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 ground 3 October 2016
Opened30 August 2018
Construction cost£36 million
(£49.5 million in 2023)
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 hosts 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

Music

Since opening, the arena has hosted a variety of concerts and music oriented shows from the following acts: [a]

Comedy

Comedians who have played shows at the Connexin Live Arena include:

Other events

Other acts and events that have taken place at the Connexin Live Arena include Strictly Come Dancing Live!, Question of Sport Live Tour and Professor Brian Cox's Horizon tour. [8] [ additional citation(s) needed ]

The Harlem Globetrotters have visited the Connexin Live Arena on two occasions, first playing on 14 October 2022 as part of the Spread Game Tour before returning on 25 February 2024 as part of the team's 2024 World Tour. [9] [10]

The arena hosted its first professional wrestling event in 2019 with the visit of WWE NXT UK between 15 and 16 November. The World Wrestling Entertainment brand had last visited Hull's Ice Arena in 2005, with the visit playing host a return for former Hull Kingston Rovers professional rugby league player Luke Menzies, going by the stage name of Ridge Holland, to the city. [11] The World Snooker Tour Championship took place in 2023 with Shaun Murphy lifting the title, and World Seniors Snooker have hosted their Seniors UK Championship and 900 series events at the venue.

Graduation ceremonies for the University of Hull have been held at the Connexin Live Arena since July 2019, with the first ceremonies held initially as a trial of the venue to replace Hull City Hall as the ceremony's main venue. [12]

Political party Reform UK held a launch event on 28 February 2025 at the Connexin Live Arena for Luke Campbell's 2025 campaign to be Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, with 2,000 supporters attending the event and party members including leader Nigel Farage and East Riding councillor for Bridlington Central and Old Town Maria Bowtell also speaking. [13] [14]

Notes

  1. ↑ This is not a thorough & definitive list.

References

  1. ↑ "Bonus Arena, Hull". UK Construction Online. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bonus Arena, Hull - BAM Case Study". www.bam.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Gottfried, Gideon (21 June 2018). "SMG Europe's Hull Arena Announces Bonus Group As Long-Term Naming Rights Sponsor". Pollstar . Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Laister, David (1 August 2023). "Hull's Bonus Arena gets a new name as five-year partnership announced". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Paul (13 July 2022). "Bob Dylan to play Hull Bonus Arena as ticket release announced". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Cross, Laura (15 August 2025). "Kaiser Chiefs coming to Hull's Connexin Live as part of More Employment tour". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bonus Arena". SMG Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Bell, Jack (27 October 2021). "The Harlem Globetrotters announce 2022 Hull show". Hull What's On. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Bristow, Simon (5 June 2023). "Slam dunk: Basketball superstars Harlem Globetrotters to play Bonus Arena". The Hull Story. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  11. ↑ Kershaw, Tom (26 July 2019). "WWE NXT UK is coming to Hull Bonus Arena with former Hull KR player Luke Menzies". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  12. ↑ Young, Angus (18 February 2019). "Hull University graduation will not be held at Hull City Hall - and people are furious". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  13. ↑ Higgens, Dave (28 February 2025). "Farage unveils Olympic boxing champion as Reform mayoral candidate at rally". The Independent . London. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Spence, Andrew (17 March 2025). "Reform UK councillor quits 'chaotic' party - citing a 'lack of integrity'". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 July 2025. Cllr Bowtell opened the party's recent event hosted at Hull's Connexin Live where former Olympic Boxer Luke Campbell was named as Reform's candidate for the upcoming Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral election.


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