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The Donald Bren Events Center,[2] commonly known as the Bren Events Center or simply the Bren, is a 5,608-seat indoor arena on the campus of the University of California, Irvine, in Irvine, California, United States.

Bren Events Center
The Bren
Full nameDonald Bren Events Center
Location100 Bren Event Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92612
Coordinates33°38′57″N 117°50′49″W
OwnerUniversity of California, Irvine
OperatorUniversity of California, Irvine
Capacity4,984 (for basketball)
5,430 (for concerts)
5,608 (maximum)
SurfaceHardwood
Construction
Broke ground1984
OpenedJanuary 8, 1987
Construction cost$14 million
($33.4 million in 2021 dollars[1])
ArchitectParkin Architects Limited
Tenants
UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
UC Irvine Anteaters women's basketball
UC Irvine Anteaters men's volleyball
UC Irvine Anteaters women's volleyball

Construction and history


It was conceived and planned in 1981, with the passage of a student referendum authorizing an assessment of $23 per student per quarter as of winter 1987. It opened January 8, 1987, with UCI men's basketball vs. Utah State. Parkin Architects Limited served as the architects for the building, which was renamed "Donald Bren Events Center" in 1988.[3] The University of California, Irvine renamed the structure in honor of real estate mogul and chairman of the Irvine Company, Donald Bren, upon receipt of a $1.5 million donation.[4]


Amenities


It is a 65,000 assignable (90,000 gross) square-foot multi-purpose facility servicing the university and all of southern California. It features a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) arena which hosts UCI Anteater Basketball, volleyball and serves as a general assembly space for special events. Additional conference and meeting spaces are available to support arena events and to host small meetings. In addition, it provides:


Tenants



Athletics


It serves as the home to UC Irvine Anteaters athletic programs. Men's basketball, women's basketball, and men's volleyball all play their home games at Bren.

The facility was home to the 1990, 1991 and 1992 U.S. Open Badminton Championships.[5]


Other events


It is also used for concerts, trade fairs, conventions, Broadway shows and graduation ceremonies.

Recent examples of usage include hosting Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, when he spoke in 2004, while Jimmy Carter spoke and answered questions about his book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid on 3 May 2007.[6] Bill Clinton spoke at a campaign rally for local Democratic candidates in 2012.[7]

TNA Wrestling also held its 2009 Bound For Glory Event here.

Blink-182 headlined a sold-out show at the Bren in 1999.


See also



References


  1. 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. "Bren Events Center". UC Irvine Anteater Chronicles. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  3. "Timelines: 19801989". UC Irvine Anteater Chronicles. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  4. "Timelines: 19801989". UC Irvine Anteater Chronicles. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  5. "Bren Events Center". lasports.org. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  6. "1967 oPt, May 2007, Jimmy Carter's book tour (2006-2007)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-02-22. Jimmy Carter's book tour (2006-2007)
  7. Zint, Bradley. "Clinton stumps at UC Irvine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-11-07.





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