König Pilsener Arena
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
| File:NRW, Oberhausen - CentrO 06.jpg | |
| Former names | CentrO Arena (planning/construction) Arena Oberhausen (1996–98) |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| www |
|
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 theater 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
<templatestyles src="Div col/styles.css"/>
- Big Time Rush
- Rush
- 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
- 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
Galley
|
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to [[commons:Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 506: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).]]. |
- Profile on DLA Designs
- Profile on SMG Europe
- Profile on baa projektmanagement GmbH
- Three-dimensional view of König Pilsener Arena
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This article about a German sports venue is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This article about a North Rhine-Westphalian building or structure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Articles needing translation from foreign-language Wikipedias
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using div col with unknown parameters
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Indoor arenas in Germany
- Buildings and structures in Oberhausen
- Indoor ice hockey venues in Germany
- Sports venues in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Venues of the Bundesvision Song Contest
- German sports venue stubs
- North Rhine-Westphalia building and structure stubs
