Robertson Gymnasium
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UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's volleyball |
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Robertson Gymnasium is a 2,600 to 4,000-seat multi-purpose
indoor arena located on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara in Santa Barbara, California
.
History
Robertson Gymnasium was built in 1958 and completed in 1959. The architect responsible for creating Rob Gym was
The Forum and Madison Square Garden
.
The stadium was named after Alfred W. Robertson, a former
Tenants
The main tenant of Rob Gym is the
women's team have played home games there as well. In addition to serving as an athletic arena, Rob Gym has seen its fair share of concerts. Notable acts to play at Rob Gym include Boston on 12 March 1977 and the Grateful Dead on 29 May 1969, Cream on 24 May 1968, Jimi Hendrix on 11 February 1968, The Doors
on 28 October 1967, and Bruce Springsteen on November 1, 1975, just after his cover of Time magazine.
Most of the concerts, and with them the Gauchos' basketball teams, would move to the Thunderdome during the 1979-80 school year.
References
- ^ "Santa Barbara". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Santa Barbara". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Dons and Chargers Battle It Out in CIF Playoff". Santa Barbara Independent. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Quick Facts". 2009 Men's Volleyball Media Guide. UCSB Athletics: 1. 2009.
- ^ "Gauchos Host Two Non-Conference Matches This Week". UCSB Athletics. 12 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ISBN 0-520-22367-5.
- ^ "Guide to the Alfred W. Robertson Papers".
External links
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