Location
Uniondale, New York, United States of America
Surface Type
Multi Surface
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, commonly known as Nassau Coliseum, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York. Opened in 1972, the arena underwent renovations and reopened in 2017. Located on Long Island, approximately 19 miles (31 km) east of New York City, the Coliseum was built on the former site of Mitchel Field, a former U.S. Army and Air Force base. The venue has hosted sporting events, concerts, conferences, trade shows and other events.
The Coliseum features 32 executive suites and is owned by Nassau County, New York. It is operated by LVS NY Holdco 2, LLC, a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands.
The Coliseum formerly hosted the New York Nets of the ABA and NBA from 1972 to 1977 and the New York Riptide of the NLL from 2020 to 2024. Since 2017, it has been the home venue of the Long Island Nets, the Brooklyn Nets' NBA G League affiliate.
Trivia
One famous incident happened in "Raw" held here on 12th October 1998, when "Stone Cold" Steve Austin drove a truck full of cement into the arena and filled Mr. McMahon's (an American professional wrestling promoter) costly Chevrolet Corvette with cement.
Significance
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum has hosted various WWE events including WWE Raw and WWE Smackdown. It was a home venue of WWE for over 30 years.
It hosted the opening event of WrestleMania on 7th of April 1986.
The Coliseum hosted its first event on 11th February 1972. It was an ABA game played between the New York Nets and the Pittsburgh Condors.
The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum hosted its final event of WWE on May 25th, 2015.
It is the home venue of the Long Island Nets team of NBA D-League.
"King of Rock and Roll" Elvis Presley had performed here in four concerts in 1973.
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