Hull Arena

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.

For the Canadian ice arena, see Robert Guertin Centre.

Hull Arena
Former namesHumberside Ice Arena
LocationKingston Park
Kingston Street
Hull
HU1 2DZ
England
OwnerHull City Council
OperatorHull Leisure
Capacity3,150 (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]

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References
  1. "Hull Ice Arena". National Ice Skating Association. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  2. "Fixtures and Results – Hull Pirates". Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. "Hull Jets". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  4. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  5. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  6. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  7. "BoxRec: Event". boxrec.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  8. "Winmau - Winmau World Masters 2011 - Winmau Dartboard Company". winmau.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  9. Thomas, Helen Meriel (9 March 2018). "We heart Hull: 10 great things the city has given the world". NME. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  10. "Faithless to go on UK arena tour". NME.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  11. "Kings Of Leon announce huge UK tour". NME.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  12. "Oasis rock Hull". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  13. "Robbie Williams". www.robbiewilliams.com. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  14. "Ed Sheeran Tour Recap: Live at Hull Arena, Hull, UK: 06 November 2012". Ed Sheeran Official Website. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  15. Jones, Craig (24 September 2017). "Pete Doherty puts on a show-stopper as The Libertines rock out Hull Ice Arena". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

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