Hampton Coliseum
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Hampton Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena and entertainment venue in Hampton, Virginia, known for hosting sports events, concerts, and large-scale performances.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hampton Coliseum canonical | 3 |
| Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts Commission | 1 |
| Hampton Roads Coliseum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1282768 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hampton Coliseum Context triple: [Virginia Squires, homeArena, Hampton Coliseum]
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A.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro Coliseum is a large multi-purpose arena in Greensboro, North Carolina, known for hosting major sporting events, concerts, and entertainment shows.
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B.
Ball Arena
Ball Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Denver that hosts major professional basketball and hockey games as well as concerts and other large events.
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C.
Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, known for hosting college basketball games and various sporting and entertainment events.
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D.
Raleigh Coliseum
Raleigh Coliseum was an indoor sports arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, best known as a primary home venue for the American Basketball Association’s Carolina Cougars in the early 1970s.
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E.
US Airways Arena
US Airways Arena was the later corporate name for the Capital Centre, a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment arena in Landover, Maryland that once hosted the NBA’s Washington Bullets and NHL’s Washington Capitals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hampton Coliseum Target entity description: Hampton Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena and entertainment venue in Hampton, Virginia, known for hosting sports events, concerts, and large-scale performances.
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A.
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro Coliseum is a large multi-purpose arena in Greensboro, North Carolina, known for hosting major sporting events, concerts, and entertainment shows.
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B.
Ball Arena
Ball Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Denver that hosts major professional basketball and hockey games as well as concerts and other large events.
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C.
Moody Coliseum
Moody Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, known for hosting college basketball games and various sporting and entertainment events.
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D.
Raleigh Coliseum
Raleigh Coliseum was an indoor sports arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, best known as a primary home venue for the American Basketball Association’s Carolina Cougars in the early 1970s.
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E.
US Airways Arena
US Airways Arena was the later corporate name for the Capital Centre, a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment arena in Landover, Maryland that once hosted the NBA’s Washington Bullets and NHL’s Washington Capitals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
ⓘ
multi-purpose indoor arena ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hampton Coliseum
ⓘ
surface form:
Hampton Roads Coliseum
|
| architecturalStyle | futuristic modernist ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Hampton, Virginia
ⓘ
Indoor arenas in Virginia ⓘ Music venues in Virginia ⓘ Sports venues in Virginia ⓘ |
| constructionType | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAccessibilityFeature | wheelchair-accessible seating ⓘ |
| hasBoxOffice | on-site ticket office ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
distinctive domed roof
ⓘ
surrounding water feature ⓘ |
| hasParkingCapacity | several thousand vehicles ⓘ |
| hasScoreboard | center-hung scoreboard ⓘ |
| hasSurface | multi-surface event floor ⓘ |
| hasTenants | various minor league sports teams (historical) ⓘ |
| hostedArtist |
Bruce Springsteen
ⓘ
Grateful Dead ⓘ James Brown ⓘ Phish ⓘ Prince ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
NCAA basketball games
ⓘ
WCW wrestling events ⓘ World Wrestling Entertainment events ⓘ professional boxing matches ⓘ |
| location |
Hampton, Virginia, United States
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surface form:
Hampton, Virginia
|
| managedBy |
Hampton Coliseum
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts Commission
|
| near |
Interstate 64
ⓘ
Peninsula Town Center ⓘ |
| nickname | The Mothership ⓘ |
| opened | 1970 ⓘ |
| owner |
Hampton
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Hampton
|
| primaryUse |
concerts
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large-scale performances ⓘ sports events ⓘ |
| publicTransit | served by Hampton Roads Transit bus routes ⓘ |
| region |
Hampton Roads
ⓘ
surface form:
Hampton Roads metropolitan area
|
| seatingCapacity | approximately 13,800 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basketball games
ⓘ
conventions ⓘ family shows ⓘ graduation ceremonies ⓘ ice hockey games ⓘ professional wrestling events ⓘ |
| website | https://www.hamptoncoliseum.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hampton Coliseum Description of subject: Hampton Coliseum is a multi-purpose indoor arena and entertainment venue in Hampton, Virginia, known for hosting sports events, concerts, and large-scale performances.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hampton Coliseum/Hampton Arts Commission
this entity surface form:
Hampton Roads Coliseum
subject surface form:
Hampton, Virginia