# Chase Center

Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and occasionally for the University of San Francisco men's and women's basketball teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Chase Center opened on September 6, 2019, and seats 18,064 for Warriors games.
The Warriors, who have been located in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1962, played their home games at Oakland Arena in Oakland from 1971 to 2019. The arena also includes the Warriors’ practice facility known as the Oracle Performance Center.

## Location and design

The location for the arena, which is home to the Golden State Warriors, is in San Francisco at Third St. and 16th St. The arena is composed of multiple layers and floors, has a seating capacity of 18,064 and a multipurpose area that includes a theater configuration with an entrance overlooking a newly built park. The venue also contains 580,000 square feet (54,000 m$^2$) of office and lab space and has 100,000 square feet (9,300 m$^2$) of retail space. Chase Center also includes a 35,000 square foot public plaza and recreation area designed by landscape architecture firm SWA Group. The arena includes a parking facility of approximately 950 spaces and is accessible to public transportation around the area, including one light rail and two crosstown bus lines within two blocks, and a ferryboat landing and regional commuter rail station within a ten-minute walk.
The UCSF/Chase Center station is located adjacent to the arena on the T Third Street light rail line. In 2023, San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni) opened the Central Subway. This new light rail subway line links the arena and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to downtown hotels, convention centers, the residential neighborhood of Chinatown, and subway and commuter rail lines that serve the entire Bay Area. With a $1 billion investment, Chase Center anchors an 11-acre site that aside from the arena comprises cafés, offices, public plazas and a five-and-a-half-acre public waterfront park.

## Development

The plan for building a new arena was announced on May 22, 2012, at a Golden State Warriors press conference at the proposed site, attended by then-San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, then-NBA Commissioner David Stern, then-California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, owners Joe Lacob and Peter Guber, and Warriors staff and city officials. A new privately financed, $500 million 17,000- to 19,000-seat arena was planned to be located on Pier 30-32 along the San Francisco Bay waterfront, situated between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Oracle Park. A month after the proposal, the South Beach-Rincon-Mission Bay Neighborhood Association criticized the site and said that a second major league sport venue in the area would make it no longer "family friendly". Former San Francisco mayor Art Agnos began speaking to dozens of community gatherings in opposition to the proposed arena, stating that the project was pushed by two out-of-town billionaires and would severely impact traffic and city views. On December 30, 2013, a ballot proposition was submitted to the city titled the "Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Act". The initiative made it onto the June 2014 ballot as Proposition B, and its passage would affect three major waterfront developments, including the proposed Warriors arena.
On April 19, 2014, the Warriors abandoned plans for the pier site and purchased a 12-acre site owned by Salesforce.com at the Mission Bay neighborhood for an undisclosed amount. The arena was financed privately. The architect for the project was MANICA Architecture and the plan for Chase Center was to have it built by 2019 before the NBA season started. The plan for Chase Center to open earlier was pushed back multiple times due to many complaints about the location. Construction on the arena began in January 2017.
In April 2015, the Mission Bay site was opposed by the Mission Bay Alliance, which cited traffic, lack of parking, and use of space that could go to UCSF expansion among other things as their reasons for opposition. Their complaint was that the arena would be located near UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and would create more traffic. To avoid the plan to build Chase Center being voided, representatives of the project worked to address these issues such as traffic and parking.
On January 28, 2016, it was announced that JPMorgan Chase had purchased the naming rights of the arena and that it would be known as Chase Center.
The Golden State Warriors had the official groundbreaking ceremony for Chase Center on January 17, 2017.

## Opening

The arena had its grand opening on September 6, 2019, with a concert by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The first preseason game at Chase Center took place on October 5, 2019, as the Warriors lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, 123–101. The Warriors played their first regular season game there with a 141–122 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers on October 24, 2019.

## Controversies
### Construction and location

Many longtime Oakland residents felt that constructing a new arena for the Warriors is a manifestation of the phenomenon of gentrification. Additionally, many who supported the Warriors throughout their years at Oracle Arena feel betrayed by the team's decision to relocate to San Francisco. There is also the issue of public costs associated with the new arena, both in San Francisco and Oakland.
In the 2018 San Francisco elections, Proposition I was placed on the ballot as "an initiative to discourage the relocation of established sports teams" in direct response to the proposed move of the Warriors from Oakland to San Francisco. Though meant to block the move, the terms of this proposed law were non-binding. Proposition I was defeated on June 5, 2018 after receiving 97,863 votes for the measure compared with 130,916 votes against.

### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the City of San Francisco announced a temporary ban on public events and gatherings with over 1,000 people due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this ban, the Warriors announced that their home games would be played without fans, beginning with the March 12 game against the Brooklyn Nets. However, that same day, one day before the game was scheduled to be played, the NBA announced that it would indefinitely suspend the rest of the 2019–20 season due to the outbreak after Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus.

### Phish concert fall incidents

At a concert by the band Phish on October 17, 2021, an individual fell from an upper level of Chase Center and died from his injuries. Two other fans were also injured in a fall incident at the venue during the same concert and both survived with non-life-threatening injuries. Several Phish fans who attended the band's two concerts at the venue told local media that they were concerned about the design and safety of barriers and railings that separated the levels of the arena. The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection inspected the arena following an anonymous complaint about the low balcony guardrails and steep staircases that was filed after the concert. On October 21, building inspectors deemed Chase Center to be compliant with city building codes.

## Notable events
### 2025 NBA All-Star Game

The arena hosted the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on February 16, 2025.

### College basketball

The University of San Francisco men's and women's basketball teams play a game at Chase Center annually. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced San Francisco as the host city for the West Regional semifinals and finals of the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament on March 24 and 26, 2022. The arena was selected to host the West Regional semifinals and finals for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2025 and 2028.

### Professional wrestling events

Chase Center has hosted 4 professional wrestling events:
* WWE Raw, September 23, 2019 and October 11, 2021
* WWE SmackDown, September 24, 2019 (this was the final SmackDown event to air Tuesday nights on the USA Network before its move to Fox on Friday nights the following week)
* AEW held their 4th annual Revolution PPV event on March 5, 2023.

### Boxing

Devin Haney vs. Regis Prograis was held in Chase Center.

### Esports

The 2022 League of Legends World Championship final was held at Chase Center on 5 November 2022.

## Concerts

| Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour / Concert name | Attendance | Revenue | Notes |
| September 6, 2019 | Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony | — | S&M2 / WorldWired Tour | 32,708 / 32,708 | $4,132,350 | Inaugural event for the venue |
| September 8, 2019 | Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony | — | S&M2 / WorldWired Tour | 32,708 / 32,708 | $4,132,350 | Inaugural event for the venue |
| September 10, 2019 | Dave Matthews Band | — | North American Summer Tour 2019 | 9,870 / 9,870 | $1,061,397 | |
| September 11, 2019 | Eric Clapton | Jimmie Vaughan | World Tour (2019) | — | — | Carlos Santana made a surprise appearance during the show. |
| September 12, 2019 | Bon Iver | Sharon van Etten | I, I Tour | 8,674 / 9,500 | $592,963 | |
| September 13, 2019 | Elton John | — | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 28,380 / 28,380 | $4,374,647 | A second show was added |
| September 15, 2019 | Elton John | — | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 28,380 / 28,380 | $4,374,647 | A second show was added |
| September 16, 2019 | John Mayer | — | Summer Tour 2019 | 13,189 / 13,189 | $1,700,453 | |
| September 19, 2019 | Mumford and Sons | Gang of Youths | Delta Tour | 10,952 / 11,935 | $806,714 | |
| September 21, 2019 | Janet Jackson | — | Janet Jackson: A Special 30th Anniversary Celebration of Rhythm Nation | 13,255 / 13,255 | $1,592,828 | |
| September 28, 2019 | Eric Church | — | Double Down Tour | 11,935/ 11,935 | $843,426 | |
| October 8, 2019 | Jonas Brothers | Bebe Rexha Jordan McGraw | Happiness Begins Tour | 13,176 / 13,176 | $1,589,203 | |
| October 9, 2019 | The Who | Liam Gallagher | Moving On! Tour | — | — | |
| October 13, 2019 | Logic | J.I.D YBN Cordae | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Tour | — | — | |
| October 17, 2019 | Phil Collins | — | Not Dead Yet Tour | 12,181 / 12,430 | — | |
| October 19, 2019 | Marc Anthony | — | Opus Tour | 8,998 / 9,258 | $1,009,840 | |
| October 26, 2019 | Sara Bareilles | Emily King | Amidst the Chaos Tour | — | — | |
| November 12, 2019 | Santana | War | Supernatural Now Tour | — | — | |
| November 20, 2019 | The Black Keys | Modest Mouse Shannon and the Clams | Let's Rock Tour | — | — | |
| November 21, 2019 | Cher | Nile Rodgers Chic | Here We Go Again Tour | 13,115 / 13,115 | $1,739,513 | |
| November 24, 2019 | Bad Bunny | — | X100Pre Tour | 16,387 / 16,387 | $1,499,232 | |
| November 29, 2019 | The Chainsmokers | 5 Seconds of Summer | World War Joy Tour | — | — | |
| December 5, 2019 | Andrea Bocelli San Francisco Symphony | — | — | 13,225 / 13,225 | $2,667,143 | |
| December 14, 2019 | Illenium | EKALI Dabin + William Black | The Ascend Tour | — | — | |
| December 17, 2019 | Ariana Grande | Social House | Sweetener World Tour | 22,990 / 22,990 | $3,065,557 | |
| December 18, 2019 | Ariana Grande | Social House | Sweetener World Tour | 22,990 / 22,990 | $3,065,557 | |
| December 30, 2019 | Dead & Company | — | Dead & Company Fall Fun Run 2019 | 30,244 / 30,244 | $4,184,642 | |
| December 31, 2019 | Dead & Company | — | Dead & Company Fall Fun Run 2019 | 30,244 / 30,244 | $4,184,642 | |
| February 13, 2020 | Jo Koy | N/A | Just Kidding World Tour | 18,000 / 18,000 | — | |
| February 15, 2020 | Jo Koy | N/A | Just Kidding World Tour | 18,000 / 18,000 | — | |
| September 15, 2021 | Tame Impala | Sudan Archives | Slow Rush Tour | — | — | - |
| September 29, 2021 | Michael Bublé | — | An Evening with Michael Bublé | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on May 5, 2020 & February 8, 2021 |
| October 1, 2021 | Luke Combs | Ashley McBryde Ray Fulcher | What You See Is What You Get 2021 Tour | — | — | |
| October 2, 2021 | Bell Biv DeVoe | — | 30th Anniversary of Poison Celebration | — | — | |
| October 16, 2021 | Phish | — | Summer Tour 2021 | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on July 25 and 26, 2020 and July 24–25, 2021 |
| October 17, 2021 | Phish | — | Summer Tour 2021 | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on July 25 and 26, 2020 and July 24–25, 2021 |
| October 20, 2021 | Dan + Shay | The Band Camino Ingrid Andress | The (Arena) Tour | — | — | Originally scheduled for October 23, 2020 |
| October 22, 2021 | Eagles | — | Hotel California 2020 Tour | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on April 11 and 12, 2020, then October 2 and 3, 2020 |
| October 23, 2021 | Eagles | — | Hotel California 2020 Tour | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on April 11 and 12, 2020, then October 2 and 3, 2020 |
| October 29, 2021 | James Taylor | Jackson Browne | — | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on May 27, 2020, then May 26, 2021 |
| December 17, 2021 | Metallica | DJ Lord Dean Delray | 2021–2022 Tour | 32,514 / 32,514 | $4,147,430 | |
| December 19, 2021 | Metallica | DJ Lord Dean Delray | 2021–2022 Tour | 32,514 / 32,514 | $4,147,430 |
| January 16, 2022 | Tool | Blonde Redhead | Fear Inoculum Tour | — | — | |
| January 30, 2022 | Kane Brown | Chase Rice Restless Road | Blessed & Free Tour | — | — | |
| February 5, 2022 | Björk | serpentwithfeet | Cornucopia | — | — | |
| February 8, 2022 | Björk | serpentwithfeet | Cornucopia | — | — | |
| March 18, 2022 | John Mayer | Yebba | Sob Rock Tour | — | — | |
| March 19, 2022 | John Mayer | Yebba | Sob Rock Tour | — | — | |
| March 29, 2022 | Billie Eilish | Duckwrth | Happier Than Ever, The World Tour | 12,967 / 13,207 | $1,600,289 | Originally scheduled to take place on April 27, 2020 |
| March 31, 2022 | Journey | Toto | Freedom Tour | — | — | |
| May 5, 2022 | Jo Koy | N/A | Funny is Funny World Tour | 18,000 / 18,000 | — | |
| May 6, 2022 | Jo Koy | N/A | Funny is Funny World Tour | 18,000 / 18,000 | — | |
| August 3, 2022 | The Lumineers | Gregory Alan Isakov Daniel Rodriguez | Brightside World Tour | 11,177 / 11,177 | $773,779 | Originally scheduled to take place on August 18, 2020 |
| August 23, 2022 | The Killers | Johnny Marr | Imploding the Mirage Tour | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on August 25, 2020 |
| September 3, 2022 | Alicia Keys | Pink Sweat$ | Alicia + Keys World Tour | — | — | |
| September 4, 2022 | Duran Duran | Nile Rodgers & Chic | Future Past Tour | — | — | |
| September 16, 2022 | Swedish House Mafia | Vintac | Paradise Again World Tour | — | — | |
| September 17, 2022 | Swedish House Mafia | ZHU | Paradise Again World Tour | — | — | |
| September 18, 2022 | Twenty One Pilots | Peter McPoland | The Icy Tour | — | — | |
| September 21, 2022 | Gorillaz | EarthGang | World Tour 2022 | 15,000 | — | |
| September 23, 2022 | Roger Waters | — | This Is Not a Drill | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on September 25, 2020 |
| September 24, 2022 | Roger Waters | — | This Is Not a Drill | — | — | Originally scheduled to take place on September 25, 2020 |
| September 26, 2022 | Roxy Music | St. Vincent | 50th Anniversary Tour | — | — | |
| October 12, 2022 | Pet Shop Boys New Order | Paul Oakenfold | Unity Tour | 15,000 | | Postponed twice since 2020 |
| October 19, 2022 | Karol G | | $trip Love Tour | 13,910 / 13,910 | $2,678,110 | |
| October 25, 2022 | Panic! at the Disco | Marina Jake Wesley Rogers | Viva Las Vengeance Tour | — | — | |
| November 12, 2022 | Lizzo | Latto | The Special Tour | — | — | |
| November 15, 2022 | The Smashing Pumpkins Jane's Addiction | Poppy | Spirits on Fire Tour | — | — | |
| November 19, 2022 | Carrie Underwood | Jimmie Allen | Denim & Rhinestones Tour | — | — | |
| December 1, 2022 | Andrea Bocelli | Virginia Bocelli | | | | |
| December 6, 2022 | Adam Sandler | | | | | |
| December 11, 2022 | Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle | | | | | |
| March 10, 2023 | Marc Anthony | | Viviendo Tour | | | |
| May 5, 2023 | Ricardo Arjona | | Blanco y Negro Tour | | | |
| June 2, 2023 | Illenium | Said the Sky Imanu | Illenium Live | | | |
| June 3, 2023 | Illenium | Kream Annika Wells | Illenium Live | | | |
| August 7, 2023 | Paramore | The Linda Lindas | This Is Why Tour | | | Originally scheduled to take place on July 22, 2023; Stephen Curry made a surprise appearance during the show. |
| August 18, 2023 | Drake | 21 Savage | It's All a Blur Tour | — | — | — |
| August 19, 2023 | Drake | 21 Savage | It's All a Blur Tour | — | — | — |
| September 20, 2023 | Eason Chan | — | Fear and Dreams World Tour | — | — | — |
| October 8, 2023 | RBD | — | Soy Rebelde Tour | — | — | — |
| October 14, 2023 | Pink | Grouplove KidCutUp | Trustfall Tour | — | — | — |
| October 15, 2023 | Pink | Grouplove KidCutUp | Trustfall Tour | — | — | — |
| October 31, 2023 | Doja Cat | Doechii | The Scarlet Tour | 13,005 | — | — |
| December 1, 2023 | Aerosmith | The Black Crowes | Peace Out: The Farewell Tour | — | — | — |
| December 3, 2023 | Depeche Mode | Young Fathers | Memento Mori World Tour | — | — | — |
| February 27, 2024 | Madonna | Bob the Drag Queen | The Celebration Tour | — | — | — |
| February 28, 2024 | Madonna | Bob the Drag Queen | The Celebration Tour | — | — | — |
| March 1, 2024 | Bad Bunny | | Most Wanted Tour | — | — | — |
| March 2, 2024 | Bad Bunny | | Most Wanted Tour | — | — | — |
| March 28, 2024 | Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band | | Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 World Tour | — | — | Originally scheduled for December 10 and 12, 2023 but postponed due to Springsteen having to recover from health issues. |
| March 31, 2024 | Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band | | Springsteen and E Street Band 2023 World Tour | — | — | Originally scheduled for December 10 and 12, 2023 but postponed due to Springsteen having to recover from health issues. |
| April 11, 2024 | Luis Miguel | | Luis Miguel Tour 2023–24 | — | — | — |
| April 20, 2024 | AJR | | The Maybe Man Tour | — | — | — |
| June 12, 2024 | Janet Jackson | Nelly | Together Again | — | — | — |
| June 23, 2024 | Megan Thee Stallion | GloRilla | Hot Girl Summer Tour | — | — | — |
| July 9, 2024 | Blink-182 | Pierce the Veil | One More Time Tour | — | — | — |
| August 2, 2024 | Olivia Rodrigo | - | Guts World Tour | — | — | Pinkpantheress was originally the opening act for both shows, but she cancelled her set citing "health issues" |
| August 3, 2024 | Olivia Rodrigo | - | Guts World Tour | — | — | Pinkpantheress was originally the opening act for both shows, but she cancelled her set citing "health issues" |
| February 19, 2025 | JJ Lin | — | JJ20 Final Lap World Tour | — | — | — |
| April 22, 2025 | Kylie Minogue | Rita Ora | Tension Tour | — | — | — |