Editing Spectrum Center (section)

===Other events===
In 2012, the Spectrum Center hosted the [[2012 Democratic National Convention|Democratic National Convention]].<ref name=Denver>{{cite news|last=Spanberg|first=Erik|title=Charlotte to follow Denver as host city of Democratic National Convention|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2011/02/01/dnc.html|publisher=[[American City Business Journals|Denver Business Journal]]|date=February 1, 2011|access-date=February 1, 2011}}</ref> In 2016, the arena hosted the Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=May 1, 2019}}</ref> It was scheduled to host the [[2017 NBA All-Star Game]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Ananth|last=Pandian|title=Report: Charlotte will host 2017 NBA All-Star Game|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25221691/report-charlotte-will-host-2017-nba-all-star-game|work=[[CBS Sports]]|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Preston|first=Ken|title=Carolina Hurricanes to Host 2011 NHL All-Star Game|url=http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524489|website=Carolina Hurricanes|date=April 8, 2010|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref> but was removed as host on July 21, 2016, due to the league's opposition against [[North Carolina]]'s [[Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act]] signed by then-Governor [[Pat McCrory]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mahoney|first=Brian|title=NBA moving All-Star Game out of Charlotte, cites LGBT law|url=http://www.nba.com/2016/news/07/21/nba-moving-all-star-game-out-of-charlotte-cites-lgbt-law/index.html|agency=[[Associated Press]]|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=July 21, 2016|access-date=September 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2016/07/21/all-star-game-charlotte-bathroom-bill-moved-new-orleans|title=NBA All-Star Game pulled from Charlotte over HB2 law|date=21 July 2016|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|access-date=21 July 2016}}</ref> The league said consideration for Charlotte to host in 2019 would remain if the [[North Carolina State Legislature]] and current [[List of Governors of North Carolina|Governor]] [[Roy Cooper]] made changes to the act that were satisfactory to the league. On May 24, 2017, Charlotte and the arena were officially announced as hosts of the [[2019 NBA All-Star Game]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2017/05/24/charlotte-2019-nba-all-star|title=Charlotte to host NBA All-Star 2019 - NBA.com|first=Official|last=release|website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=4 August 2018}}</ref> The arena was originally scheduled to host the [[2020 Republican National Convention]], but due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the event was scaled back with Day 1 events taking place at the [[Charlotte Convention Center]] and the remainder of the convention being held virtually.