Nottingham Ice Arena: When Did It Open?
Modesta Lueilwitz
2025-06-17 13:37:40
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Opened by Jayne Torvill in 2000, home to the award-winning BBC Documentary series Ice Stars and visited by the Queen in 2002, the National Ice Centre is no stranger to high profile events and the Motorpoint Arena has followed suit. Since the first concert, Simply Red in 2000, Motorpoint Arena has attracted some musical greats; Green Day, Westlife, Diana Ross, Elton John & Beyoncé.
Virginie Douglas
2025-06-08 06:45:39
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First opened on April 1 2000, Motorpoint Arena and National Ice Centre Nottingham has become one of the main staples of the live entertainment scene in the East Midlands. Built on the former Nottingham Ice Stadium, and opened by Olympic skater Jayne Torvill, the arena has continued to host some of the biggest names in sport and music to this day.
Octavia Metz
2025-06-03 06:31:29
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Opened in 2000, the multi-purpose main arena has a capacity of 10,000 for concerts and is also home to the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team.
A second ice rink offers public skating and other on-ice events.
Tavares McClure
2025-05-28 16:11:39
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The UK’s first centre of excellence in ice sports, The National Ice Centre has two Olympic-sized rinks (60m x30m) and on opening was the National Headquarters for the British Ice Hockey Association, the National Ice Skating Association and the Regional Centre for Speed Skating.
Lilliana Dare
2025-05-21 20:42:50
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The first ice rink was opened in 2000 by Olympic Gold Medallist, Jayne Torvill. The second Olympic rink was opened the following year in 2001. It was built on the site of the former Nottingham Ice Stadium which opened in 1939 and was showing its age.
Mable Kerluke
2025-05-08 22:47:17
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First opened on April 1 2000, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena in Bolero Square has become one of the main staples of the live entertainment scene in the East Midlands.
Built on the former Nottingham Ice Centre, and opened by Olympic skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, the arena has continued to host some of the biggest names in sport and music to this day.
With 10,000+ capacity, families and friends have been passing through its doors for almost 25 years, coming together to bare witness to some of the largest and most impressive tours to sweep the country.
Imelda Trantow
2025-05-08 21:18:34
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The construction of the Nottingham Arena began in 1998, with the vision of creating a state-of-the-art venue that could accommodate a wide range of events, from sporting events to music concerts, theatrical performances, and more. The arena was designed by internationally acclaimed architects FaulknerBrowns who drew inspiration from the rich industrial heritage of the city to create a striking, contemporary building that would serve as a focal point for the city’s cultural scene.
The arena was completed on schedule, and we opened our doors to the public in April 2000. As an Olympic gold medallist who learned to skate in the old ice rink on the site, Jayne Torvill opened the arena at an official ceremony on 1 April 2000.
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