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]
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| Former names | Claudelands Arena (2011–2021) |
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| Location | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 37°46′48″S 175°17′20″E / 37.78000°S 175.28889°E |
| Owner | H3, Hamilton City Council |
| Capacity | Concerts: 6,000 Netball: 4,000 Banquet seating: 1,400 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2007 |
| Opened | 18 June 2011 |
| Architect | Anthony Flannery (Chow:Hill) |
| Tenants | |
| Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic (ANZ Championship) | |
| Website | |
| http://claudelands.co.nz | |
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
editThe 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Claudelands Open Day". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Arena - Claudelands Arena". Archived from the original on 19 July 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "THE BREAKERS Break In Claudelands Arena!". Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Concert review: On-form Dylan shows the love - nzherald.co.nz". Duncan Gillies - nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 23 September 2016.