Big Blue Madness to kick-off UK basketball season Friday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- Solid blue fans and University of Kentucky Men’s and Women’s basketball teams are getting ready for big blue madness Friday.

The annual event is the unofficial tip-off to the season and fans heading to Rupp to watch the cats will see plenty of changes.

The arena unveiled new upgrades to the sound and video system on Sunday.
Those improvements include a new jumbo-tron, a new sound system and new video production equipment.The arena also replaced all the lights with LED lighting.

The changes coincide with Rupp Arena’s 40th anniversary.

There are also changes to arena security– one of which is the size of bags that you allowed to bring.

The new bag size allowed is now one foot, by six inches, by one foot, unless you carry medical items.

Those bags will be inspected.

Everyone entering Rupp will use walk-through metal detectors.

Doors at Rupp Arena will open at 5:30pm. Big Blue Madness begins at 7 p.m.

For more information on security visit this link.