the 3arena (originally the o2) is an indoor amphitheatre located at north wall quay in the dublin docklands in dublin, ireland.the venue opened as the o2 on 16 december 2008.it was built on the site of the former point theatre, a smaller music venue which operated from 1988 to 2007, retaining only some of the outer facade.the point theatre was branded as 'the point depot', in recognition of its original role as a railway goods handling station.the venue was re-branded on 4 september 2014 due to the takeover of o2 ireland by three ireland.the venue is owned by a live nation subsidiary, apollo leisure group ltd.the venue is among the top ten busiest music arenas by ticket sales in the world.in 2008, o2 paid €25 million for the naming rights for 10 years.following the sale of mobile network operator o2 ireland to rival 3 ireland in june 2014, the venue was renamed as the 3arena on 4 september 2014.this was achieved by arranging the seats around the stage in a gigantic 'fan' formation which the architects likened to the colosseum of rome.there are no corporate boxes inside the venue.the backstage area has a 'substantial' loading bay for trucks.alcohol is available in a high-security area of the venue in an effort to curb under-age drinking.prior to re-development, the seating capacity was 6,300 or 8,500 standing.mike adamson (ceo of live nation ireland) claimed that irish fans had been short-changed when attending major events in the previous venue due to size restrictions.'it wasn't always possible to get every show touring in europe into the venue because of restrictions.it is now.some shows couldn't fit.for example, george michael could only stage three-quarters of his production in the point.we're up there now with other venues in europe.'developer harry crosbie said that the point had had a 'grungy' feel 'which suited dublin at the time'.he claimed that it would be a 'stunning venue' created for a more 'sophisticated' audience.in 2012 it rose to 4th place, and in 2013 it dropped to 9th place.most of the audience then left the building in disgust, but the band later returned to finish the show.the band returned in 2012 and only achieved 47% capacity at the show.rammstein performed their first-ever show in ireland at the arena on 27 february 2012 as part of their made in germany 1995-2011 tour.since march 2014, the arena has hosted the c2c: country to country festival and is the second longest-running host venue after the o2 arena in london.in july 2014 ufc fight night: mcgregor vs. brandao took place at the arena.the event sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale.it remains conor mcgregor's only ufc fight that took place in his hometown of dublin.u2 performed four homecoming concerts in november 2015, as part of their innocence + experience tour.the full u2 stage setup could not be brought to the 3arena due to the venue's configuration as an amphitheatre.the u2 stage was designed for a full indoor arena, but was reconfigured for the concerts in the 3arena.since december 2015, the arena has voluntarily hosted the rté 2fm xmas ball, a yearly charity gig in aid of ispcc.over the years, headliners of the ball have included the likes of kodaline, hozier, picture this and the script.adele performed at the arena on 4 and 5 march 2016 during her world tour.britney spears brought her piece of me tour on 20 august 2018.additionally, tickets for the show sold out within 10 minutes of its availability.demi lovato performed at the arena on 25 may 2018 as part of their tell me you love me world tour.
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