Talk:UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena

Rainbow M's?
"It is also known for its former unique basketball court painted by Robert Indiana in 1978, with large rainbow 'M's taking up both half-courts representing Milwaukee."

IIRC, the "M"s were more conventionally shaped, much like a printed capital "M" (rather than a curved McDonald's "M", for example), with the base of each letter on the baseline. Further, each M was colored yellow, not multicolored as one would expect from something described as a "rainbow "M". However, with the colored free-throw lanes that were also used, it was a bit difficult to see that the letters were in fact giant "M"s, at least for most televised games. 4.243.152.25 01:28, 28 January 2007 (UTC)

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Named_?
I remember it's name as the MECCA from it's years as a prime NBA & NCAA venue. What was the name of the MECCA/USCelular Arena from 1950-1973? Njbob (talk) 06:21, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Removed list
I've removed the following unsourced, seemingly indiscriminate list of musical artists who have performed here since the 1960s:


 * Chubby Checker - October 2, 1960
 * The Beatles - September 4, 1964
 * The Beach Boys - May 14, 1966, with The Chieftones and The Sir Douglas Quintet, December 4, 1973, with The New Riders of the Purple Sage and October 29, 1978
 * Vanilla Fudge - October 15, 1968
 * The Doors - November 1, 1968
 * Led Zeppelin - August 31, 1970 and July 10, 1973
 * The Grand Funk Railroad - December 23, 1970 and October 4, 1971
 * The Grateful Dead - March 21, 1971, with The New Riders of the Purple Sage and April 15-16, 1989
 * Santana - June 11, 1971, with The Tower of Power and August 18, 1974
 * Ten Years After - August 19, 1971
 * Fleetwood Mac - October 20, 1971, with Frank Zappa and Rory Gallagher, August 15, 1975 and June 24, 1976
 * Jethro Tull - June 6, 1972, September 15, 1973, October 27, 1975, November 14, 1977, April 19, 1979, October 18, 1980, with Whitesnake and December 2, 1987
 * Elvis Presley & The TCB Band - June 14-15, 1972, June 28, 1974 and April 27, 1977
 * Emerson, Lake & Palmer - August 11, 1972, with Wishbone Ash, August 5, 1977 and October 22, 1986
 * The Osmonds - August 21, 1972 and June 24, 1977
 * Yes - September 24, 1972, with The Eagles, July 16, 1975, August 17, 1976, September 1, 1977, April 26, 1979, with Donovan and The Dukes, March 10, 1984 and November 24, 1987
 * The Moody Blues - October 28, 1972
 * Frank Zappa - May 11, 1973, with The Mothers of Invention, November 28, 1975, with Roxy Music and September 26, 1978
 * Alice Cooper - May 31, 1973, August 25, 1977, March 6, 1979 and February 10, 1987, with Megadeth
 * Deep Purple - June 10, 1973, with ZZ Top and December 11, 1974, with Elf and The Electric Light Orchestra
 * T. Rex - July 20, 1973
 * David Bowie - October 13, 1974, February 20, 1976 and March 24, 1978
 * The Jackson 5 - October 27, 1974 and August 26, 1981
 * Jefferson Starship - November 14-15, 1974 and July 1, 1976
 * Bachman–Turner Overdrive - April 7, 1975, with Thin Lizzy and Bob Seger
 * Uriah Heep - August 24, 1975, with Blue Öyster Cult
 * The Doobie Brothers - September 26, 1975, with The Outlaws
 * The Allman Brothers Band - November 18, 1975, with Muddy Waters
 * Aerosmith - November 21, 1975, July 8, 1976 and October 5, 1977, with The Brownsville Station and December 8, 1987
 * KISS - February 4, 1976, February 1-2, 1977, with Uriah Heep, September 24, 1979, February 10 and December 30, with Queensrÿche, 1984, January 20, 1986 and January 7, 1988
 * Wishbone Ash - March 19, 1976
 * Tony Orlando and Dawn - April 29, 1976
 * ZZ Top - September 14, 1976, with The J. Geils Band and October 1, 1982
 * Foghat - November 26, 1976, February 16, 1978 and March 29, 1983, with Triumph
 * Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - February 22, 1977, June 9 and November 27, 1978 and October 14, 1980
 * Tom Jones - May 13, 1977 and May 20, 1980
 * Blue Öyster Cult - October 24, 1977, with Black Oak Arkansas and Prism
 * Kansas - November 28, 1977, with Crawler and November 3, 1980
 * The Electric Light Orchestra - August 15, 1978 and November 2, 1981, with Hall & Oates
 * Black Sabbath - August 27, 1978, with Van Halen and October 9, 1980, with Blue Öyster Cult (Riot ensued after Geezer Butler was hit by a bottle)
 * Billy Joel - October 15, 1978 and July 14-15, 1980
 * John Denver - November 2, 1978, June 8, 1980, June 18, 1982 and December 3, 1993
 * Rush - December 7, 1978, with Golden Earring, April 17-19, 1980, March 2, 1981, with Max Webster, October 9, 1982, with Rory Gallagher, June 25, 1984, March 24, 1986, with Marillion and April 5, 1988, with The Rainmakers
 * Boston - March 31, 1979, with Sammy Hagar
 * Diana Ross - April 25, 1979, September 3, 1982 and May 29, 1985
 * The New Barbarians - April 29, 1979
 * Van Halen - August 21, 1979, April 14, 1980, July 2, 1981 and August 16, 1982
 * UFO - March 20, 1980
 * Rick James - April 7, 1980, with Prince and July 8, 1981
 * Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - May 21, 1980
 * Genesis - June 7, 1980, November 16, 1981 and November 10, 1983
 * Ted Nugent - June 14, 1980, with Def Leppard
 * Heart - June 1977 with The Climax Blues Band, July 25, 1980 and February 11, 1986
 * The Commodores - August 17, 1980
 * Queen - September 10, 1980, with Dakota
 * The Bar-Kays - November 6, 1980 and December 17, 1987
 * Molly Hatchet - December 4, 1980
 * Cheap Trick - February 12, 1981
 * Kool & the Gang - March 19, 1981 and March 17, 1982
 * REO Speedwagon - March 30, 1981, February 14 and May 3, 1983 and January 14, 1985
 * The Whispers - May 8, 1981
 * Parliament-Funkadelic - June 4, 1981
 * Styx - June 9-10, 1981 and May 23, 1983
 * Kenny Rogers - July 11, 1981, June 4, 1982, October 3, 1984 and April 23, 1986, with Lee Greenwood and Sawyer Brown
 * Cameo - October 8, 1981, with Brick and December 11, 1986
 * The Rock 'n' Roll Revival Show - October 25, 1981
 * Foreigner - November 10, 1981
 * AC/DC - November 17, 1981, with Midnight Flyer
 * Earth, Wind & Fire - November 30, 1981
 * Prince - December 26, 1981, with The Time and Zapp and April 7, 1983, with The Time and Vanity 6
 * The O'Jays - June 10, 1982, with Cameo and January 29, 1988, with LeVert
 * April Wine - September 25, 1982
 * Barry Manilow - October 20, 1982
 * Billy Squier - November 2, 1982
 * The Who - December 7, 1982
 * Phil Collins - February 3, 1983
 * Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - March 14, 1983, with Nick Lowe & His Noise To Go and March 5, 1995, with Pete Droge
 * Robert Plant - August 31, 1983, June 1, 1988 and November 9, 1993
 * Lionel Richie - October 2, 1983 and October 1, 1986
 * The Gap Band - October 27, 1983
 * Alabama - November 5, 1983, with Juice Newton and December 19, 1998
 * Talking Heads - January 25, 1984
 * The Police - February 20, 1984
 * Scorpions - February 26, 1984, with Dokken and April 5, 1991
 * Ozzy Osbourne - March 5, 1984, with Mötley Crüe, April 6, 1986, with Metallica and December 15, 1988
 * Lee Greenwood - April 30, 1984, with Sylvia
 * Frank Sinatra - May 14, 1984
 * Merle Haggard - June 9, 1984, with Ronnie Milsap and Ricky Skaggs and October 25, 1985, with Ricky Skaggs, Eddie Rabbitt and Exile
 * Tina Turner - September 14, 1984 and September 14, 1985
 * Ratt - November 4-5, 1984, with Billy Squier, September 22, 1985, December 29, 1986 and February 1, 1989
 * Iron Maiden - December 19, 1984, with Twisted Sister and March 10, 1987
 * Giuffria - February 17, 1985
 * Willie Nelson - February 18, 1985, with Waylon Jennings
 * The Firm - March 1, 1985
 * Eddie Murphy - April 11, 1985 and September 24, 1987
 * Bon Jovi - June 20, 1985 and March 8, 1987, with Cinderella
 * The Fresh Festival II - June 26, 1985
 * Luther Vandross - July 28, 1985 and August 2, 1987
 * The Jam-A-Tron - August 1, 1985
 * The '85 Fall Festival - October 24, 1985
 * Mötley Crüe - October 30, 1985, October 17, 1997, with Cheap Trick and March 12, 2005
 * The Motels - November 1, 1985, with Supertramp and Rick Springfield
 * John Mellencamp - April 28, 1986
 * New Edition - June 4, 1986, October 6, 1988 and June 8, 2012
 * Run–D.M.C. - July 2, 1986 and July 21, 1988
 * Journey - September 26, 1986, with Glass Tiger and June 15, 2003, with Styx and REO Speedwagon
 * Neil Young - October 12, 1986
 * Emerson, Lake & Powell - October 22, 1986
 * Steve Winwood - November 6, 1986
 * Al Jarreau - November 12, 1986
 * David Lee Roth - February 9, 1987 and January 29, 1988
 * The Beastie Boys - March 16, 1987, with Fishbone and Murphy's Law, May 22, 1995 and August 11, 1998, with A Tribe Called Quest and Money Mark
 * The Fat Boys - October 29, 1987
 * Def Leppard - November 5, 1987, November 16, 1992, March 29, 2002 and March 23, 2003, with Ricky Warwick
 * Roger Waters & The Bleeding Heart Band - November 13, 1987
 * The Cars - November 27, 1987
 * Dio - February 22, 1988, with Megadeth and Savatage
 * The Slammin' Tour - July 8, 1988
 * The '88 Jam Festival - August 18, 1988
 * The Country Explosion Concert - November 11, 1988
 * Metallica - November 22, 1988, with Queensrÿche
 * Public Enemy - December 8, 1988 and November 25, 1991
 * Bobby Brown - May 12, 1989
 * Rap Attack - June 16, 1989
 * LL Cool J - August 10, 1989
 * MC Hammer - September 4, 1989
 * Tesla - October 6, 1989, with Great White and March 4, 1992
 * Poison - December 9, 1990
 * Queensrÿche - March 11 and May 11, 1991 and April 29, 1995
 * Cinderella - April 27, 1991
 * Neil Diamond - February 14-16, 1992, October 31-November 1, 1998 and November 14-15, 2001
 * Luciano Pavarotti - February 18, 1992
 * Bryan Adams - November 14, 1992
 * The Damn Yankees - December 13, 1992
 * Dr. Dre - September 15, 1993
 * Nirvana - October 26, 1993, with Jawbreaker and Mudhoney
 * The Phat Rap Pfest - September 3, 1994
 * Nine Inch Nails - January 18, 1995, with Pop Will Eat Itself and The Jim Rose Circus and April 18, 2000, with A Perfect Circle
 * The Back to School Jam - September 16, 1995
 * Candlebox - November 3, 1995, with Our Lady Peace
 * White Zombie - November 11, 1995
 * Bush - April 19, 1996, with No Doubt and The Goo Goo Dolls
 * The Stone Temple Pilots - December 13, 1996 and October 9, 2000, with Godsmack and Disturbed
 * 311 - August 14, 1997, with Michael Franti & Spearhead
 * Ray Charles - September 5, 1997, with The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and November 4, 2001, with The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
 * Betty Buckley - February 24, 1998, with The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
 * The Family Values Tour - October 2, 1998
 * Ben Vereen - November 15, 1998, with The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
 * Jay-Z - April 2, 1999, with DMX
 * Creed - October 16, 1999, with Our Lady Peace and Oleander
 * Juvenile - October 29, 1999
 * Bob Dylan - October 30, 1999, with Phil Lesh and Friends and October 28, 2001
 * The Gaither Homecoming - March 4, 2000 and November 30, 2001
 * The Milwaukee Public Schools Biennial Music Festival - May 10-11, 2000, May 14-16, 2002, May 5-6, 2004 and May 10-11, 2006
 * The Funk Festival - November 18, 2000
 * The Offspring - November 30, 2000, with Cypress Hill and MxPx
 * Matchbox 20 - February 28, 2001, with Everclear and Lifehouse and May 3, 2003, with Sugar Ray and Maroon 5
 * The Guess Who - October 3, 2001, with Joe Cocker
 * Rod Stewart - November 1, 2001
 * The Milwaukee Firefighters Benefit Concerts - November 16, 2001, May 26 and November 21, 2002, May 2 and October 27, 2003 and May 22, 2004
 * Jack Koshick's Metalfest - July 26-27, 2002 and July 25-26, 2003
 * Tool - September 1, 2002, with Meshuggah
 * Steven Curtis Chapman - October 10, 2002 and November 5, 2004
 * Martina McBride - December 20, 2002 and December 21, 2003
 * The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular - January 24, 2003 and February 1, 2013
 * Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns - February 1, 2003
 * Michael W. Smith - October 16, 2003, with MercyMe
 * Clay Aiken - August 27, 2004
 * Ludacris - September 25, 2004
 * Green Day - November 9, 2004, with New Found Glory and Sugarcult
 * Josh Groban - February 19, 2005
 * Mario - July 1, 2005, with 112, B5 and Bobby V
 * Judas Priest - October 1, 2005, with Anthrax and Hatebreed
 * Brad Paisley - January 27, 2006, with Sara Evans and Billy Currington and August 24, 2007
 * Fall Out Boy - April 18, 2006, with The All-American Rejects, Hawthorne Heights, From First to Last and The Hush Sound
 * Lil Wayne - March 22, with Young Jeezy, Jim Jones, Baby and Rich Boy and December 28, with Soulja Boy and Playaz Circle, 2007
 * The Johann Strauss Orchestra - May 23, 2007 and April 16, 2008
 * The Milwaukee Blues Festival - February 29, 2008 and February 18, 2011
 * The Powerade Jam Festival - March 24, 2008
 * T.I. - July 5, 2008, with Young Jeezy, Keyshia Cole, Plies, Shawty Lo and Rocko
 * The JAMFEST - October 11, 2008
 * Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - November 2, 2008, with The Beastie Boys, Relentless7 and Tenacious D
 * The Cheetah Girls - December 5, 2008, with Clique Girlz
 * The Spring Jam - March 21, 2009
 * Gucci Mane - September 21, 2009
 * Matthew West - January 17, 2010
 * Daughtry - April 7, 2010, with Lifehouse and Cavo
 * Kid Cudi - September 10, 2010, with The Shiny Toy Guns
 * Rick Ross - December 16, 2010
 * Skillet - March 4, 2011, with Superchick and Flame
 * The Old School Music Festival - May 7, 2011
 * The PULSE Jam - November 1, 2011
 * T-Pain - November 26, 2011
 * The Latvian Song & Dance Festival - July 4-8, 2012

Is it agreed that it's a little bit much to include all this? AdventurousSquirrel (talk) 02:13, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

Verifiable info?
This article makes a lot of claims that aren't backed up by anything -- e.g. the Steve Austin "Austin 3:16" bit. 71.55.140.226 (talk) 21:13, 12 January 2017 (UTC)

Marquette womens basketball
The Marquette women's team played there many years until the opening of the Al McGuire Center on campus. (I personally played in the M.U. Band 1998-2002.) I don't know the official beginning and end years or I would add a mention myself. Can anyone verify? --"BigMal" / 198.151.8.4 (talk) 15:36, 16 November 2018 (UTC)

I have a picture of the interior of the arena, dated when Abdul-Jabbar played for Milwaukee. In the picture, on the scoreboard it clearly reads "Daktronics". In the article, it is stated the builder of the board is "Trans-Lux". Maybe for a later board, but not the original. I will post the picture in the next few days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Potter54904 (talk • contribs) 23:30, 23 February 2022 (UTC)