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{{Short description|Multi-purpose arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
{{For-text|similarly named venues|[[Xfinity Center (disambiguation)|Xfinity Center]]}}
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{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Xfinity Mobile Arena
| logo_image = Xfinity Mobile Arena.svg
| image = [[File:Wells Fargo Center - 2019 OWL Grand Finals.jpg|center|275px]]
| caption = Xfinity Mobile Arena, then named Wells Fargo Center, in 2019
| address = 3601 South Broad Street
| location = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{Coord|39|54|4|N|75|10|19|W|type:landmark_scale:1000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Philadelphia#Pennsylvania#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Xfinity Mobile Arena
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Philadelphia]]##Location in [[Pennsylvania]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = September 14, 1994
| opened = August 12, 1996<ref name="history">{{cite web|title=Wells Fargo Center History|url=http://www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com/history.aspx|publisher=Comcast Spectacor, L.P.|access-date=July 9, 2010|archive-date=September 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909073311/http://www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com/history.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| owner = [[Comcast Spectacor]]
| operator = Comcast Spectacor
| construction_cost = US$210 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|210000000|1994}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Ellerbe Becket]]
| structural_engineer = {{hlist|[[Walter P Moore]]|Bernard Schwartz & Associates}}<ref name="schwartz">{{cite web |title=Case Histories|url=http://www.abchance.com/resources/case-histories/01-9608_32.pdf|publisher=Chance Civil Construction|date=May 8, 2009|access-date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
| services_engineer = [[WSP Group|Flack & Kurtz]]<ref>{{cite news |title=CoreStates Center: The New Home of the Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers Mixes Sports and Entertainment in a High-Tech Setting|first=Ellen|last=Lampert-Greaux|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9305849_ITM|newspaper=TCI|date=May 1, 1997|access-date=March 6, 2012}}</ref>
| project_manager = Fox Management Company<ref name="1415media guide">{{cite web |title=2014-2015 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide|url=https://devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/philadelpha-flyers-2014-15-media-guide.pdf|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=February 6, 2015|page=10}}</ref>
| general_contractor = L.F. Driscoll Co.<ref name="driscoll">{{cite web |title=The Wachovia Center|url=http://www.lfdriscoll.com/experience/entertn/firstunion.html|publisher=LF Driscoll Co.|year=2010|access-date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
| former_names = {{ubl|[[CoreStates Financial Corporation|CoreStates]] Center (1996–1998)<ref name="1415media guide"/>|[[First Union]] Center (1998–2003)<ref name="1415media guide"/>|[[Wachovia]] Center (2003–2010)<ref>{{cite news |title=Wachovia Center Renamed As Wells Fargo Center|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/20100727_Wachovia_Center_renamed_as_Wells_Fargo_Center.html|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=July 27, 2010|access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref>|[[Wells Fargo]] Center (2010–2025)}}
| tenants = [[Philadelphia Flyers]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (1996–present)<br>[[Philadelphia 76ers]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (1996–present)<br>[[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova Wildcats]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1996–present){{notetag|Villanova utilized the venue full-time 2017–2018, part-time in other years.}}<br>[[Philadelphia Phantoms]] ([[American Hockey League|AHL]]) (1996–2009){{notetag|Phantoms utilized the venue full-time 2004–2005, part-time in other years.}}<br>[[Philadelphia Wings (2018–present)|Philadelphia Wings]]{{notetag|The [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|first iteration of the Wings]] used the venue full-time from 1997 until their relocation in 2014. The current iteration of the franchise has used the venue since 2018.}} ([[National Lacrosse League|NLL]]) (1997–2014, 2018–present)<br>[[Philadelphia Soul]] ([[Arena Football League|AFL]]) (2004–2008, 2011–2019)
| seating_capacity = {{ubl|[[Basketball]]: 21,000<br>[[Ice hockey|Hockey]]: 19,173<ref name="nhlrecords24"/>|[[Arena football]]: 17,597<ref>{{cite web |title=2017 Arena Football League Blue Book|url=http://www.afldigital.com/_resource/downloads/afl-blue-book.pdf|publisher=Arena Football League|access-date=October 14, 2017}}</ref>}}
| public_transit = {{ric|SEPTA Metro}} [[SEPTA Metro]]: {{rint|philadelphia|B}} ([[NRG Station|NRG]])<br>{{bus icon|12px}} {{rint|septa|60px}} [[SEPTA]] bus: {{SEPTA bus link|4|17}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.xfinitymobilearena.com/}}
}}

'''Xfinity Mobile Arena''' is a multi-purpose [[List of indoor arenas|indoor arena]] located in [[Philadelphia]]. It serves as the home of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), and the [[Philadelphia Wings (2018–)|Philadelphia Wings]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]] (NLL). The arena lies at the southwest corner of the [[South Philadelphia Sports Complex]], which includes [[Lincoln Financial Field]], [[Citizens Bank Park]], and [[Stateside Live!]].

The arena, initially called '''Spectrum II''' during planning, was completed in 1996 to replace the [[Spectrum (arena)|Spectrum]] as the home arena of the 76ers and Flyers, on the former site of [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|John F. Kennedy Stadium]] at a cost of $210 million, largely privately financed (though the city and state helped to pay for the local [[infrastructure]]).  It is owned by [[Comcast Spectacor]], which also owns the Flyers. Since opening, it has been known by a number of different names through [[naming rights]] deals and bank mergers, including '''CoreStates Center''' from 1996 to 1998, '''First Union Center''' from 1998 to 2003, '''Wachovia Center''' from 2003 to 2010, and '''Wells Fargo Center''' from 2010 to 2025. Naming rights were originally held by [[CoreStates Financial Corporation]], which  was acquired by [[First Union]], which later also purchased Wachovia National Bank to rename itself [[Wachovia Corporation]]; the combined company was acquired by [[Wells Fargo]] in 2008.  

In addition to hosting home games for its main tenants, the arena has been the site of a number of other notable athletic events, including games of the [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1997]] and [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals]], three games of the [[2001 NBA Finals]], and various collegiate events for the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA). The arena has hosted two political conventions, hosting the [[2000 Republican National Convention]] and [[2016 Democratic National Convention]]. The arena is a regular venue for concerts and [[WWE]] events. The arena has a concert [[seating capacity]] of 21,000 seated and at least 21,500 standing.

On January 12, 2025, Comcast Spectacor, [[Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment]] and the City of Philadelphia announced a deal to replace the arena with a [[New South Philadelphia Arena|new $1.3 billion privately financed arena]] to open by 2030. Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment will jointly own the new arena. Demolition will follow once the new project is complete.

==Naming rights==
<!-- [[File:Wells Fargo Center Logo.svg|thumb|Former logo as Wells Fargo Center.]] -->
[[File:Philly (35).jpg|thumb|The arena, then named Wachovia Center, in December 2005]]
Prior to its construction, the proposed arena was tentatively called "Spectrum II".<ref>{{cite news |title=Spectrum II In Peril Again|first1=Bob|last1=Ford|first2=Craig|last2=McCoy|first3=Glen|last3=Macnow|url=http://articles.philly.com/1993-11-30/sports/25947135_1_snider-spectrum-ii-spectacor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218231314/http://articles.philly.com/1993-11-30/sports/25947135_1_snider-spectrum-ii-spectacor|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 18, 2014|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=November 30, 1993|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref> The arena was originally named for locally based [[CoreStates|CoreStates Financial Corporation]], which agreed to pay $40 million over 21 years for the naming rights, with additional terms to be settled later for an additional eight-year period at the end of the contract.

The contract then went through multiple hands due to various bank mergers; first by [[First Union]] in 1998, [[Wachovia]] in 2003, and finally by [[Wells Fargo]] since July 2010.<ref name=Seravalli>{{cite news|title=It's Officially the Wells Fargo Center|first=Frank|last=Seravalli|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/97648719.html|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=July 9, 2010|archive-date=August 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811000502/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/flyers/97648719.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=OBrien>{{cite web|title=Flyers' Arena Undergoes Name Change from Wachovia to Wells Fargo Center|first=James|last=O'Brien|url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/flyers-arena-undergoes-name-change-from-wachovia-to-wells-fargo-center.php|work=[[NBC Sports]]|publisher=NBC Universal|date=July 2, 2010|access-date=July 9, 2010|archive-date=August 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814062559/http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/flyers-arena-undergoes-name-change-from-wachovia-to-wells-fargo-center.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.the700level.com/2010/02/the-building-the-flyers-and-sixers-play-in-prepares-for-yet-another-new-name.html "The Building the Flyers and Sixers Play in" Prepares for Yet Another New Name"]. February 12, 2010. The700Level.com. Retrieved July 28, 2010.</ref> Installation of the new Wells Fargo Center branding began on July 27, 2010, with the removal of the Wachovia Center signage, followed by the installation of the new Wells Fargo Center signage. Work was completed in September 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=PhillyDeals: Sixers-Flyers Arena Gets a New Name&mdash;Again|first=Joseph N.|last=DiStefano|url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-07-28/business/24972159_1_comcast-spectacor-barbara-nate-corestates|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427124720/http://articles.philly.com/2010-07-28/business/24972159_1_comcast-spectacor-barbara-nate-corestates|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2015|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=July 28, 2010|access-date=April 20, 2015}}</ref>

During the [[2015–16 NBA season]] for a short time, the 76ers ceased recognizing Wells Fargo's naming rights and referred to the facility exclusively as "The Center", as the institution was not a sponsor of the team. The Wells Fargo Center logo decal which sat on the 76ers court was in the most minimal text discernible by television cameras, colored in white to blend in with the floor. (Reportedly, 76ers CEO Scott O'Neil's first idea was to color it with clear-coat paint only visible with UV [[blacklight]]ing showing the logo during the opening of Sixers games when the arena lights were drawn down; however, the team, after discussion with their lawyers, elected not to do so.) With the start of the new year in January 2016 with input from Comcast Spectacor, the logo decal was enlarged and repainted in black. The 76ers then signed a non-signage sponsorship agreement with Firstrust Bank as their official banking sponsor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sixers Decide To No Longer Refer To Home Arena As The Wells Fargo Center|date=10 June 2015|url=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/06/10/sixers-decide-to-no-longer-refer-to-home-arena-as-the-wells-fargo-center/|agency=Associated Press|access-date=June 11, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Demetrius|title=Sixers take passive-aggressive shot at Wells Fargo with logo placement on court|url=https://news.sportslogos.net/2015/10/14/sixers-take-passive-aggressive-shot-at-wells-fargo-with-logo-placement-on-court/basketball/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=SportsLogos.Net News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bell|first=Demetrius|title=Sixers enlarge Wells Fargo logo on court|url=https://news.sportslogos.net/2016/01/13/sixers-enlarge-wells-fargo-logo-on-court/basketball/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=SportsLogos.Net News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/banking/article54672270.html Firstrust Bank looks past 76ers’ Wells Fargo arena deal in new sponsorship]</ref>

On July 24, 2024, Wells Fargo announced that it would not renew its naming rights deal once it expired in August 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wells Fargo to end naming rights deal with Sixers,' Flyers' arena|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40635387/wells-fargo-end-naming-rights-deal-sixers-flyers-arena|access-date=2024-07-24|website=[[ESPN]] (via [[The Associated Press]])|language=en-US}}</ref> On May 6, 2025, Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment announced the arena's new name would be Xfinity Mobile Arena, and lasting through the 2030–2031 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-06 |title=Today's Home Of The Flyers and 76ers Have A New Name: Xfinity Mobile Arena |url=https://www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com/news/detail/todays-home-of-the-flyers-and-76ers-to-have-new-name-xfinity-mobile-arena|access-date=2025-05-06 |website=Wells Fargo Center |language=en}}</ref> [[Xfinity Mobile]] is a service of [[Xfinity]], a subsidiary of [[Comcast]]. The name change was made official on August 14, 2025.

==Facilities==
[[File:WachoviaCenterInterior.JPG|thumb|The [[Philadelphia 76ers]] warming up prior to a game vs the New Jersey Nets, now the [[Brooklyn Nets]], on the arena's old floor design in October 2007]]
[[File:Fans Leaving Flyers' Playoff Game 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Philadelphia Flyers]] fans leaving the arena after a playoff game in 2010]]
[[File:Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) Rinkside Shot.jpg|thumb|Rink-side view of the arena's hockey rink during a game between the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] and the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] in February 2018]]
The arena officially seats 21,000 for [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[basketball]] and 19,173 for [[National Hockey League|NHL]] hockey and indoor [[National Lacrosse League|NLL]] lacrosse. With additional standing-room admissions available in luxury and club-box suites, the total paid capacity increases. The arena has 126 luxury suites, 1,880 club-box seats, and a variety of restaurants and clubs (both public and private) available for use by patrons. In addition, the offices, studios, and production facilities of [[NBC Sports Philadelphia]] are all located in the facility.

On June 10, 2005, the arena set a record for the highest attendance for an indoor hockey game in the commonwealth of [[Pennsylvania]] (20,103) when the [[Philadelphia Phantoms]] won Game 4 of the [[2005 Calder Cup playoffs|2005 Calder Cup Finals]] over the [[Chicago Wolves]] to win the [[Calder Cup]]. The attendance record was broken on June 9, 2010, as the arena set another attendance record of 20,327 for Game 6 of the [[2010 Stanley Cup Finals]]; the Flyers lost to the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] in overtime, which gave Chicago its first [[Stanley Cup]] since {{scfy|1961}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Flyers Break Single-Season Attendance Record|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=531345|publisher=National Hockey League|date=June 9, 2010|access-date=June 10, 2010}}</ref> The arena also set a record for the highest attendances for a college basketball game in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania on January 29, 2017, when [[Villanova University|Villanova]] played and defeated [[University of Virginia|Virginia]] before a crowd of 20,907.

On August 1, 2006, [[Comcast Spectacor]] announced it would install a new center-hung scoreboard to replace the original one made by [[Daktronics]]. The new scoreboard, manufactured by [[ANC Sports]], is similar to other scoreboards in new NBA & NHL arenas. An additional linear LED display lining the entire arena was also installed between the suite and mezzanine levels. Other renovations for the arena's ten-year anniversary included upgrading the suites with more flat screen HDTV's, as well as changing ticket providers from [[Ticketmaster]] to [[New Era Tickets]], which is owned by Comcast Spectacor.

The [[public address]] (PA) announcer at the arena for Flyers games is [[Lou Nolan]], who moved with the team from the Spectrum, where he worked since 1972. Matt Cord is the PA announcer for 76ers games. Jim Bachman is the PA announcer for Villanova basketball games. Vinnie Caligiuri was the PA announcer for the [[Philadelphia Soul]] during their tenure.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/index.cfm?go=team&show=voices|title=Voices of the Soul {{!}} PhiladelphiaSoul.com|access-date=2019-02-21|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222041927/http://www.philadelphiasoul.com/index.cfm?go=team&show=voices|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kevin Casey handled PA duties for the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|original Philadelphia Wings]] during their tenure. Marc Farzetta is the PA announcer for the [[Philadelphia Wings (2018–)|current Philadelphia Wings]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wingslax.com/media/marc-farzetta-becomes-the-voice-of-the-wings/|title=MARC FARZETTA BECOMES THE VOICE OF THE WINGS|date=2018-11-01|website=Philadelphia Wings|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-21|archive-date=February 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042058/https://wingslax.com/media/marc-farzetta-becomes-the-voice-of-the-wings/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The arena continued further renovations as part of a $265 million "Transformation 2020" initiative. It debuted a new kinetic [[4K resolution|4K-resolution]] scoreboard in September 2019 also by [[ANC Sports]], which features two main arrays of outside displays that can expand outwards to a width of {{convert|62|ft|m}}, and two {{convert|65|foot|m}} "crown" panels that can be raised and lowered as part of sequences. The arena also unveiled a new premium area for selected ticketholders known as the "Center City Club", and—as part of a partnership with [[Rivers Casino Philadelphia]]—two [[sportsbook]] lounges open to all visitors, which will feature a bar and seating areas, televisions and odds boards, and Rivers Casino ambassadors promoting use of the casino's [[sports betting]] [[Mobile app|app]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/business/flyers-wells-fargo-center-sugarhouse-casino-sports-betting-partnership-20190905.html|title=Rinkside wagering: Flyers, Wells Fargo Center make SugarHouse their official sportsbook|last=Maykuth|first=Andrew|website=Inquirer.com|date=5 September 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/sugarhouse-casino-becomes-official-sportsbook-partner-flyers-wells-fargo-center|title=You can 'bet' the fan experience at Flyers games is about to be much different|date=2019-09-04|website=NBC Sports Philadelphia|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/09/26/wells-fargo-center-lifts-first-ever-4k-kinetic-scoreboard-to-the-rafters-in-south-philadelphia/|title=Wells Fargo Center Lifts First-Ever 4K Kinetic Scoreboard to the Rafters in South Philadelphia|last=Hernandez|first=Kristian|website=Sports Video Group|date=26 September 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/sports/wells-fargo-center-flyers-76ers-kinetic-scoreboard-20190910.html|title=New Kinetic 4K Scoreboard, Center City Club, unveiled at Wells Fargo Center|last=Narducci|first=Marc|website=Inquirer.com|date=10 September 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref>

The arena also announced the New City Terrace, a revamp of the standing room deck into a {{convert|23000|sqfoot|m2}} "Assembly Room" (inspired by [[Independence Hall]]), with bars and eateries, fireplaces, and communal areas. The area is designed to provide a "first-class experience at an accessible price point"; the arena's cheapest tickets will feature access to the level.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcall.com/sports/phantoms-flyers/mc-spt-wells-fargo-center-flyers-over-the-top-overhaul-assembly-room-20190912-7l3plnjbvzc4tik5ekidzygl3u-story.html|title=An over-the-top overhaul: This part of Wells Fargo Center's $265 million facelift screams HGTV instead of NHL hockey|last=Sigafoos|first=Stephanie|website=mcall.com|date=12 September 2019 |access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wells Fargo Center introduces $25 standing room tickets to Flyers games|url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/wells-fargo-center-flyers-standing-room-cheap-tickets-philadelphia-assembly-room/|website=phillyvoice.com|date=11 September 2019|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref>

==Concerts==
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* On August 12, 1996, a private concert by [[Ray Charles]] was the first event at the arena, with a crowd of nearly 12,000. Each spectator was given a commemorative key acknowledging they helped "open the arena". The inaugural concert, on September 2, 1996, featured [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], with The [[Manic Street Preachers]] and [[Screaming Trees]], before an estimated crowd of 12,000.<ref name="history"/> The arena has since held other concerts by many famous artists.
* On December 6, 2002, hard rock band [[Guns N' Roses]] was scheduled to perform there on its [[Chinese Democracy Tour]]. The opening bands [[CKY (band)|CKY]] and [[Mix Master Mike]] performed, but Guns N' Roses never appeared, fueling a riot in the arena and causing about $30,000 to $40,000 in damage. No reason was ever given for the non-appearance by Guns N' Roses, other than the public announcement that one of the band members was ill.<ref name="gnr">{{cite magazine |title=Guns N'Roses Tour Canceled after Philadelphia Debacle|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/4648996-1.html|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=AllBusiness.com|date=December 21, 2002|access-date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>
* In 2006, [[Billy Joel]] set a record when he sold-out his 18th concert at the arena.<ref name="15years">{{cite news|title=Wells Fargo Center Celebrates 15 Years|url=http://mobile.philly.com/sports/flyers/?wss=/philly/sports/flyers&id=128722898|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=June 14, 2012|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218193701/http://mobile.philly.com/sports/flyers/?wss=/philly/sports/flyers&id=128722898|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In 2016, American rock band [[Pearl Jam]] played two shows, during which they were awarded a banner for ten sell out shows. This then prompted the band on the second night to play their debut album [[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|''Ten'']] from start to finish.

In addition, hanging from the rafters of the arena are three banners in the orange and black colors of the Flyers honoring Pearl Jam's 10, Billy Joel's 48, and [[Bruce Springsteen]]'s 56<ref>{{cite tweet|user=bbqaficionado|first=Bennett|last=Matlack|number=698512689774120960|date=February 13, 2016|title=@springsteen Look out Joe DiMaggio! #RiverTourPhilly}}</ref> Philadelphia sellouts, respectively.

==Tenants==
[[File:WellsFargoCenterPhila 29.JPG|thumb|The [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]] playing the [[New Jersey Devils]] at the arena in March 2014]]
[[File:76ers WFC 2016.jpg|thumb|The [[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]] playing the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] at the arena in December 2016]]
[[File:Villanova Banners.jpg|thumb|[[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova Wildcats]]' [[1985 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1985]] and [[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2016]] NCAA national championship banners on display in the arena rafters; the Wildcats play select home games at the arena.]]
[[File:Wells Fargo Center 2019.jpg|thumb|The [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova Wildcats]] playing the [[Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|Ohio Bobcats]] at the arena in November 2019]]

===Full time===
*[[Philadelphia Flyers]] of the [[National Hockey League]]
*[[Philadelphia 76ers]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]
*[[Philadelphia Wings (2018–)|Philadelphia Wings]] (third incarnation) of the [[National Lacrosse League]]

===Part time===
*[[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball]] of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s [[Big East Conference]]; high-attendance home games for which the on-campus arena, [[Finneran Pavilion]], is inadequate to accommodate are played at the arena. The men's team played the majority of its home games of the [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18 season]] here while Finneran Pavilion underwent renovations.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.villanova.com/tickets/m-baskbl-tickets.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020064405/http://www.villanova.com/tickets/m-baskbl-tickets.html |archive-date=2012-10-20 |title=Villanova University Official Athletic Site - Tickets}}</ref>

=== Recurring events ===

* [[Big 5 Classic]]; The men's iteration of the tournament featuring the six members of the [[Philadelphia Big 5]] is held annually at the arena on the first Saturday of December.

===Former full time===
*[[Philadelphia Soul]] of the [[Arena Football League]]
*[[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] (second incarnation) of the [[National Lacrosse League]]

===Former part time===
*[[Philadelphia Phantoms]] of the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL); the Flyers' AHL development club played some regular season and [[Calder Cup]] playoff games at the arena each season between 1996 and 2009 when the Spectrum was unavailable because of other events.

===Capacity===
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! style="{{NBA color cell|Philadelphia 76ers}}"|Years
! style="{{NBA color cell|Philadelphia 76ers}}"|Capacity
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Philadelphia 76ers}}"|1996–2006
| 20,338<ref name="dips">{{cite news |title=Attendance dips for Flyers, 76ers|first=Larry|last=Eichel|url=http://articles.philly.com/2002-12-29/sports/25359687_1_sixers-comcast-spectacor-ventures-first-union-center/2|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411151309/http://articles.philly.com/2002-12-29/sports/25359687_1_sixers-comcast-spectacor-ventures-first-union-center/2|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=December 29, 2002|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Philadelphia 76ers}}"|2006–2010
| 20,318<ref>{{cite news |title=76ers Playing Transition Game Empty: A.I.'s Things are Gone, but Losing Streak Continues|first=Joe|last=Juliano|url=http://articles.philly.com/2006-12-12/sports/25398740_1_sixers-locker-allen-iverson|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513062607/http://articles.philly.com/2006-12-12/sports/25398740_1_sixers-locker-allen-iverson|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2014|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=December 12, 2006|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Philadelphia 76ers}}"|2010–2015
| 20,328<ref>{{cite news |title=Visit by Heat's James, Wade, and Bosh Makes Opener a Hot Ticket|first=Kerith|last=Gabriel|url=http://articles.philly.com/2010-10-27/sports/24953008_1_stubhub-sixers-hot-ticket|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513022230/http://articles.philly.com/2010-10-27/sports/24953008_1_stubhub-sixers-hot-ticket|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2014|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=October 27, 2010|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Philadelphia 76ers}}"|2015–present
| 20,478<ref name="1516mediaguide">{{cite web|title=2015-2016 Philadelphia 76ers Media Guide|url=https://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/sixers/pdfs/Sixers_MediaGuide_15-16.pdf|publisher=National Basketball Association|date=November 16, 2015|access-date=October 14, 2017|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221012830/http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/.element/media/2.0/teamsites/sixers/pdfs/Sixers_MediaGuide_15-16.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ Hockey
|-
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#F74902 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid;"|Years
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#F74902 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid;"|Capacity
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''1996–1997'''
| 19,463<ref>{{cite news|title=Flyers Get Robbed Again By Vanbiesbrouck The Beezer Turns Away 31 Shots To Break In 'The Vault'|first=Gary R.|last=Blockus|url=https://www.mcall.com/1996/10/06/flyers-get-robbed-again-by-vanbiesbrouck-the-beezer-turns-away-31-shots-to-break-in-the-vault/|newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]|location=Allentown|date=October 6, 1996|access-date=February 5, 2013|archive-date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513061232/https://articles.mcall.com/1996-10-06/sports/3125333_1_john-vanbiesbrouck-eric-desjardins-center-ice|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''1997–1998'''
| 19,511<ref>{{cite news |title=Quiet A Difference In The Arenas It's Same Fans, But Just Not As Loud|first=Edward|last=Moran|url=https://articles.philly.com/1997-04-21/sports/25532291_1_lower-bowl-luxury-seating-fan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513043342/http://articles.philly.com/1997-04-21/sports/25532291_1_lower-bowl-luxury-seating-fan|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2014|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Daily News]]|date=April 21, 1997|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''1998–2003'''
| 19,519<ref name="dips"/>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''2003–2008'''
| 19,523<ref>{{cite news |title=2003 National Hockey League Franchise Directory|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2003/09/20030929/Special-Report/2003-National-Hockey-League-Franchise-Directory.aspx|newspaper=SportsBusiness Journal|date=September 29, 2003|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''2008–2014'''
| 19,537<ref>{{cite news |title=Biron Regaining His Playoff Touch|first=Sam|last=Carchidi|url=http://articles.philly.com/2009-01-12/sports/25279656_1_defenseman-braydon-coburn-flyers-figure-penguins-coach-michel-therrien|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513033526/http://articles.philly.com/2009-01-12/sports/25279656_1_defenseman-braydon-coburn-flyers-figure-penguins-coach-michel-therrien|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 13, 2014|newspaper=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]|date=January 12, 2009|access-date=February 5, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''2014–2015'''
| 19,541<ref name="1415media guide"/>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''2015–2016'''
| 19,543<ref name="1516media guide">{{cite web |title=2015-2016 Philadelphia Flyers Media Guide|url=http://flyers.nhl.com/v2/ext/01%20-%20Publications/2015-16_FLYERS_Media_Guide_FINAL.pdf|publisher=National Hockey League|year=2015|access-date=October 14, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''2016–2018'''
| 19,605<ref name="1718media guide">{{cite web |title=The National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2017|url=https://devilsmedia.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/2016-17_guiderecordbook_3-0.pdf|publisher=National Hockey League|year=2016|access-date=January 19, 2019|page=102}}</ref>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''2018–2022'''
| 19,306<ref name="nhlrecords18">{{cite web |title=Team/Arena Info: Philadelphia Flyers|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_teaminfo.htm?team=PHI|publisher=National Hockey League|year=2018|access-date=January 19, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| style=text-align:center|'''2022–present'''
| 19,173<ref name="nhlrecords24">{{cite web |title=Team/Arena Info: Philadelphia Flyers|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/m_teaminfo.htm?team=PHI|publisher=National Hockey League|year=2024|access-date=April 4, 2024}}</ref>
|}
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==Notable events==
[[File:Soul Endzone.jpg|thumb|The arena, then named Wachovia Center, during a [[Philadelphia Soul]] game in July 2008]]

===National political conventions===
*[[2000 Republican National Convention]]
*[[2016 Democratic National Convention]]

=== Sports ===
*[[1996 World Cup of Hockey]] (three games)
*[[In Your House 10: Mind Games|WWF In Your House: Mind Games]], 1996
*[[1997 Stanley Cup Finals]]
*[[1998 United States Figure Skating Championships]]
*[[1998 NLL season|1998 NLL Championship]]
*[[AHL All-Star Game|1999 AHL All-Star Classic]]
*[[WrestleMania XV]], 1999
*[[2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|2000 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four]]
*[[Unforgiven (2000)|WWF Unforgiven]], 2000
*[[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001 NCAA men's basketball tournament East Regional]]
*[[2001 NBA Finals]]
**The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] won the [[Larry O'Brien Trophy|NBA Championship]] at the arena, winning Game 5 and the series, 4–1.
*[[X Games VII]], 2001
*[[2002 NBA All-Star Game]]
*[[X Games VIII]], 2002
*[[Royal Rumble (2004)|WWE Royal Rumble]], 2004
*[[2005 Calder Cup Playoffs|2005 AHL Calder Cup Finals]]
**The Philadelphia Phantoms won the [[Calder Cup]] at the arena, defeating the [[Chicago Wolves]] in Game 4 and winning the series, 4–0.
*[[2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], 1st & 2nd rounds
*[[Survivor Series (2006)|WWE Survivor Series]], 2006
*[[United States at the Olympics|U.S. Olympic Team]] Trials – Gymnastics, 2008
*[[2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], 1st & 2nd rounds
*[[Night of Champions (2009)|WWE Night of Champions]], 2009
*[[UFC 101]], 2009
*[[2010 Stanley Cup Finals]]
**The [[Chicago Blackhawks]] won the [[Stanley Cup]] at the arena, winning Game 6 and the series, 4–2.
*[[NCAA Wrestling Team Championship|NCAA Men's Wrestling Championship]], 2011
*[[UFC 133]], 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/02/philadelphia-targeted-for-ufc-133/ |title=Philadelphia Targeted for UFC 133|work=MMAfighting.com|date=February 2, 2011 |last=Chiappetta |first=Mike |access-date=July 1, 2011}}</ref>
*[[2013 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]], 2nd & 3rd rounds
*[[Money in the Bank (2013)|WWE Money in the Bank]], 2013
*[[NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship]], 2014<ref>{{cite news |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2012347756_aphkcncaafrozenfour.html|newspaper=[[The Seattle Times]]|title=NCAA taps Pa. for 2013, 2014 championship games|date=July 13, 2010}}</ref>
*[[2014 NHL Entry Draft]]
*[[Royal Rumble (2015)|WWE Royal Rumble]], 2015
*[[2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional]]
* 2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kellogg's Tour of Gymnastics Champions takes center stage beginning Sept. 15|url=https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|publisher=usagym.org|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085825/https://usagym.org/pages/post.html?PostID=19213|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[Battleground (2017)|WWE Battleground]], 2017
*[[ArenaBowl XXX]], 2017
*[[NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia|WWE NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia]], 2018,<ref>{{cite web|title=NXT TakeOver: Philadelphia comes to Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, Jan. 27|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wwenxt/article/nxt-takeover-philadelphia-tickets|publisher=WWE|date=November 18, 2017|access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref> [[Royal Rumble (2018)|WWE Royal Rumble]] 2018, [[WWE Raw]], January 29, 2018, [[WWE SmackDown]], January 30, 2018 as part of the Royal Rumble weekend
* [[Extreme Rules (2019)|WWE Extreme Rules]], 2019
**The event featured [[The Undertaker]]'s final match in front of a live audience in the United States before his retirement in 2020.
* [[Elimination Chamber (2020)|WWE Elimination Chamber]], 2020
* [[2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament East Regional]]
* [[Extreme Rules (2022)|WWE Extreme Rules]], 2022
* [[WWE Raw is XXX]],  January 23, 2023
* ''SmackDown'' and [[WWE Hall of Fame (2024)|2024 WWE Hall Of Fame]] on April 5, [[NXT Stand & Deliver (2024)|NXT Stand & Deliver]] on April 6, and ''Raw'' April 8, 2024, as part of [[WrestleMania XL]] weekend.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1722362631422427192|title=Three huge events have been added to @WWE WrestleMania Week in Philadelphia! Friday Night Smackdown & 2024 WWE Hall of Fame Friday, April 5 NXT Stand & Deliver Saturday, April 6 Monday Night RAW Monday, April 8 All three events right here at Wells Fargo Center! Combo Tickets for all three events on-sale next Friday, November 17.|author=Wells Fargo Center|user=WellsFargoCtr|date=November 8, 2023|access-date=November 12, 2023}}</ref>

=== Esports ===
* [[2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals|Overwatch League Grand Finals]], 2019

===Television===
*''[[TV3 (Malaysian TV channel)|Buletin Utama]]'' from Philadelphia, 2004
*''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' from Philadelphia, 2004
*''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' Family Week, 2004
*''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' Teen Best Friends Week, 2005 with another 100 000 winner 
*''[[American Idol]]'' auditions, 2007
*''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia|It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia]],'' 2010 (S6 E4) Mac wins a radio contest to shoot a puck from the middle of the ice.
*[[Impractical Jokers]], 2016 (S5 E16) Joe's punishment during a [[Philadelphia Soul]] [[Arena Football League]] game.

===Others===
*[[Harvest Crusades]], 2013
*[[Adirei Hatorah]], 2022–2025

==Controversy==
In October 2019, center staff removed fans shouting "Free Hong Kong" at a pre-season basketball game between the [[Philadelphia 76ers]] and [[Guangzhou Loong Lions]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Ileto |first=Christie |title=Sixers fan supporting Hong Kong ejected from preseason game amid NBA-China controversy |url=https://6abc.com/sports/sixers-fan-supporting-hong-kong-ejected-from-preseason-game/5604293/ |work=6abc Philadelphia |publisher=WPVI-TV Philadelphia |date=October 9, 2019|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of indoor arenas in the United States]]
*[[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas]]
*[[List of basketball arenas]]
{{Portal bar|Philadelphia|Pennsylvania|Ice hockey}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Notes ==
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==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://www.xfinitymobilearena.com/}}

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