The Mississippi Coliseum is a 6,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Jackson, Mississippi, located on the Mississippi State Fairgrounds Complex. It was home to the Jackson Bandits minor league ice hockey team from 1999-2003. The Mississippi Coliseum was built in 1962. The arena has 6,812 seats available for basketball, and can be expanded to 10,000 for concerts. In addition to the Coliseum, the Mississippi State Fairgrounds includes: The Mississippi Trade Mart, the A & I agricultural complex, and the Kirk Fordice Equine Center. The Fairgrounds hosts the Mississippi State Fair each October. Each February, the coliseum and surrounding complex host The Dixie National Rodeo, which is the largest rodeo east of the Mississippi River.

MISSISSIPPI COLISEUM TICKETS EVENT DATE AVAILABILITY Ali Siddiq Tickets 6/13 Jun 13, 2026 Sat, 7:00 PM Jackson SERA Rodeo Tickets 7/11 Jul 11, 2026 Sat, 7:30 PM

Past acts

AC/DC Aerosmith The Allman Brothers The Babys Bad Company Beastie Boys Dierks Bentley Big & Rich Brooks & Dunn Bon Jovi Boyz II Men Garth Brooks

Jimmy Buffett Johnny Cash Cher Kenny Chesney Creed Def Leppard John Denver Rick Derringer Bob Dylan En Vogue

Sara Evans Bill Gaither Harlem Globetrotters Merle Haggard Faith Hill Foreigner Incubus Alan Jackson Jackyl Elton John Olivia Newton-John Journey Toby Keith Kid Rock Linda Ronstadt

KISS Miranda Lambert Little Big Town Live Lynyrd Skynyrd Maroon 5 John Mayer MC Hammer Reba McEntire Metallica

Mötley Crüe Willie Nelson 'N Sync Ted Nugent Brad Paisley Tom Petty Poison Prince Elvis Presley Queensrÿche Ratt

REO Speedwagon David Lee Roth Run DMC Seether Shinedown Skid Row Staind Rod Stewart George Strait Stryper Survivor James Taylor

.38 Special (band) Three Days Grace 3 Doors Down Trans Siberian Orchestra Trick Pony Shania Twain Carrie Underwood Van Halen Vanilla Ice Jerry Jeff Walker Widespread Panic Gretchen Wilson The Wreckers ZZ Top Skillet

Trivia

Mississippi State University owns an all-time record of 8-5 in games played at the Mississippi Coliseum since the facility opened in time for the 1962-1963 basketball season, as of December 2004 (Source: Mississippi State University Athletics Department).

An extinct volcano is located 2,900 feet below the coliseum.