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| Former names | Claudelands Arena (2011–2021) |
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| Location | Hamilton, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 37°46′48″S175°17′20″E / 37.78000°S 175.28889°E /-37.78000; 175.28889 |
| Owner | H3, Hamilton City Council |
| Capacity | Concerts: 6,000 Netball: 4,000 Banquet seating: 1,400 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2007 |
| Opened | 18 June 2011 |
| Architect | Anthony Flannery (Chow:Hill) |
| Tenants | |
| Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic (ANZ Championship) | |
| Website | |
| http://claudelands.co.nz | |
Globox Arena (formerlyClaudelands Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor sports and entertainment arena located inHamilton,New Zealand. Globox Arena is part of Claudelands Events Centre which contains a 6000-capacity arena and four-star conference and exhibition centre. Construction began on Claudelands Events Centre in 2007 and was completed in 2011 at a cost of $68.4 million ($NZD).[1]
Globox Arena is a unique C-shaped auditorium, the only one of its kind in New Zealand and Australia, which is fully retractable and capable of holding live music and entertainment, international sporting events, large banquets, conferences and exhibitions.[2]
The arena is one of the home venues for theWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic netball team in theANZ Championship. TheNew Zealand Breakers have played pre-season games at the venue in 2011 and 2012.[3]
Bob Dylan performed 2 nearly sold-out shows on 9 & 10 August 2014 during hisNever Ending Tour 2014.[4]