8 Oct, 2019 @ 13:35
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Billionaire building biggest arena in the COUNTRY near Spain’s Costa Blanca in hope to attract stars like Beyonce, Ed Sheeran and Elton John

Valencia Arena

Valencia Arena

VALENCIA is set to receive the largest arena in the country. 

The multi-purpose venue will sit on 21,500sqm of land with a capacity of 18,600 for concerts and 15,000 for basketball matches.

Coming in at around €220 million, construction is expected to begin next summer for completion in 2023.

The project is led by Spanish entrepreneur Juan Roig and his holding company Licampa 1617.

The arena’s capacity will surpass that of Madrid’s WiZink Center (15,500), which has welcomed the likes of Queen, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Ed Sheeran and Beyonce over the years.

The Valencia Arena project has been described as a ‘personal and altruistic initiative’ for Juan Roig, who is the president of Mercadona, Spain’s most successful supermarket.

“The aim is to give Valencia a multi-use space which will position the city and the wider region as a world-class destination for national and international sporting, cultural and entertainment events,” Roig said.

Valencia Arena is designed by sporting architects Hok and Valencia-based firm Erre.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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