▁the ▁Arena ▁Ober hausen , ▁occasionally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Kö Pi ▁Arena ) ▁is ▁a ▁multi - pur pose ▁ar ena , ▁located ▁in ▁Ober hausen , ▁Germany . ▁Open ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁ar ena ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁le is ure ▁and ▁sho pping ▁center , ▁Cent r O . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁Neue ▁Mitte ▁Ober hausen , ▁a ▁former ▁industrial ▁plant . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁König ▁Bra u erei , ▁a ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁D uis burg ▁purchased ▁naming ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁ar ena . ▁ ▁Configuration ▁ ▁The ▁maximum ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁ar ena ▁is ▁ 1 2 . 6 5 0 , ▁where ▁the ▁se ating ▁is ▁arranged ▁on ▁two ▁levels . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁possible ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁center ▁stage ▁configuration , ▁ 1 2 . 0 0 0 ▁people ▁can ▁attend ▁such ▁events . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁two ▁possible ▁theatre ▁configurations ▁with ▁ 3 . 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 5 . 2 0 0 ▁capacity , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁N aming ▁history ▁ ▁Arena ▁Ober hausen ▁( 1 2 ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 6 — 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 1 ) ▁König - P ils ener - A ren a ▁( 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 — Pres ent ) ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁The ▁ar ena ▁hosts ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁events , ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0