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<td colspan="2" style="padding: 0; text-align: center;"><small>Die First Direct Arena im Oktober 2018</small>
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<p>Leeds Arena (bis 2013)
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<p>First Direct Arena (seit 2013)
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<td><b>Ort</b>
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<td>Arena Way<br><span style="display:none">Vereinigtes Konigreich</span><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich" title="Vereinigtes Königreich"></a></span> <a href="Leeds" title="Leeds">Leeds</a> LS2 8BY, <a href="Vereinigtes_K%C3%B6nigreich" title="Vereinigtes Königreich">Vereinigtes Königreich</a>
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<td><b><a href="World_Geodetic_System_1984" title="World Geodetic System 1984">Koordinaten</a></b>
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<td><span id="text_coordinates" class="coordinates -print"><a class="external text" href="geo:53.80346,-1.54214"><span title="Breitengrad">53° 48′ 12,5″ <abbr title="Nord">N</abbr></span>, <span title="Längengrad">1° 32′ 31,7″ <abbr title="West">W</abbr></span></a></span><span class="geo noexcerpt" style="display:none"><span class="body"></span><span class="latitude">53.80346</span><span class="longitude">-1.54214</span><span class="elevation">61</span></span>
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<td><a href="Leeds" title="Leeds">Stadt Leeds</a>
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<td><a href="ASM_Global" title="ASM Global">ASM Global</a>
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<td>1. Februar 2011
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<td>4. September 2013
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<td><a href="Beton" title="Beton">Beton</a><br><a href="Parkett" title="Parkett">Parkett</a>
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<td><b>Kosten</b>
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<td>60 Mio. <a href="Pfund_Sterling" title="Pfund Sterling">£</a>
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<td><b>Architekt</b>
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<td><a href="Populous_(Architektenb%C3%BCro)" title="Populous (Architektenbüro)">Populous</a>
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<td><b>Kapazität</b>
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<td>13.781 Plätze
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<ul><li><a href="Premier_League_Darts" title="Premier League Darts">Premier League Darts</a> (2014–2019, seit 2022)</li>
<li><a href="Konzert_(Veranstaltung)" title="Konzert (Veranstaltung)">Konzerte</a></li>
<li><a href="Show" title="Show">Familienshows</a></li>
<li><a href="Stand-up-Comedy" title="Stand-up-Comedy">Stand-up-Comedyshows</a></li>
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<p>Die <b>First Direct Arena</b> ist eine <a href="Mehrzweckhalle" title="Mehrzweckhalle">Mehrzweckhalle</a> in der <a href="England" title="England">englischen</a> <a href="Gro%C3%9Fstadt" title="Großstadt">Großstadt</a> <a href="Leeds" title="Leeds">Leeds</a>. Die Halle ist ein modernes <a href="Amphitheater" title="Amphitheater">Amphitheater</a> und bietet 13.781 Plätze für die Besucher, davon sind 4.321 Stehplätze.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geschichte">Geschichte</h2></div>
<p>Aufgrund der hohen Nachfrage, eine große Arena für unterhaltende Künste in Leeds präsentieren zu können, wurde im Februar 2011 der <a href="Grundstein" class="mw-redirect" title="Grundstein">Grundstein</a> für die Halle gelegt. Bis zum Jahr 2013 wurde die von <a href="Populous_(Architektenb%C3%BCro)" title="Populous (Architektenbüro)">Populous</a> entworfene Halle errichtet. Der Bau der Halle kostete den Besitzer, der Stadtverwaltung von Leeds, rund 60 Millionen <a href="Pfund_Sterling" title="Pfund Sterling">£</a>. Am 4. September 2013 wurde die Arena als Leeds Arena eröffnet. Die Halle wird für <a href="Konzert_(Veranstaltung)" title="Konzert (Veranstaltung)">Konzerte</a>, <a href="Show" title="Show">Familienshows</a>, <a href="Stand-up-Comedy" title="Stand-up-Comedy">Stand-up-Comedyshows</a>, <a href="Sport" title="Sport">Sportveranstaltungen</a> und private <a href="Fest" title="Fest">Feste</a> genutzt. In der Halle traten national und international bekannte Künstler und Bands wie <a href="Elton_John" title="Elton John">Elton John</a>, <a href="Bruce_Springsteen" title="Bruce Springsteen">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="Fleetwood_Mac" title="Fleetwood Mac">Fleetwood Mac</a>, <a href="Eric_Clapton" title="Eric Clapton">Eric Clapton</a> sowie der Comedy, wie <a href="Miranda_Hart" title="Miranda Hart">Miranda Hart</a>, <a href="Lee_Evans_(Komiker)" title="Lee Evans (Komiker)">Lee Evans</a> und <a href="Harry_Enfield" title="Harry Enfield">Harry Enfield</a>, auf. Sportveranstaltungen wie <a href="Wrestling" title="Wrestling">Wrestling</a> oder <a href="Darts" title="Darts">Darts</a> fanden in der Halle statt.
</p><p>2013 wurde die <a href="Standardisiertes_Privatkundengesch%C3%A4ft" title="Standardisiertes Privatkundengeschäft">Retail Bank</a> First Direct <a href="Sponsoring#Namenssponsoring" title="Sponsoring">Namenssponsor</a> der Halle. Im April 2024 wurde der Vertrag um sieben Jahre verlängert.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Zwischen 2014 und 2019 und seit 2022 gastiert die <a href="Premier_League_Darts" title="Premier League Darts">Premier League Darts</a> jeweils an einem Spieltag in der Arena; die <a href="COVID-19-Pandemie" title="COVID-19-Pandemie">COVID-19-Pandemie</a> verhinderte die Austragung in den Jahren 2020 und 2021.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Galerie">Galerie</h2></div>
<div style="box-sizing:border-box;clear:{{{clear}}}; max-width:100%;margin-top:0.1em; margin-bottom:0.1em; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><div class="thumbinner centered panorama" style="max-width:602px; width: 100%; width: inherit;"><div class="thumbimage noresize" style="overflow-y:hidden; overflow-x:scroll; overflow:auto; width:100%; width:inherit;"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></div><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="float:right; margin:0 3px"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/zoomviewer/?flash=no&f=Leeds+First+Direct+Arena+%28Taken+by+Flickr+user+30th+August+2013%29+001.jpg" title="Interaktiver Bildbetrachter" class="external"></a></span></div><div style="float:left; width:30px; height:12px;"></div>Die Leeds Arena kurz vor ihrer Eröffnung (August 2013)</div></div></div>
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<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Leeds_Arena?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: First Direct Arena</a></span></b> – Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li>firstdirectarena.com: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.firstdirectarena.com/">Offizielle Website</a> (englisch)</li>
<li>asmglobal.com: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.asmglobal.com/p/our-portfolio/arenas/first-direct-arena">First Diect Arena</a> (englisch)</li>
<li>zech-sports.de: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.zech-sports.de/projekte">First Direct Arena, Leeds</a></li>
<li>setlist.fm: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.setlist.fm/search?query=Leeds+Arena">Konzertliste der Leeds Arena und der First Diect Arena</a> (englisch)</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190723143212/https://www.firstdirectarena.com/venue-information/latest-news/article/first-direct-arena-confirms-increase-to-capacity/11512/"><i>First direct arena confirms increase to capacity.</i></a> In: <i>firstdirectarena.com.</i> 12. Februar 2019, archiviert vom <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r250917974">
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</style><span class="dewiki-iconexternal"><a class="external text" href="https://redirecter.toolforge.org/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstdirectarena.com%2Fvenue-information%2Flatest-news%2Farticle%2Ffirst-direct-arena-confirms-increase-to-capacity%2F11512%2F">Original</a></span> am <span style="white-space:nowrap;">23. Juli 2019</span><span>;</span><span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 22. März 2024</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Direct+Arena&rft.title=First+direct+arena+confirms+increase+to+capacity&rft.description=First+direct+arena+confirms+increase+to+capacity&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20190723143212%2Fhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.firstdirectarena.com%2Fvenue-information%2Flatest-news%2Farticle%2Ffirst-direct-arena-confirms-increase-to-capacity%2F11512%2F&rft.date=2019-02-12&rft.source=https://www.firstdirectarena.com/venue-information/latest-news/article/first-direct-arena-confirms-increase-to-capacity/11512/"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite">Genevieve Lewis: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2024/04/08/first-direct-renews-naming-rights-contract-for-leeds-arena/"><i>First Direct renews naming rights contract for Leeds arena.</i></a> In: <i>thestadiumbusiness.com.</i> 8. April 2024,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 10. April 2024</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AFirst+Direct+Arena&rft.title=First+Direct+renews+naming+rights+contract+for+Leeds+arena&rft.description=First+Direct+renews+naming+rights+contract+for+Leeds+arena&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestadiumbusiness.com%2F2024%2F04%2F08%2Ffirst-direct-renews-naming-rights-contract-for-leeds-arena%2F&rft.creator=Genevieve+Lewis&rft.date=2024-04-08&rft.language=en"> </span></span>
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