Market Square Arena Implosion

A sad day in Indianapolis. One of the greatest places to ever see a concert and the venue where Elvis Presley performed his last concert.

[@urfever]

A memorial place for Elvis fans is gone.. A sad day for all fans I think... :( ELV1S THE KING FOREVER !!!

[@jettrink5014]

SAW ELVIS THERE, THE ONLY TIME.

[@LSDSHELL]

This is sad.. actually brought a tear to my eye.. one of my greatest memories was staying there all night on the ramp waiting for the doors to open for Motley Crue =)

[@carpstudios4174]

Saw my 1st concert(Kansas) there and many others. the who, Queen, VH, etc. .. It was a big part of the 80s for me. Life was good.

[@silverbulletfan]

One of my most fond memories took place on February 5, 1988, when the World Wrestling Federation aired ‘WWF The Main Event’ LIVE on NBC from the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. This event still holds the world record for the most watched professional wrestling show that ever aired on television. It drew a 15.2 Nielsen rating, which equals 33 million viewers, a world record that still stands and it’s also safe to say that it will never be broken. NEVER! “Macho Man” Randy Savage defeated The Honky Tonk Man (c) via countout WWF World Heavyweight Championship André the Giant defeated Hulk Hogan (c) WWF Tag Team Championship Strike Force (c) defeated The Hart Foundation

[@AidenAndAleiaTV]

Hell yeah

[@whoaitsreesy]

my mom was an usher there...i got into a lot of games, concerts, circus shows, i even met jackie joyner kersee there...it was a memorial service 4 flojo and it was so sad...we would also watch the circle light up from there 2 since she would work at the games whenever the lighting ceremony was going on 2...memories...

[@DisneyMBTVCNetwork]

I can’t believe Market Square Arena was demolished due to the fact it no longer met Safety Codes for Arenas and Coliseums. On July 15, 1990, Heavy D and The Boyz Music 🎵 Band Member Trouble T-Roy tragically fell from one of the exit ramps and died 💀 at age 22 years old.

[@Tornado1994]

Troy Dixon's Family should have SUED the City.

[@Tornado1994]

Also, he fell from this spot right here: ballparks.smugmug.com/Market-Square-Arena-demolished-Indianapolis-Indiana/i-KSf9WFG/A

[@cmdrflake]

Thank you very much..Thank you.. Elvis has left the building.

[@gatekeeper2012]

Elvis has left the building

[@JoeCompton81]

i have so many memories in msa. i miss it.

[@Xavier1215]

The one thing that I will always remember seeing that big Reggie Miller poster on the side of the arena before I watch the game

[@haworthlowell805]

Saw many a great concert there.

[@elvisjimi]

Em 26 de junho de 1977 Elvis realizava seu último Show ao vivo em Indiana.Elvis has left the bulding.RIP.

[@paulocesardossantosmatos4284]

Adeus Elvis o último show dele foi aí é o fim de uma era a dos grandes mitos e o Elvis foi o maior deles

[@toddhogg9500]

I had to say that I seen 4 concerts there it was a neat place and there was a lot of memories I had from MSA! May she RIP!

[@soeffingwhat]

+Todd Hogg Why couldn't they just renovate it?

[@toddhogg9500]

Because it would have cost around 20 Million Dollars

[@soeffingwhat]

Todd Hogg so wouldn't that be cheaper than building another stadium and then demolishing this one?

[@toddhogg9500]

I have seen 5 concerts there and it was ok!

[@soeffingwhat]

Todd Hogg Whats that got to do with what I asked you?

[@Fitzpatrick65]

Sad day in history. Market Square Arena Concerts 1974 Sep 15 Aerosmith 1974 Dec 2 Deep Purple 1975 Jan 25 Led Zeppelin 1975 Apr 26 Eagles 1975 May 6 Frank Sinatra 1975 Jun 3 Aerosmith 1975 Jul 10 Yes 1975 Aug 27 Eric Clapton 1976 Feb 17 Cat Stevens 1976 Jul 21 Elton John 1976 Aug 2 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 1976 Aug 2 KISS 1976 Oct 31 Blue Oyster Cult 1977 Apr 17 Led Zeppelin 1977 Jun 26 Elvis Presley, Tour closing show and Elvis Presley's final live performance before his death on August 16, 1977. 1977 Jul 4 Nazareth 1977 Jul 4 Aerosmith 1977 Jul 15 Little River Band 1977 Jul 15 The Doobie Brothers 1977 Aug 30 Yes 1977 Dec 11 KISS/ACDC 1978 Jan 5 Rush 1978 Jan 5 April Wine 1978 Apr 19 John Denver 1978 May 7 Bachman Turner Overdrive 1978 May 7 Alice Cooper 1978 Jul 7 Crosby, Stills & Nash 1978 Jul 22 Eddie Money 1978 Jul 22 The Doobie Brothers 1978 Aug 3 Foreigner 1978 Aug 3 Journey 1978 Sep 25 Yes 1978 Oct 7 exile 1978 Oct 7 Aerosmith 1978 Oct 23 Boston 1978 Oct 23 Sammy Hagar 1978 Nov 6 The Moody Blues 1978 Nov 30 UFO 1978 Nov 30 Rush 1978 Dec 14 Ted Nugent 1978 Dec 14 Golden Earring 1978 Dec 27 Bob Seger 1979 Feb 27 Alice Cooper 1979 Feb 27 Babys 1979 Mar 10 Santana 1979 Mar 10 Eddie Money 1979 Apr 29 Van Halen 1979 May 20 Bad Company 1979 May 20 Detective 1979 May 26 The Allman Brothers Band 1979 Jun 19 Cheap Trick 1979 Jun 19 Graham Parker 1979 Jul 26 The Bee Gees 1979 Aug 1 Scorpions, AC/DC, Ted Nugent 1979 Oct 2 Styx 1979 Dec 27 Aerosmith 1980 Apr 27 .38 Special 1980 Apr 27 Rush 1980 May 16 Fleetwood Mac 1980 Jul 23 Foghat 1980 Jul 30 Van Halen 1980 Jul 30 The Cats 1980 Aug 17 Queen 1980 Oct 8 Black Sabbath 1980 Oct 31 Eddie Money 1980 Oct 31 Kansas 1980 Nov 13 Barry Manilow 1981 Mar 4 Nazareth 1981 Mar 4 April Wine 1981 Mar 5 Bruce Springsteen 1981 Mar 11 Rush 1981 Jul 9 Van Halen 1981 Aug 16 Loverboy 1981 Aug 16 ZZ Top 1981 Oct 28 The Moody Blues 1981 Dec 5 The Grateful Dead 1981 Dec 19 Black Sabbath 1981 Dec 19 Alvin Lee 1981 Dec 28 The Allman Brothers Band 1982 May 23 Iron Maiden 1982 May 23 .38 Special 1982 May 23 Rainbow 1982 Jul 9 Cheap Trick 1982 Jul 9 Aldo Nova 1982 Aug 20 Crosby, Stills & Nash 1982 Sep 3 Heart \ John Cougar Mellencamp 1982 Sep 18 Men At Work 1982 Sep 18 Fleetwood Mac 1982 Sep 29 David Johansen 1982 Sep 29 The Who 1982 Oct 2 Rush 1982 Nov 1 Rush / Rory Gallagher 1982 Nov 1 Rush 1982 Nov 12 Jefferson Starship 1982 Dec 4 Aerosmith 1983 Mar 1 Neil Young 1983 Mar 12 Triumph 1983 Apr 2 Billy Squier 1983 May 27 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 1983 Jun 24 Styx 1983 Jul 20 Jackson Browne 1983 Jul 25 The Police 1983 Sep 1 Neil Young (solo) 1984 Apr 12 Yes 1984 Jul 3 Rush 1984 Jul 5 Van Halen 1984 Jul 6 Van Halen 1984 Nov 5 Culture Club 1984 Nov 17 Quiet Riot/Whitesnake/Armored Saint 1984 Dec 2 KISS 1985 Jan 7 Bruce Springsteen 1985 Jan 8 Bruce Springsteen 1985 Mar 30 Hall & Oates 1985 Jul 19 Ratt/Bon Jovi 1985 Sep 7 Tina Turner 1985 Sep 22 Motley Crue 1985 Sep 27 AC/DC 1985 Oct 24 Dio 1986 Jan 16 KISS 1986 Mar 20 Rush 1986 Apr 8 Ozzy Osbourne/Metallica 1986 May 1 ZZ Top 1986 May 3 Van Halen 1986 May 17 Aerosmith 1986 Jun 2 Van Halen 1986 Aug 12 Judas Priest 1986 Sep 5 AC/DC 1986 Sep 28 Journey 1987 Mar 19 Iron Maiden 1987 Apr 21 Eric Clapoton 1987 Apr 24 Billy Idol 1987 Sep 5 Roger Waters, "Radio K.A.O.S." Tour 1987 Nov 26 Aerosmith 1987 Dec 27 KISS/Ted Nugent 1988 Feb 17 Dio 1988 Mar 2 Rush 1988 Mar 14 INXS 1988 Mar 14 Public Image Ltd. 1988 May 13 Bruce Springsteen 1988 Jun 27 Iron Maiden 1988 Aug 2 Aerosmith 1989 Mar 26 Skid Row, Bon Jovi 1990 Feb 14 Paul McCartney 1990 Feb 22 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1990 Apr 19 Eric Clapton 1991 Jan 26 Neil Young & Crazy Horse 1991 Oct 31 Rush 1992 May 19 Eric Clapton 1992 Dec 5 Bruce Springsteen 1994 Mar 26 Rush 1994 Jul 24 ZZ Top 1994 Oct 23 Eric Clapton 1995 Apr 26 Jimmy Page and Robert Plant 1996 Mar 11 Red Hot Chili Peppers

[@SuperMario-sv6yj]

barrettproduction >> _We attended the Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet Tour" concert with Cinderella in 1987 at MSA. Great place for concerts, circus, & Ice Capades!_

[@kurtallencomedy]

That Aerosmith show in 88 had GNR also. I was at quite a few u have listed.

[@kurtallencomedy]

mobycat that grace under pressure show was badass. The lasers were intense

[@Tornado1994]

July 14,1990, Heavy D and The Boyz perform there. But TRAGEDY struck the next afternoon during rehearsal, as Band member Trouble T-Roy slipped and fell off an Exit Ramp 3 stories down to his death.

[@mschirmersf]

I saw Prince & The Revolution there on April Fools Day in 1985...

[@gldwing7777]

Elvis's last concert was here and his last song sung Unchained melody....

[@Nino_J]

"Wait, isnt the plumber still in there" "No, he left this morning" "But that's his truck"

[@AlisoViejoMan]

Based on the age of arenas, a new one for Indianapolis will be needed in a few years

[@manalishifilms]

what...ever man shall create,man shall also destroy..at his whim. Johann O'Fuskus.

[@fortuna500cgc]

I was there and filmed the implosion from College Ave. At 0:40 I was able to get a huge piece of the Pacer's satellite dish. I'd sell it

[@SeanBartz]

The arena itself was above Market Street, so no way to fix it without completely starting over.

[@SeanBartz]

It was a pretty silly design to make everyone go up to the seventh floor to get into the arena. Conseco is much better, but it took some getting used to at Conseco that you could actually just walk right into the building from street level. What a concept!

[@NateCraven318]

"Fire. SHOWTIME!"

[@mjb12141963]

It sure took them a long time to clean that thing up.

[@AMontage]

I met Marshall Faulk Here in the v.i.p. section he ordered 6 hot dogs, he must have been hungry! :)

[@Superchad245]

yea, and the stupid thing is the lot is still empty.

[@Tubewings]

I highly doubt it, considering the number of high-tech stadiums and arenas that have popped up in the last 20 years that are still going strong.

[@sonicfanatik]

I'm going to be sad when they do this to Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh.

[@nbafilipino7539]

Market Square Arena is smallest arena

[@NessMencesal]

@vidlivs AND when he scored his first pro hockey goal there.

[@SixFeetUndr101]

Holy Shit!

[@sonicfanatik]

I'm guessing right before The Consol Energy Center (the new arena) is finished.

[@brucel4595]

Wonder what happened to the time capsule that was placed somewhere in the building around 1976

[@matthewbennett9928]

Its on Market St in between Market 360 and the Cummins building which is the former site of Market Square Arena. You can walk by it and look at it. I did that last year.

[@brucel4595]

@@matthewbennett9928 thanks for responding my wife has a video placed in the capsule from a school video made in her grammar School days Lol ...

[@Feff0927]

@vidlivs Yes he did. :)

[@hank7216]

Damn, I didnt know they already got rid of the old Hoosier Dome!! Do you know when they imploded market square, I didnt even know they had a new arena, or does the new arena have same name. Im Not from Indiana thats why im a lil clueless on this one, thanks

[@matthewbennett9928]

In 2001 and our new stadiums have different names.

[@gawkygold9573]

Rumor I heard was that the building wasn't paid for at time of demo. Also, the remaining loan was rolled into the Hoosier dome. As we all know it was demolished in 2008. Debt snowball anyone?

[@geoffreylee5199]

Davis Gilliland , about right ... happens in many US cities. St Louis, Atlanta, Detroit,

[@Tornado1994]

It no longer met Safety Codes for Arenas and Coliseums. New ones had been passed in Marion Co,IN in 1999.

[@matthewbennett9928]

@@Tornado1994 I heard the Market Square Arena was falling apart and was unsafe.

[@Colts1821]

Lucas oil stadium is the new home of the colts... RCA dome will be imploded Dec. 20th 2008, Market square was home of the pacers which was imploded on july 8th 2001 and conseco fieldhouse is the new home of the pacers

[@DillanLM]

0:19 HOLY CRAP

[@nbafilipino7539]

Market Square Arena is 1000 chairs that smallest arena

[@murphymurph]

that was the home of wrestlemania 8

[@amm46001]

Butters Ner ner Hate to bust your bubble but Wrestlemania 8 was in the Hoosier Dome (RCA Dome)

[@Tonetare]

I don't understand. What do you mean it was above a street?

[@mrkastenNAP]

It was elevated over market street. So the floor was actually 3 stories over market street.

[@Tornado1994]

@@mrkastenNAP Its what led to the Heavy D tragedy in 1990.

[@im264shirt]

It's a shame that this spectacular arena had to be destroyed, it could hold more than what, 23000 people? The newer place doesn't hold as much... does it?

[@neilouellette3004]

Concerts 18,000 people. NBA Basketball games 16,500. NHL Hockey games 15,995.

[@agentsmith28052]

Yeah its a parking lot.

[@freqeist]

and the purpoe of this?

[@kennethcurtis1856]

Tell us. You watched.

[@bagofgroceries]

To make room for a new building, while sending an old one out in style.

[@matthewbennett9928]

@@bagofgroceries Oh yes they threw a party downtown for this.

[@phantomofphoenix]

sad, it should have been left up for historical reasons...

[@Tornado1994]

Not when someone fell and died there. Heavy D's Band Member Trouble T-Roy accidentally fell to his death in 1990.

[@Superchad245]

no, its more than just that. its mainly greed that screwed up wall street.

[@Tonetare]

roflmfao! Was the arena really designed that way? LMFAO! Yea, that does sound crappy but that's not a reason to destroy the whole damn thing, just fix that problem

[@cpthekilla]

perfect place for high schools , Colleges etc all kinds of billions a year would be made profit and the msa was built back when ppl actual put shit together right i hate indiana an shamed to have lived here and born. i know thousands to millions and they will move to and ill go to memphis to live at a house next to elvises and i know the right ppl ill say that. trully CP DA DON AKA THE UNBORN KING

[@147258GS]

Okay, great, now go clean that shit up.

[@Jiltedin2007]

The only way that The Fabulous Forum would EVER be imploded is over my dead body! Lakers Fans always will call that building "Home".

[@manalishifilms]

American Progress. Parking Lot.

[@CanaKahuna]

Wow. Reminds me of the World Trade Centers going down. erm

[@mrkastenNAP]

Really???🤦🏻‍♂️