Welcome to Rupp Arena
Rupp Arena is conveniently located in the heart of beautiful downtown Lexington, Kentucky. We are host to numerous concerts, family shows, motor sports events and trade shows throughout the year as well as proudly being the home court of the University of Kentucky Men's Basketball team where each year over 400,000 die-hard fans watch the greatest game in sports. The average annual attendance for all our events is in excess of 900,000 patrons traveling from an assortment of locations given that Lexington is less than 175 miles from such major cities as Cincinnati, Louisville, Knoxville, Nashville and Indianapolis.
Our goal is to provide a complete range of events and to be the region's leading venue for entertainment and sports. Our ability to provide multiple set-ups allows us to host events to as intimate an audience as 4,000 to as colossal as 24,000 making us an ideal location for a wide variety of opportunities.
We hope the information you find here will answer all of your questions and create an excitement and desire to join us for many of our outstanding upcoming events. If we can be of further assistance, please contact us at your earliest convenience.
We look forward to seeing you soon,
Carl Hall
Director of Arena Management
News
Brad Paisley - More Tickets Released Due To Popular Demand!
Live Nation announced this morning that due to popular demand they are raising the roof of Rupp Arena (or more like the curtain) for the last stop on Brad Paisley's winter tour.
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MIRANDA LAMBERT RESCHEDULES WEEKEND SHOWS DUE TO DEATH OF HER FATHER IN LA
Singer-songwriter Miranda Lambert has rescheduled this weekend's shows of her "On Fire" Tour, due to the death of her father-in-law
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The World's Best Arenacross Racers Set to Invade Lexington's Rupp Arena - Tickets on Sale Friday, December 16!
High intensity, bar-to-bar dirt-bike racing at its finest is coming to Lexington for the first time as the AMA Arenacross Series brings some heat during the winter with its inaugural event at legendary Rupp Arena
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GRAMMY NOMINATED RECORDING ARTIST & ACTOR DRAKE ANNOUNCES 2012 TOUR PLANS
Grammy-nominated, Young Money/ Cash Money recording artist Drake, in the midst of his critically acclaimed Platinum sophomore album Take Care, three high charting radio singles "Headlines", "Make Me Proud" featuring Nicki Minaj
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TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES FINAL LEG OF "BEETHOVEN'S LAST NIGHT" ROCK THEATER TOUR
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and their brand of "Rock Theater," are preparing to light up the road for a three month Spring Tour, traveling to over 60 markets
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Chevy Presents BRAD PAISLEY CAMOBUNGA 2012 World Tour
With Very Special Guest 3 Time CMA Award Winners!! The Band Perry And Introducing American Idol Winner Scotty McCreery
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DISNEY LIVE! PRESENTS THREE CLASSIC FAIRY TALES IS COMING TO RUPP ARENA ON FEBRUARY 19& 20, 2012
Prepare to step into a world of wonder where wishing is only the beginning and dreams really do come true in Disney Live!
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SKILLET TO LEAD ALL-STAR LINE-UP FOR WINTER JAM 2012 TOUR SPECTACULAR
The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, Christian music's largest annual tour and Pollstar's #1 tour in attendance for the first quarter of this year, announced
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