Tulsa ranks in the top 10 music scenes in the U.S. Tulsa is one of the country’s top 10 cities with the best music scenes, according to research from Livability.com.

KISS and Motley Crue to play in Tulsa
It’s simply called “The Tour,” and it’s coming Aug. 26 to Tulsa’s BOK Center.

No. 2 executive at Tulsa's BOK Center Jerry Goldman leaving to take over Long Island arena
The BOK Center's No. 2 executive is leaving Tulsa this month to run an arena in Long Island, N.Y.

BOK Center general manager named worldwide executive of the year
The BOK Center's John Bolton was honored Friday night as the 2012 Pollstar Facility Executive of the Year at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Tulsa's BOK Center maintains a profit despite slowdown
The BOK Center has generated a $366,769 operating profit during the first half of the fiscal year through December, a figure that is projected to grow to $742,980 by the end of the fiscal year June 30 ...

Lady Antebellum wows crowd at BOK Center
Lady Antebellum kicked off its Own The Night tour from the stage of the BOK Center on Friday. Own it, they did.

BOK Center 1Q sales-tax revenue tops half-million
The BOK Center generated $573,880 in sales-tax revenue for the first quarter of the fiscal year, financial reports show.

Dolly Parton sparkles in BOK Center performance
Country music queen Dolly Parton was spangled and pulled and poufed and as popular as she's ever been at her Saturday tour stop at the BOK. Her spunky-sweet, no-nonsense musical blend of pomp and purpose ...

Tulsa's BOK Center could fill gap left by Talons with more concerts
The BOK Center can make up the financial hit from the Tulsa Talons arena football team's defecting to San Antonio by adding a couple of concerts to its calendar, venue officials say.

Swift is fearless in sparkling Tulsa set
Wednesday night, starlet Taylor Swift proved that she's no longer the new kid on the country music scene, as the 21-year-old performed to a sold-out crowd at the BOK Center.

Keith Urban fans get, give love at Tulsa concert
His “Get Closer” tour brought fans into Urban’s realm at the BOK Center on Thursday night.

BOK Center rakes it in
The BOK Center posted a profit of nearly $1.6 million in its third fiscal year, financial reports obtained by the Tulsa World show.

BOK Center receives international Venue Excellence Award
The International Association of Venue Managers has awarded the BOK Center the 2011 Venue Excellence award, according to center officials.

NCAA basketball earns BOK Center more than $500,000
Tulsa's BOK Center generated $566,870 in net income from the NCAA men's basketball tournament March 18 and 20, making it the biggest financial event ever for the venue, reports show.

Bob Seger brings 'Old Time Rock & Roll' to Tulsa
The 66-year-old Seger performs with passion and candor that can’t be faked. On Thursday night, the fans couldn’t get enough.

Kings of Leon rock the BOK Center
The family members and musicmen wasted no time getting to the point of their visit. They came to rock.

'Monsters' turn out for Lady Gaga
Dressed in gold lamé hotpants and fur-trimmed tops, a gang of made-up women stepped out from an oversized SUV limo before Monday's concert. Why lamé? Why hotpants?

Talons snakebit
Tulsa Talons fans saw first-hand what happens when a franchise allows a veteran core to slip away and has to start almost from scratch with first- and second-year players.

Local bands to perform before BOK concerts
Five local bands will perform outside the BOK Center before big concerts this spring.

Turnout for NCAA games falls short
Before the NCAA Tournament arrived in Tulsa last week, area officials knew filling the BOK Center could be a challenge.

Kansas-Illinois up next at BOK Center
The Wildcats win 70-69; the Jayhawks and Fighting Illini play in the second game tonight in Tulsa.

Single-session tickets for NCAA on sale
About 50 people showed up Wednesday morning for the first chance to purchase single-session tickets to this week's NCAA Basketball Tournament.

There's method to madness of setting up for tournament
Crews installed the official NCAA men's basketball tournament floor at the BOK Center on Monday and are busy making other preparations for March Madness to descend on Tulsa.

Here they come
Dreams come true all the time in the NCAA Tournament. So why not in Tulsa?

Jayhawks, 'Horns coming
Get ready for a Jayhawk invasion from the north. Longhorns are coming from the south. And Tigers will arrive from the east. They'll converge at the BOK Center this week, when Madness will ensue.

Mayor holding news conference today in advance of NCAA tourney
Preparations for the first NCAA men’s basketball tournament games in Tulsasince 1985 continue today with a news conference and other events.

Tulsa looking to a future with NCAA
indeed, all the planning that went into the last year or so to land the NCAA men's basketball tournament at the BOK Center - should not stand alone as the big splash, but instead should be the first ...

NCAA tickets Q&A
How can I get tickets?

NCAA Tournament schedule
At UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio

Kansas, Texas and then who? Many possibilities exist for which NCAA Tournament teams will get sent to Tulsa
Unfortunately, basketball fans, there is no common thread. There are no trends, no tendencies, no hidden mathematical equations buried in the matrix.

Kansas, Texas, Memphis coming to BOK Center for NCAA Tournament
Friday's games in Tulsa: Texas vs. Oakland, 11:15 a.m.; Arizona vs. Memphis, approximately 1:45 p.m.; Kansas vs. Boston U., 5:50 p.m.; UNLV vs. Illinois, approximately 8:20 p.m. Print your bracket.

Madness, Tulsa arena style
The attention of frenzied men's college basketball fans across the country will zero in on the BOK Center this week as it hosts the second and third rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Tulsa backers aim for 'sold out'
Selection Sunday is today, and once the teams headed to Tulsa for the NCAA Tournament are known, the remaining tickets are expected to be snapped up.

Local businesses create downtown basketball hub
While the city of Tulsa is using basketball madness as a way to promote the award-winning BOK Center, local businesses are hoping to tout the hospitality of Tulsans.

Game plan for NCAA parking unveiled
If this week's NCAA Tournament at the BOK Center creates traffic problems - and city officials are confident it won't - they're most likely to occur on Friday.

Sunday: Tulsa arena set to welcome NCAA Tournament
The attention of frenzied college basketball fans across the country will zero in on the BOK Center this week as it hosts second and third rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA ticket sales expected to accelerate Sunday
As Selection Sunday arrives tomorrow, the teams coming to Tulsa for the NCAA Tournament will be known and the remaining tickets are expected to be snapped up.

BOK Center named a top tour spot by national magazine
The BOK Center has been named one of the top 10 'top stops' by Venues Today magazine.

BOK Center's fall events prove profitable
Tulsa's BOK Center generated $376,425 in sales-tax revenue during the second quarter from October through December, bringing its total for the fiscal year to $1,044,818, reports obtained by the Tulsa World ...

The face of the WWE
Tulsans, young and old, eagerly await the return of WWE to the BOK Center.

BOK Center big ticket seller
Oklahoma again made the top 100 lists in worldwide ticket sales, according to numbers recently released by industry tracker Pollstar Pro.

BOK Center again garners 'Arena of the Year' nomination
Tulsa’s BOK Center has been nominated by Pollstar for the “Arena of the Year” award.

BOK Center's Winterfest to feature specials for charitable donations
The 38-day festival, which runs from Nov. 26 through Jan. 2, will host half-price skating on its 9,000-square-foot outdoor ice rink on certain days in exchange for food, toy, book and coat donations.

Ticket sales down, but not at BOK
Tulsa's BOK Center, entering its third year of operation, ranks No. 5 nationally and No. 15 worldwide in ticket sales, with 320,048 sold so far this year, according to industry tracker Pollstar.

Carrie gets personal with hometown fans
How far our Carrie Underwood has come since Rooster Days.

Lady Gaga sets Tulsa tour stop
Lady Gaga has set an April 4, 2011, show date at the BOK Center in Tulsa, the venue this morning confirmed.

Tulsa crowd loves Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers shook a near-capacity crowd Thursday night at the BOK Center, which was celebrating its second anniversary.

Rush lays out 40-year rock history at Tulsa's BOK Center
Tuesday night’s concert at the BOK Center clocked in at over three hours with two full “acts” of music and an encore. More than a clunky time capsule, Rush’s “Time Machine” tour was a rocket ride through ...

Sean Hannity the lead attraction at Tulsa Freedom Concert
Charles and Sharon Webster drove 6½ hours from Palmyra in northeast Missouri for Friday night’s Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at the BOK Center. The tickets were Charles’ gift from Sharon last Christma ...

BOK Center increases profit in 2nd year
Tulsa's BOK Center generated $2.8 million in sales tax revenue and posted a $1.6 million venue profit in its second fiscal year, financial reports obtained by the Tulsa World show.

Rascal Flatts packs the BOK
Rascal Flatts welcomed a near-capacity crowd to Tulsa’s BOK Center on Friday night.

Justin Bieber delights younger generation at BOK Center
Vocally and physically nimble, teenage pop star Justin Bieber danced and sang and even scaled a wall to spray-paint his initials on a faux cityscape during his sold-out BOK Center show Tuesday night.

REVIEW & SLIDE SHOW: Versatile Buble captures hearts in crowded arena
'I'm going to give it all to Tulsa, and there will be nothing left for the rest of the tour,' Michael Buble said in a Tulsa World interview last week.

Buble gives his all in Tulsa tour opener
Canadian singer Michael Buble launched his North American tour from Tulsa’s BOK Center with a near-capacity crowd Tuesday night.

BOK Center's glass wall gets first cleaning since opening
It turns out that you can polish a jewel with a dab of dishwashing soap.At least that’s what crews from Budget Glass Service are using, along with water and ammonia, to clean the iconic glass wall at the ...

Animal attraction
The circus is coming to town! Do you open your wallet to buy tickets — or felt-tip markers to create protest signs?

Brooks and Dunn come home to Tulsa
Country music superstars Brooks and Dunn rustled up a sold-out crowd at the BOK Center for a homecoming show of sorts for Ronnie Dunn.

Brooks and Dunn bring their "Last Rodeo" to Tulsa
Country music superstars Brooks and Dunn rustled up a sold-out crowd at the BOK Center for a homecoming show of sorts for Ronnie Dunn.

Hank's rowdy friends populate the BOK
Outlaw countryman Hank Williams Jr. isn't afraid to switch hats.

Rush tickets on sale Saturday
Tickets for Grammy-nominated rock act Rush's concert in Tulsa will start at $49.50 when they go on sale Saturday.

Earnings top $60 million at BOK
BOK Financial Corp. saw its net income rise 9.3 percent in the first quarter compared with the same period a year ago, the regional financial service company reported Tuesday.

Arena profit nearly $1.5M
Tulsa's BOK Center is projected to be sitting on a profit of nearly $1.5 million at the end of the fiscal year June 30, financial reports show.

More tickets available for Nickelback concert
More than 250 tickets to Saturday's sold-out Nickelback concert are available for buyers, according to BOK Center news release.

Basketball: Shock sets anthem tryouts
The Tulsa Shock will hold auditions to perform the national anthem at a home game during the 2010 season from 4-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the BOK Center.

REVIEW & SLIDE SHOW: Bon Jovi pounds along a smooth path
Bon Jovi kick-started its set Tuesday night with an inspirational and perhaps too-literal video montage of the rock band's tour and new album, 'The Circle,' with a large circle of words that morphed into, ...

Diamond dazzles: ONEOK Field, BOK Center draw crowds
The Tulsa Drillers double-A baseball team opened its new downtown ballpark Thursday night with a single game against the Corpus Christi Hooks. But for the residents of Tulsa, the first game at ONEOK Field ...

REVIEW & SLIDE SHOW: Tim McGraw owns BOK Center show
As a college student in Louisiana, Tim McGraw pawned his class ring for an old beater guitar. Some 20 years down the pike, that deal has him leading a tent revival of sorts for the genre.

Tim McGraw owns the show at the BOK
More than 14,000 fans swarmed the BOK Center on Thursday night to “start the weekend early” with the country music icon.

Scene Setting: What's going on around you today
The big top is coming to the BOK. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus presents 'Zing, Zang, Zoom,' June 10-13.

Talons roster is trimmed to 22
Head coach Mitch Allner said he likes his latest Tulsa Talons football team, but how it will stack up in the new Arena Football League remains to be seen.

NCAA ticket info delayed
All cities except Tulsa began accepting applications for the 2011 NCAA Tournament first- and second-round games on Monday.

BOK revives outdoor concert gigs
Local bands will provide free, family friendly concerts on the BOK Center Plaza before major BOK Center events this spring.

C-USA: Thanks to Tulsa for being 'tremendous' hosts
Letter to the Editor: On behalf of our 12 member institutions and the entire staff at Conference USA, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the entire Tulsa community, especially The University ...

Chamber starting a program to market downtown
ONEOK Field is about to see its first pitch, the BOK Center is bringing large acts to town, and the newly renovated Tulsa Convention Center is the site of numerous big conferences.

TU's great escape
Doug Wojcik said his world was flashing before his eyes.

Slumping Hurricane walks the plank
First, the bad news. Tulsa played poor enough Wednesday to lose to just about any team in the country.

Great expectations
Visiting from Houston, James Willington picked up a map of downtown Tulsa from a booth just inside the BOK Center's main entrance.

Tulsa Notebook: Scouting Tulsa-Marshall
Tulsa and Marshall will meet for the third time this season in Thursday's 6:30 p.m. contest in a Conference USA Tournament quarterfinal contest at the BOK Center.

Coleman leads Houston in win
Tom Penders called his Houston basketball team 'dead man walking.'

Central Florida drops SMU, faces UTEP next
A.J. Tyler scored all 12 of his points in the second half and Central Florida received timely outside shooting from Taylor Young and Isaac Sosa as the ninth-seeded Knights posted a 69-53 victory over No. ...

Player of the Day: Aubrey Coleman
Houston

News of the Day
No question the big news from the first day was Tulsa's scare in the tournament's opening round.

Quote of the Day
'If you're already dead, what do you have to lose? The most dangerous team in a war or fight is the guy that already thinks he is dead. And that's is what we have to be.'

Conference USA Notebook: Miners sweep league honors
UTEP's Tony Barbee and Randy Culpepper were announced as the Conference USA coach and player of the year, respectively, on Wednesday.

2 pep bands lend spirit
At the Conference USA basketball tournaments this week, statisticians will log loads of field goals, rebounds and free throws.

Faces of Conference USA
A closer look at some of the players you’ll see at this week’s Conference USA men’s basketball tournament.

Cheerleaders for everyone
Carmen Jones learned a new word Monday — defense.

Tulsa's task tough
Tulsa faces four long days of basketball to reach its wanted destination.

C-USA Tournament first event in busy stretch for downtown
THE CONFERENCE USA Tournament is the first of a series of sports events this spring and summer that will bring more than 500,000 visitors to downtown Tulsa.

First round of C-USA women's tournament starts today
First-round play in the Conference USA women's basketball tournament kicks off today in Tulsa, drawing teams from across the southern U.S. for a shot at the NCAA basketball tournament later this month. ...

Tigers still have bite
The strong comment came last summer from a Conference USA coach who will remain unnamed.

It's tournament time in Tulsa
College basketball fans from across the southern United States will converge on Tulsa this week as the 12 teams in Conference USA vie for a chance to compete in the NCAA basketball tournaments later this ...

Tigers rout Hurricane; Tulsa opens tournament as 5th seed
Tulsa will face Rice in Wednesday's 6 p.m. opening-round game of the Conference USA Tournament at the BOK Center.

C-USA Tournament bracket is set
SMU coach Matt Doherty jokingly called it the 'Memphis Invitational.'

Best bets: Tuna does Sin City
What happens when you take those delightfully quirky folks of Tuna, Texas, to America's neon playground?

REVIEW & SLIDE SHOW: Clapton wows Tulsa crowd
and attire, in a black cotton button-down shirt, jeans and sneakers — belied the depth and skill in his renditions of the galloping Howlin' Wolf blues classic 'Going Down Slow' and the sultry 'I ...

CHL referee Kevin Graber: Paying his dues in the profession
CENTRAL HOCKEY League referee Kevin Graber could afford to smile for a moment as he relaxed in a chair in the officials' locker room during the first intermission of last Saturday night's game between ...

Senior Night is key
Wednesday will be bittersweet for Doug Wojcik.

The Immortals
The Who, the Rolling Stones, Clapton, the Beatles their sound is about as American as it gets.

C-USA sales important to future events
Mike Dodson, executive director of the Tulsa Sports Commission, says that if area basketball fans do not support the Conference USA Tournament at the 17,839-seat BOK Center, 'we won't have these opportunities ...

Oilers blanked by Bossier-Shreveport
Nothing went right for the Tulsa Oilers on Sunday.

Oilers in furious finish to land CHL playoff berth
The race for the Central Hockey League playoffs is heating up.

Skate Date: Steppin' out with my baby
Couples are always prone to holding hands on Valentine's Day, but even more so when they're struggling to stay upright on ice skates.

Motocross: Nowata's Green takes second
Cory Green of Nowata finished second Saturday night in the AMA Arenacross Lites class competition at the BOK Center.

Oilers dropped by struggling Wichita
Wichita seems to have found a cure for its lack of Central Hockey League victories this season. Play the Tulsa Oilers.

Lowly Thunder pose challenge for Oilers
The Tulsa Oilers hope February will be the start of good things when the Wichita Thunder make their final visit of the season to the BOK Center on Tuesday.

BOK Center profits help city
Tulsa's BOK Center remains a shining jewel in the city's otherwise tarnished financial crown.

Riedel's goal stings Bees in 2-1 shootout
Tulsa Oilers goalie Trevor Cann saw his shutout bid come to an end with just over two minutes to play in Sunday's Central Hockey League game at the BOK Center.

WNBA to unveil logo, colors, name
The WNBA Tulsa team will unveil the team name, colors and logo during halftime of the first Harlem Globetrotters game on Jan. 23 at the BOK Center.

BOK Center named No. 8 in nation for ticket sales
The BOK Center was ranked No. 8 in the nation and No. 20 worldwide in 2009 arena ticket sales by industry tracker Pollstar.

Mississippi blasts Oilers
Mississippi used power plays and a barrage of shots on goal to end the Tulsa Oilers' three-game winning streak on Saturday.

10 to remember in 2005: Katrina strikes
Editor's note: This month the Tulsa World looks back at the top stories of the past 10 years, culminating with in-depth analysis and Top 10 lists on Sunday, Dec. 27. In the meantime, here are some of ...

REVIEW & SLIDE SHOW: Daughtry pulls off professional show
Chris Daughtry's music is simple and safe and somewhat cliché. In fact, there's nothing new here — Nickelback-meets-Fuel-meets-Creed-meets ... We get it, already.

Oilers' woes linger in loss to Sundogs
The Tulsa Oilers haven't seen a streak like this in seven seasons.

Blue streak
J. Elliot Nelson doesn't have to stray far from his office inside Tulsa's iconic Blue Dome building to look out on his growing downtown empire.

Light up the town
The PSO Parade of Lights on Saturday night was something more than the usual annual celebration of the holiday season.

New garage would offer 269 parking spaces to public
Downtown Tulsa could be getting 269 new public parking spaces.

Oilers drop sixth straight
In November the Tulsa Oilers were on top of the world, riding a seven-game winning streak and holding down first place in the Central Hockey League Northern Conference. Fast forward to December, and the ...

Allen drills Oilers, 5-3
Summary: The Tulsa Oilers dropped their fifth straight game, losing 5-3 to the Allen Americans Friday night in Allen, Texas.

REVIEW AND SLIDE SHOW: KISS puts on ‘Hotter Than Hell’ show
Nearly a decade after its farewell tour, the larger-than-life, greasepaint, leather and platform-wearing quartet still stomps out hits. Big time.

Eric Clapton, Roger Daltrey headed to Tulsa
On March 2, Eric Clapton will again be living on Tulsa Time. And he's bringing another legend with him.