Coca-Cola Arena
Coca-Cola Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in the City Walk in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.[1][2][3][4] The venue was opened on June 6, 2019.[5] It has a capacity of 17,000.[6]
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Coordinates | 25°12′13.5″N 55°15′56.5″E |
Owner | Meraas |
Operator | ASM Global |
Capacity | 17,000 |
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Broke ground | January 2017 |
Opened | June 2019 |
Architect | Populous |
Builder | ASGC |
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Owned by Meraas and operated by ASM Global, the arena hosts a diverse line up of shows that include concerts, sport, family entertainment and ceremonies across a range of genres including Western, Arabic, Asian and Latino.
Construction
Roof structure
Coca-Cola Arena is one of the most technologically advanced arenas in the world. The roof structure[7] can support 190 metric tonnes meaning the arena can host the biggest productions in the world with ease.
Façade lighting
The façade of the Coca-Cola Arena has an active lit façade lighting system[8] made up of 4,600 LED's[9] meaning the building can be lit up in an array of patterns and colours. The arena is traditionally lit up in red to represent the name of the arena.
Bowl seating modes

Coca-Cola Arena can accommodate up to 17,000 people[10] and be arranged in an array of different seating and viewing modes including end-stage, in-the-round and intimate mode. This means it can host everything from large-scale music concerts to intimate shows and gala dinner evenings.[11] The main bowl features four levels. Levels one and four are made up of fixed seating while levels two and three consist of two levels of hospitality suites. An extra tier of seating can be added thanks to the automated retractable seating on the bowl floor allowing the arena layout to be changed as per the scale of the event no matter how small or large. A dine and view viewing terrace is also positioned at the stage end of the arena on level three and can be used for premium packages and after-show parties.
Location
Coca-Cola Arena is located in City Walk, an urban lifestyle destination in the heart of Dubai.
Notable events
Ceremonies
- Coca-Cola Arena hosted the Dubai Police Academy's 27th Graduation Ceremony on 15 January 2020.[12]
- The 2020 Pakistan International Screen Awards were hosted at Coca-Cola Arena on 7 February 2020.[13]
- Coca-Cola Arena hosted the Arab Hope Makers 2020 ceremony on 20 February 2020 that featured Amr Adeeb, Qusai Khouli, Balqees, Mohammed Assaf, Nawal El Kuwaitia, RedOne, Souad Abdullah, Ahmed Helmy, Mona El-Shazy and Tariq Al-Ali.[14]
- The first show held at the arena hosted stand-up comedian Russell Peters as part of The Deported World Tour[15] on 6 June 2019
2019
- American pop-rock band Maroon 5 performed live at Coca-Cola Arena on 14 June 2019 as part of their Red Pill Blues Tour.[16] This was the first concert held at the venue.
- British indie rock band The 1975 played for the first time in the Middle East at Coca-Cola Arena on 14 August 2019 as part of their latest world tour.[17][18]
- Irish pop vocal band Westlife brought their reunion Twenty Tour to Coca-Cola Arena on 29 August 2019.[19]
- As a treat for all Bollywood fans, Dabangg hosted the likes of Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha, Jacqueline Fernandez, Prabhu Deva, Manish Paul, Daisy Shah and many more performed on the Coca-Cola Arena stage on the 8th November 2019
- Why Not Mazzika, a vertically integrated multi-content entertainment group, founded in Egypt focus on repackaging and distribution of Arabic content to the Arab speaking communities, and we welcomed their talent with open arms on the 22nd November 2019
- Boyz II Men, also known as B2M are an American vocal harmony group, who performed on the Coca-Cola Arena stage with on the 19th December 2019.
- The Coca-Cola Arena hosted Pakistani musician, Rahat Ali Khan. Kahn is one of the biggest and highest paid singers in Pakistan, and performed in Dubai on the Coca-Cola Arena stage multiple times, from the 27th December 2019, 21st and the 23rd of July 2021, and finally on the 30th December 2021
2020
- Saudi singer Rashed Al Majed who has released almost 40 records, and is one of the most famous singers in the Middle East was hosted by the Coca-Cola Arena on the 30th January 2020.
- John Legend is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes; playing piano, and now performed his own music on stage at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 31st January 2020.
- Starting his music career by recording songs at the age of 16, Columbian singer Maluma has taken the stage in Dubai not once, but twice at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 14th February 2020, as well as his recent performance on the 24th March 2022.
- The dark knights concert combined the incredible music of Yungen, Not3s and Mostack, exposing the arena to the rap genre of music on the Arena stage on the 20th November 2020.
2021
- With his song ‘Faded’ which was platinum in over 14 countries, Alan Walker touched down in Dubai and performed at the Coca-Cola Arena kicking off 2021 to a great start on the 7th January 2021.
- The Coca-Cola Arena hosted a series of live events as part of Eid Al Adha, including Egyptian Star Ruby, the regions favorite Arabic Rock Band, Cairokee, as well as Hassan Shakosh on the 22nd July 2021.
- German DJ, Paul Van Dyk took to the Coca-Cola Arena stage and left everyone dancing for more on the 19th of August 2021.
- Female Indian Singer, Sunidhi Chauhan performed in Dubai at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 27th August 2021.
- The iconic Egyptian singer, songwriter, and music player Hamza Namira who reached more than 200 million views for his music on YouTube performed at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 2nd September 2021.
- Female Indian playback singer Neha Kakkar, who participated in the second season of Indian Idol performed at the Coca-Cola Arena stage on the 1st October 2021.
- Jubin Nautiyal, who was awarded Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year at the 8th Mirchi Music Awards took to the Coca-Cola arena stage on the 29th October 2021.
- Turkish DJ Burak Yeter performed his DJ set with his iconic song ‘Tuesday’ at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 11th November 2021.
- Known for his hit song from 2016 ‘Human’, Rag ‘n’ Bone man performed in front of fans live on the Arena stage on November 20th 2021.
- The Coca-Cola Arena hosted, international DJ Martin Garrix onto the stage for his epic DJ’ing talent on the 16th December 2021.
- Don Moen is an American singer, who focuses his music and pianist skills around Christian Worship music, and it was elevating having him perform on the Arena stage on the 18th December 2021.
2022
- German singer and songwriter Till Lindemann has been listed among the ’50 Greatest Metal Frontmen of All Time’ by Roadrunner Records, and he performed at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 4th January 2022.
- With countless music awards under his belt, record-breaking albums and a clutch of new tracks Basta, also known as Vasilii Vakulenko, performed at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 5th January 2022
- James Blunt celebrated his songs spanning a star-studded 17-year career that has spawned over 23 million album sales, and he came to the Coca-Cola Arena stage on the 29th January 2022
- Arjit Singh, global artist who was declared most-streamed Indian artist of year year 2022 by Spotify performed at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 4th February 2022
- Atif Salam, also known as the Prince of Bollywood performed for one night only on the stage at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 11th February 2022.
- Indie rock band The Kooks performed at the Coca-Cola arena with their album ‘Inside In/Inside Out’ which broke the musical mainstream back in 2006. Fans went crazy for them on the 27th February 2022.
- Dutch DJ and record producer Tiesto had a sold-out show on stage at the Arena on the 4th March 2022.
- Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating celebrated Saint Patrick's Day with his fans at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 18th March 2022.
- All the way from Kazakhstan, 27-year-old Dimash performed live at the Coca-Cola Arena with incredible stage presence on the 25th March 2022.
- Indian singer, lyricist, rapper and actor Sidhu Moose Wala, took to the Coca-Cola Arena stage on the 26th March 2022.
Comedy
- Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter, TV actor and film and television producer, Kapil Sharma performed down at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 24th January 2020.
Community & Family
- Motivational speaker Tony Robbins hosted a 10-hour event titled Achieve The Unimaginable at Coca-Cola Arena on the 3rd of September 2019.[20] He was joined by Alicia Keys, Prince Ea and Nick Vujicic.[21]
- With incredible talent from Olympic Russian figure skaters, the Coca-Cola Arena was transformed into an ice rink ready for the sleeping beauty ice show on the 4th and 5th December 2021.
Sports/e-Sports
- The Philippine Basketball Association hosted the San Miguel Beerman, NLEX Road Warriors, and Brangay Ginebra on 4 and 5 October 2019.[22]
- The PUBG Mobile Global Championship. (However, the venue was later canceled).[23]
- The arena hosted the "Social Knockout", the world's first-ever crypto-currency boxing event, on 30 July 2021, featuring Adam Saleh and Money Kicks.[24] and hosted "Social Knockout 2" on 15 October 2021.
- With its multifunctional attributes, the arena was turned into a tennis court for the Tie Break Tens Tennis took place at the Coca-Cola Arena on the 22nd October 2021
- The Ice Hockey match of the KHL World Games series between Ak Bars (Kazan) and Avangard (Omsk) on 3 December 2021.[25]
Conferences
- Coca-Cola Arena hosted the Two Days of Glory conference on the 27 and 28 February 2020.[26]
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