Sheffield Arena

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The arena in ice hockey mode

The Sheffield Arena is an arena in Sheffield, England. It is well known for hosting big name concerts and sporting events in Sheffield. It is situated near Rotherham, Sheffield City Centre, Attercliffe, Meadowhall and the Centertainment and is the premier concert venue for Yorkshire. It opened as the Sheffield Arena, was re-branded as the Hallam FM Arena, but has returned to its original name as of 1 November 2007.^[1]

Constructed at a cost of £34 million, it was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on May 30, 1991.^[2] The first concert took place that evening, Paul Simon playing as part of his "Born At The Right Time" tour. Around 7 million people have attended events at the arena since it opened.^[2] It has a maximum seated capacity of 12,500.

The structure of the arena is similar to the Burswood Dome in Perth, Australia.

1 Culture
2 Sport
3 Events
4 Management
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Culture

Some of the world's most successful music acts have played at the Sheffield Arena.

The building is noted for having good acoustics.^{[citation needed]}

The International Indian Film Academy Awards took place in the arena on Saturday 9 June 2007 as part of a season hosted by the city of Sheffield and nearby Leeds.

[edit] Sport

Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team of the Elite Ice Hockey League play their home games at the arena, as did the Sheffield Sharks basketball team from 1994-2004. The Arena also hosts the British round of the motorcycle trial Indoor World Championships.

WWE are regular users of the arena and regularly have house shows there. During November 2005 they filmed their two main shows RAW and SmackDown at the arena. Also in 2000, the pay-per-view Rebellion was filmed and broadcast live.

[edit] Events

Sheffield Arena before a Shayne Ward concert 2008

In 1992 it was the site of the infamous Sheffield Rally, in which Neil Kinnock led the Labour Party in what has come to be thought of as a public relations disaster just days before the general election.

[edit] Management

The arena is owned by Sheffield City Trust, an independent charity, and managed under contract by the US media giant Live Nation UK.

Security: In House
Catering: In House
Stewarding: Rock Steady Group
Merchandising: Pantheon

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Official Site

v • d • e Buildings in Sheffield, England

Within Sheffield City Centre	Bioincubator • Cathedral • Catholic Cathedral • Central Library • Chesham House^a • City Hall • Cobweb Bridge • Cutlers' Hall • 23 Furnival Gate^p • 1 Furnival Square^u/c • Glossop Road Baths • Hannover House^p • Howden House • Jessop Hospital • Kelham Island Industrial museum (and Brewery) • Lady's Bridge • Lyceum • Millennium Galleries • National Centre for Popular Music • Old Queen's Head, Sheffield • Pennine Centre • Owen Building • Redvers House • Old Town Hall • Park Square Bridge • 1 Sheaf Square • Showroom Cinema • Sir Frederick Mappin Building • St George's Church • St. Paul's Tower^u/c • Telephone House • Town Hall • Sydney Works • V1 • Velocity Tower^u/c • West Bar Gateway Tower^p • Weston Tower^p • Winter Gardens

In the outskirts	Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet • Abbeydale Picture House • Alfred Denny Building • Arts Tower • Attercliffe Chapel • Beauchief Abbey • Birley Spa • Broom Hall • Carbrook Hall • Cholera Monument • Church of St. Nicholas • The Cremorne • Firth Court • Hicks Building • Hillsborough Barracks • Manor • Northern General Hospital • Octagon Centre • Regent Court • Royal Hallamshire Hospital • Royal Infirmary • Shepherd Wheel • Shrewsbury Hospital • Spital Tower^a • St Mark's Church • St Mary's Church • Tinsley Viaduct • Totley Tunnel • University House • Weston Park Museum • Wicker Arches

Stations past and present	Bridgehouses • Midland • Victoria • Wicker

Major complexes	Crystal Peaks • Digital Campus • Heart of the City • Meadowhall • New Retail Quarter • Park Hill • West Bar • West.One

Sports and Entertainment/ Music venues	The Boardwalk • Bracken Moor Ground • Bramall Lane • Carling Academy • City Hall • Coach and Horses Ground • The Cricketers • Crucible Theatre • D 'n' R • Don Valley Stadium • The Earl • EIS • Gatecrasher One • Goodwin Sports Centre • The Grapes • The Harley • Hillsborough Park • Hillsborough Stadium • IceSheffield • Leadmill • Look Local Stadium • Lyceum Theatre •Octagon Centre• Owlerton Stadium • Plug • Ponds Forge • Sandygate Road • Sheffield Arena • Ski Village • Under The Boardwalk

Lists of buildings	Buildings and structures in Sheffield • Listed buildings in Sheffield • source

u/c - Under Construction, p - Proposed, a - approved, d - demolished

v • d • e Venues of the Elite Ice Hockey League

Main venues	Altrincham Ice Dome · Cardiff Arena · Hull Ice Arena · Metro Radio Arena · Murrayfield Ice Rink · National Ice Centre · Odyssey Arena · Planet Ice Silverdome · Sheffield Arena · SkyDome Arena

Secondary venues	Dundalk Ice Dome · IceSheffield · Whitley Bay Ice Rink

Former venues	Alexandra Palace · Deeside Leisure Centre · Lee Valley Ice Centre · MEN Arena · Wales National Ice Rink