Location Herning, Denmark Broke ground October 2008 Phone +45 99 26 99 26 | Owner MCH Group Opened 20 October 2010 | |
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Former names Hedens Colosseum (2008–2010)
MCH MultiArena (2010)
Jyske Bank Boxen (2010–present) Capacity 12,500 (sports), 15,000 (concerts) Construction cost DKK 329 million
EUR € 44 million Address Kaj Zartows Vej 7, 7400 Herning, Denmark Similar Messecenter Herning, Royal Arena, MCH Arena, Gigantium, Hallenstadion | ||
Jyske bank boxen
Jyske Bank Boxen is an indoor arena, located in Herning, Denmark, that is part of the Messecenter Herning.
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It hosts concerts, ice hockey, basketball, volleyball, team handball and gymnastics competitions. It has hosted the 2010 European Women's Handball Championships, the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, and the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship.
On 1 October 2010 Danish financial institution Jyske Bank purchased naming rights to the arena.
The arena's opening event, on 20 October 2010, was a concert by Lady Gaga, during The Monster Ball Tour, with Semi Precious Weapons as her opening act.
The arena was also being considered as the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, before the contract was eventually won by B&W Hallerne, Refshaleøen in Copenhagen.
The arena will be one of two arenas to host the 2018 IIHF World Championship, the other being the Royal Arena in Copenhagen.