Editing Memphis Pyramid (section)

==Various former uses and events==
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = Pyramid Arena
| nickname            = ''The Pyramid''
| image               = [[File:PyramidArena b.jpg|border|250px]]
| caption             = The Pyramid Arena, as seen from the Auction Avenue bridge in 2002.
| address             = 1 Auction Avenue
| location            = [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
| coordinates         = {{coord|35|9|20|N|90|3|7|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground        = September 15, 1989<ref name="Baird" />
| opened              = November 9, 1991<ref name="news.google.com" />
| closed              = February 3, 2007
| owner               = [[Memphis, Tennessee|City of Memphis]]
| operator            = [[SMG (property management)|SMG]]
| construction_cost   = US$65 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US-GDP|65000000|1991}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US-GDP}} dollars){{inflation-fn|US-GDP}}
| architect           = [[Rosser International|Rosser Fabrap International]]<ref name="construction" />
| structural engineer = [[Walter P Moore Engineers and Consultants|Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc.]]<ref name="construction"/>
| general_contractor  = [[Hunt Construction Group|Huber, Hunt & Nichols]]<ref name="construction"/>
| tenants             = [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball team|Memphis Tigers]] ([[NCAA]]) (1991–2004)<br>[[Memphis Pharaohs]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (1995–1996)<br>[[Memphis Grizzlies]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (2001–2004)
| seating_capacity    = Concerts: 21,000<br>Basketball:<br>20,142 (1991–2001)<br>19,405 (2001–2002)<br>19,351 (2002–2004)
}}
The Pyramid was the home court of the [[University of Memphis]] [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|men's basketball program]] starting in 1991, and later for the [[National Basketball Association]]'s [[Memphis Grizzlies]] after they relocated from Vancouver in 2001. However, both teams left The Pyramid in November 2004 to move into the newly built [[FedExForum]]. It was also home of the [[Memphis Pharaohs]] of the [[Arena Football League]] for the 1995 and 1996 AFL season before they relocated to Portland in 1997.

The arena hosted the 1993 [[Great Midwest Conference]] Men's and Women's basketball tournaments, the [[1994 SEC men's basketball tournament|1994]] and [[1997 SEC men's basketball tournament|1997]] [[SEC men's basketball tournament|Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament]], the 1996 and 2000 [[Conference USA]] men's basketball tournament, and the 2003 [[Conference USA]] women's basketball tournament. It also held the first and second rounds of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] in [[1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1995]], [[1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1997]], and [[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001]]. The [[Grateful Dead]] played two concerts at the arena on April 1 and 2, 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Grateful Dead The Pyramid – April 1, 1995 |url=https://www.dead.net/show/april-1-1995 |website=Grateful Dead |date=April 1995 |access-date=March 7, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Grateful Dead The Pyramid – April 2, 1995 |url=https://www.dead.net/show/april-2-1995 |website=Grateful Dead |date=April 2, 1995 |access-date=March 7, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Singer [[Mary J. Blige]] performed at the arena in September 1997 during her [[Share My World Tour]].

The Pyramid was the site in 1999 of the [[St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House|WWF St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House]] pay-per-view which featured [[Big Show|Big Show's]] WWE debut (under his real name Paul Wight); also in 1999 the rock bands the [[Rolling Stones]] and [[Phish]] played sold-out concerts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sep 29, 1999 Setlist – Phish.net |url=https://phish.net/setlists/phish-september-29-1999-pyramid-arena-memphis-tn-usa.html |website=phish.net |access-date=March 7, 2021}}</ref> Phish released an audio recording of the concert, entitled "Memphis '99", as a digital download in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.livephish.com/browse/music/0,1755/Phish-mp3-flac-download-09-29-99-Pyramid-Arena-Memphis-TN |title = Phish 9/29/99, Pyramid Arena, Memphis, TN |website=LivePhish |publisher=Phish}}</ref>

On June 8, 2002, the Pyramid hosted [[Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson]], one of the biggest [[professional boxing]] events in history, which Lewis won by [[knockout]] in the eighth round. The following year it hosted [[Mike Tyson vs. Clifford Etienne]], a fight that Tyson won by knockout in the first round.

On August 16, 2002, the arena hosted a concert that commemorated the 25th anniversary of [[Elvis Presley]]'s death.

From 2002 to 2006, the annual [[Church of God in Christ]] international holy convocations were held here.

[[Bob Seger|Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band]] performed what is reputed to be the last concert ever in the Pyramid, in February 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hundreds of people gathered at The Pyramid to highlight its closing |url=https://www.actionnews5.com/story/6036128/hundreds-of-people-gathered-at-the-the-pyramid-to-highlight-its-closing/ |publisher=[[WMC-TV]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=February 4, 2007}}</ref>

Filmmaker [[Craig Brewer]] used the building as a sound stage for his film ''[[Black Snake Moan (film)|Black Snake Moan]]'' in late 2005.<ref>{{cite news |title=Casting call announced for 'Black Snake Moan'|url=http://memphis.bizjournals.com/memphis/stories/2005/08/15/daily36.html|work=Memphis Business Journal|location=Memphis, Tennessee|date=August 18, 2005}}</ref>