On February 1st, 2010 in Lexington, KY there was only one place to be; Rupp Arena. Those lucky to be in attendance witnessed an event that fits in perfectly with the great history of Rupp. People from all over the Bluegrass and the surrounding states came ready to rock out to the three groups performing; Flyleaf, Breaking Benjamin, and Three Days Grace.
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I was long over due for a country get-a-way from all the chaotic stresses of the home. I was lucky enough to attend the “American Saturday Night Tour” with Brad Paisley on January 21st with my mother-in-law. Finally, I was able to let go of all that built up financial grief that the holiday’s, along with a new marriage, can come with, and enjoy a great show.
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I have always wanted to go to New York City for Christmas.  I have always envisioned every building in the city with Christmas decorations, central park beautifully glowing with christmas lights and everyone in good spirits throughout the city.  What I loved most about the Rockettes Christmas Spectacular was just that.  It brought the most festive city to the Rupp Arena stage. Read the rest of this entry »

My family and I attended the 7pm performance of Sesame Street Live at Rupp Arena on Friday night, and I’m most pleased to report that my son (who just turned five) really enjoyed the program, as did my wife, along with our 5 month old baby in tow (who was mesmerized by the colorful production and never let out a squeal). After yet another week lost to the stresses of the workplace and rushing from points A to B, how refreshing it was to watch the pure delight on our child’s face as his favorite characters came to life on stage! Tonight was true quality time together and a memory we will hold onto for years to come. Read the rest of this entry »

We hope everyone enjoyed Big Blue Madness this past Friday. If you weren’t able to get tickets, hopefully you got to watch it on TV. It was a wild night with some great guests and a lot of awesome talent. We have uploaded photos to our Facebook page. You can click here to check them out.

Sesame Street Live “When Elmo Grows Up” is this Friday – Sunday (5 Shows) and the Rupp Arena Blog has a family four-pack of tickets to give away! All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post with what your kid [or kids] wants to be when they grow up. Be sure to leave the email address you would like for us to contact you at, should you win. Tomorrow, October 22nd at 3:00pm EST we will choose one random winner out of all those who commented and they will win a family four-pack to the show of their choice. For details about show times, check out the event page on the Rupp Arena website. Good luck!

The first annual Kentucky Proud Incredible Food Show took place a couple weeks ago, and we have already scheduled next year’s show for October 23rd & 24th, 2010! This year we had approximately 5,000 people come through the doors and sample anything from beer cheese to ice cream. We hope everyone enjoyed the show, and wanted to give you another chance to get a signed copy of Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill Cookbook. Read the rest of this entry »

Rupp Arena was host to Casting Crowns and Matt Redman last night. It was the first of 3 events in five days here at the arena (with Kings of Leon on Saturday, and WWE on Tuesday). Stacy Hicks attended the concert and guest blogged the show for us. Hit the jump to read his thoughts about the concert.
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Dierks Bently is coming to Rupp Arena on November 14th, and will be joined by Gloriana. More details will be available soon and can be found on the event page on the Rupp Arena website. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10:00am.