König Pilsener Arena
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| Former names |
CentrO Arena (planning/construction) Arena Oberhausen (1996–98) |
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| Location |
Arenastraße 1 46047 Oberhausen Germany |
| Owner | Michel industries |
| Operator | SMG Entertainment Deutschland |
| Capacity | 13,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 17 July 1995 |
| Opened | 8 September 1996 |
| Construction cost | €45 million |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Project manager | baa projektmanagement |
| Structural engineer | Kalzip |
| Tenants | |
| Revierlöwen Oberhausen (DEL, RL, OL) (1996–2007) | |
| Website | |
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The König-Pilsener-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multi-purpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in 1996, the arena is a part of leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in Neue Mitte Oberhausen, a former industrial plant. In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg purchased naming rights to the arena.
Configuration
The maximum capacity of the arena is 12.650, where the seating is arranged on two levels. It is also possible to have a center stage configuration, 12.000 people can attend such events. There are also two possible theatre configurations with 3.000 and 5.200 capacity, respectively.
Naming history
- Arena Oberhausen (12 September 1996—31 December 2001)
- König-Pilsener-Arena (1 January 2002—Present)
Events
The arena hosts a wide variety of events, with more than 800,000 people attending about a hundred events. The arena also hosts a variety of shows, e.g. Stomp or Riverdance. The König Pilsener Arena played host to UFC 122 on the 13th of November 2010.
Performers
- Chris Brown
- Iron Maiden
- KISS
- Status Quo
- Oasis
- Cliff Richard
- R.E.M.
- Kylie Minogue
- Alanis Morissette
- Black Sabbath
- The Cure
- Limp Bizkit
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Bryan Adams
- Gloria Estefan
- Toto
- Roger Waters
- David Gilmour
- Neil Young
- Fleetwood Mac
- Radiohead
- Meat Loaf
- Santana
- Paul McCartney
- Peter Gabriel
- Backstreet Boys
- Westlife
- Britney Spears
- Placebo
- Journey
- Elton John
- Bob Dylan
- Coldplay
- Foo Fighters
- The Who
- Leonard Cohen
- AC/DC
- Pink
- Deep Purple
- Scorpions
- Nickelback
- Depeche Mode
- Metallica
- Lady Gaga
- Kanye West
- Rihanna
- Joe Cocker
- Simply Red
- Christina Aguilera
- Roxette
- Neil Diamond
- Sade
- Chris Rea
- Jennifer Lopez
- Eros Ramazotti
- Eric Clapton
- One Direction
- Joe Cocker
- OneRepublic
- Sunrise Avenue
- Nicki Minaj during her third tour, The Pinkprint Tour
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Maroon 5
- Imagine Dragons
- Nightwish
Runrig
Galley
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to König Pilsener Arena. |
- Profile on DLA Designs
- Profile on SMG Europe
- Profile on baa projektmanagement GmbH
- Three-dimensional view of König Pilsener Arena
Coordinates: 51°29′24″N 6°52′19″E / 51.49000°N 6.87194°E