Hull Arena (originally Humberside Ice Arena and known locally as the Hull Ice Arena) is an ice rink, in the city of Kingston upon Hull, England. It has a capacity of 3,750 people. The Hull Arena is also a concert venue, playing host to numerous acts since its inception in 1987.

Hull Arena

Former names	Humberside Ice Arena
Location	Kingston Park Kingston Street Hull HU1 2DZ England
Owner	Hull City Council
Operator	Hull Leisure
Capacity	3,150 (seating), 3,750 (standing)
Website
www.hullcc.gov.uk/hullarena

It has an Olympic sized rink of 60 by 30 metres (197 by 98 ft).[1]

Events

The Hull Arena was the home of all ice hockey teams within the city including the Elite League club Hull Stingrays who played games most weeks at the Hull Arena with most games being held on a Sunday Night. The current tenants are Hull Pirates[2] and their affiliates Hull Jets.[3]

The Arena hosts boxing events for the Matchroom Boxing promotions stable with Hull boxers Luke Campbell and Tommy Coyle amongst those to compete.[4] It was previously used to hold such events in April 1997,[5] March 1998[6] and June 1998[7] with boxers including Paul Ingle, Clinton Woods, Howard Eastman and Scott Harrison competing.

The arena also played host to the WINMAU World Masters 2011 Darts.[8]

The arena has hosted concerts by many famous artists, including Arctic Monkeys,[9] Faithless,[10] Kings of Leon,[11] Oasis,[12] Robbie Williams,[13] Ed Sheeran[14] and The Libertines.[15]

References

External links

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• Hull Arena Website