- AsiaWorld Arena
AsiaWorld Arena (also Hall 1, located at the East side of AsiaWorld-Expo) is the largest indoor seated performance venue in
Hong Kong . It has a total floor area of 10,880 square metres, a maximum capacity of 13,500 seats and high ceiling clearance of 19 metres. It is located next to theHong Kong International Airport . It plays host to many concerts, sporting events, and other forms of entertainment. [http://www.asiaworld-expo.com/FacilityInfo/ArenaEvents.aspx?lang=en-US]Notable concerts held
The arena has played/will play host to the following list of world-wide famous artists and performers :
* Oasis Live in Hong Kong! - 25 February, 2006
*Jamie Cullum Live in Hong Kong - 6 June, 2006
*Coldplay Twisted Logic Tour - 13 July, 2006
*The Black Eyed Peas The Monkey Business Asian Tour - 16 July, 2006
*Westlife Face to Face Asian Tour - 9 September, 2006
*Eric Clapton World Tour 2006-2007 - 17 January, 2007
*John Legend Live in Hong Kong - 20 January, 2007
*Il Divo Live in Hong Kong - 22 January, 2007
*Lloyd Banks Live in Hong Kong - 10 February, 2007
* Muse Live in Hong Kong 2007 - 3 March, 2007
*Christina Aguilera Back to Basics Tour - 3 July, 2007
*The Cure A Light with The Cure - 30 July, 2007
*Gwen Stefani The Sweet Escape Tour - 16 August, 2007
*Avril Lavigne -Promotional Tour 2007 - 18 August, 2007
*Nine Inch Nails - Live in Hong Kong - September 13, 2007
*Linkin Park -Live in Hong Kong - 20 November, 2007
*My Chemical Romance -The Black Parade World Tour - January 29, 2008
*Aaron Kwok - De Show Reel Extension - 14 - 18, 21 - 23 February, 2008
*Björk - The Volta Tour - February 28,2008
*Backstreet Boys - Unbreakable Tour - February 29, 2008
*Placido Domingo - Live in Hong Kong - March 1, 2008
*Maroon 5 - Live in Hong Kong - March 19, 2008
*Elton John - TOUR 2008 - May 20, 2008
*L'Arc-en-Ciel - TOUR 2008 L'7~Trans ASIA via PARIS~ - May 24, 2008
*Alicia Keys - As I Am Hong Kong 2008 - July 31, 2008
*Travis - Live in Hong Kong - July 29, 2008
*Panic at the Disco - Live In Hong Kong! - August 12, 2008
*Ayumi Hamasaki - ASIA TOUR 2008 ～10th Ａnniversary ～ - 20, 21 September 2008
*Kylie Minogue - KylieX2008 - 27 November, 2008Other events
The Arena has also played host to the 10th Anniversary Celebration Gala of Phoenix Satellite Television and the Miss Chinese Cosmos Pageant, as well as sports competitions like the
K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 and the 2008 Hong KongIDSF Asian Pacific DanceSport Championships.References
External links
* [http://www.asiaworld-expo.com/facilityInfo/arenaEvents.aspx AsiaWorld Expo webpage]
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