Minsk-Arena

Minsk Arena (Belarusian: Мінск-Арэна) is the main indoor arena in Minsk, Belarus.[2] The Minsk-Arena complex includes the arena (hosting 15,000 spectators), a cycling track (hosting 2,000 spectators), and a skating stadium (3,000 spectators).

Minsk-Arena
Minsk Arena in November 2018
LocationMinsk, Belarus
Coordinates53.9365°N 27.4829°E / 53.9365; 27.4829
Capacity15,086 [1]
Construction
Broke ground2006 (2006)
Built2006–2009
OpenedJanuary 30, 2010 (2010-01-30)
Construction cost$ 350 million
Tenants
Website
www.minskarena.by

Entertainment

It was the host venue for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and 2018.[3][4]

Several notable people have performed in the arena. Colombian singer Shakira performed during her The Sun Comes Out World Tour on 19 May 2011. Jennifer Lopez performed during her Dance Again World Tour on 25 September 2012. Armin Van Buuren performed on 7 March 2013 as part of a celebration to commemorate 600 episodes of A State of Trance.[5] Lana Del Rey performed during her Paradise Tour on 12 June 2013. Depeche Mode performed on 29 July 2013 and on 28 February 2014 during their Delta Machine Tour. They performed again on 13 February 2018 for their Global Spirit Tour. French singer Mylène Farmer performed on 27 October 2013. Comedian Rolilney Biong performed on 19 October 2019 during his European Tour.[6]

Sports
Interior of the main arena during a hockey match (2010)

One of the primary uses of the facility is ice hockey, as the building is the home rink of HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. The arena's official opening was held on 30 January 2010 when the 2nd Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game was held there. However, the first match in the facility had already been played by Dinamo Minsk on 14 January 2010 against Metallurg Magnitogorsk.[7] It was one of two main venues for the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[8]

In January 2016, the 2016 European Speed Skating Championships were held.[9] In January 2016, the venue hosted the tournament eSports Starladder i-League Season 13, which included games such as Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Minsk Arena, Minsk". Stadiums World. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. http://en.minskarena.by/
  3. "Belarus to host Junior 2010". junioreurovision.tv. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  4. "Junior Eurovision 2018 to take place on Sunday 25th November!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. "Minsk". A State of Trance. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  6. "Афиша | Минск-арена". minskarena.by (in Russian). Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  7. "The great one opening". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  8. www.minsk2014.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110714100934/http://www.minsk2014.com/article/?id%2F49. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Speed Skating Stadium". Minsk-Arena. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  10. "SL i-League StarSeries". Minsk-Arena. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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