena (2000) CenturyTel Center (2000–2010) CenturyLink Center (2010–2020) | tenants = [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]] ([[Central Hockey League|CHL]]) (2000–2011) [[Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings|Bossier City/Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings]] ([[af2]]/[[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (2001–2010) [[Louisiana Rouxgaroux]] ([[National Arena League|NAL]]) (2026–present) | seating_capacity = 14,000 (concerts) 12,440 (hockey) | logo_image = Brookshire Grocery Arena Logo.png}}

The '''Brookshire Grocery Arena'''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferrell|first=Scott|title=Brookshire Grocery lands naming rights to former CenturyLink Center in Bossier City|url=https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/2020/12/10/brookshire-grocery-arena-new-name-former-centurylink-center-bossier-city/3877682001/|access-date=2020-12-11|website=The Times|language=en-US}}</ref> (formerly '''CenturyLink Center,''' '''CenturyTel Center,''' and '''Bossier City Arena''') is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose [[arena]], in [[Bossier City, Louisiana]]. The [[naming rights]] were purchased by the company [[Brookshire's Food & Pharmacy|Brookshire Grocery Group]] of [[Tyler, Texas]] in 2021.

==History== Opened in 2000 during the administration of then Bossier City [[Mayor]] [[George Dement]], the center is among several projects financed in part from revenues derived from three casinos in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bossierpress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9403:mr-bossier-turns-91&catid=1:local-news&Itemid=134|title=Amanda Crane, "'Mr. Bossier' turns 91"|publisher=bossierpress.com|access-date=February 6, 2013}}</ref>

The center was home to the [[Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings]] [[Arena Football League (2010)|AFL]] team and the [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]] [[Central Hockey League|CHL]] team.

It hosted the [[Southland Conference]] men's basketball tournament in 2001. In 2011, the CenturyLink Center with the [[Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball|Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters]] hosted 1st and 2nd-round games for the [[2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA women's basketball tournament]] including the first two games of eventual champion [[Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball|Texas A&M]].

UFC 37: High Impact was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship at the CenturyTel Center in Bossier City, Louisiana on May 10, 2002.

On September 28, 2002, the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] came to the arena, for a pre-season game, between the [[Nashville Predators]] and [[Atlanta Thrashers]].

On January 14, 2007, the [[Central Hockey League|CHL]] All-Star game was played at the arena, for the first time ever, hosted by the Mudbugs.

On October 24, 2014, CLC held an NBA preseason game between the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] and [[Dallas Mavericks]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehayride.com/2014/12/sadow-bossier-city-fiddles-while-its-arena-burns-tax-dollars/|title=Sadow: Bossier City Fiddles While Its Arena Burns Tax Dollars|author=Jeffrey D. Sadow|author-link=Jeffrey D. Sadow|date=December 22, 2014|publisher=The Hayride|access-date=February 28, 2014}}</ref>

On October 1, 2016, CLC held another NBA preseason game between the [[New Orleans Pelicans]] and [[Dallas Mavericks]].

On September 29, 2023, Brookshire Grocery Arena was the site of the relaunch of the [[Ringling Brothers & Barnum and Bailey Circus]] after a six-year hiatus<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2023/09/18/ringling-bros-barnum-bailey-stage-first-live-show-6-years-bossier-city/ |title=Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey to stage first live show in 6 years in Bossier City}}</ref>

On December 8, 2024, the arena held an [[NCAA]] women's basketball game between the [[LSU Tigers]] and the [[Grambling State Tigers]]. The event was Mikaylah Williams' homecoming, and her high school number was retired during the pre-game ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lsusports.net/news/2024/12/08/lsu-takes-down-grambling-in-mikaylah-williams-homecoming-game-100-54/|title=LSU Takes Down Grambling In Mikaylah Williams’ Homecoming Game, 100-54|date=December 8, 2025}}</ref> 8,299 people attended the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401713687/grambling-lsu|title=Grambling State vs LSU ESPN}}</ref>

On August 8, 2025, the arena was named as the new home of the [[Louisiana Rouxgaroux]] of the [[National Arena League]].

== Concert history == {| class="wikitable" |+A list of notable concerts held in the arena !Date !Artist !Tour !Supporting act(s) !Attendance !Revenue !Notes |- !November 21, 2000 |[[Styx (band)|Styx]] |Together in 2000 Tour |[[REO Speedwagon]], [[Survivor (band)|Survivor]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |rowspan="20" {{n/a}} |- !November 25, 2000 |[[Creed (band)|Creed]] |Human Clay Tour |[[Sevendust]], [[Finger Eleven]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !December 2, 2000 |[[Elton John]] |[[Medusa Tour]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !March 8, 2002 |[[Kid Rock]] |[[Cocky (album)|Cocky Tour]] |- !July 18, 2002 |[[Britney Spears]] |[[Dream Within a Dream Tour]] |[[O-Town]] |12,232 |$749,181 |- !November 16, 2002 |[[Cher]] |[[Living Proof: The Farewell Tour]] |[[Cyndi Lauper]] |11,610 |$771,806 |- !April 25, 2003 |[[ZZ Top]] |[[Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers Tour]] |[[Ted Nugent]] |6,300 / 7,500 |$248,850 |- !March 4, 2004 |Kid Rock |[[Kid Rock (album)|Rock N' Roll Pain Train Tour]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !February 5, 2005 |Cher |Living Proof: The Farewell Tour |[[Village People]] |9,323 / 12,397 |$508,529 |- !March 8, 2006 |[[Nickelback]] |[[All the Right Reasons Tour]] |[[Trapt]], [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !March 3, 2007 |[[Justin Timberlake]] |[[FutureSex/LoveShow]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !November 15, 2007 |[[Hannah Montana]] & [[Miley Cyrus]] |[[Best of Both Worlds Tour (Miley Cyrus)|Best of Both Worlds Tour]] |[[Jonas Brothers]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !February 19, 2008 |[[Kid Rock]] |Rock N' Roll Revival Tour |[[Rev Run]], [[Peter Wolfe (musician)|Peter Wolfe]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !April 13, 2009 |[[Nickelback]] |[[Dark Horse Tour]] |[[Seether]], [[Saving Abel]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !August 4, 2009 |Journey |Revelation Tour | | | |- !September 10, 2009 |[[Taylor Swift]] |[[Fearless Tour]] |[[Gloriana (band)|Gloriana]] [[Kellie Pickler]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !September 19, 2009 |Britney Spears |[[The Circus Starring Britney Spears]] |[[Kristinia DeBarge]] |10,240 |$610,818 |- !February 13, 2010 |[[Martina McBride]] [[Trace Adkins]] |Shine All Night Tour |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !February 8, 2011 |Kid Rock |[[Born Free (Kid Rock album)|Born Free Tour]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !September 20, 2011 |Taylor Swift |[[Speak Now World Tour]] |[[Needtobreathe]] |11,510 |$728,546 |- !February 13, 2013 |Kid Rock |[[Rebel Soul (Kid Rock album)|Rebel Soul Tour]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !March 8, 2014 |[[Luke Bryan]] |[[That's My Kind of Night Tour]] |[[Lee Brice]] [[Cole Swindell]] |12,292 |$678,063 |- !March 22, 2014 |Elton John |[[Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour]] |{{n/a}} |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !November 15, 2014 |Cher |[[Dressed to Kill Tour (Cher)|Dressed to Kill Tour]] | colspan="4" |Cancelled due to viral infection<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/11/20/cher-cancels-remaining-tour-dates/70027822/|title=Cher cancels remaining tour dates|last=Gardner|first=Elysa|website=USA Today|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref> |- !March 20, 2015 |[[Miranda Lambert]] |[[Platinum Tour]] |[[Justin Moore]] [[Danielle Bradbery]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !May 20, 2015 |Taylor Swift |[[The 1989 World Tour]] |[[Vance Joy]] |12,459 |$1,458,197 |This show served as the opening night of the tour's North American leg. |- !July 29, 2015 |[[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] |[[History of the Eagles – Live in Concert]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |rowspan="9" {{n/a}} |- !March 12, 2016 |Luke Bryan |[[Kill the Lights Tour]] |[[Little Big Town]] [[Dustin Lynch]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !April 22, 2016 |[[Carrie Underwood]] |[[Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round]] |[[Easton Corbin]] [[The Swon Brothers]] |10,883 |$737,228 |- !March 12, 2017 |[[Miranda Lambert]] |[[Highway Vagabond Tour]] |[[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !July 9, 2017 |Journey |North American Tour |Asia | | |- !July 15, 2017 |[[Paul McCartney]] |[[One on One (tour)|One on One]] |colspan="3" {{n/a}} |- !April 22, 2018 |[[Foo Fighters]] |[[Concrete and Gold Tour]] |[[The Struts]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !March 16, 2019 |[[P!nk]] |[[Beautiful Trauma World Tour]] |[[Julia Michaels]] KidCutUp |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !September 7, 2019 |[[Kiss (band)|KISS]] |[[End of the Road World Tour]] |[[David Garibaldi (musician)|David Garibaldi]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !October 5, 2019 |Miranda Lambert |[[Miranda Lambert#Tours|Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour]] |[[Maren Morris]] [[Pistol Annies]] [[Tenille Townes]] |colspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !March 10, 2020 |Cher |[[Here We Go Again Tour]] |[[Nile Rodgers]] [[CHIC]] |— |— |After this show, the remaining dates of the tour were postponed to later in the year due to COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Cher Postpones Here We Go Again Tour Due to Coronavirus|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/cher-postpones-tour-coronavirus-966438/|last=Martoccio|first=Angie|date=2020-03-12|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref> |- !August 29, 2020 |[[Journey (band)|Journey]] |2020 Tour |[[Pretenders (band)|Pretenders]] |— |— |This show was canceled due to COVID-19.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Journey's 2020 Tour Canceled|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/journey-2020-tour-canceled/|date=2020-05-04|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-05-22}}</ref> |- !September 30, 2020 |[[Def Leppard]] |20/20 Vision Tour |[[ZZ Top]] |— |— |rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |- !October 1, 2020 |Luke Bryan |Proud to Be Right Here Tour |[[Morgan Wallen]] [[Runaway June]] |— |— |- !February 19, 2023 |Journey |Freedom Tour |Toto | | | |- !October 17, 2025 |[[Benson Boone]] |[[American Heart World Tour]] | |— |— |- |}

==See also== *[[List of music venues]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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==External links== {{Commons category|CenturyLink Center (Shreveport-Bossier)|CenturyLink Center}} *{{Official website|http://www.brookshiregroceryarena.com/}} {{S-start}} {{Succession box | title = Home of the [[Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings]] | years = 2001–2010 | before = First arena | after = [[New Orleans Arena]] as [[New Orleans VooDoo]] }} {{succession box | title = [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] venue | years = [[UFC 37]] | before= [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] | after = [[Bellagio (resort)|Bellagio]] }} {{end}}

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