Kellogg Arena

{{Short description|Arena in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox venue | name = Kellogg Arena | image = | location = [[Battle Creek, Michigan]] | coordinates = {{Coord|42.319098|-85.185478|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | public_transit = {{rint|bus|1}} [[Battle Creek Transit|BCT]] | broke_ground = | built = 1980 | opened = | tenants = [[Battle Creek Knights]] ([[International Basketball League|IBL]]/[[Premier Basketball League|PBL]]/[[Independent Basketball Association|IBA]]) (2005–2012)<br>[[Battle Creek Crunch]] ([[Great Lakes Indoor Football League|GLIFL]]) (2006)<br>Battle Creek Smoke ([[Great Lakes Arena Football|GLAF]]) (2024) }}

'''Kellogg Arena''' is a 6,200-seat multi-purpose [[arena]] located in [[Battle Creek, Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kelloggarena.com/venue-info/kellogg-arena/venues-seating/|title=Venues & Seating – Kellogg Arena|access-date=2024-04-28|archive-date=2023-12-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205092921/https://kelloggarena.com/venue-info/kellogg-arena/venues-seating/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==History== Kellogg Arena was built in 1980. It seats 4,675 for basketball games, 4,859 for ice shows, 4,433 for the [[circus]], 1,500 for theatrical shows and [[concert]]s, 6,200 for end-stage concerts and 6,500 for center-stage concerts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.michigan.org/property/kellogg-arena|title=Kellogg Arena|last=michigan.com|date=2016-12-29|work=Michigan|access-date=2018-09-17|language=en|archive-date=2018-09-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012143/https://www.michigan.org/property/kellogg-arena|url-status=live}}</ref>

The arena, with a ceiling height of 35 feet to low steel and 47' high steel, is also a convention center, with {{convert|30360|sqft|m2|0}} of total space, with {{convert|22000|sqft|m2|-2}} on the arena floor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcparks.org/206/Kellogg-Arena|title=Kellogg Arena {{!}} Battle Creek Parks and Rec, MI - Official Website|website=www.bcparks.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-17|archive-date=2017-09-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925162841/http://bcparks.org/206/Kellogg-Arena|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a hospitality room holding up to 65 people and there are five dressing rooms and seven concession stands as well as a production office.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}

It is home to the Battle Creek Cereal Killers Roller Derby League, the former home of the [[Battle Creek Flight]] [[basketball]] team, as well as the [[Battle Creek Crunch]] of the [[Continental Indoor Football League|Great Lakes Indoor Football League]]. It was also the home of the Battle Creek Smoke of the [[Great Lakes Arena Football]] league. Currently, it is also used for [[All Elite Wrestling]], as [[WWE]] has an exclusivity contract with [[Wings Event Center]] in nearby [[Kalamazoo]].

==Notable events== The arena hosted the [[1997 Winter Cup]], which was the first edition of USA Gymnastics' annual [[Winter Cup]] event. One of the two yearly selections for the [[United States men's national artistic gymnastics team]] happens directly following this competition.

On December 18, 2019, Donald Trump held a rally at Kellogg Arena, on the same day he was impeached by the House.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYG-9yA7h78 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/dYG-9yA7h78 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Trump Melts Down at Rally After Getting Impeached: A Closer Look}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/politics/donald-trump-michigan-rally-impeachment/index.html|title=The 65 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's longest campaign speech ever|author=Chris Cillizza|date=December 19, 2019|accessdate=2019-12-23|archive-date=2019-12-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222235837/https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/19/politics/donald-trump-michigan-rally-impeachment/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 30, 2023, professional wrestling superstar and local legend [[Rob Van Dam]] headlined the Battle In The Creek 3 at Kellogg Arena.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://www.kelloggarena.com Official site]

[[Category:Event venues established in 1980]] [[Category:Basketball venues in Michigan]] [[Category:Convention centers in Michigan]] [[Category:Sports in Battle Creek, Michigan]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Calhoun County, Michigan]] [[Category:Tourist attractions in Calhoun County, Michigan]] [[Category:1980 establishments in Michigan]] [[Category:Sports venues completed in 1980]] [[Category:Indoor arenas in Michigan]]