The Naptown Tornado Sirens are back in action on Friday, March 6th at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum, facing off against the Fort Wayne Derby Girls. Fort Wayne’s roster is made up of many former members of the Tornado Sirens, including players who were on the team that went to Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) […]
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NRG is Back!
Roller Derby Returns to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum January 17th! The Naptown Roller Girls make their triumphant return to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on Saturday, January 17th! The Tornado Sirens and Warning Belles will take on the Nashville Roller Girls in a fast-paced, hard-hitting roller derby double header. The two teams have a long history, […]
New ECHL team to play in renovated Coliseum beginning in 2014
Professional hockey is coming back to the Indiana State Fairgrounds! The Indiana State Fair Commission has approved an agreement with Indiana Hockey Club, LLC, an ECHL expansion franchise that will become an anchor tenant for the fairgrounds’ newly renovated Coliseum and begin playing its home games there in October 2014. The two organizations have signed […]
Coliseum Renovation to Include Second Arena
After five years of study and several months of finalizing design plans, the Indiana State Fair Commission is preparing to begin a $63 million renovation of the Pepsi Coliseum complex. The project will be paid for through bonding payable with commission revenues. Built in 1939 as part of the New Deal’s Works Progress Administration, the […]