The Richmond Coliseum is packed for a baptism ceremony during a Jehovah’s Witness Convention in July 2015. The denomination’s annual conventions drew thousands of people for several consecutive weekends each summer to the Downtown venue until they were moved this year to the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
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Coliseum’s success raises new questions about need to replace it
The 13,500-seat Richmond Coliseum has been the busiest arena in Virginia during the past six years, according to a Chicago-based consulting company that was paid $500,000 by the city to review a proposal to replace the facility.
