Pyramid Arena
An arena in Memphis, Tennessee. It seats a stated 21,000. This page collects the address, the access and the capacity figures an organizer needs before a site visit.
- Stated capacity
- 21,000
- people, as published
- Opened
- 1991
- 35 years old
- From MEM
- 14 km (8.7 mi)
- Memphis International Airport
- From the centre
- 0.7 km (0.4 mi)
- of Memphis
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Pyramid Arena is
It sits in Memphis, right in the centre of Memphis.
Pyramid Arena was opened in 1991, operated by SMG and owned by Memphis, which puts it at 35 years old.
21,000 seats is arena scale, so it works as a plenary room with breakouts hosted nearby.
- Operator
- SMG
- Owner
- Memphis
- Coordinates
- 35.1556, -90.0519
- Classified as
- arena
Getting there
14 km (8.7 mi) separates Pyramid Arena from Memphis International Airport (MEM) — normal for a city venue, and worth a line in the joining instructions rather than a shuttle contract.
It is central, so a hotel block within walking distance is realistic and you can skip a shuttle entirely.
Memphis has 37 venues mapped in total and a population of 610,919. The Memphis guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
A room this size is a plenary and nothing else. Keynotes, awards and general sessions work; the breakouts, the exhibition and the catering all have to happen somewhere else, so the venue is really the anchor of a campus rather than the whole event.
- award ceremonies
A stage, a bowl of seats and a control room already in place.
- festivals
An audience of 21,000 is festival scale, not conference scale.
- company all-hands
One room, everybody in it, nobody watching on a screen in an overflow space.
Pricing a full house here
A Pyramid Arena programme at 950 activated attendees — sized to the stated capacity of Pyramid Arena — prices like this. Nothing is charged for the first 50, and nothing at all is charged past 1,000.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Memphis have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium50,160 seats
- FedExForum18,119 seats
- Mid-South Coliseum10,085 seats
- Orpheum Theatre2,308 seats
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 8 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: stated capacity, capacity sizing, year opened, operator, owner, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
How many people does Pyramid Arena hold?
Open data records a stated capacity of 21,000 for Pyramid Arena. That figure is what the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published, and it is usually the maximum seated number — theatre, banquet and reception layouts in the same room can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want directly with the venue.
What does an event app cost for an event at Pyramid Arena?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. That example is sized to the stated capacity of Pyramid Arena. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Pyramid Arena?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Pyramid Arena is booked?
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium (50,160), FedExForum (18,119) and Mid-South Coliseum (10,085) are in the same city and have their own pages here. 37 venues in total are mapped in Memphis.
Keep reading
Elsewhere in Memphis
- Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
50,160 seats
- FedExForum
18,119 seats
- Mid-South Coliseum
10,085 seats
- Orpheum Theatre
2,308 seats
- Hosting an event in Memphis
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