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22-713: The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center ( KBHCCD ; formerly the Dallas Convention Center ) is a convention center in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas , Texas . The "Dallas Memorial Auditorium" was a standalone multipurpose arena, designed by George Dahl in 1957. Dahl was responsible for the renowned Art Deco buildings at the Dallas Fair Park , as well as many other Texas landmarks. The Convention Center additions were designed by Larry Oltmanns , who

44-527: A convention center. In Francophone countries, the term is palais des congrès (such as the Palais des Congrès de Paris ) or centre des congrès (such as the Centre des congrès de Quebec). The original convention centers or halls were in castles and palaces . Originally a hall in a castle would be designed to allow a large group of lords, knights and government officials to attend important meetings with

66-404: A different vocal arrangement from the studio recording. In live performances, the lead vocals during the chorus were sung by Freddie Mercury , and there were two harmony parts, the upper one sung by Roger Taylor and the lower one by Brian May . In the studio version, there is no upper harmony part; the lead vocals on the verses are sung by Freddie Mercury, while Brian May sings the lead vocals on

88-723: A single with " Bicycle Race ", the song reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart and number 24 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. The song is formed around an open bluesy , metallic guitar tuning, and opens with its chorus. It was one of the few Queen songs played in an alternative ( drop D ) guitar tuning. The song's music video was filmed at the Dallas Convention Center in Texas in October 1978. The song celebrates

110-529: Is a large building that is designed to hold a convention , where individuals and groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically offer sufficient floor area to accommodate several thousand attendees. Very large venues, suitable for major trade shows , are sometimes known as exhibition halls . Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls , lecture halls , meeting rooms , and conference rooms . Some large resort area hotels include

132-810: The Dallas Memorial Auditorium, their sixth time performing at the venue. In October 1978, Queen played at the Convention Center during their US tour, and the music video for " Fat Bottomed Girls " was filmed at the center. Prince had two concerts at the venue: once in 1981 and again in 2000. Other performers who held concerts here include: Madonna , James Brown , The Beatles , The Rolling Stones , The Who , Jimi Hendrix , The Doors , Grateful Dead , Black Sabbath , Bruce Springsteen , David Bowie , Billy Joel , Kansas , Thin Lizzy , and Elvis Costello . The Dallas Convention Center

154-699: The WrestleMania Axxess convention at the center, as part of the lead-up to WrestleMania 32 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. As part of the event, it also hosted NXT TakeOver: Dallas on April 1. On August 17, 2019, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy , the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh , addressed l Non-resident Indians . Starting in April 2021 and running through April 2024 the annual VEX Robotics Competition World Championships will return to

176-578: The center. The VEX Robotics World Championship had been previously hosted at the center in 2009 and 2010. The convention center offers a parking garage and three surface parking lots (Lots C and E). Public transportation is available with Amtrak and the Trinity Railway Express serving the Dallas Union Station to the northeast of the Convention Center. One of the world's largest heliport / vertiport facilities sits atop

198-412: The chorus. The single version (which can be found on Greatest Hits , but not the 1992 US "Red Cover" version) omits the extended guitar interludes between the verses and fades out before the ending. During an interview with The A.V. Club , Michael McKean stated that "Fat Bottomed Girls" was an influence for the song "Big Bottom" in the 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap . The song

220-501: The construction of the Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel , a 1,000 room hotel that is attached to the Convention Center. It opened in late 2011, under budget and ahead of schedule. The Dallas Memorial Auditorium was originally constructed in 1957 near the intersection of Canton and Akard Streets. While the auditorium still hosts many smaller events, its antiquated facilities and technology, along with

242-612: The fact that it is not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act , have kept it less busy than in the past. In 1973, the center was expanded and renamed the Dallas Convention Center; the expansion was designed by local architects Omniplan . The center was expanded again in 1984 and once more in 1994, when Dallas Area Rapid Transit constructed the Convention Center Station underneath

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264-605: The king. A more ancient tradition would have the king or lord decide disputes among his people. These administrative actions would be done in the great hall and would exhibit the wisdom of the king as judge to the general populace. One of the most famous convention center debacles happened in France on June 20, 1789. King Louis XVI locked a group known as the Third Estate out of the meeting hall in Versailles. This led to

286-621: The narrator's attraction to curvier women. "Fat Bottomed Girls" and " Bicycle Race " were released together on a double A-sided single , and the songs refer to each other. Near the end of "Fat Bottomed Girls", Mercury shouts, "Get on your bikes and ride!" "Bicycle Race" reciprocates with the line "Fat bottomed girls, they'll be riding today". Cash Box said it has "a solid thumping beat, soaring harmonies and sonorous guitar work." Record World said that it combines "inventive lyrics and harmonies" with class. Queen performed "Fat Bottomed Girls" in concert from 1978 to 1982. Since its release,

308-660: The revolutionary group holding their meeting in an indoor tennis court. This was the first modern democratic conference center and lead to the Tennis Court Oath and the French Revolution . Fat Bottomed Girls " Fat Bottomed Girls " is a song by the British rock band Queen . Written by guitarist Brian May , the song appears on the band's seventh studio album Jazz (1978) and later on their compilation album Greatest Hits . When released as

330-525: The show temporarily, although no bomb was found. On August 22, 1973, The Jackson 5 held a concert in the auditorium. While on a five city tour in the final week of 1976, Elvis Presley performed at the Dallas Convention Center on December 28. The concert was recorded and later released on the Follow That Dream collectors label with the title of Showtime! On April 1, 1977, Led Zeppelin opened what would become their last American tour together in

352-399: The song has appeared on television and film, and has been covered by a number of artists. The song was performed on the setlists of their Queen + Adam Lambert tours in 2012 , 2014–2015 , 2016 and 2017–2018 as well as 2023 featuring Adam Lambert and at the iHeartRadio Music Festival 2013 as Queen + Adam Lambert featuring Fun . Queen's live performances of the song featured

374-553: The structure and 75 truck berths line its docks. The Dallas CBD Vertiport , located at the south end of the complex, has two 60 ft × 60 ft (18 m × 18 m) concrete final approach and takeoff areas (FATOs) and 169,000 sq ft (15,700 m) of flight deck, and is capable of handling both helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft. Convention center A convention center ( American English ; or conference centre in British English )

396-598: The structure is 726,726 sq ft (67,515 m). A 203,000 sq ft (18,900 m) column-free exhibit hall is the largest of its kind in the United States . It is annually used for the Dallas Auto Show. The east side of the structure contains the original element of the Dallas Memorial Auditorium, a 9,816-seat arena . The complex also houses a 1,740-seat theater , 105 meeting rooms, and two gigantic ballrooms . In May 2009, voters approved

418-502: The west-wing of the facility, connecting it to the Red and Blue light rail lines. The most-recent addition to the facility was completed in 2002. This renovation included the creation of the largest column-free expansion space in the world at the time. A steel space frame roof was suspended from twin parabolic arches 400 ft. across and 50 ft. tall with roof trusses designed as simple for dead loads but continuous for live loads. The complex

440-471: Was a Design Partner with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill at the time. On February 9, 2022, the Dallas City Council voted to take steps toward demolishing the convention center and replacing it with a new one. The center is over 2,000,000 sq ft (190,000 m) in size and contains over 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m) of exhibit space. The largest contiguous exhibit space in

462-740: Was renamed in honor of former US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2013. The venue was once home of the Dallas Chaparrals / Texas Chaparrals of the American Basketball Association , who played in Dallas from the 1967-68 season through the 1972-73 season. The team moved to San Antonio in 1973 and became the San Antonio Spurs . On September 18, 1964, The Beatles performed their only concert in Dallas at Dallas Memorial Auditorium. A bomb threat delayed

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484-509: Was the site of the 1984 Republican National Convention . President Ronald Reagan accepted the nomination for a second term there on Aug. 23, 1984. Together with Reunion Arena , the center was an emergency shelter for thousands of Hurricane Katrina refugees in September 2005. KBH Was used again during Hurricane Harvey 2017. Beginning in 2014, the center became the venue for Fan Expo Dallas . From March 31 to April 3, 2016, WWE hosted

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