Connexin Live Arena

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Connexin Live
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The Connexin Live Arena in August 2023
Connexin Live Arena
Former namesHull Venue (planning/construction phase)
Bonus Arena
AddressMyton Street
Kingston upon Hull
HU1 2PS
England
Coordinates 53°44′30″N00°20′31″W / 53.74167°N 0.34194°W / 53.74167; -0.34194
Owner Hull City Council
Operator ASM Global
Capacity 3,500 (general admission)
2,900 (reserved)
Construction
Broke ground3 October 2016
Opened30 August 2018
Construction cost£36 million
(£41.7 million in 2021)
ArchitectAFL Architects
Project managerNPS Humber
Services engineerHoward Civil Engineering
Main contractors BAM Construct UK
Website
Venue Website

The Connexin Live (formerly Bonus Arena) is an indoor arena in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the Hull Marina. It opened in August 2018 and has hosted music, comedy, and sports events.

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Construction

Logo used from 2018 to 2023 Bonus Arena Logo.jpg
Logo used from 2018 to 2023

The venue was built on a brownfield site, between the Humber Estuary and Hull City Centre. [1] Local steel, manufactured in Scunthorpe, was used on the project. [2]

In June 2018, Bonus Group secured the naming rights to the venue. [3] In August 2023, the naming rights were transferred to local company Connexin in a five-year deal and the venue was renamed Connexin Live. [4]

Events

Since opening in August 2018, the arena has hosted shows from Van Morrison, The Vamps, the Courteeners, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Two Door Cinema Club, Westlife, Boyzone, George Ezra, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Sean Paul, James Acaster, Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics, Professor Brian Cox, Diversity, Jimmy Carr, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rhod Gilbert, Jack Whitehall, Michael McIntyre, Richard Ashcroft, The Harlem Globetrotters, NXT UK (WWE brand), Strictly Come Dancing Live!, Question of Sport Live Tour, Blossoms, Elbow, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, The Specials, Bring Me the Horizon, Bastille and You Me at Six. [5] [ additional citation(s) needed ]

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References

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  2. "Bonus Arena, Hull - BAM Case Study". www.bam.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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