# Lanxess Arena

Lanxess Arena (stylized as LANXESS arena; originally Kölnarena, German for "Cologne arena") is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as the 18,500-capacity home of the Kölner Haie.
It is primarily used by Kölner Haie (ice hockey), VfL Gummersbach (handball), Köln RheinStars (basketball), and as a concert venue. Lanxess Arena was the highest-attended arena of 2019, with 699,924 tickets sold.
The arena is spanned by a steel arch supporting the roof via steel cables. The height of the arch is 76 m (249 ft) and its weight is 480 tons.
On June 2, 2008, it was announced that Kölnarena would be renamed Lanxess Arena, for a period of ten years. The sponsor, Lanxess AG, is a specialty chemicals group based in the Lanxess Tower in Deutz, Cologne. This naming-rights deal was extended in 2017 until December 31, 2023. Then in October 2023, it was announced that the cooperation between the arena and Lanxess had been extended for another 5 years until 2028.

## Concerts

Lanxess Arena has been one of the top entertainment venues in Cologne since its opening. Many international artists have performed at the venue, spanning a wide range of music genres. Artists that have performed their concerts at the venue are listed in the table below.
Concerts held at Lanxess Arena :
| Date | Nationality | Artist | Tour | Opening Act |
| 1998 |||||
| October 5 | United Kingdom | Depeche Mode | The Singles Tour |
| October 6 | United Kingdom | Depeche Mode | The Singles Tour |
| November 19 | United Kingdom | Elton John | Big Picture Tour |
| December 27 | United States | Prince | New Power Soul Tour |
| 1999 |||||
| March 8 | United States | Kiss | Psycho Circus World Tour | Buckcherry |
| April 15 | United States | Bruce Springsteen E Street Band | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Reunion Tour |
| May 15 | Germany | Scorpions | Eye to Eye Tour |
| June 7 | United States | Backstreet Boys | Into the Millennium Tour |
| June 24 | United States | Aerosmith | Nine Lives Tour |
| September 24 | United States | Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love World Tour | Amanda Marshall |
| September 28 | United States | Whitney Houston | My Love Is Your Love World Tour | Amanda Marshall |
| October 19 | United States | Cher | Do You Believe? | Belinda Carlisle |
| 2000 |||||
| February 20 | United States | Mariah Carey | Rainbow World Tour |
| May 6 | Puerto Rico | Ricky Martin | Livin' la Vida Loca Tour |
| May 11 | United States | Bob Dylan | Never Ending Tour 2000 |
| June 27 | United Kingdom | Elton John | Stately Home Tour |
| October 29 | Australia | AC/DC | Stiff Upper Lip World Tour | Slash's Snakepit |
| November 13 | United States | Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again Tour |
| November 15 | Australia | AC/DC | Stiff Upper Lip World Tour | Slash's Snakepit |
| 2001 |||||
| July 12 | Ireland | U2 | Elevation Tour | Söhne Mannheims |
| July 13 | Ireland | U2 | Elevation Tour | Söhne Mannheims |
| July 23 | United Kingdom | Mark Knopfler | Sailing to Philadelphia Tour |
| September 26 | United Kingdom | Depeche Mode | Exciter Tour |
| September 27 | United Kingdom | Depeche Mode | Exciter Tour |
| 2002 |||||
| May 18 | United Kingdom | Roger Waters | In the Flesh Tour |
| December 12 | Colombia | Shakira | Tour of the Mongoose |
| 2003 |||||
| April 27 | Ireland | Westlife | Unbreakable Tour |
| April 28 | Ireland | Westlife | Unbreakable Tour |
| April 29 | United Kingdom | Paul McCartney | Back in the World Tour |
| October 4 | United States | Christina Aguilera | The Stripped Tour |
| October 31 | United Kingdom | David Bowie | A Reality Tour |
| November 17 | United States | Justin Timberlake | The Justified World Tour |
| December 16 | United States | Metallica | Madly in Anger with the World Tour |
| 2004 |||||
| March 15 | United States | Pink | Try This Tour |
| March 29 | Canada | Shania Twain | Up! Tour | Bjorn Again |
| May 28 | United States | Cher | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour |
| November 1 | United States | Anastacia | Live at Last Tour |
| 2005 |||||
| March 1 | United States | Anastacia | Live at Last Tour |
| April 5 | Australia | Kylie Minogue | Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour | Melody Club |
| May 30 | United States | Backstreet Boys | Never Gone Tour |
| May 31 | United States | Destiny's Child | Destiny Fulfilled... and Lovin' It |
| June 6 | United Kingdom | Mark Knopfler | Shangri-La Tour |
| 2006 |||||
| October 19 | United States | Pink | I'm Not Dead Tour |
| November 6 | United States | Bruce Springsteen The Sessions | Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band Tour |
| November 13 | United Kingdom | George Michael | 25 Live |
| 2007 |||||
| April 8 | Colombia | Shakira | Oral Fixation Tour |
| April 16 | United Kingdom | Roger Waters | The Dark Side of the Moon Live |
| June 10 | United States | Justin Timberlake | FutureSex/LoveShow |
| June 14 | United States | Meat Loaf | Seize The Night Tour |
| June 27 | United States | Aerosmith | 2007 World Tour |
| September 15 | United States | Gwen Stefani | Sweet Escape Tour | CSS |
| October 29 | United Kingdom | Take That | Beautiful World Tour 2007 | Sophie Ellis-Bextor |
| December 13 | United States | Bruce Springsteen E Street Band | Magic Tour |
| December 20 | United Kingdom | Spice Girls | The Return of the Spice Girls |
| 2008 |||||
| May 27 | Australia | Kylie Minogue | KylieX2008 |
| June 18 | Canada | Celine Dion | Taking Chances World Tour | Jon Mesek |
| September 8 | Canada | Nickelback | Dark Horse Tour |
| September 12 | United Kingdom | Coldplay | Viva la Vida Tour | High Wire Albert Hammond Jr. |
| 2009 |||||
| January 14 | United States | Tina Turner | Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour |
| January 15 | United States | Tina Turner | Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour |
| January 18 | United States | Tina Turner | Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour |
| January 19 | United States | Tina Turner | Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour |
| March 30 | United States | Pink | Funhouse Tour |
| May 17 | United States | Metallica | World Magnetic Tour | Machine Head The Sword |
| June 17 | United Kingdom | Eagles | Long Road Out of Eden Tour |
| July 1 | Canada | Leonard Cohen | Leonard Cohen Tour 2008–2010 |
| October 5 | United States | Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown World Tour | Prima Donna |
| October 29 | Norway | A-ha | Foot Of The Mountain Tour |
| November 16 | United Kingdom | Muse | The Resistance Tour | Biffy Clyro |
| November 28 | United Kingdom | Cliff Richard The Shadow | The Final Reunion Tour |
| November 29 | Germany | Rammstein | Liebe ist für alle da Tour |
| December 16 | United Kingdom | Paul McCartney | Good Evening Europe Tour |
| December 17 | United Kingdom | Paul McCartney | Good Evening Europe Tour |
| 2010 |||||
| June 20 | United Kingdom | Mark Knopfler | Get Lucky Tour |
| September 24 | United Kingdom | Sting | Symphonicity Tour |
| October 14 | Canada | Michael Bublé | Crazy Love Tour | Naturally 7 |
| October 27 | United States | Linkin Park | A Thousand Suns World Tour |
| November 13 | Germany | Scorpions | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour |
| December 11 | Colombia | Shakira | The Sun Comes Out World Tour |
| 2011 |||||
| May 21 | United Kingdom | Sade | Sade Live | The Jolly Boys |
| June 21 | United States | Eagles | Long Road Out of Eden Tour |
| July 28 | United States | Prince | Welcome 2 |
| October 7 | United States | Red Hot Chili Peppers | I'm with You World Tour | Femi Kuti & The Positive Force |
| October 18 | United States | Britney Spears | Femme Fatale Tour | Joe Jonas Destinee & Paris |
| November 8 | Barbados | Rihanna | Loud Tour |
| November 29 | United States | 30 Seconds To Mars | Into the Wild Tour |
| December 15 | United Kingdom | Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto Tour | Emeli Sandé |
| 2012 |||||
| April 25 | Canada | Michael Bublé | Crazy Love Tour | Naturally 7 |
| July 4 | United Kingdom | Snow Patrol | Fallen Empires Tour |
| July 10 | United States | Madonna | The MDNA Tour | Martin Solveig |
| September 4 | United States | Lady Gaga | Born This Way Ball | The Darkness Lady Starlight |
| September 5 | United States | Lady Gaga | Born This Way Ball | The Darkness Lady Starlight |
| September 21 | Canada | Nickelback | Here and Now Tour |
| November 15 | United Kingdom | Deep Purple | The Songs That Built Rock Tour |
| 2013 |||||
| April 6 | Canada | Justin Bieber | Believe Tour |
| June 5 | United States | Alicia Keys | Set the World on Fire World Tour |
| June 26 | Barbados | Rihanna | Diamonds World Tour | GTA |
| June 27 | Barbados | Rihanna | Diamonds World Tour | GTA |
| November 21 | United Kingdom | Depeche Mode | The Delta Machine Tour |
| 2014 |||||
| March 15 | United States | Beyoncé | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | Monsieur Adi |
| March 16 | United States | Beyoncé | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | Monsieur Adi |
| April 20 | United States | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience World Tour | DJ Freestyle Steve |
| April 22 | United States | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience World Tour | DJ Freestyle Steve |
| May 1 | Germany | Scorpions | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour |
| May 2 | United Kingdom | Peter Gabriel | Back to Front Tour |
| May 26 | United States | Miley Cyrus | Bangerz Tour |
| October 7 | United States | Lady Gaga | ArtRave: The Artpop Ball | Lady Starlight |
| November 2 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Farbenspiel Live |
| November 3 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Farbenspiel Live |
| 2015 |||||
| March 5 | United States | Katy Perry | Prismatic World Tour | Charli XCX |
| June 13 | United States | Ariana Grande | The Honeymoon Tour | DJ Dubz |
| June 19 | United States | Taylor Swift | The 1989 World Tour | James Bay |
| June 20 | United States | Taylor Swift | The 1989 World Tour | James Bay |
| October 4 | United Kingdom | Take That | Take That Live 2015 | Ella Henderson Nessi |
| October 17 | Ireland | U2 | Innocence + Experience Tour |
| October 18 | Ireland | U2 | Innocence + Experience Tour |
| October 20 | Argentina | Violetta | Violetta Live International Tour |
| November 4 | United States | Madonna | Rebel Heart Tour | Mary Mac |
| November 5 | United States | Madonna | Rebel Heart Tour | Mary Mac |
| 2016 |||||
| April 13 | United States | Mariah Carey | Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour |
| April 26 | Norway | A-ha | Cast In Steel Tour |
| March 6 | United Kingdom | Muse | Drones World Tour | Royal Blood |
| May 14 | United Kingdom | Adele | Adele Live 2016 |
| May 15 | United Kingdom | Adele | Adele Live 2016 |
| June 8 | Australia | 5 Seconds of Summer | Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour | Don Broco |
| September 18 | Canada | Justin Bieber | Purpose World Tour | Vic Mensa |
| November 14 | United States | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Getaway World Tour | Deerhoof |
| November 23 | Germany | Scorpions | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour |
| 2017 |||||
| January 17 | United Kingdom | Black Sabbath | The End Tour | Rival Sons |
| February 15 | United States | Kings of Leon | WALLS Tour |
| March 2 | Canada | The Weeknd | Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour | Lil Uzi Vert Bryson Tiller |
| March 16 | Canada | Drake | Boy Meets World Tour |
| March 23 | United Kingdom | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | Anne-Marie Ryan McMullan |
| April 10 | United States | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic World Tour | Anderson Paak |
| June 11 | United Kingdom | Phil Collins | Not Dead Yet Tour |
| June 12 | United Kingdom | Phil Collins | Not Dead Yet Tour |
| June 14 | United Kingdom | Phil Collins | Not Dead Yet Tour |
| June 15 | United Kingdom | Phil Collins | Not Dead Yet Tour |
| June 16 | United Kingdom | Phil Collins | Not Dead Yet Tour |
| September 14 | United States | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | Kvelertak |
| September 16 | United States | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | Kvelertak |
| October 3 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer Live 2017/2018 |
| October 4 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer Live 2017/2018 |
| October 6 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer Live 2017/2018 |
| October 7 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer Live 2017/2018 |
| October 8 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer Live 2017/2018 |
| 2018 |||||
| January 15 | United Kingdom | Depeche Mode | Global Spirit Tour | The Horrors |
| January 23 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer Live 2017/2018 |
| January 24 | Germany | Helene Fischer | Helene Fischer Live 2017/2018 |
| February 22 | United States | Kendrick Lamar | The Damn Tour | James Blake |
| March 24 | Argentina | Soy Luna | Soy Luna Live |
| April 28 | United Kingdom | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All Tour |
| May 23 | United States | Katy Perry | Witness: The Tour | Tove Styrke |
| June 5 | Colombia | Shakira | El Dorado World Tour | Salva |
| June 6 | United States | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me World Tour | Joy |
| July 21 | United States | Justin Timberlake | The Man of the Woods Tour | The Shadowboxers |
| July 22 | United States | Justin Timberlake | The Man of the Woods Tour | The Shadowboxers |
| September 4 | Ireland | U2 | Experience + Innocence Tour |
| September 5 | Ireland | U2 | Experience + Innocence Tour |
| October 8 | Canada | Shania Twain | Shania Now Tour | Bastian Baker |
| December 4 | Japan | Hatsune Miku | Hatsune Miku Expo 2018 Europe |
| 2019 |||||
| March 18 | Canada | Shawn Mendes | Shawn Mendes: The Tour | Alessia Cara |
| March 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | Nicki Minaj | The Nicki Wrld Tour | Zuna & Azet Miami Yacine Juice WRLD |
| September 1 | United States | Ariana Grande | Sweetener World Tour | Ella Mai Social House |
| September 23 | United Kingdom | Little Mix | LM5 The Tour | Keelie Walker |
| October 5 | United States | Cher | Here We Go Again Tour | Bright Light Bright Light KidCutUp |
| 2020 |||||
| February 11 | United States | Jonas Brothers | Happiness Begins Tour | Jordan McGraw Picture This |
| 2022 |||||
| May 12 | United Kingdom | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia Tour | Griff |
| May 15 | Norway | A-ha | Hunting High and Low Tour |
| July 8 | United States | Alicia Keys | Alicia the World Tour |
| July 22 | United Kingdom | Harry Styles | Love on Tour | Wolf Alice |
| December 8 | South Korea | Blackpink | Born Pink World Tour |
| 2023 |||||
| February 5 | United Kingdom | Robbie Williams | XXV Tour |
| February 6 | United Kingdom | Robbie Williams | XXV Tour |
| February 8 | United Kingdom | Robbie Williams | XXV Tour |
| 2024 |||||
| March 19 | Canada | Celine Dion | Courage World Tour |
| May 22 | United States | Jonas Brothers | Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour |
| June 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 World Tour |
| June 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 World Tour |
| June 11 | Colombia | Karol G | Mañana será bonito Tour |
| June 12 | United States | Olivia Rodrigo | Guts World Tour | Remi Wolf |
| June 14 | Albania | Elvana Gjata | Dekada | |
| July 11 | United States | Megan Thee Stallion | Hot Girl Summer Tour | |
| August 25 | United States | Justin Timberlake | The Forget Tomorrow World Tour | |
| August 26 | United States | Justin Timberlake | The Forget Tomorrow World Tour | |
| October 6 | United States | Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson: Together Again | Wyclef Jean |
| October 12 | Serbia | Aleksandra Prijović | Od Istoka Do Zapada Tour | |

## Sports events

The arena was used for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, including the third place game and the final game.
On June 13, 2009, the Ultimate Fighting Championships held UFC 99 at the Lanxess Arena. This was the first time the UFC has made its way to Germany.
On May 29–30, 2010, the arena hosted the EHF Champions League Final Four.
The arena was one of the venues for the 2010 IIHF World Championship, including both semi-finals, the Bronze medal game and the Championship game.
On August 22–23, 2015, the arena hosted ESL One Cologne 2015, one of three major Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments to be held throughout 2015.
On July 5–10, 2016, the arena hosted ESL One Cologne 2016, the second $1,000,000 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major tournament.
From May 5 to 21, 2017, the arena co-hosted the IIHF ice hockey world championship, including all the final games.
On July 7–9, 2017, the arena hosted ESL One Cologne 2017, a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament with a prize pool of $250,000.
From July 6 to 8, 2018, the arena hosted ESL One Cologne 2018. This event earned Lanxess Arena the nickname “The Cathedral Of Counter-Strike”.
On October 8, 2018, the arena hosted an exhibition ice hockey game between Kölner Haie and the Edmonton Oilers, part of the 2018 NHL Global Series Challenge.
On July 5–7, 2019, the arena hosted another edition of the ESL One Cologne, a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament with a prize pool of $300,000.
From July 12 to 13, 2019, the arena will host the 2019 German Darts Masters, part of the Professional Darts Corporation World Series.
From May 22 to 24, 2020, the arena will host the 2020 Euroleague Final Four, part of Euroleague Basketball.
In 2020 the arena hosted back to back ATP 250 events. From October 11–18, Bett1Hulks Indoors and from October 17 to 25, it hosted another ATP 250 event, Bett1Hulks Championship.
From July 15 to 17 2022, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive returned to the arena after a two year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, under the moniker IEM Cologne 2022, as ESL merged their ESL One brand into their Intel Extreme Masters brand. The event offered an increased prize pool of $1,000,000.
The venue will host some group phase matches at the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 which the country and Berlin alongside Czech Republic in Prague, Georgia in Tbilisi and Italy in Milan.
The annual Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event, IEM Cologne 2023, returned to the venue on August 4 to 6, 2023, where the prize pool offered was once again $1,000,000, matching that of the previous year's. The winners, G2 Esports, took first place and $400,000.

## Image gallery

* Lanxess Arena exterior view
* Lanxess Arena, hockey configuration
* Lanxess Arena inside
* Lanxess Arena during handball match between VfL Gummersbach and Frisch Auf Göppingen
* Lanxess Arena in 2008 during an ice hockey game
* Aerial view of LANXESS Arena in Cologne, Germany