Editing Climate Pledge Arena (section)

==Seating capacity==
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In its initial configuration, the arena had a [[seating capacity]] of 13,200 for [[basketball]] games, 12,250 for [[ice hockey]] games, 16,000 for meetings, and 14,770 for [[boxing]] matches.<ref name="Register-Guard">{{cite news|date=June 4, 1964|title=Revamped Seattle Coliseum Opens Friday|page=1D|newspaper=[[The Register-Guard]]|location=Eugene, Oregon|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19640604&id=sP1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=--IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1268,655027|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> Minor expansion occurred as the SuperSonics grew in popularity, but the design of the arena limited its expansion potential; calls for its renovation occurred as early as 1976.<ref name="EllensburgRecord">{{cite news|date=September 17, 1976|title=Coliseum Roof Raising Proposed|page=11|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Washington)|Ellensburg Daily Record]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=19760917&id=nkJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZY8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5582,5096950|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>

In 1977, Seattle voters passed a bond measure to make improvements to Seattle Center.  Permanent ticketing areas were added to the arena eliminating the portable ticket booths that were in use since The Seattle World's Fair.  In 1983, the original seats were replaced while improvements were made to the concourses to compete for concerts after the Tacoma Dome opened.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seattle Center History |url=http://www.seattlecenter.com/about/history |website=Seattle Center website |publisher=Seattle Center Foundation |access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>

With the 1995 renovation, the arena's capacity was expanded to 17,072 for basketball,<ref name="Storm" /> 15,177 for ice hockey and ice shows, 16,641 for end-stage concerts, and 17,459 for center-stage concerts and boxing. Risers held 7,440 on the upper level and up to 7,741 on the lower level, with [[luxury suites]] adding another 1,160 seats. However, the ice hockey capacity was reduced to 10,442 when obstructed seats were removed.<ref>{{Cite report|url=http://web6.seattle.gov/dpd/edms/GetDocument.aspx?id=4015396|title=Seattle Center Arena Renovation Project Final Environmental Impact Statement|date=30 August 2018|publisher=Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections|volume=1|page=2{{hyphen}}17|access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref>

The redeveloped arena<ref name="seattlecenter1">{{cite web|title=New Arena at Seattle Center|url=http://seattlecenter.com/arena/|access-date=January 21, 2019|publisher=Seattle Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122213844/http://www.seattlecenter.com/arena/|archive-date=January 22, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="newarenaatseattlecenter1">{{cite web|title=New Arena at Seattle Center|url=http://www.newarenaatseattlecenter.com/|access-date=January 21, 2019|publisher=Oak View Group}}</ref> features a new interior and entrance atrium while retaining the existing roof and three exterior walls. It seats 18,300 for basketball, 17,151 for ice hockey (as well as arena football, box lacrosse, indoor soccer, and ice shows), and 17,200 for concerts.<ref name="Arena Overview"/> The arena's record attendance for basketball—18,343 spectators—was set on May 22, 2024, by the [[Seattle Storm]] against the [[Indiana Fever]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Allen |first=Percy |date=May 22, 2024 |title=Storm hand Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever loss in front of record crowd |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/storm/storm-hand-caitlin-clark-indiana-fever-loss-in-front-of-record-crowd/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=May 25, 2024}}</ref>

The seating capacity for basketball<ref>{{cite web |title=2002–2003 Seattle Supersonics Media Guide|url=http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/0203MG_SEA_07.pdf|publisher=National Basketball Association|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> and ice hockey are as follows:
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! scope="col" style="{{Basketball color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|Years
! scope="col" style="{{Basketball color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|Capacity
! scope="col" style="{{Basketball color cell|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1964–1973
| style="text-align:center;" | 13,200
| <ref name="Register-Guard" />
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1973–1974
| style="text-align:center;" | 14,078
|
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1974–1975
| style="text-align:center;" | 14,082
|
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1975–1976
| style="text-align:center;" | 14,096
 |<ref name="EllensburgRecord" />
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1976–1985
| style="text-align:center;" | 14,098
| <ref>{{cite news|date=May 29, 1979|title=Bullets 'Guarded' About a Comeback|page=1C|newspaper=The Register-Guard|location=Eugene, Oregon|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19790529&id=YgtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2505,9210960|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1985–1986
| style="text-align:center;" | 14,230
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Dodds|first=Tracy|date=January 12, 1986|title=Lakers Beaten, 105–99, as Sonics Get 36 Points From Their 'X' Factor|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-12-sp-27294-story.html|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1986–1994
| style="text-align:center;" | 14,252
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Percy|date=March 6, 1994|title=Preps Bid Farewell To Old Coliseum|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19940306/1898825/preps-bid-farewell-to-old-coliseum|access-date=February 16, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle SuperSonics}};"|1995–2014
| style="text-align:center;" | 17,072
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Allen|first=Percy|date=November 12, 2012|title=Seattle Will Host NCAA Tournament Games in 2015|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=http://seattletimes.com/html/ncaatournament/2019667468_ncaahoops13.html|access-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle Storm}};"|2014–2018
| style="text-align:center;" | 15,354
| <ref>{{cite web|date=March 28, 2016|title=KeyArena Booking Brochure|url=https://www.keyarena.com/assets/doc/TS_Key_012013_LowRes-603f235f41.pdf#page=4|access-date=July 4, 2016|publisher=KeyArena at Seattle Center|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811200914/https://www.keyarena.com/assets/doc/TS_Key_012013_LowRes-603f235f41.pdf#page=4|archive-date=August 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style="{{Basketball color cell2|Seattle Storm}};"|2021–present
| style="text-align:center;" | 18,300
|
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Ice hockey
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#001628 5px solid; border-bottom:#99D9D9 5px solid;"|Years
! scope="col" style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#001628 5px solid; border-bottom:#99D9D9 5px solid;"|Capacity
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|-
! scope="row" style= |1964–1974
| style="text-align:center;" | 12,250
| <ref name="Register-Guard" />
|-
! scope="row" style= |1974–1994
| style="text-align:center;" | 12,700 
| <ref>{{cite news |last=Cotsonika |first=Nicholas J. |title=Seattle NHL expansion team latest chapter in city's rich hockey history |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/seattle-nhl-expansion-team-latest-in-citys-hockey-history/c-303179930 |website=NHL.com |date=December 22, 2018 |access-date=June 13, 2021 |language=en-US }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" style= |1995–2008
| style="text-align:center;" | 15,177
|
|-
! scope="row" style= |2021–present
| style="text-align:center;" | 17,151
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