Atlas Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Łódź, Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. The stands are equipped with 10,400 seats expandable by additional 3,000 seats. There are 1,500 parking places and 11 VIP lounges (each with a terrace). The arena may host a variety of events ranging from conferences and concerts to multiple sport events (including basketball, volleyball, athletics and ice hockey). In August 2009, Atlas Group purchased the naming rights to the arena for a period of 5 years. The arena is also the biggest concert venue in Poland, that can hold almost up to 14 000 attentands. So far performed there: Roger Waters

Roger Waters

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, a-ha

A-ha

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, Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

, Rammstein

Rammstein

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 and Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel

Tokio Hotel is a pop rock band from Germany, founded in 2001 by singer Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz, drummer Gustav Schäfer and bassist Georg Listing...

. For 2011 planned are Shakira

Shakira

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, 30 Seconds to Mars

30 Seconds to Mars

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, Sade Adu

Sade Adu

Helen Folasade Adu OBE , is a British singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer. She first achieved success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the Brit and Grammy Award winning English group Sade.-Biography:Sade was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria...

 and Rihanna

Rihanna

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In 2009 the arena hosted the following sports events:

• World League
  FIVB World League 2009
  The FIVB World League 2009 was an international men's volleyball tournament played by 16 countries from June 12 to July 26, 2009.-Pools composition:-Pool standing procedure:1. Match points2. Numbers of matches won3. Points ratio4...
  
   intercontinental games between Poland and Brazil.
• Second phase matches of the EuroBasket 2009
  EuroBasket 2009
  The EuroBasket 2009 was the 36th EuroBasket, the biennial regional basketball championship contested by European nations and held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September 2009 and concluded with the final on 20 September 2009...
  
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• Women's European Volleyball Championship
  2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship
  The 2009 Women's European Volleyball Championship was the 26th edition of the European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe's governing volleyball body, the Confédération Européenne de Volleyball...
  
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• Boxing night Tomasz Adamek
  Tomasz Adamek
  Tomasz Adamek is a Polish professional heavyweight boxer. His record is 44-2 .He is the former WBC world light heavyweight champion and the former IBF, IBO and The Ring magazine cruiserweight champion. As of the end of 2009, Ring Magazine has ranked Adamek as the 30th best boxer in the world...
  
   vs. Andrew Golota.