Sports and Concert Complex Arena Riga


The sports and concert complex "Arena Riga" is the central platform of Latvia , where sports events are regularly held and concerts of a world-class star are given. If you consider that in Latvia, in most cases, prices for the same activities are significantly lower than in large cities in Russia, it becomes clear why the popularity of weekend tours to Riga , including a visit to public events, has grown.

Arena Riga - description

In 2006, Latvia was to hold the World Hockey Championship. However, to conduct such a large-scale spectacle in Riga, there was no suitable site. It was with this that the history of the grandiose sports and concert complex "Arena Riga" began. The arena has become the newest and most functional platform, where today all the most large-scale and popular sports and cultural events take place.

The level of service "Arena Riga" is not inferior to similar sites in Europe and the US, and, perhaps, even surpasses them. Spectator places of the complex are located in three tiers. Due to the fact that the Arena has a huge video cube, visitors to the site can enjoy great big plans, regardless of where they sit. In addition, the well-planned layout of the sports and concert complex allows viewers to move freely between the levels of the Arena.

The total capacity of the complex is 14,500 people, if it is a question of concerts or other cultural events. If on the Arena there are sports spectacles, the site's hospitality is enough for 10,300 fans.

The second tier of the Arena is private lodges. Each block can accommodate 10 people, however, if necessary, the capacity of the box can be increased by five additional places. The premises of all lodges are equipped with refrigerators, desks, TV sets with cable TV and Internet.

In case of long-term lease of the box, "Arena Riga" guarantees the possibility of buying 20 tickets for all events of the site at the lowest price, special restaurant service and the allocation of two parking spaces in the parking lot. In addition, the Arena has three separate large boxes, in which you can hold corporate meetings or holidays.

Sporting events Arena

Arena Riga is the home ground of the Riga hockey club Dynamo. It is here that they spend all their home matches in the Continental Hockey League. In addition, the complex regularly conducts competitions in such sports as basketball, figure skating and motor-freestyle. We are sure that true sports fans will be happy to learn that:

Concerts of the Arena

The World Hockey Championship gave Riga a wonderful springboard for concerts. Thanks to the tremendous technical equipment of the complex, the Arena can perform world-class shows. Literally in 2013 on the stage of "Arena Riga" there were concerts of the most popular Russian stars - Elena Vaenga, Zemfira, Philip Kirkorov and Boris Grebenshchikov.

In addition, during the existence of the sports and concert complex, residents of Riga were able to attend concerts by Mireille Mitier, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Alla Pugacheva, Nikolai Baskov, Laima Vaikule, Verka Serdyuchka, Pink, Kiss and many other world-famous performers.

What else does the Arena offer?

"Arena Riga" regularly conducts on its site amazing entertainment and cultural events. So, families with children can please their children by visiting children's holidays "Disney on Ice". In addition, there are stunning performances of one of the world's most famous circus "Du Soleil". On the same site, the ice show "Nutcracker" was staged, the performance "Hooligan. Confession ", as well as giving lectures to the Dalai Lama.

How to get there?

The sports and concert complex "Arena Riga" is located on Skanstes street 21 and is located right next to the historical center of the capital . You can get to this site by public transport. Right next to the complexes you will see bus, trolley and tram stops. Prior to the Arena, buses 9, 11 and 33. are regularly served by trolleybuses under numbers 3, 5, 25, and also by trams 8 and 11.

You can also take advantage of the services of a Riga taxi or, if the weather permits, to walk to the Arena on foot. The latter option is suitable for those tourists who rent rooms in the nearest hotels and hotels.