The California Golden Bears of the Pac-10 played the 1997–98 and 1998–99 seasons at the arena while their primary home, Harmon Gym, was being renovated into Haas Pavilion.

The 2017 championship was the first time that a San Francisco-area team won a title in their home venue since the Oakland Athletics in the 1974 World Series.

The arena's first tenants were the California Seals of the Western Hockey League, who moved across the bay from the Cow Palace in 1966.

The owners of the San Francisco Seals had been awarded an expansion franchise in the National Hockey League, on the condition they move out of the Cow Palace and into the then-new Oakland Coliseum Arena.

The Oaks signed San Francisco Warriors star Rick Barry away from the rival National Basketball Association in 1968.

The Oaks then defeated the Denver Rockets, New Orleans Buccaneers and finally the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs to capture the ABA Championship.

The original walls, roof and foundation remained intact, similar to the more recent rebuild of Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

[11] This record was broken yet again on April 10, 2008, when Oracle Arena hosted 20,737 fans in a Warriors loss to the Denver Nuggets.

[12] By the end of the 2016–17 regular season, Oracle had sold out 230 consecutive home games, a streak that continued throughout the team's playoff run.

The Concert a live album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival was recorded at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Oakland, California, on January 31, 1970.

Parliament-Funkadelic recorded half the album Live: P-Funk Earth Tour at the Oakland Coliseum Arena on January 21, 1977.

Queen performed concerts at the Oakland Coliseum Arena in 1978, 1980, and 1982, during their Jazz, Game, and "Hot Space Tours, respectively.

[16] KISS, an American rock band, played their final concert in the Bay Area with David Lee Roth of Van Halen on March 6, 2020.

[18] Tyler, the Creator performed with Kali Uchis and Vince Staples for his “Call Me If You Get Lost” tour on April 1, 2022.

[28] It was originally suggested that the arena would be built on the decaying sites of Piers 30–32 near the foot of the Bay Bridge,[28] but the plan was met with opposition due to concerns about traffic, environmental impacts and obstruction of views.

[29] In April 2014, the Warriors purchased 12 acres in Mission Bay as the site for a new 18,000-seat arena planned to open for the 2018–19 NBA season.

[34] The Golden State Warriors played their final regular season game at Oracle Arena on April 7, 2019, with a 131–104 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.