The Lanxess Arena
(formerly known as Kölnarena
, German for Cologne Arena
) is an indoor arena in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is primarily used by Kölner Haie (ice hockey), by VfL Gummersbach (team handball) and as a concert venue. It will be the venue for the German leg of the Spice Girls reunion tour and has hosted concerts by Shania Twain, Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, Bruce Springsteen, Kylie Minogue, Tokio Hotel and Celine Dion. Kölnarena opened in 1998 and can accommodate 20,000 spectators.
In 2 June 2008 it was announced that the arena will be renamed to Lanxess Arena
after the specialty chemicals group Lanxess AG, for a ten year deal [1].
World Wrestling Entertainment is a regular at the Lanxess Arena, as they hosted events in 2002, 2003, 2006 and in October 2007.
The Arena was used for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, including the third place game and the final game.
On September 12 Coldplay preformed at the arena as part of their Viva La Vida Tour
.
On January 14, 15th, 18th, and 19th, 2009, Tina Turner will appear at the arena at the start of her Tina: Live in Concert Tour
.
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LANXESS ARENA TICKETS
| EVENT | DATE | AVAILABILITY |
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| Romeo Santos & Prince Royce Tickets 7/18 | Jul 18, 2026
Sat, 8:00 PM |  | | Lenny Kravitz Tickets 7/29 | Jul 29, 2026
Wed, 8:00 PM | | | The Neighbourhood Tickets 8/30 | Aug 30, 2026
Sun, 8:00 PM | | | ASAP Rocky Tickets 9/8 | Sep 08, 2026
Tue, 7:30 PM | | | Katseye Tickets 9/13 | Sep 13, 2026
Sun, 8:30 PM | |
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