Guangzhou International Sports Arena
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| Location | Guangzhou, China |
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| Coordinates | 23°10′47″N 113°28′52″E / 23.179718°N 113.481195°E |
| Public transit |  Luogang 6 |
| Owner | Guangzhou Entertainment District |
| Capacity | 18,000 |
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| Broke ground | October 15, 2008 |
| Opened | September 30, 2010 |
| Architect | MANICA Architecture with Guangzhou Design Institute |
Guangzhou International Sports Arena (Chinese: 广州国际体育演艺中心) is an indoor arena located in Guangzhou, China that was completed in September 2010. It is used mostly for basketball and it has a seating capacity of 18,000 spectators. On October 16, 2010, it hosted an NBA pre-season game between the New Jersey Nets and Houston Rockets.[1] A sellout crowd attended this game as Houston beat New Jersey, 95–86.
History[edit]
Designed by MANICA Architecture in partnership with the Guangzhou Design Institute, the Guangzhou Arena not only hosted the Asian Games events in 2010, but is home to a wide variety of events such as basketball, international ice events, and major music concerts. The building's design also specifically accommodates the standards of the NBA, a feature that will allow it to become home to the league's expansion throughout Asia.
The arena is planned as part of a larger Sport and Entertainment District in the heart of the new Luogang District to the East of downtown Guangzhou.[citation needed]
Notable events[edit]
On 23 September 2011, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for Gravity Tour supporting their album Gravity.
On September 20, 2014, Korean girl group, 2NE1 held a concert at this arena for their All Or Nothing World Tour.
On 18 April 2015, American singer-songwriter Katy Perry performed her first show of her Asian leg of the Prismatic World Tour at the arena. This was also her very first show in China.
On 3 June 2017, Joker Xue, a Chinese singer-songwriter, headlined the arena as part of his I Think I've Seen You Somewhere Tour.
On 30 August 2017, Ariana Grande performed at this arena for the first time as part of the Dangerous Woman Tour.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Yao, Rockets to play preseason games in China". 4 August 2010.
External links[edit]
Media related to Baoneng Guangzhou Arena at Wikimedia Commons
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