# Rudolf Weber-Arena

The Rudolf Weber-Arena (originally the Arena Oberhausen) is a multipurpose arena, located in Oberhausen, Germany. Opening in September 1996, the arena is a part of the leisure and shopping center, CentrO. The venue was built in Neue Mitte Oberhausen [de], a former industrial plant.
In November 2001, König Brauerei, a brewery in Duisburg, purchased naming rights to the arena which took effect from January 2002. In December 2021, the arena's naming rights were purchased by Essen-based cleaning company Rudolf Weber GmbH.

## Configuration

The maximum capacity of the arena is 12,650, where the seating is arranged on two levels. It is also possible to have a center stage configuration, 12,000 people can attend such events. There are also two possible theatre configurations with 3,000 and 5,200 capacity, respectively.

## Naming history

* Arena Oberhausen (12 September 1996—31 December 2001)
* König-Pilsener-Arena (1 January 2002—31 December 2021)
* Rudolf Weber-Arena (1 January 2022—present)

## Events

The arena hosts a wide variety of events, with more than 800,000 people attending about a hundred events. The arena also hosts a variety of shows, e.g. Stomp or Riverdance. The König Pilsener Arena played host to UFC 122 on 13 November 2010.

### Performers

* Anirudh Ravichander
* Drake
* A-ha
* Chris Brown
* Iron Maiden
* Kiss
* Alice Cooper
* Rush
* Judas Priest
* Manowar
* Amon Amarth
* Arch Enemy
* Sting
* Page and Plant
* Ronan Keating
* Rod Stewart
* Natalie Cole
* Status Quo
* Whitesnake
* Def Leppard
* Oasis
* Dionne Warwick
* Toni Braxton
* Cliff Richard
* Mark Knopfler
* R.E.M.
* Kylie Minogue
* Alanis Morissette
* Black Sabbath
* Ozzy Osbourne
* The Cure
* André Rieu
* Limp Bizkit
* The Smashing Pumpkins
* The Black Eyed Peas
* Bryan Adams
* Gloria Estefan
* Toto
* Placido Domingo
* No Doubt
* Prince & The New Power Generation
* Roger Waters
* David Gilmour
* Neil Young
* Dream Theater
* Fleetwood Mac
* The Corrs
* Puff Daddy
* Radiohead
* Meat Loaf
* Santana
* Volbeat
* Helene Fischer
* Paul McCartney
* Peter Gabriel
* Backstreet Boys
* Westlife
* 50 Cent
* Britney Spears
* Usher
* Anastacia
* Placebo
* Journey
* Within Temptation
* Elton John
* Bob Dylan
* Coldplay
* Foo Fighters
* The BossHoss
* The Who
* Leonard Cohen
* AC/DC
* Taylor Swift
* Five Finger Death Punch
* Tori Amos
* Lionel Richie
* Pink
* Shakira
* Deep Purple
* Scorpions
* Queensrÿche
* Nickelback
* Thirty Seconds to Mars
* Lenny Kravitz
* Depeche Mode
* Metallica
* Machine Head (band)
* Lady Gaga
* Public Enemy
* Kanye West
* Justin Bieber
* New Kids on the Block
* Bruno Mars
* Rihanna
* Joe Cocker
* Chris de Burgh
* Supertramp
* Simply Red
* Take That
* Die Fantastischen Vier
* Christina Aguilera
* Donots
* Tokio Hotel
* The Prodigy
* Roxette
* Alicia Keys
* Ellie Goulding
* Neil Diamond
* Al Bano and Romina Power
* Beyoncé
* Whitney Houston
* Sade
* Chris Rea
* Jennifer Lopez
* George Michael
* Zucchero
* Eros Ramazzotti
* Tool
* Eric Clapton
* One Direction
* Joe Cocker
* Harry Belafonte
* OneRepublic
* Sunrise Avenue
* Die Ärzte
* Nicki Minaj during her third tour, The Pinkprint Tour
* 5 Seconds of Summer
* Maroon 5
* Runrig
* Linkin Park
* Die Toten Hosen
* Imagine Dragons
* Soy Luna Live
* Nightwish
* Sabaton (band)
* Powerwolf
* Harry Styles
* Shawn Mendes
* Jeff Lynne's ELO
* Shahram Shabpareh
* Electric Callboy hosting their Escalation Fest twice (2022 & 2023)