The Luedecke Arena is a 6,400-seat multi-purpose arena on the grounds of the Travis County Exposition Center in Austin, Texas .
6-913: Built in 1983, the arena is home to the Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo, the Republic of Texas Biker Rally and the Austin Power indoor soccer team. The arena was formerly home to the Austin Ice Bats ice hockey team from 1996 to 2006. It was also home to four indoor football teams: the Texas Terminators of the IPFL in 1999, the Austin Knights/Rockers in 2002 and 2003, the Austin Turfcats in 2009 and 2010, and
12-651: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Republic of Texas Biker Rally The Republic of Texas Biker Rally (R. O. T Biker Rally) is the largest motorcycle rally in Texas and the largest turnstile (ticketed admission) motorcycle rally in the United States. Similar events in Sturgis, South Dakota, and Daytona Beach, Florida, draw more attendees, but they are not ticketed events. A simple majority of attendees arrive on Harley-Davidson motorcycles, but
18-482: The Austin Wild in 2018 and 2019. Depending on configuration, the arena floor can be configured to seat up to an additional 3,000 for a variety of events. 30°17′40″N 97°37′16″W / 30.29444°N 97.62111°W / 30.29444; -97.62111 This article about a sports venue in Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to Austin, Texas
24-455: The largest motorcycle rallies of any kind in the country. There was no rally in 2020 on grounds of COVID-19 pandemic . Musical entertainers who have appeared at the rally include: Willie Nelson , Waylon Jennings , Jerry Jeff Walker , Jerry Lee Lewis , Charlie Daniels , George Thoroughgood , Kid Rock , Hank Williams Jr , Brett Michaels , Ted Nugent , Joan Jett , Grand Funk Railroad , The Guess Who , Edgar Winter , Steppenwolf ,
30-524: The rally is open to everyone and all brands of bikes. Many attendees arrive in motor homes and stay on the premises. The four-day event is held on the first, second, or third Thursday-through-Sunday after Memorial Day at the Travis County Exposition Center on the east edge of Austin . The City of Austin blocks off the downtown area for a massive biker street party on Congress Avenue on Friday night. The first R. O. T. Rally
36-532: Was held in 1995, continued to 2019 & will resume in 2021. It constitutes one of the largest annual tourist events in Central Texas, with an estimated economic impact of 30–35,000,000 dollars per year. The event has drawn as many as 35,000 paying customers to the event grounds. City officials have estimated that the Friday night street party downtown draws as many as 200,000 spectators thus making it one of
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