The Rudolf Weber-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multipurpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in September 1996, the arena is a part of the leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in , a former industrial plant.
In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg, purchased naming rights to the arena which took effect from January 2002. In December 2021, the arena's naming rights were purchased by Essen-based cleaning company Rudolf Weber GmbH.
Configuration The maximum capacity of the arena is 12,650, where the seating is arranged on two levels. It is also possible to have a center stage configuration, 12,000 people can attend such events. There are also two possible theatre configurations with 3,000 and 5,200 capacity, respectively.
Naming history Arena Oberhausen (12 September 1996—31 December 2001) König-Pilsener-Arena (1 January 2002—31 December 2021) Rudolf Weber-Arena (1 January 2022—present)
Events The arena hosts a wide variety of events, with more than 800,000 people attending about a hundred events. The arena also hosts a variety of shows, e.g. Stomp or Riverdance. The König Pilsener Arena played host to UFC 122 on 13 November 2010.
Between 1997 and 2002, the arena was home to ice hockey club Revierlöwen Oberhausen. On 6 October 1998, Canadian player Stéphane Morin of visiting team Berlin Capitals died during a game at the arena.
Performers
Anirudh Ravichander Drake A-ha Chris Brown Iron Maiden Kiss Alice Cooper Rush Judas Priest Manowar Amon Amarth Arch Enemy Sting Page and Plant Ronan Keating Rod Stewart Natalie Cole Status Quo Whitesnake Def Leppard Oasis Dionne Warwick Toni Braxton Cliff Richard Mark Knopfler R.E.M. Kylie Minogue Alanis Morissette Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne The Cure André Rieu Limp Bizkit The Smashing Pumpkins The Black Eyed Peas Bryan Adams Gloria Estefan Toto Placido Domingo No Doubt Prince & The New Power Generation Roger Waters David Gilmour Neil Young Dream Theater Fleetwood Mac The Corrs Puff Daddy Radiohead Meat Loaf Santana Volbeat Helene Fischer Paul McCartney Peter Gabriel Backstreet Boys Westlife 50 Cent Britney Spears Usher Anastacia Placebo Journey Within Temptation Elton John Bob Dylan Coldplay Foo Fighters The BossHoss The Who Leonard Cohen AC/DC Taylor Swift Five Finger Death Punch Tori Amos Lionel Richie Pink Shakira Deep Purple Scorpions Queensrÿche Nickelback Thirty Seconds to Mars Lenny Kravitz Depeche Mode Metallica Machine Head (band) Lady Gaga Public Enemy Kanye West Justin Bieber New Kids on the Block Bruno Mars Rihanna Joe Cocker Chris de Burgh Supertramp Simply Red Take That Die Fantastischen Vier Christina Aguilera Donots Tokio Hotel The Prodigy Roxette Alicia Keys Ellie Goulding Neil Diamond Al Bano and Romina Power Beyoncé Whitney Houston Sade Chris Rea Jennifer Lopez George Michael Zucchero Eros Ramazzotti Tool Eric Clapton One Direction Joe Cocker Harry Belafonte OneRepublic Sunrise Avenue Die Ärzte Nicki Minaj during her third tour, The Pinkprint Tour 5 Seconds of Summer Maroon 5 Runrig Linkin Park Die Toten Hosen Imagine Dragons Soy Luna Live Violetta Live Nightwish Sabaton (band) Powerwolf Harry Styles Shawn Mendes Jeff Lynne's ELO Shahram Shabpareh Electric Callboy hosting their Escalation Fest twice (2022 & 2023)
See also List of indoor arenas in Germany
References
External links
Profile on DLA Designs Profile on SMG Europe Profile on baa projektmanagement GmbH