
The Arena is based inside the National ice centre and was opened to the public on the 1st April 2000 by Jayne Torvill and given the royal stamp of approval by Her Majesty the Queen in 2002. The venue has held a wide variety of spoting events, comedy and concerts.
Some of the performers the arena has hosted include: Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Oasis, Bob Dylan, Greenday, Lee Evans, Matt Lucas and David Walliams.