Coca-Cola Arena
Coca-Cola Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the City Walk neighborhood of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The venue was opened on June 6, 2019.
Owned by Meraas and operated by ASM Global, the arena hosts a diverse line up of shows that include concerts, sport, family entertainment and ceremonies across a range of genres including Western, Arabic, Asian and Latino.
It is the first fully air-conditioned arena of its kind in the Middle East and hosts world-class entertainment shows and sporting events 12 months a year, even in the hotter summer months when the calendar of live events in the region is traditionally reduced. On top of public ticketed events, the arena can also be hired for private events such as conferences, award ceremonies, exhibitions, weddings and gala dinners.
Construction
Roof structure
Coca-Cola Arena is one of the most technologically advanced arenas in the world. The roof structure can support 190 metric tonnes meaning the arena can host the biggest productions in the world with ease.Façade lighting
The façade of the Coca-Cola Arena has an active lit façade lighting system made up of 4,600 LED's meaning the building can be lit up in an array of patterns and colours. The arena is traditionally lit up in red to represent the name of the arena.Bowl seating modes
Coca-Cola Arena can accommodate up to 17,000 people 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 intimate shows and gala dinner evenings. The main bowl features four levels. Levels one and four are made up of fixed seating while levels two and three consist of two levels of hospitality suites. An extra tier of seating can be added thanks to the automated retractable seating on the bowl floor allowing the arena layout to be changed as per the scale of the event no matter how small or large. A dine and view 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 lifestyle destination in the heart of Dubai. The arena is the first venue of its kind in Dubai to be situated within an already well established city-centre location. It is surrounded by F&B outlets, activities, attractions and close to public transport links.- Dubai Metro Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall – 7 minutes
- La Ville Hotel – 8 minutes
- Green Planet – 3 minutes
- Dubai Mall – 10 minutes
- Burj Khalifa – 13 minutes
Events
Comedy
- The first show held at the arena hosted stand-up comedian Russell Peters as part of The Deported World Tour on 6 June 2019
- Jo Koy brought his 'Just Kidding World Tour' to Coca-Cola Arena on the 20 January 2020.
- One of India's most famous and popular television star's, Kapil Sharma brought his award-winning Kapil Sharma Show to Coca-Cola Arena on 24 January 2020.
Concerts
- American pop-rock band Maroon 5 performed live at Coca-Cola Arena on 14 June 2019 as part of their Red Pill Blues Tour. This was the first concert held at the venue.
- British indie rock band The 1975 played for the first time in the Middle East at Coca-Cola Arena on 14 August 2019 as part of their latest world tour.
- Irish pop vocal band Westlife brought their reunion Twenty Tour to Coca-Cola Arena on 29 August 2019.
- A.R. Rahman, one of the world's all-time top-selling recording artists performed at Coca-Cola Arena on 15 November 2019.
- American R&B and hip hop vocal group Boyz II Men performed at Coca-Cola Arena on 19 December 2019.
- Qawwali musician, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan performed at Coca-Cola Arena on 27 December 2019 for the grand finale show of his tour labelled 'Me, Myself, I.'
- Arabic superstars Rashed Al Majid and Majid Al Mohandis performed at Coca-Cola Arena on 30 January 2020 as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival closing ceremonies.
- John Legend performed at Coca-Cola Arena, along with Faia Younan,on 31 January 2020 as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival closing ceremonies.
- Latin Grammy award winner, Maluma, performed live at Coca-Cola Arena as part of his 11:11 World Tour on 14 February 2020.
- Coca-Cola Arena's first K-Pop concert titled 'K-Pop Super Concert' was planned to be hosted on 20 March 2020. The line-up included Super Junior, NCT 127, Laboum, RGP and JUN. The event is expected to return to the market in the future with new dates to be announced as soon as possible.
- KBS's Music Bank live show was planned to be hosted at Coca-Cola Arena on 21 March 2020. Artists set to perform included Twice, Seventeen, Monsta X, Jus2 as well as Exo’s Baekhyun. The event is expected to return to the market in the future with new dates to be announced as soon as possible.
- The Iron Maiden concert scheduled for 27 May 2020 at Coca-Cola Arena has now been cancelled.
- Louis Tomlinson's World Tour headline show at Coca-Cola Arena scheduled for 18th April 2020 has now been postponed to the 1st of October 2020.
- American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer, Russ will be performing at the Coca-Cola Arena on 27 November 2020.
Festivals
- Why Not! Mazzika Festival was held on 22 November and featured some of the biggest acts from the Arabic Indie music scene that included H.O.H, Cairokee, Sharmoofers, Massar Egbari, Mahmoud El Esseily and Disco Misr.
- Da-Bangg-The Tour Reloaded was held at Coca-Cola Arena on 8 November and featured Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prabhudeva, Manish Paul, Daisy Shah, Guru Randhawa and more, who brought Bollywood's world-class production capabilities to the stage.
Community
- Motivational speaker Tony Robbins hosted a 10-hour event titled Achieve The Unimaginable at Coca-Cola Arena on the 3rd of September 2019. He was joined by Alicia Keys, Prince Ea and Nick Vujicic.
Sports
- The Philippine Basketball Association hosted the San Miguel Beerman, NLEX Road Warriors, and Brangay Ginebra at Coca-Cola Arena on 4 and 5 October 2019.
- Virgin Radio Dubai's Kris Fade Show held their very first 42m marathon at Coca-Cola Arena on 12 December 2019.
Ceremonies
- Coca-Cola Arena hosted the Dubai Police Academy's 27th Graduation Ceremony on 15 January 2020.
- The prestigious Pakistan International Screen Awards was hosted at Coca-Cola Arena on 7 February 2020.
- Coca-Cola Arena hosted the Arab Hope Makers 2020 ceremony on 20 February 2020 that featured Amr Adeeb, Qusai Khouli, Balqees, Mohammed Assaf, Nawal El Kuwaitia, RedOne, Souad Abdullah, Ahmed Helmy, Mona El-Shazy and Tariq Al-Ali.
Conferences
- Coca-Cola Arena hosted the Two Days of Glory conference on the 27th and 28th February 2020.
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