SSE Hydro - Wikipedia SSE Hydro SSE Hydro The Hydro Former names Scotland 's National Arena ( planning ) Scottish Hydro Arena ( construction ) Address Exhibition Way SEC Glasgow G3 8YW Location Glasgow, Scotland Coordinates 55 ° 51 ′ 37 '' N 4 ° 17 ′ 06 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 55.860297 ° N 4.284926 ° W ﻿ / 55.860297 ; - 4.284926 Coordinates : 55 ° 51 ′ 37 '' N 4 ° 17 ′ 06 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 55.860297 ° N 4.284926 ° W ﻿ / 55.860297 ; - 4.284926 Public transit Exhibition Centre railway station Owner SEC Ltd Operator AEG Live Capacity 13,000 Construction Broke ground February 2011 Built 2011 -- 13 Opened 30 September 2013 ( 2013 - 09 - 30 ) Construction cost £ 125 million Architect Foster and Partners Project manager Turner & Townsend Structural engineer Arup Group Limited General contractor Lend Lease Website www.thessehydro.com The SSE Hydro is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland. The arena was initially named The Hydro after its main sponsor, energy company Scottish & Southern Energy subsidiary Scottish Hydro. The company then re-branded itself and its subsidiary companies as SSE, however the Hydro name was retained despite it no longer being a trading name. The arena was designed by the London - based architects Foster + Partners and officially opened on 30 September 2013, with a concert by Rod Stewart. Within 3 years of opening, the SSE Hydro became the eighth - busiest venue worldwide. The arena handled 751,487 ticket sales making it the eighth - busiest music arena in the world in terms of ticket sales. It also hosted the UFC 's first event in Scotland -- an event which was impossible to hold in any other arena in the country. Contents 1 Background 2 Construction 2.1 Fire 3 Entertainment 4 Sports 5 Politics 6 References 7 External links Background The SECC identified the need for a new arena in which sports and other public events could be held. Previously, such events were held in Concert Hall 4, in the SECC main building. However, the SECC audience capacity is limited, seating just over 10,000. Therefore, it is unable to accommodate the high attendance typically associated with large - scale performance events, such as rock concerts and children 's shows. The new SSE Hydro arena is located adjacent to the SEC Centre and the SEC Armadillo and hosts international musical stars, global entertainment and sporting events ; with a capacity of 13,000 and aims to attract one million visitors each year. World 's Busiest Arenas -- 2017 Venue 2017 Ticket sales for concerts / shows The O2 Arena, London, England, UK 1,443,232 Madison Square Garden, New York, USA 1,167,544 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, UK 1,072,079 The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 1,028,934 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, USA 936,794 Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany 931,394 Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico 906,290 Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico 881,665 The Forum, Inglewood, U.S. 790,728 WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain 784,699 Construction Translucent cushions being installed, July 2013. Planning for the SSE Hydro began some time in 2001 as the second redevelopment of the Queens Dock in Glasgow. By 2003, a plan had been unveiled for a £ 125 million entertainment arena, holding 12,000 seated audience members and 1,000 standing. London - based architects Foster and Partners were appointed as the design team for the Hydro by 2004 with Glasgow - based Elphinsone additionally appointed as the preferred developer for the site. The design of the arena was finally released to the press by 2005, and the SECC gained full planning consent for the arena by 2006. Construction for the arena finally began in February 2011 by construction company Lend Lease. By November 2011, building work for the roof of the arena had begun, which was completed by April 2013. The arena 's signature translucent outer cushions were installed in May 2013, along with the seating inside of the arena, marking construction of the arena completed, taking two years to complete. Fire At approximately 3 : 20 pm on 8 June 2013, flames were reported to be coming from the domed roof of the partially completed building. Forty fire fighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended the blaze. It was determined that the fire was caused by ongoing welding work on the building 's roof. On 18 June, the venue 's operator revealed that despite additional challenges, work on the venue was still on track. Entertainment Main article : List of entertainment events at The SSE Hydro Sports The SSE Hydro in October 2013 On 14 December 2014 the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award ceremony was held at the venue. During the 2014 Commonwealth Games the SSE Hydro was home to the netball and gymnastic events. On 18 July 2015 the UFC held their inaugural Scottish event UFC Fight Night : Bisping vs. Leites at the Hydro. From 23 October to 1 November 2015 the SSE Hydro hosted the Artistic gymnastics world championships. The SSE Hydro also hosted the first ever episode of Monday Night Raw to take place in Scotland. Politics The SSE Hydro was host to the largest televised debate seen in Scotland 's history, Scotland Decides : The Big, Big Debate, held on 11 September 2014 towards the end of the Scottish independence referendum, 2014 campaign. The Mentorn / BBC Scotland organised debate, in which every secondary school in Scotland was invited to take part, involved around 7,500 first time voters and was broadcast on BBC One during the evening of 11 September 2014 and was presented by James Cook. References ^ Jump up to : `` Timeline ''. SSE Hydro Official Website. Retrieved 12 September 2009. Jump up ^ `` Pollstar 2016 top 200 arena ticket sales '' ( PDF ). Jump up ^ `` TOP 200 ARENA VENUES 2017 '' ( PDF ). 31 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Timeline ''. thessehydro.com. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Fire hits city 's £ 125m Hydro venue ''. paisleydailyexpress.co.uk. Paisley Daily Express. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Glasgow Hydro fire : Crews tackle blaze in domed roof ''. bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Firefighters tackle blaze at Hydro concert venue on the River Clyde ''. news.stv.tv. STV. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Welder 's torch blamed for starting huge fire at Glasgow 's new £ 125m Hydro arena ''. dailyrecord.co.uk. Daily Record. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Glasgow Hydro fire : Blaze caused by welding sparks ''. bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 10 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` Glasgow Hydro venue construction ' remains on target ' despite fire ''. thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013. Jump up ^ `` BBC Sports Personality 2014 : Shortlisted named for award ''. BBC. BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2014. Jump up ^ `` SSE Hydro confirmed as host venue for Games Netball Final ''. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 10. Jump up ^ `` UFC Fight Night : Bisping vs. Leites ''. UFC. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 10. Jump up ^ `` The SSE Hydro -- 2015 World Gymnastics Championships ''. www.2015worldgymnastics.com. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 10. Jump up ^ Taylor, Marianne ; Fraser, Graham ; Sayers, Louise ; Currie, Martin ( 11 September 2014 ). `` Referendum Live -- as it happened ''. BBC News ( Scotland ), n.d. BBC. Retrieved 14 September 2014. Jump up ^ `` Scottish independence : Plans announced for Scotland 's ' biggest ever debate ' ''. BBC News. Retrieved 23 June 2014. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to The SSE Hydro. Official website Glasgow 2014 Venue page Arena Page at Foster + Partners website The Hydro Arena page at Clyde Waterfront website Venue Fact Sheet Indoor arenas in the United Kingdom by capacity Manchester Arena ( 21,000 ) The O Arena ( 20,000 ) Genting Arena ( 16,000 ) Arena Birmingham ( 15,800 ) FlyDSA Arena ( 13,600 ) First Direct Arena ( 13,500 ) SSE Arena, Wembley ( 12,500 ) Bristol Arena ( 12,000 ) ( proposed ) SSE Hydro ( 13,000 ) Echo Arena Liverpool ( 11,000 ) Metro Radio Arena ( 11,000 ) SSE Arena ( 10,800 ) SEC Concert Hall 4 ( 10,000 ) Motorpoint Arena Nottingham ( 10,000 ) Manchester Central Hall ( 9,000 ) BHGE Arena ( 8,500 ) Copper Box Arena ( 7,500 ) Motorpoint Arena Cardiff ( 7,500 ) Westpoint Arena ( 7,500 ) King 's Hall ( 6,974 ) Bolton Arena ( 6,000 ) Derby Arena ( 5,500 ) Braehead Arena ( 5,200 ) SEC Concert Hall 3 ( 5,000 ) Arena MK ( 5,000 ) Emirates Arena ( 5,000 ) Brighton Centre ( 4,500 ) Windsor Hall ( 4,045 ) Plymouth Pavilions ( 4,000 ) Hull Arena ( 3,750 ) Venue Cymru Arena ( 2,500 ) Dundee Ice Arena ( 2,300 ) Northgate Arena ( 1,500 ) European Arenas Association members AccorHotels Arena ( Paris ) Ahoy Rotterdam ( Rotterdam ) Altice Arena ( Lisbon ) Arena Birmingham ( Birmingham ) Arena Riga ( Riga ) Arena Zagreb ( Zagreb ) Barclaycard Arena ( Hamburg ) Ericsson Globe ( Stockholm ) Forest National ( Brussels ) Főnix Hall ( Debrecen ) Genting Arena ( Birmingham ) Hallenstadion ( Zurich ) Hartwall Arena ( Helsinki ) ISS Dome ( Düsseldorf ) László Papp Budapest Sports Arena ( Budapest ) Malmö Arena ( Malmö ) Mediolanum Forum ( Milan ) Mercedes - Benz Arena ( Berlin ) O2 Arena ( Prague ) Olympiahalle ( Munich ) Palacio Vistalegre ( Madrid ) PalaLottomatica ( Rome ) Palau Sant Jordi ( Barcelona ) Rockhal ( Luxembourg ) Saku Suurhall ( Tallinn ) Scandinavium ( Gothenburg ) Siemens Arena ( Vilnius ) SSE Arena Belfast ( Belfast ) SSE Hydro ( Glasgow ) St. Jakobshalle ( Basel ) Tauron Arena Kraków ( Kraków ) Telenor Arena ( Oslo ) The O2 Arena ( London ) Wembley Arena ( London ) Wiener Stadthalle ( Vienna ) Štark Arena ( Belgrade ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SSE_Hydro&oldid=856565036 '' Categories : 2013 establishments in Scotland 2014 Commonwealth Games venues Culture in Glasgow Darts venues Exhibition and conference centres in Scotland Indoor arenas in Scotland Music venues completed in 2013 Music venues in Glasgow Norman Foster buildings Sports venues completed in 2013 Sports venues in Glasgow Wrestling venues Gymnastics venues Boxing venues in Scotland 2018 European Championships venues Hidden categories : Use British English from December 2014 Use dmy dates from May 2014 Pages using deprecated image syntax Coordinates on Wikidata Commons category with local link different than on Wikidata Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Deutsch Español Français Italiano 日本 語 Português Scots 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 26 August 2018, at 03 : 37 ( UTC ). 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Question: what's the capacity of the hydro glasgow
Answer: 13,000