Hull_Venue

Connexin Live Arena

Connexin Live Arena

Indoor sports and event venue in Kingston upon Hull, England


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 has hosted music, comedy, and sports events.

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Construction

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

Since opening in August 2018, the arena has hosted shows from Van Morrison, The Vamps, the Courteeners, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Two Door Cinema Club, Westlife, Boyzone, George Ezra, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Sean Paul, James Acaster, Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics, Professor Brian Cox, Diversity, Jimmy Carr, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rhod Gilbert, Jack Whitehall, Michael McIntyre, Richard Ashcroft, The Harlem Globetrotters, NXT UK (WWE brand), Strictly Come Dancing Live!, Question of Sport Live Tour, Blossoms, Elbow, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, The Specials, Bring Me the Horizon, Bastille and You Me at Six.[5][additional citation(s) needed]


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. "Bonus Arena". SMG Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

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