The Showbox is a music venue in Seattle, Washington, United States. It has been owned by AEG Live since 2007.
Marquee of venue circa 2007
On July 2, 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics, an American professional basketball team that competed in the National Basketball Association, moved from its original city of Seattle to Oklahoma City. The t
The Showbox
…August 2012, Hansen and Ballmer intended to use the land as part of a proposal for a new sports arena to lure an NBA team back to Seattle following the relocation of the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City in 2008. After a failed effort to purchase and relocate the Sacramento Kings in 2013, a five-year exclusive agreement…
The interior of KeyArena during the SuperSonics' final home game in Seattle, which was played against the Dallas Mavericks.
After the sale of the SuperSonics, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels pledged he would fight to keep the team from moving to Oklahoma City.
KeyArena, rebuilt in 1995, was the smallest venue in the NBA at the time of the SuperSonics' move, seating 17,072 for basketball.
Paycom Center (then known as the Ford Center), which seats 18,203 for basketball, was completed in 2002, and has received public funding for renovation.