Nottingham Arena

Nottingham Arena
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
Full nameNottingham Arena
Former namesTrent FM Arena (2008–2011)
Capital FM Arena (2011–2015)
AddressBolero Square
The Lace Market
Nottingham NG1 1LA
England
LocationNational Ice Centre
Coordinates52°57′10″N 1°8′22″W / 52.95278°N 1.13944°W / 52.95278; -1.13944
OwnerNottingham City Council
OperatorNottingham Ice Centre Ltd
Capacity10,000 without standing room (15,865 with standing room)
Construction
Broke groundAugust 1998
Built1998–2000
Opened1 April 2000 (2000-04-01)
Expanded2011
ArchitectFaulknerBrowns
Project managerGleeds
Structural engineerOve Arup
Services engineerOve Arup
Main contractorsJohn Laing Group
Tenants
Nottingham Panthers (2000–present)
Website
Venue Website

Nottingham Arena (known for sponsorship reasons as the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham) is a multi-use indoor arena, part of the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold medalist Jayne Torvill on 1 April 2000. The arena is the biggest live entertainment venue in the East Midlands.