Arena Łódź

Atlas Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Łódź, Poland. The stands are equipped with 10,400 seats expandable by additional 3,000 seats. There are 1,500 parking places and 11 VIP lounges (each with a terrace)^[2]. The arena may host a variety of events ranging from conferences and concerts to multiple sport events (including basketball, volleyball, athletics and ice hockey). In August 2009, Atlas Group purchased the naming rights to the arena for a period of 5 years^[1]. The arena is also the biggest concert venue in Poland, that can hold almost up to 14 000 attentands. So far performed there: Roger Waters, a-ha, Depeche Mode, Rammstein and Tokio Hotel. For 2011 planned are Shakira, 30 Seconds to Mars, Sade Adu and Rihanna.

In 2009 the arena hosted the following sports events:

• World League intercontinental games between Poland and Brazil.
• Second phase matches of the EuroBasket 2009.
• Women's European Volleyball Championship.
• Boxing night Tomasz Adamek vs. Andrew Golota.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Atlas Arena – tak się nazywa nowa łódzka hala
2. ^ Ale hala!