The i wireless Center is a 12,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Moline, Illinois. It is currently home to the Quad City Flames ice hockey team and the Quad City Steamwheelers af2 arena football team. The facility opened in May 1993 and has garnered numerous industry awards since that time. Both legendary and popular musical acts have performed at The i wireless Center, including Elton John, Cher, Prince, Keith Urban, NSYNC, Shania Twain, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Frank Sinatra, The Beach Boys, Hoobastank, Metallica, Green Day, Blue Man Group, Josh Groban, Chevelle, Rod Stewart, The Black Eyed Peas, Nickelback, Eminem , Britney Spears, Martina McBride, Aerosmith, Michael Buble, Hinder, Avril Lavigne, Tina Turner, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Diamond, Chicago, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Mannheim Steamroller, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Fall Out Boy, Paul Wall, KORN, Slipknot, Rascal Flatts, and Kenny Chesney. The arena has hosted NCAA Division 1 college basketball games (including the Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament from 1996-99) in addition to several NHL and NBA exhibition contests. The now-defunct Quad City Thunder basketball team played all their home games at The i wireless Center from 1993 until the Continental Basketball Association folded six years later.
The arena seats up to 12,000 for end-stage concerts and 12,000 for center-stage concerts. It takes only six hours to convert the Mark into a theater (called The Theater at the i wireless Center); seating capacity is 3,000 for theater shows, including Broadway shows, concerts and family shows, 6,000 for amphitheater concerts. It also makes for a cozy wrestling venue and did host the 1997 WCW Great American Bash pay-per-view.
The arena contains 31,000 square feet of arena floor space, allowing the arena to be used for trade shows and conventions; adjacent is 20,000 square feet of meeting room space and an 11,000 square-foot lobby.
In August 2005, i wireless (a T-Mobile affiliate) announced a 10-year agreement with The Mark (former name) and the Illinois Quad City Civic Center Authority to secure naming rights of the arena, but a name change to the i wireless Center didn't take place until July 19, 2007.