Intrust Bank Arena

The Harlem Globetrotters are returning to Wichita. The team will take to the court Friday, January 21 at seven o'clock. Tickets start at $21.00. They will go on sale on Monday, November 1 at ten in the morning. Tickets will be available at www.harlemglobetrotters.com , the INTRUST Bank Arena box office, or by phone 316-755-SEAT. “Our 85th season promises to be a landmark year, with never before seen innovations in the game,” says Michael Kenney, the Globetrotters’ senior vice president, live event marketing.

Sedgwick County received an oversized check from the INTRUST Bank Arena Wednesday. The arena manager presented a $1.1 million check to the county commission. The check represents the revenue the county earned during the arena's first year of operation. The county has a contract with SMG to manage the arena.  The contract allows SMG to keep the first $450,000 in profit. Sedgwick County gets the next $450,000. Once revenues reaches that point, profits are split with 60% going to the county and 40% going to SMG. If there is not a profit, SMG is required to cover the losses.

INTRUST Bank Arena with help from the Wichita/Sedgwick County Access Advisory Board will add 13 temporary handicapped parking spaces. The addition brings the total number of spaces to 37. The additional spaces are located on the north side of the Arena in the north end of Parking Lot 3. They will be marked with cones and signage labeled Temporary Accessible parking. Due to show production, there may be shows when the temporary accessible parking is not available, however, the spaces will be available for Wichita Thunder home games.

The superstars of WWE Smackdown are headed back to Wichita.  WWE comes to INTRUST Bank Arena on August 30.   Tickets for the event go on sale July 9 at 10:00 a.m. through the INTRUST Bank Arena box office, by phone at 316-755-SEAT, online at www.selectaseat.com and at all Select-A-Seat outlets. The event features Randy Orton vs. Christian for the WWE Championship.  Kane, Sheamus, Wade Barrett, Sin Cara and The Divas are all expected to be there, too. Tickets are $60 (VIP)

Country music fans, mark your calendars - George Strait and Martina McBride are coming to INTRUST Bank Arena. The arena announced this morning via Facebook that the country music superstars will take the stage on February 18. Ticket information will be available at a later date. You may remember, George Strait was among the first performers to book at INTRUST Bank Arena back in February of 2010. This will be Martina McBride's first performace at the arena.

The Intrust Bank Arena is nominated for the Best New Major Concert Venue award by P ollstar Magazine. A total of four nominated venues were announced last week. Pollstar is a weekly trade magazine for the concert industry. Voting is done by Pollstar subscribers and takes place between November 12 and December 17th. The arena opened in January of 2010 and is owned by Sedgwick County.

Iconic American rock banks Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top are coming to INTRUST Bank Arena. The two bands hit the stage May 12. Lynyrd Skynyrd will have collection bins throughout the arena to collect money for victims of the tornado outbreak in the southeast and the ongoing flooding along the Mississippi. You can get tickets through Select-A-Seat, (316) 755-SEAT, or at the arena box office.

INTRUST Bank Arena has announced "The Rock and Worship Roadshow” will come to Wichita Friday, November 18. The show features Christian musical acts including MercyMe, Jars of Clay, Disciple, Hawk Nelson, Matt Maher and Group 1 Crew. Talented rapper Trip Lee along with other artists will serve as the pre-show entertainment. This will mark the first time "The Rock and Worship Roadshow" will tour in the fall in addition to their annual spring trek. Admission price is $10 at the door.