Meraas, a Dubai-based holding company, has announced the Dubai Arena, a new state-of-the-art multi-purpose arena with a capacity of 20,000.
Spanning an area of half a million square feet the arena is set to enhance Dubais leisure and entertainment offering and become the go to venue for large scale international music concerts, sporting events such as hockey and NBA as well as other entertainment events.
Dubai Arena will be the only all-purpose indoor air conditioned arena of its size in the entire region and will boast an advanced infrastructure allowing it to accommodate mega-events.
Strategically located at City Walk with close proximity to Dubai International Airport and accessible via the Dubai Metro, the new venue will be at the heart of Dubais latest urban lifestyle destination surrounded by a plethora of hospitality, F&B, entertainment and shopping options.
Ground has been broken for the project and is expected to be completed in the last quarter of 2018.
Managing Dubai Arena will be international venue management company, AEG Ogden, part of Anschutz Entertainment Group that owns, controls or is affiliated with world class venues such as The O2 in London and the Staples Centre in Los Angeles.
The project management contract for the destination was awarded to DXB Entertainment PJSC who are responsible for delivering Dubai Parks and Resorts.