Saitama City Saitama Super Arena
Saitama Super Arena (Saitama Sūpā Arīna/さいたまスーパーアリーナ) is an indoor multi-purpose arena located in the Chūō-ku ward of Saitama City in Saitama, Japan. The arena was designed by American architect Dan Meis who was, at the time, working for the former architectural firm called Ellerbe Becket, together with Nikken Sekkei. Meis's design was chosen as a result of an international design competition. It's structural concept is similar to Paris's La Défense Arena (former U Arena). With the capacity of 36,500 people it is the third largest indoor arena in the world, behind the previously mentioned La Défense Arena and the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Phillipines. Up to 2010, the arena housed the John Lennon Museum, which displayed Lennon's memorabilia before it's closure.
The arena has hosted many puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling) and MMA matches but also hosts other sports including basketball, tennis, gymanstics, ice hockey, volleyball and boxing and is the only Japanese arena equipped especially for American football. Sports events hosted in the arena include the 2000 NHL ice hockey games between Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the 2003 NBA basketball games between Seattle SuperSonics and the Los Angeles Clippers, the WWE Raw event in 2005, the Basketball World Championship 2006, the Dynamite!! martial arts and kickboxing events in 2008, 2009 and 2010, the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Ultimate Fighting Championship events, the 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series and the 2014 and 2019 World Figure Skating Championships.
Music artists who performed at the arena include Janet Jackson, Metallica, Dragonforce, AC/DC, U2, Green Day, BTS, Linkin Park, Radiohead, Iron Maiden, Queen + Paul Rodgers and more.
When Muse performed at Saitama Super Arena in 2013, the second gig (January 12th) was broadcast by Wowow, a Japanese broadcasting station.
Muse appearances
Arena address
Saitama Super Arena
8 Shintoshin
Chūō-ku
Saitama 330-9111
Japan