Connexin Live Arena
 The Connexin Live Arena in August 2023 | |
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| Former names | Hull Venue (planning/construction phase) Bonus Arena |
|---|---|
| Address | Myton Street Kingston upon Hull HU1 2PS England |
| Coordinates | 53°44′30″N 00°20′31″W / 53.74167°N 0.34194°W |
| Owner | Hull City Council |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Capacity | 3,500 (general admission) 2,900 (reserved) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 3 October 2016 |
| Opened | 30 August 2018 |
| Construction cost | £36 million (£49.5 million in 2023) |
| Architect | AFL Architects |
| Project manager | NPS Humber |
| Services engineer | Howard Civil Engineering |
| Main contractors | BAM Construct UK |
| Website | |
| Venue Website | |
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.
Construction
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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
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Music
[edit]Since opening in August 2018, the arena has mainly hosted music acts including Van Morrison, Jack White, The Vamps, Bob Dylan,[5] Paloma Faith, James Arthur, the Courteeners, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Two Door Cinema Club, Texas (band), Westlife, Boyzone, JLS, George Ezra, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Sean Paul, Kaiser Chiefs, The Darkness (band), Pet Shop Boys, Stereophonics, Diversity, Richard Ashcroft, Blossoms, Elbow, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, The Specials, Tom Grennan, Bring Me the Horizon, Bastille, You Me at Six, The Offspring, Bullet for my Valentine, Corey Taylor, Less Than Jake and Bowling for Soup.[6][additional citation(s) needed]
Comedy
[edit]Comedians who have played shows at the Connexin Live Arena include James Acaster, Jimmy Carr, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Micky Flanagan, Rhod Gilbert, Jack Whitehall, Michael McIntyre, Russell Howard, John Bishop and Sarah Millican.[6][additional citation(s) needed]
Other events
[edit]Other acts and events that have taken place at the Connexin Live Arena include Strictly Come Dancing Live!, Question of Sport Live Tour and Professor Brian Cox's Horizon tour.[6][additional citation(s) needed]
The Harlem Globetrotters have visited the Connexin Live Arena on two occasions, first playing on 14 October 2022 as part of the Spread Game Tour before returning on 25 February 2024 as part of the team's 2024 World Tour.[7][8]
The arena hosted its first professional wrestling event in 2019 with the visit of WWE NXT UK between 15 and 16 November. The World Wrestling Entertainment brand had last visited Hull's Ice Arena in 2005, with the visit playing host a return for former Hull Kingston Rovers professional rugby league player Luke Menzies, going by the stage name of Ridge Holland, to the city.[9]
Graduation ceremonies for the University of Hull have been held at the Connexin Live Arena since July 2019, with the first ceremonies held initially as a trial of the venue to replace Hull City Hall as the ceremony's main venue.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bonus Arena, Hull". UK Construction Online. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Bonus Arena, Hull - BAM Case Study". www.bam.co.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Johnson, Paul (13 July 2022). "Bob Dylan to play Hull Bonus Arena as ticket release announced". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Bonus Arena". SMG Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Bell, Jack (27 October 2021). "The Harlem Globetrotters announce 2022 Hull show". Hull What's On. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Bristow, Simon (5 June 2023). "Slam dunk: Basketball superstars Harlem Globetrotters to play Bonus Arena". The Hull Story. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Kershaw, Tom (26 July 2019). "WWE NXT UK is coming to Hull Bonus Arena with former Hull KR player Luke Menzies". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ^ Young, Angus (18 February 2019). "Hull University graduation will not be held at Hull City Hall - and people are furious". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
External links
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