User:Xinyang Aliciabritney/List of events held at the First Direct Arena

Events
The first event in the arena was a concert by Bruce Springsteen on 24 July 2013 although the arena officially opened in September 2013. A wide variety of events have already taken place or been scheduled, including:

Music
Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Leonard Cohen, Kaiser Chiefs, Stereophonics, Depeche Mode, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, James Blunt, Bryan Adams, Slash, Boyzone, JLS, 5 Seconds of Summer, Miley Cyrus, Prince, Dolly Parton, Eagles, Status Quo, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, James Taylor, Caro Emerald, Manic Street Preachers, Eric Clapton, Il Divo, The Who, Alfie Boe, Michael Bublé, The Script, Madness, Morrissey, Lionel Richie, Paloma Faith, Queen + Adam Lambert, Olly Murs, Nicki Minaj, Pharrell Williams, Fleetwood Mac, John Legend, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Bette Midler, Neil Diamond, Fall Out Boy, Joe Bonamassa, Imagine Dragons, Simple Minds, Duran Duran, Paul Weller, alt-J, Natalie Imbruglia, Simply Red, Mumford & Sons, Black Stone Cherry, Shinedown, Halestorm, Highly Suspect, Slipknot, Foals, Wet Wet Wet, Peter Andre, Ellie Goulding, Mariah Carey, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, Little Mix, Jeff Lynne's ELO, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, James, Diljit Dosanjh, Barry Manilow, Gladys Knight, Jean-Michel Jarre, Bad Company, Tavares, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Bastille, Michael Ball, Jess Glynne, The Courteeners, Mika Singh, Alter Bridge, Placebo, Biffy Clyro, André Rieu, REO Speedwagon, Black Sabbath, A Day to Remember, Green Day, Drake, Pet Shop Boys, Kings of Leon, The Weeknd, Adnan Sami, Craig David, Richard Ashcroft, Shreya Ghoshal, Bruno Mars, Iron Maiden, The Cribs, Shawn Klush, Adam Ant, The Stone Roses, Celine Dion, Blink-182, Nooran Sisters, Hot Chocolate, The Osmonds, David Essex, Suzi Quatro, J. Cole, Emeli Sandé.

Comedy
Miranda Hart, Russell Howard, Micky Flanagan, Lee Evans, John Bishop, Mrs. Brown's Boys, Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, Michael McIntyre, Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, Ant & Dec, Bill Bailey, Catherine Tate, Jack Whitehall, Impractical Jokers.

Performance
Cirque du Soleil, Jesus Christ Superstar, Dancing on Ice, Disney on Ice, The X Factor, Strictly Come Dancing, Diversity, BBC Radio 1 Xtra Live, The MOBO Awards, Dynamo, Bear Grylls, The ARIAS Awards, Leeds Gymfest 2017, Harlem Globetrotters, Brian Cox.

Sport
The arena has hosted WWE Live in November 2013, May 2014, November 2014, April 2015, November 2015, April 2016 and November 2016. WWE NXT visited in June 2017. It played host to the 2013 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, on Thursday 20 March 2014, it hosted week 7 of the 2014 Premier League Darts and has hosted two evenings of boxing matches in 2014 including Leeds own Josh Warrington in a British and commonwealth featherweight title match. On 3 July 2014 it is the host for the Tour de France Grande Depart Team Presentation. It also hosted week 1 of the 2015 Premier League Darts due to the success of hosting week 7 of the 2014 Premier League Darts.

Politics
The arena hosted the count of various Leeds seats in the 2015 general election including Morley and Outwood where Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls lost his seat.