Stadium Name: | Trixxo Arena |
Location: | Gouverneur Verwilghensingel 70, 3500 Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium |
Coordinates: | 50.9343°N 5.3632°W |
Broke Ground: | 15 March 2004 |
Built: | March–September 2004 |
Opened: | 21 September 2004 |
Renovated: | 2012 |
Owner: | Antwerp Sportpaleis NV |
Operator: | Antwerp Sportpaleis NV |
Construction Cost: | €11.7 million |
Architect: | Jamaer Architecten[1] |
Structural Engineer: | BTA engineers |
Main Contractors: | Cosimco (Kontich) |
Former Names: | Ethias Arena (2004–2021) |
Tenants: | Gaz de France Stars (Tennis) (2004–2006) |
Seating Capacity: | 9,946 (Main Hall: seated) 18,600 (Main Hall: standing)[2] |
The Trixxo Arena is the largest multipurpose arena in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium used for music concerts, sports (tennis, indoor cycling, jumping, etc.) and other large events. It opened in September 2004 at a total construction cost of €11.7million.[1] The arena complex can hold up to around 21,000 people, with the Main Hall holding a maximum of 18,000.[3]
The Trixxo Arena is a part of Park H and the complex has a surface of,[1] with the Main Hall covering .[3] At the end of 2005, "", an indoor attraction park for children, opened next to the arena and is unique in Belgium.
Until 25 August 2021, the Trixxo Arena was known as the Ethias Arena.[4]
On 26 November 2005, the 3rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest took place in the Ethias Arena.[5]
In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 it hosted the European Championship in darts, a Professional Darts Corporation event.