Coca-Cola Arena

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Coca-Cola Arena
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Coca-Cola Arena
Address Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg City Walk, Dubai, UAE
Coordinates 25°12′13.5″N55°15′56.5″E / 25.203750°N 55.265694°E / 25.203750; 55.265694
Owner Meraas
Operator ASM Global
Capacity 17,000
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 2017
OpenedJune 2019
Architect Populous
BuilderASGC
Website
www.coca-cola-arena.com

Coca-Cola Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in the City Walk area in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] [3] [4] The venue was opened on June 6, 2019. [5] It has a capacity of 17,000. [6]

Contents

Owned by Meraas and operated by ASM Global, the arena hosts events that include concerts, sport, family entertainment and ceremonies.

Construction

Roof structure

Coca-Cola Arena is one of the most technologically advanced arenas in the world[ citation needed ]. The roof structure [7] can support 190 metric tonnes.

Façade lighting

The front of the Coca-Cola Arena has a façade lighting system made up of 4,600 LEDs. [8] The arena is traditionally lit up in red to represent the name of the arena[ citation needed ].

Bowl seating modes

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Basketball match at the arena

Coca-Cola Arena can accommodate up to 17,000 people [9] and be arranged in an array of different seating and viewing modes including end-stage, in-the-round and intimate mode. This means it can host everything from large-scale music concerts to shows and gala dinner evenings. [10] The main bowl features four levels. Levels one and four are made up of fixed seating while levels two and three consist of hospitality suites. An extra tier of seating can be added due to automatic retractable seating on the bowl floor. A viewing terrace is also positioned at the stage end of the arena on level three and can be used for premium packages and after-show parties.

Location

Coca-Cola Arena is located in City Walk, an urban leisure destination in central Dubai.

Events hosted

Coca Cola Arena has been a stage for concerts by Simple Minds, Bastille, Demi Lovato, Hans Zimmer, Lewis Capaldi, Jason Derulo, Justin Bieber, 50 Cent, Martin Garrix, Maroon 5 and many other singers. [11]

Apart from that it hosted several comedy shows, featuring famous comedians such as Kevin Hart, Michael McIntyre and Trevor Noah. [11]

In 2024 the stadium hosted Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, which was won by the youth team of Ratiopharm Ulm. [12]

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