COPPER BOX ARENA Venue Guide THE BOX THAT ROCKS The Copper Box Arena, fondly known Handball, goalball, fencing and modern within the Copper Box Arena to date. The as the ‘Box that Rocks’ during the pentathlon were played at the Copper Box flexible auditorium design allows the main 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Arena during the Games, and now the venue seating blocks to be tucked away, providing an 2 is the third largest arena in London and plays host to other major national and open pillar-free floor area of 2,712m . international sport, including basketball, netball, Event facilities include staging, mother grid and the most versatile venue in London’s badminton, boxing and martial arts. full blackout, while backstage there is a host of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It is production areas. fast establishing itself as London’s most Conferences, trade shows, product launches and TV spectaculars have all been accommodated versatile entertainment and events venue. London Lions vs Iowa University 2013 Sports configurations • Badminton x 10 • Basketball x 3 • Handball/futsal x 3 • Volleyball x 3 • Netball x 3 • Total area divisible into 3 halls using sport curtains • Central show court for Basketball/handball/Futsal Invictus Games September 2014 NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SPORTING EVENTS Key information: • Queuing control barriers outside of the venue Sports configurations Whatever event you may be planning, the • Venue house lighting – Including HD sports • Badminton x 10 Copper Box Arena is superbly well-equipped to lights • Basketball x 3 host it. Not only is it the venue for numerous • House PA system for announcements • Handball/futsal x 3 international sporting fixtures, it’s also been • 4 team style changing areas • Volleyball x 3 designed to offer an almost infinite variety • 2 sport style locker / referee rooms with showers • Netball x 3 of configurations, making it possible to play • On site gym • Total area divisible into 3 halls using everything from a single match to a major • Office space for event production sport curtains tournament, one sport or several, all at once. • Power, heating, cooling and water • Central show court for Basketball/handball/futsal There are also all the support facilities you • Dedicated event entrance would expect, including fully-equipped changing • Free WiFi 100Mbps inbound and 100Mbps Past sporting events areas, and it can also handle a large number of outbound Sporting International England v Malawi – Netball spectators - up to 7,500, depending on the event. Great Britain v Spain – Basketball And to make the day even more exciting and Great Britain v Iceland Euro 2015 Basketball Qualifier memorable, there’s a first class sound system Capacity Great Britain v Bosnia Euro 2015 Basketball Qualifier plus modern office/control/production facilities. Main Auditorium British Fencing Sabre International • 60m x 40m arena with fixed auditorium Invictus Games seating Standing and seated 4,500-6,500 Sporting National • ‘Junckers’ wooden sprung floor Seated 5,500 Netball Super League Final • Concourse areas overlooking the arena Boxing and mixed 7,500 Handball Super League Finals • 40m x 20m Back of house area for loading/ martial arts Surrey Storm v Herfordshire Mavericks – Netball London Live unloading and production Basketball, netball 6,000 Futsal National Finals • Roof rigging points for production and handball Legacy Cheer & Dance • Venue mother grid rigging system • LED videoboards Launch of Fiat 500 X January 2015 CONFERENCES & SPECIAL EVENTS Key information: • Venue mother grid rigging system Capacity For other occasions too, the Copper Box Arena • LED video boards for brand placement offers all you could want, whatever the size of • Modular arena stage 60ft x 40ft x 5ft Main Auditorium your event. It’s designed to offer seating for • Queuing control barriers for immediately Fully Seated Arena 5,500- 7,500 up to 7,500 visitors, but also has the flexibility outside of the venue Theatre style 1,500-2,000 to cater for up to 1,200 people at a sit-down • Venue house lighting – Including HD Class room 1,000 dinner, or have up to 2,000 people watching broadcast lights Cabaret style 750-1,000 performances on the modular stage. • House PA system for announcements Drinks reception 3,500 Behind the scenes, the facilities are just as • 4 team-style changing areas Buffet reception 1,500 impressive, with preparation/changing areas, a • 2 sport-style locker / referee rooms with great sound system, extensive office space with showers Sit down dinner 1,200 free Wi-Fi, and all the production and rigging • Office space for event production systems you need to make any kind or size of • Power, heating, cooling and water event a success. • Dedicated event entrance • Free WiFi 100Mbps inbound and 100Mbps • 60m x 40m arena with fixed auditorium outbound seating • Concourse areas overlooking the arena for networking • 40m x 20m back of house area for loading / unloading and production • Roof rigging points for production VENUE POWER SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Venue configurations Disabled access Floor protection Power Appendix A: End stage seated format • 61 positions on the concourse levels The floor system is a ‘Junckers’ wooden sprung House lighting South East Corner Appendix B: End stage standing format suitable for wheelchairs floor, which is ideal for high performance sport. • Up to 1,500 lux lighting • 3 x 16A Single Phase commando Appendix C: In the round seating format • Row 10 will be ring fenced by the venue as a It has high shock absorbency and is perfect for • There are 88 light pipes to enable natural Appendix D: In the round standing/sport format house manifest to satisfy disabled provision international sports. It is vital, therefore, that daylight. Complete blackout valves if required. North East Corner Appendix E: Maximum theatre style flat (carer goes free) and production reseats. the floor is suitably protected based on your • 3 x 16A Single Phase commando floor format Arena power supplies production requirement. Stage Power A South West Corner Appendix F: Lower Bowl banqueting format Arena floor South West Bleachers The venue has a 2mm thick vinyl overlay • 5 x 16A Single Phase Commando Appendix G: Boxing format Dimensions • 2 x 32A Single Phase commando flooring that can be laid in advance of your • 1 x 63A 3 Phase Commando Appendix H: Maximum floor format • With seats retracted – load-in tenancy taking place. This protects the • 1 x 250A 3 Phase power lock All configurations are subject to final production L64.1m x W42.4m (2,717 m2) North Bleachers floor from light wear and will not sustain any 17 x 16A Single Phase commando submission. Please note, other configurations • With retractable seats fully extended – Stage Power B South West Corner • 2 heavy production use. are available. L50.95m x W29.73m (1,514 m ) • 3 x 16A Single Phase commando We can offer advice for suitable alternative WIFI & data points • 2 x 32A 3 Phase commando • Public 20Mbps Seating/spectators facilities floor protection subject to your production, 1 x 125A 3 Phase commando Floor loading • • Production 100Mbps upload/download • Dedicated event entrance for managed requirement. All floor loadings have to be signed 1 x 250A 3 Phase power lock Appendix I • • 6 x hard wired data points around the and controlled entry off by the venue technical department. 2 2 perimeter of the arena and at entrances A&B • 5,781 seats with the ability for a further • 2,640lbs/m or 197kg/m Stage Power C South West Corner (providing it is evenly spread and for box office and ticketing provision. 1,700 flat floor seats • 1 x 400A 3 Phase power lock • 3,302 upper tier seats the floor is suitably protected) • 371 concourse seats (Row 9) North West Corner • 2,112 lower tier seats • 1 x 63A 3 Phase commando • 3 x 16A Single Phase commando Little Mix Sport Relief 2014 (top), Frank Warren boxing 2014 (bottom left and right) RIGGING VENUE SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICATIONS Rigging Plant equipment or Cherry Pickers Barrier & cable Sound Please see appendices J & K for plans of the The Copper Box Arena can provide forklift Stage barrier As part of the Copper Box Arena transformation arena roof layout and mother grid. trucks for your use at a cost to the organiser. Depending on your event and format, as well as to legacy venue, comprehensive enhanced The trucks will have to be driven by a qualified the risk assessment, a barrier may be advisable. acoustic project works were completed across Currently the venue does not have a preferred licence holder. the arena by Vaguardia. rigging provider, however all rigging activity that The venue does not hold in-house barriers but can takes place must be signed off by the venue If you are using your own forklift trucks, please note be ordered at an additional cost to the organiser. This is to ensure that the venue is suitably technical department and specialist rigging that gas-powered trucks are not permitted inside amplified for music performances. consultants prior to tenancy. the venue. Cable runs This includes calculating the weight loading on our It is vital that the floor is suitably protected Cable runs can be flown from the stage end to Noise management house beams of the rig to ensure it is structurally based on your production requirement. the mixer position along the sides of the seating Our premises licence states that the venue is safe, with a structural engineer to come out and bays with cable hooks provided by the venue, permitted to run events where the Music Noise survey the rig during tenancy. Local plant supplier: and then across the event floor under cable Levels should not exceed 75dB(A) at the agreed ramps, to be provided by the organiser.