Several buildings were demolished to make way for the new arena, including an Art Deco warehouse on the opposite side of Barker Gate, and bodies had to be exhumed from a 19th Century graveyard found under the car park. The final cost of the project was around £40m, 10% of which came from the lottery - one of the highest grants awarded. The NIC is also a Wi-Fi hotspot using the BT Openzone network. You must set your browser to accept cookies and to enable Javascript in order to access certain functions of this site, including the purchase of tickets. As well as hosting ice skating and ice hockey , it also doubles as the Nottingham Arena , where many popular bands play, and it serves as a conference centre. Tickets for - show dates from Seetickets. Love Life? Love myWorld! This is not a Live Nation venue. You must set your browser to accept cookies and to enable Javascript in order to access certain functions of this site, including the purchase of tickets. This error has been forwarded to MySpaces technical group. Directions, seating chart, events. This error has been forwarded to MySpaces technical group. Official Ticketmaster site. Official Ticketmaster site. Note: some videos not suitable for minors may still appear in search results. CBEEBIES LIVE! CBEEBIES LIVE! T-shirts, posters, DVDs and more. This error has been forwarded to MySpaces technical group. This obviously lead to some controversy at the time; but The Old Cricket Players pub was initially spared. Get the latest Flash player . Directions, seating chart, events. The first public skating session took place in April 2000. The capacity of the main arena is up to 10,000 depending on the configuration used. Nottingham Arena Nottingham, tickets. The Blue Planet Live! Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred.. The National Ice Centre ( NIC ) is located in Nottingham , England . The stadium is home to the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team, founded in 1946 (although disbanded in 1960 and reformed 20 years later). Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred. Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred. The site has had an ice stadium on it since 1939, but the old building was showing its age: hence its nickname, The Barn. Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred. This error has been forwarded to MySpaces technical group. It was put on display at the Nottingham Castle Museum. ..Make sure you are the first to hear about our latest on-sales, with the Members Club. Not yet a member? Its FREE to join, and only takes two minutes. The current building was first announced in September 1995 at an estimated cost of £13 million - part of which was to come from National Lottery funds. Just east of the city centre, it is close to the historic Lace Market area. A rare 1,100 year old Saxon jug was turned up during excavations in July 1998. The earlier building was the training ground for Olympic ice dancing champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean , who lead the first public skating session in the new building. The Ice Stadium closed in April 2000 and was demolished soon after to make way for the building of the second public rink. The Blue Planet Live! Nottingham Arena Nottingham, tickets. This page uses frames, but your browser doesnt support them. It was eventually pulled down to make way for an apartment block called the Ice House. Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobes Flash Player. The plans were unveiled in October 1996, by which time the British Olympic Association had got behind the proposal. There are two ice pads. This video has been added to your favorites ..