Globox Arena

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Globox Arena
Globox Arena
Former namesClaudelands Arena (2011–2021)
Location Hamilton, New Zealand
Coordinates 37°46′48″S175°17′20″E / 37.78000°S 175.28889°E / -37.78000; 175.28889 Coordinates: 37°46′48″S175°17′20″E / 37.78000°S 175.28889°E / -37.78000; 175.28889
OwnerH3, Hamilton City Council
Capacity Concerts: 6,000
Netball: 4,000
Banquet seating: 1,400
Construction
Broke ground2007
Opened18 June 2011
ArchitectAnthony Flannery (Chow:Hill)
Tenants
Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic (ANZ Championship)
Website
http://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]

Contents

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]

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