It was the home of the now-defunct Wichita Wings indoor soccer team, who played in the MISL and NPSL between 19. The Wichita State University basketball teams played the 2002–03 season there while the Shockers' on-campus home, Charles Koch Arena, was undergoing major renovations. It hosted NCAA Men's Basketball tournament first and second-round games in 19. 'Dedicated September 1978, for the promotion of agricultural, educational, and cultural benefits, on behalf of the people of the world, by the citizens of Sedgwick County, the board of the county commissioners, the Kansas State Park and Resources Authority, the Economic Development Administration and the Ozark Regional Commission of the United States Department of Commerce and the Kansas Coliseum Corporation.' Two brass plaques (one located on the lower level, by the box office windows and the other up on the main concourse) read: Arena capacity could be configured for up to 12,200 people. It hosted sporting events, concerts, shows, and consisted of four pavilions, an RV park, and the 9,686-seat Britt Brown Arena, named for Harry Britton (Britt) Brown Jr., of Wichita, the former owner of The Wichita Eagle newspaper. It was located north of Wichita at the intersection of I-135 and 85th Street North. Kansas Coliseum was an entertainment complex in unincorporated Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. Wichita State Shockers ( NCAA) (2002–2003) Additionally, she was among the cast for the Let Freedom Ring Celebration on Januin the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Recent Kennedy Center history: Gladys Knight was among the guest cast paying tribute to Kennedy Center Honoree Garth Brooks (43rd Kennedy Center Honors in May 2021).

She is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother as well as a performer and businesswoman with a spiritual outlook on life keeping her young at heart and admired by millions. She has earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame and the BET Awards along with a Legend Award from the Soul Train Awards. Gladys Knight has recorded more than 38 albums in her storied career. Hits like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” and “If I Were Your Woman” along with Top 10 singles like “Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye),” “Best Thing to Ever Happen to Me,” and the #1 smash hit “Midnight Train to Georgia” established the group as the premiere pop/R&B vocal ensemble in the world. Knight enjoyed another #1 hit in 1985 teaming with Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Dionne Warwick on “That’s What Friends are For.” The group’s first album debuted in 1960 with Knight, at just 16, singing lead. With the Pips singing lush harmonies and providing graceful choreography, the group went on to achieve musical icon status. Georgia-born, Knight began performing gospel music at age four and sang as a guest soloist in the choir. Four years later, she won the grand prize on television’s Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour. The following year, she along with her brother Bubba, sister Brenda, and two cousins formed The Pips. In 1962, the classic group was renamed Gladys Knight & The Pips. 1 hits in Pop, R&B, and Adult Contemporary, and she has also triumphed in film and television. Unmatched in her artistry, she is an seven-time Grammy Award ®-winner with No.

The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of a very few at her vocal level-truly an icon in the music industry.

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