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WinStar World Casino & Resort, Lucas Oil Live

Thackerville, OK

Lucas Oil Live is a new, 6500-seat event centre designed to host live music, comedy, boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) at the Winstar World Casino and Resort one hour north of Dallas and Fort Worth.

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The project also included a new hotel tower with two-story spa, outdoor pool area, parking garage, and connecting concourse with a new restaurant. Schuler Shook designed the architectural lighting for all the new public spaces and building facade.

The event centre is designed to provide an exceptional patron experience with great sightlines to the stage and generous concessions, restrooms, and audience amenities.

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Lucas Oil Live was part of a large expansion project that also included a new hotel tower, spa, restaurant, parking garage and central plant. The architects, engineers, and consultant team coordinated a complex design with exceptional results.”

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Michael Burgoyne

Partner

Minneapolis, New York

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A dedicated VIP level includes enclosed lounge spaces and premier seating at the centre of the auditorium.

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VIP Lounge

Nearest the stage; a flexible, flat-floor zone can be seated, left open for dancing, or used for boxing or MMA to bring the action close to the audience.

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The large stage provides easy load-in and load-out access via the dock stage right, and separate talent access from the multiple dressing and green room spaces stage left. A dedicated meet and greet room is located near the VIP entrance to support photo opportunities with visiting artists.

Production infrastructure includes over-stage and fore-stage gridirons, extensive catwalks with multiple follow spot locations, and power and data located throughout the venue. A large mid-house control location will support multiple operators, and an enclosed control room can be used for video production when desired.

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The Lucas Oil Live venue enhances the resort experience for our patrons and music fans alike as we welcome back live entertainment. Our guests will be able to enjoy an electric atmosphere in a venue that’s almost twice the capacity of our previous venue and offers added amenities that enhance the live entertainment experience. The sound and technical capabilities of this new venue enable us to continue attracting the industry’s most popular entertainers.”

Jack Parkinson

WinStar World Casino and Resort General Manager

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Project Details

Architect

  • HBG Design

Acoustician

  • Jaffe Holden

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