UPMC Events Center
Indoor arena in Moon, Pennsylvania, USA
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UPMC Events Center is an indoor arena located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon, Pennsylvania as a part of Robert Morris University, replacing the old Charles L. Sewall Center.[6] The UPMC Events Center is the new home of the Robert Morris Colonials men's and women's (NCAA) Division I basketball and women's volleyball teams.[7] The UPMC Events Center was originally scheduled to open in January 2019.[8][1] However, it later opened in May 2019 after the men's basketball team announced all of their 2018–19 games would be played at the North Athletic Complex on campus.
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| Full name | UPMC Events Center |
|---|---|
| Location | Moon, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.520212°N 80.21476°W |
| Owner | Robert Morris University |
| Operator | Oak View Group Facilities |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 8, 2017[1] |
| Opened | May 10, 2019[2] |
| Construction cost | $50 million[3] |
| Architect | Ross Bianco Architecture[4] |
| General contractor | P. J. Dick Inc.[5] |
| Tenants | |
| Robert Morris Colonials (NCAA) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.upmceventscenter.com | |
In 2013, a survey was conducted to see if a new sporting and athletic center would be wanted for the university and in 2016, the survey results concluded in an overwhelming favor for the construction of a new sports center.
Acts that have performed more than once at the venue include Bob Dylan, Pierce the Veil, Motionless in White, Donnie Iris and The Cruisers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Clarks, The Vindys, Knocked Loose, and NEEDTOBREATHE
Facilities
The UPMC Events Center offers a state-of-the-art freeweight and aerobic exercising rooms used for weightlifting and fitness classes. There are also two more rooms that offer sports such as: yoga and wellness programs for students; as well as space for training recreational sports such as: basketball, volleyball and indoor soccer.[9][10] This facility is also fitted with locker rooms, private showering areas, office space and private lockers for the three (NCAA) Division I teams: men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball.
The facilities in this sports center are also used as a venue for conventions, public speakers, expos, concerts, and graduation ceremonies.[11]
Events
Sports
On March 21, 2019, it was announced that the first basketball game to be held at the arena would be played between Robert Morris and the Pittsburgh Panthers on November 12. This was the 31st matchup between the two teams, with Pitt having won all 30 previous meetings, all of which had been held at Pitt's Petersen Events Center or Fitzgerald Field House. Pitt won the game 71-57 in front of a sold-out crowd. The arena hosted its first conference championship game on March 10, 2020 when the Colonials defeated the St. Francis Red Flash to win the Northeast Conference title, also played before a sold-out crowd of over 4,000. The attendance record, previously jointly held by the aforementioned two games, was broken on March 6, 2025, when 4,058 fans saw RMU defeat the Wright State Raiders in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League tournament.[12]
Concerts
| Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour/Concert name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2019 | Evanescence | Veridia | N/a | [13] |
| August 11, 2019 | Why Don't We | EBEN | 8 Letters Tour | [14] |
| August 14, 2019 | Bryan Adams | N/a | Shine a Light | [15] |
| August 16, 2019 | The Doobie Brothers | N/a | N/a | [16] |
| October 14, 2019 | The Head and the Heart | N/a | Living Mirage Tour | [17] |
| November 10, 2019 | Bob Dylan | N/a | Never Ending Tour | [18] |
| November 15, 2019 | Sara Bareilles | Emily King | Amidst the Chaos Tour | [19] |
| January 21, 2020[a] | AJR | N/a | The Neotheater World Tour | [20] |
| February 19, 2020 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | The National Reserve | N/a | |
| October 3, 2021 | NEEDTOBREATHE | Switchfoot | Into The Mystery | |
| November 15, 2021 | Bob Dylan | N/a | Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour | [21] |
| December 5, 2021 | Playboi Carti | N/a | Narcissist | [22] |
| April 7, 2022 | Motionless in White Ice Nine Kills |
Lilith Czar | Trinity of Terror Tour | |
| September 11, 2022 | I Prevail | Pierce the Veil Fit for a King Yours Truly |
True Power Tour | [23] |
| September 22, 2022 | Conan Gray | Kacy Hill | Superache Tour | [24] |
| October 8, 2022 | Earth, Wind & Fire | N/a | North American Tour 2022 | |
| October 16, 2022 | Bring Me The Horizon | grandson Knocked Loose Siiickbrain |
Post Human USA Tour 2022 | |
| December 17, 2022 | The 1975 | Miloe | At Their Very Best | [25] |
| March 11, 2023 | Donnie Iris & The Cruisers | The Clarks | N/a | |
| March 22, 2023 | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Myron Elkins | I Am The Moon | [26] |
| May,1, 2023 | Billy Idol | Kelsy Karter & The Heroines | North American Tour 2023 | |
| June 16, 2023 | The Used Pierce the Veil |
Don Broco Girlfriends |
Creative Control Tour | [27] |
| June 26, 2023 | Counting Crows | Dashboard Confessional | Banshee Season | [28] |
| August 15, 2023 | Incubus | Badflower Paris Jackson |
US Tour 2023 | [29] |
| September 8, 2023 | BABYMETAL Dethklok |
Jason Richardson | THE BABYKLOK TOUR 2023 | [30] |
| September 16, 2023 | Parker McCollum | Jackson Dean | N/a | [31] |
| September 17, 2023 | Motionless in White | After the Burial Alpha Wolf Knocked Loose |
Touring The End Of The World Tour 2023 | [32] |
| September 21, 2023 | Lil Tjay | N/a | Beat the Odds | [33] |
| October 28, 2023 | Cole Swindell | Nate Smith | The Twelve Tour | [34] |
| November 8, 2023 | NEEDTOBREATHE | Judah & The Lion | Caves World Tour | [35] |
| March 16, 2024 | Donnie Iris & The Cruisers | The Clarks The Vindys |
N/a | [36] |
| September 15, 2024 | Porter Robinson | ericdoa | SMILE! :D World Tour | [37] |
| September 17, 2024 | Sum 41 | The Interrupters Many Eyes |
Tour of the Setting Sum | [38] |
| September 17, 2024 | Lorna Shore | Whitechapel Kublai Khan TX Sanguisugabogg |
N/a | [39] |
| October 26, 2024 | Dropkick Murphys | Pennywise The Scratch |
North America Fall 2024 | [40] |
| October 29, 2024 | The Black Crowes | Tash Neal | Happiness Bastards (The Reprise) | [41] |
| February 18, 2025 | Wallows | Deb Never | MODEL & More Tour | [42] |
| March 13, 2025 | The Driver Era | Thomas Day | Obsession Tour | [43] |
| April 12, 2025 | Spiritbox | Dying Wish Loathe |
Tsunami Sea North American Tour | [44] |
| November 5, 2025 | Chicago | N/a | N/a | [45] |
| November 8, 2025 | Seether Daughtry |
P.O.D. Kami Kehoe |
N/a | [46] |
| November 19, 2025 | All Time Low | Mayday Parade Four Year Strong The Paradox |
EVERYONE'S TALKING! | [47] |
Notes
- This show was originally scheduled for November 22, 2019, but was postponed due to the band's lead singer, Jack Met, having streptococcal pharyngitis.