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Desert Financial Arena

Multi-purpose arena in Tempe, Arizona

Field	Value
name	Desert Financial Arena
nickname	The Desert, The Well (Former)
image	File:Arizona State University, Tempe Main Campus, Tempe, AZ - panoramio (163).jpg
caption	2014
image_size	300px
address	600 E Veterans Way
location	Tempe, Arizona, United States
coordinates
pushpin_map	Arizona#United States
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Arizona##Location in the United States
broke_ground	1972
opened	April 29, 1974
owner	Arizona State University
construction_cost	$8 million
($ in dollars)
architect	Drover, Welch & Lindlan, Inc.
general_contractor	Olson Construction Company
former_names	ASU Activity Center (1974–97)
Wells Fargo Arena (1997–2019)
public_transit	Veterans Way/College Ave
tenants	Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball (NCAA) (1974–present)
Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball
Arizona State Sun Devils women's volleyball
capacity	14,198

($ in dollars) Wells Fargo Arena (1997–2019) Arizona State Sun Devils women's basketball Arizona State Sun Devils women's volleyball DB Bowl (2021-)

Desert Financial Arena (formerly ASU Activity Center and Wells Fargo Arena) is a 14,198-seat multi-purpose arena located at 600 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, United States, in the Phoenix metropolitan area. It sits immediately east of Mountain America Stadium on the northern edge of the Tempe campus of Arizona State University (ASU).

Constructed in the spring of 1974 as the University Activity Center (or the "You-Ack") and at the cost of $8 million, it is the home of men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball and former home of women's gymnastics and men's wrestling. The facility also plays host to graduation ceremonies and a variety of concerts and shows. The building replaced Sun Devil Gym as the primary arena for the Sun Devils' basketball team.

The former naming rights for the arena were purchased by Wells Fargo & Co. in 1997. The current naming rights for the arena were purchased by Desert Financial Credit Union in 2019 for $1.5 million for 5 years.

Design

The structure is 403 ft long, 340 ft wide and six stories high. The structure contains offices and locker rooms for men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball, and the men's and women's track and field team, along with a weight room, coaches and film rooms, and an equipment room.

In 2010, a temporary wall was placed on the upper bowl, reducing the arena's capacity from 13,947 to 10,754 due to the lack of fans attending games. In 2018, due to the success of the men's basketball team, the wall was removed, increasing the capacity to 14,100.

Events

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performed at the arena on November 5, 1980 during the River Tour. Video and audio of the show were released in 2015 in conjunction with the band's The Ties That Bind commemorative box set, and their performance of "Badlands" was included on 1986's Live 1975–85 album.

The arena hosted the 1st and 2nd rounds of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament in both 2015 and 2016.

References

"ASU Tempe Campus Buildings Survey, 1960-2007". Arizona State University.
Staff, Arizona's Family Digital News. "ASU's Wells Fargo Arena getting new name".
(December 4, 2010). "Thesundevils.com".
(February 15, 2018). "How Bobby Hurley finally changed the culture at Arizona State". USA Today.
"Arizona State tears down wall within Wells Fargo Arena to increase capacity".
"ASU AD says arena wall 'not going back up while I'm here'. Arizona Republic".

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