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. The UPMC Events Center is the home of the Robert Morris Colonials men's and women's NCAA Division I basketball and women's volleyball teams. Originally scheduled to open in January 2019, the arena eventually 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.
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 free weight 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. 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.
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.
Concerts +List of concerts held at the arenaDateArtistOpening act(s)Tour/Concert nameMay 12, 2019EvanescenceVeridiaAugust 11, 2019Why Don't WeEBEN8 Letters TourAugust 14, 2019Bryan AdamsShine a LightAugust 16, 2019The Doobie BrothersOctober 14, 2019The Head and the HeartLiving Mirage TourNovember 10, 2019Bob DylanNever Ending TourNovember 15, 2019Sara BareillesEmily KingAmidst the Chaos TourJanuary 21, 2020AJRThe Neotheater World TourFebruary 19, 2020Tedeschi Trucks BandThe National ReserveOctober 3, 2021NEEDTOBREATHESwitchfootInto The MysteryNovember 15, 2021Bob DylanRough and Rowdy Ways World Wide TourDecember 5, 2021Playboi CartiNarcissistApril 7, 2022Motionless in WhiteIce Nine KillsLilith CzarTrinity of Terror TourSeptember 11, 2022I PrevailPierce the VeilFit for a KingYours TrulyTrue Power TourSeptember 22, 2022Conan GrayKacy HillSuperache TourOctober 8, 2022Earth, Wind & FireNorth American Tour 2022October 16, 2022Bring Me The HorizongrandsonKnocked LooseSiiickbrainPost Human USA Tour 2022December 17, 2022The 1975 MiloeAt Their Very BestMarch 11, 2023Donnie Iris & The CruisersThe ClarksMarch 22, 2023Tedeschi Trucks BandMyron ElkinsI Am The MoonMay,1, 2023Billy IdolKelsy Karter & The HeroinesNorth American Tour 2023June 16, 2023The UsedPierce the VeilDon BrocoGirlfriendsCreative Control TourJune 26, 2023Counting CrowsDashboard ConfessionalBanshee SeasonAugust 15, 2023IncubusBadflowerParis JacksonUS Tour 2023September 8, 2023BABYMETALDethklokJason RichardsonTHE BABYKLOK TOUR 2023September 16, 2023Parker McCollumJackson DeanSeptember 17, 2023Motionless in WhiteAfter the Burial Alpha WolfKnocked LooseTouring The End Of The World Tour 2023September 21, 2023Lil Tjay Beat the OddsOctober 28, 2023Cole SwindellNate SmithThe Twelve TourNovember 8, 2023NEEDTOBREATHEJudah & The LionCaves World TourMarch 16, 2024Donnie Iris & The CruisersThe ClarksThe VindysSeptember 15, 2024Porter RobinsonericdoaSMILE! :D World TourSeptember 17, 2024Sum 41The InterruptersMany EyesTour of the Setting SumSeptember 17, 2024Lorna ShoreWhitechapelKublai Khan TXSanguisugabogg[October 26, 2024Dropkick MurphysPennywiseThe ScratchNorth America Fall 2024October 29, 2024The Black CrowesTash NealHappiness Bastards (The Reprise)February 18, 2025WallowsDeb NeverMODEL & More TourMarch 13, 2025The Driver EraThomas DayObsession TourApril 12, 2025SpiritboxDying WishLoatheTsunami Sea North American TourNovember 5, 2025ChicagoNovember 8, 2025SeetherDaughtryP.O.D.Kami KehoeNovember 19, 2025All Time LowMayday ParadeFour Year StrongThe ParadoxEVERYONE'S TALKING!
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