| Connexin Live | |
| Former Names: | Hull Venue (planning/construction phase) Bonus Arena |
| Address: | Myton Street Kingston upon Hull HU1 2PS England |
| Coordinates: | 53.7417°N -0.3419°W |
| Mapframe-Marker: | building |
| Owner: | Hull City Council |
| Operator: | ASM Global |
| Broke Ground: | 3 October 2016 |
| Opened: | 30 August 2018 |
| Cost: | £36 million (£ in) |
| Architect: | AFL Architects |
| Main Contractors: | BAM Construct UK |
| Project Manager: | NPS Humber |
| Services Engineer: | Howard Civil Engineering |
| Capacity: | 3,500 (general admission) 2,900 (reserved) |
The Connexin Live (formerly Bonus Arena) is an indoor arena in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, near the Hull Marina. It opened in August 2018 and has hosted music, comedy, and sports events.
The venue was built on a brownfield site, between the Humber Estuary and Hull City Centre.[1] Local steel, manufactured in Scunthorpe, was used on the project.[2]
In June 2018, Bonus Group secured the naming rights to the venue.[3] In August 2023, the naming rights were transferred to local company Connexin in a five-year deal and the venue was renamed Connexin Live.[4]
Since opening in August 2018, the arena has hosted shows from Van Morrison, The Vamps, the Courteeners, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Two Door Cinema Club, Westlife, Boyzone, George Ezra, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Sean Paul, James Acaster, Kaiser Chiefs, Pet Shop Boys, Stereophonics, Professor Brian Cox, Diversity, Jimmy Carr, Rob Beckett, Romesh Ranganathan, Rhod Gilbert, Jack Whitehall, Michael McIntyre, Richard Ashcroft, The Harlem Globetrotters, NXT UK (WWE brand), Strictly Come Dancing Live!, Question of Sport Live Tour, Blossoms, Elbow, Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls, The Specials, Tom Grennan, Bring Me the Horizon, Bastille and You Me at Six.[5]