FedExForum
Sign in to saveFedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid. The venue also has the capability of hosting ice hockey games, concerts, and family shows.
Key facts
- Venue.name
- FedExForum
- Venue.nickname
- The Grindhouse
- Venue.logo_image
- FedExForum logo.svg
- Venue.image
- FedExForum at night.jpg
- Venue.caption
- FedExForum in 2022
- Venue.address
- 191 Beale Street
- Venue.location
- Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
- Venue.mapframe
- yes
- Venue.mapframe zoom
- 13
- Venue.pushpin_map
- Tennessee#USA
- Venue.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Venue.pushpin_label
- FedexForum
- Venue.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Venue.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Tennessee##Location in the United States
- Venue.broke_ground
- June 20, 2002
- Venue.opened
- September 6, 2004
- Venue.owner
- City of Memphis
- Venue.operator
- Memphis Basketball, LLC
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10 sectionsContents
- Design
- Hosted events
- College basketball
- Hockey
- Boxing, WWE & MMA
- Other events
- Renovations
- See also
- References
- External links
FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid. The venue also has the capability of hosting ice hockey games, concerts, and family shows.
The arena officially opened in September 2004 after much debate and also a derecho wind storm on July 22, 2003, that nearly brought down the cranes that were building it near the famed Beale Street. It was built at a cost of US$250 million and is owned by the City of Memphis; naming rights were purchased by one of Memphis's best-known businesses, FedEx, for $92 million. FedExForum was financed using $250 million of public bonds, which were issued by the Memphis Public Building Authority (PBA).