About The Tsongas Center
The Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell is a premier destination for sports & entertainment located in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Opened and dedicated on Jan. 27, 1998, the center proudly bears the name of the late Senator Paul E. Tsongas, a Lowell native.
The Tsongas Center located in the Merrimack Valley is home to UMass Lowell Hockey, as well as the secondary home of UMass Lowell Men's & Women's Basketball. Additionally, the Tsongas Center is also home to the Boston Fleet of the PWHL and the Massachusetts Pirates of the IFL.
The Tsongas Center entertain a wide array of visitors each year through the wide array of events hosted at the Tsongas annually. The venue has played host to an extraordinary of world renowned artists, including Katy Perry, Eric Church, Drake, Alan Jackson, Bob Dylan, Dropkick Murphys, Jay-Z, Shawn Mendes, Trey Anastasio, and Snoop Dogg.
The Tsongas Center will continue to be home to premier home for entertainment in the Merrimack Valley.
UMass Lowell
UMass Lowell acquired the Tsongas Arena on February 5th of 2010 from the city of Lowell. UMass Lowell renamed the arena to the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell.
UMass Lowell is a national research university committed to preparing students for work in the real world— solving real problems and helping real people— by providing an affordable, high-quality education.
Located on a high-energy campus in the heart of a global community, the university offers more than 18,000 students bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in six colleges. Our students are more successful than ever thanks to accredited programs, a focus on hands-on learning, and personal attention from accomplished faculty and dedicated staff.
OVG
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class-owned venues and a client roster of arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continent.