Ergo Arena

Ergo Arena (Hala Gdańsk-Sopot) is a multi-purpose indoor arena, that was opened in 2010. The boundary between two cities – Sopot and Gdańsk – runs through the very middle of the hall. The arena has a capacity of 11,409 people, for sports events and up to 15,000, with standing places, for concerts.

ERGO ARENA

Former names	Hala Gdańsk-Sopot
Location	plac Dwóch Miast 1, 80-344 Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland
Coordinates	54°25′33″N 18°34′49″E
Operator	Hala Gdańsk-Sopot Sp. z o.o.
Executive suites	940 (seating)
Capacity	15,000 (concerts: Seating and standing) 11,409 (seating only)
Field size	96m x 30m x 48m
Construction
Broke ground	2007
Opened	August 18, 2010
Construction cost	PLN zł 251 million EUR € 60 million
Architect	KIPP Projekt
Tenants
Trefl Sopot (2010–present) Trefl Gdańsk (2014–present)

History

The first major event in the hall took place on November 26, 2010, when Lady Gaga performed during The Monster Ball Tour, with Semi Precious Weapons as her opening act, to more than 12,000 people.^[1]

Sport events, including the 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship,^[2] 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships^[3] and the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship,^[4] as well as a part of the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship were held at the arena.

For Athletics competition a six-lane, banked 200-meter oval is installed on the arena floor. According to an IAAF press release, the athletics track at the ERGO Arena, the venue for the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships, was officially opened for the 2014 season on Sunday 16 February. Italian company Mondo made the indoor portable banked track with a Mondo Super X rubberized surface (13.5mm thick). The surface was also used at both the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Concerts

List of artists:^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]}

• Ozzy Osbourne
• Rammstein
• Lady Gaga
• Roxette
• Erykah Badu
• Enrique Iglesias
• Jean-Michel Jarre
• Sting
• José Carreras
• Michael Bublé
• Chris Botti
• Iron Maiden
• Backstreet Boys
• 30 Seconds to Mars
• Pet Shop Boys
• Judas Priest
• Lenny Kravitz
• André Rieu
• Slipknot
• Hans Zimmer
• Andrea Bocelli
• Il Divo
• Dave Matthews Band
• Bryan Adams
• Maluma
• Depeche Mode
• Scorpions
• Ricky Martin

Sport events

• WWE Smackdown World Tour 2011^[14]
• WWE WrestleMania Revenge Tour 2012^[15]
• UFC Fight Night 118
• ACB 63
• 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
• FAME MMA 5
• High League
• FAME MMA 12
• High League 3
• 2021 Red Bull BC One^[16][17]
• CAVALIADA Sopot 2022

Gallery

• 
  Interior, before the handball game
• 
  Basketball game (Trefl Sopot vs Stelmet Zielona Góra, Tauron Basket Liga)
• 
  In daylight
• 
  Under construction
• 
  Ergo Arena during KSW MMA event

See also

• List of indoor arenas in Poland
• Sport in Poland

References

1. "Fame monster Lady Gaga gigs in Gdańsk" (Press release). thenews.pl. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
2. "Anastasi issues composition of Poland's national team for 2011 season" (Press release). Confédération Européenne de Volleyball. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-06.^{[permanent dead link]}
3. "HALOWE MŚ 2014 W SOPOCIE!" (Press release). Polski Związek Lekkiej Atletyki. 2011-11-18.
4. "FIVB signs agreement for Men's 2014 Volleyball World Championship to be hosted in Poland" (Press release). Federation Internationale de Volleyball. 2010-09-08. Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
5. "Mondo's indoor portable banked track to serve as competition surface for IAAF World Indoor Championships" (Press release). Mondo. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
6. "Ponad 500 imprez i prawie 2 miliony widzów czyli sukces 5 lat ERGO ARENY". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
7. "Scorpions wystąpili w Ergo Arenie. Wielki rockowy show". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
8. "Bryan Adams". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
9. "Backstreet Boys in Ergo Arena". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
10. "Tak brzmi legenda. Po koncercie Depeche Mode w Ergo Arenie". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
11. "Roxette mówi "Jinkuje" Gdańsk! My mówimy "Dziękujemy" Roxette za te niezapomniane chwile w Ergo Arenie! Recenzja z koncertu w Gdańsku/Sopocie. Część IV-ostatnia". Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
12. "Fantastyczna atmosfera na koncercie Iron Maiden". Retrieved 2018-06-01.
13. ""Livin' la vida loca" zabrzmi w hali Ergo Arena. Latynoska gwiazda pop znowu w Trójmieście". Retrieved 2018-06-15.
14. "WWE SMACKDOWN WOLD TOUR 2011 - GDAŃSK/SOPOT". Retrieved 8 September 2021.
15. "Raw live event in Gdansk, Poland". Retrieved 8 September 2021.
16. "Polska gospodarzem Red Bull BC One World Final 2021! = 7 November 2021". Red Bull (in Polish).
17. "Red Bull BC One World Final w listopadzie w ERGO ARENIE! = 7 November 2021" (in Polish).

External links

• Official website of Ergo Arena
• Information for visitors
• Arena from inside
• Arena from outside
• Arena by night

Preceded by Orfeo Superdomo Córdoba	FIVB Volleyball World League Final Venue 2011	Succeeded by Arena Armeec Sofia
Preceded by Ataköy Athletics Arena Istanbul	IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 2014	Succeeded by Oregon Convention Center Portland, Oregon