Rudolf Weber-Arena

The Rudolf Weber-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multipurpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in September 1996, the arena is a part of the leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in Neue Mitte Oberhausen, a former industrial plant.

In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg, purchased naming rights to the arena which took effect from January 2002. In December 2021, the arena's naming rights were purchased by Essen-based cleaning company Rudolf Weber GmbH.

Configuration
The maximum capacity of the arena is 12,650, where the seating is arranged on two levels. It is also possible to have a center stage configuration, 12,000 people can attend such events. There are also two possible theatre configurations with 3,000 and 5,200 capacity, respectively.

Naming history

 * Arena Oberhausen (12 September 1996&mdash;31 December 2001)
 * König-Pilsener-Arena (1 January 2002&mdash;31 December 2021)
 * Rudolf Weber-Arena (1 January 2022&mdash;present)

Events
The arena hosts a wide variety of events, with more than 800,000 people attending about a hundred events. The arena also hosts a variety of shows, e.g. Stomp or Riverdance. The König Pilsener Arena played host to UFC 122 on 13 November 2010.

Performers

 * Anirudh Ravichander
 * Drake
 * A-ha
 * Chris Brown
 * Iron Maiden
 * Kiss
 * Rush
 * Judas Priest
 * Manowar
 * Amon Amarth
 * Arch Enemy
 * Sting
 * Page and Plant
 * Ronan Keating
 * Rod Stewart
 * Natalie Cole
 * Status Quo
 * Whitesnake
 * Def Leppard
 * Oasis
 * Dionne Warwick
 * Toni Braxton
 * Cliff Richard
 * Mark Knopfler
 * R.E.M.
 * Kylie Minogue
 * Alanis Morissette
 * Black Sabbath
 * Ozzy Osbourne
 * The Cure
 * André Rieu
 * Limp Bizkit
 * The Smashing Pumpkins
 * The Black Eyed Peas
 * Bryan Adams
 * Gloria Estefan
 * Toto
 * Placido Domingo
 * No Doubt
 * Prince & The New Power Generation
 * Roger Waters
 * David Gilmour
 * Neil Young
 * Dream Theater
 * Fleetwood Mac
 * The Corrs
 * Puff Daddy
 * Radiohead
 * Meat Loaf
 * Santana
 * Volbeat
 * Helene Fischer
 * Paul McCartney
 * Peter Gabriel
 * Backstreet Boys
 * Westlife
 * 50 Cent
 * Britney Spears
 * Usher
 * Anastacia
 * Placebo
 * Journey
 * Within Temptation
 * Elton John
 * Bob Dylan
 * Coldplay
 * Foo Fighters
 * The BossHoss
 * The Who
 * Leonard Cohen
 * AC/DC
 * Taylor Swift
 * Five Finger Death Punch
 * Tori Amos
 * Lionel Richie
 * Pink
 * Shakira
 * Deep Purple
 * Scorpions
 * Queensrÿche
 * Nickelback
 * Thirty Seconds to Mars
 * Lenny Kravitz
 * Depeche Mode
 * Metallica
 * Machine Head (band)
 * Lady Gaga
 * Public Enemy
 * Kanye West
 * Justin Bieber
 * New Kids on the Block
 * Bruno Mars
 * Rihanna
 * Joe Cocker
 * Chris de Burgh
 * Supertramp
 * Simply Red
 * Take That
 * Die Fantastischen Vier
 * Christina Aguilera
 * Donots
 * Tokio Hotel
 * The Prodigy
 * Roxette
 * Alicia Keys
 * Ellie Goulding
 * Neil Diamond
 * Al Bano and Romina Power
 * Beyoncé
 * Whitney Houston
 * Sade
 * Chris Rea
 * Jennifer Lopez
 * George Michael
 * Zucchero
 * Eros Ramazzotti
 * Tool
 * Eric Clapton
 * One Direction
 * Joe Cocker
 * Harry Belafonte
 * OneRepublic
 * Sunrise Avenue
 * Die Ärzte
 * Nicki Minaj during her third tour, The Pinkprint Tour
 * 5 Seconds of Summer
 * Maroon 5
 * Runrig
 * Linkin Park
 * Die Toten Hosen
 * Imagine Dragons
 * Soy Luna Live
 * Nightwish
 * Sabaton (band)
 * Powerwolf
 * Harry Styles
 * Shawn Mendes
 * Jeff Lynne's ELO
 * Shahram Shabpareh