Globox Arena

Sporting arena in New Zealand

37°46′48″S 175°17′20″E / 37.78000°S 175.28889°E / -37.78000; 175.28889OwnerH3, Hamilton City CouncilCapacityConcerts: 6,000
Netball: 4,000
Banquet seating: 1,400ConstructionBroke ground2007Opened18 June 2011ArchitectAnthony Flannery (Chow:Hill)TenantsWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic (ANZ Championship)Websitehttp://claudelands.co.nz

Globox Arena (formerly Claudelands Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment arena located in Hamilton, New Zealand. Globox Arena is part of Claudelands Events Centre which contains a 6000-capacity arena and four-star conference and exhibition centre. Construction began on Claudelands Events Centre in 2007 and was completed in 2011 at a cost of $68.4 million ($NZD).[1]

Globox Arena is a unique C-shaped auditorium, the only one of its kind in New Zealand and Australia, which is fully retractable and capable of holding live music and entertainment, international sporting events, large banquets, conferences and exhibitions.[2]

Events

The arena is one of the home venues for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic netball team in the ANZ Championship. The New Zealand Breakers have played pre-season games at the venue in 2011 and 2012.[3]

Bob Dylan performed 2 nearly sold-out shows on 9 & 10 August 2014 during his Never Ending Tour 2014.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Claudelands Open Day". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Arena - Claudelands Arena". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "THE BREAKERS Break In Claudelands Arena!". Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Concert review: On-form Dylan shows the love - nzherald.co.nz". Duncan Gillies - nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 23 September 2016.

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