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Bizkaia Arena

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Province
  
Biscay

Opened
  
November 2004

Phone
  
+34 944 04 00 00

Bizkaia Arena

Location
  
Ronda de Azkue Nr. 1, 48902 Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain

Capacity
  
Concerts: 26,000 Sports: 15,414

Record attendance
  
15,483 (Ukraine vs United States, 4 September 2014)

Address
  
Ronda de Azkue, 1, 48902 Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain

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Bizkaia Arena is an indoor arena in Barakaldo, Greater Bilbao. It is the biggest multipurpose hall in Spain, as it can hold up to 26,000 people, and 15,414 for indoor sports. The arena is part of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) complex, the Exhibition and Congress Centre of Bilbao and Biscay, inaugurated in April 2004.

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The venue regularly hosts basketball games, for which it has a capacity of 15,414. It was one of the six venues used for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, hosted by Spain.

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History

The arena was used as the home arena of the Spanish League basketball club Bilbao Basket during the 2009-10 season. In other seasons, it has also occasionally been used for their most attractive games. It hosted the 2010 Spanish King's Cup Final Eight.

The arena hosted a preseason game between Bilbao Basket and the NBA team the Philadelphia 76ers. Several international pop and rock acts have also performed at the Bizkaia Arena.

The venue has also been used for other kinds of shows, such as opera, Disney on Ice, etc., political speeches, and religious meetings.

References

Bizkaia Arena Wikipedia