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Line 1: {{Short description| {{Redirect|The Hydro|the Tasmanian electrical power authority known by that name|Hydro Tasmania}} {{Use British English|date=December 2014}} Line 10: | image = The SSE Hydro (geograph 5420681).jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = The OVO Hydro, then the SSE Hydro, in 2017 | address = Exhibition Way<br /> | location = [[Glasgow]], Scotland, UK | coordinates = {{coord|55.860297|-4.284926|display=inline,title|type:landmark}} Line 32 ⟶ 33: }} The '''OVO Hydro''' is a multi-purpose indoor [[arena]] located within the The arena was initially named '''The Scottish Hydro Arena''' after its main sponsor [[Scottish Hydro Electric]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.clydewaterfront.com/our-journey/news-archive/2011/hydro-is-new-name-for-secc-national-arena|title=Scottish Hydro Arena – new name for SECC National Arena, Glasgow|website=www.clydewaterfront.com|date=14 June 2011|access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=11 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711161330/http://www.clydewaterfront.com/our-journey/news-archive/2011/hydro-is-new-name-for-secc-national-arena|url-status=live}}</ref> The OVO Hydro arena is located adjacent to the [[SEC Centre]] and the [[SEC Armadillo]] and hosts international musical stars, global entertainment and sporting events; with a maximum capacity of 14,300 and aims to attract one million visitors each year.<ref name="timeline"/> The arena was the largest entertainment venue in Scotland, before the opening of [[Aberdeen]]'s [[P&J Live]] in 2019, and the fifth largest in the UK. Line 41 ⟶ 42: ===Development and planning=== [[File:Translucent cushions being installed, July 2013..JPG|thumb|left|150px|Translucent cushions being installed, July 2013.]] Planning for The Hydro began some time in 2001 as the second redevelopment of the Queens Dock in [[Glasgow]].<ref name="Timeline"/> In May 2003, a plan had been unveiled for an entertainment arena,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11985058.plan-for-pounds-50m-arena-in-secc-car-park-banqueting-centre-could-attract-events-such-as-baftas/|title=Plan for (pounds) 50m arena in SECC car park Banqueting centre could attract events such as Baftas|website=HeraldScotland|date=26 May 2003|access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407214800/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11985058.plan-for-pounds-50m-arena-in-secc-car-park-banqueting-centre-could-attract-events-such-as-baftas/|url-status=live}}</ref> holding 12,300 seated audience members and an extra 2,000 standing. London-based architects [[Foster + Partners]] were appointed as the design team for the Hydro in May 2004,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2004/05/foster-and-partners-appointed-to-design-scotlands-national-arena/|title=Foster and Partners appointed to design Scotlands National Arena | Foster + Partners|website=www.fosterandpartners.com|date=5 May 2004|access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=2 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102141234/https://www.fosterandpartners.com/news/archive/2004/05/foster-and-partners-appointed-to-design-scotlands-national-arena/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12509724.armadillo-creators-to-design-riverside-arena-pounds-50m-plan-for-12500-seat-centre/|title=Armadillo creators to design riverside arena (pounds) 50m plan for 12,500-seat centre|website=HeraldScotland|date=29 April 2004|access-date=7 April 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531053434/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12509724.armadillo-creators-to-design-riverside-arena-pounds-50m-plan-for-12500-seat-centre/|url-status=live}}</ref> with Glasgow-based ===Construction=== Construction for the arena ====2013 roof fire==== Line 152 ⟶ 153: In 2016, the venue hosted a heavyweight boxing fight between [[Dillian Whyte]] and [[Ian Lewison]]. Later it has hosted four boxing fights headlined by Scottish light welterweight boxer [[Josh Taylor (boxer)|Josh Taylor]]. It also hosted two rounds of the 2018–19 [[World Boxing Super Series]]. === Professional wrestling === On 15 June 2024, [[WWE]] hosted its [[premium live event]] [[Clash at the Castle: Scotland]] at OVO Hydro, marking the company's first major event in the country. As a prelude, WWE broadcast an episode of ''[[WWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'' from the arena on 14 June.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-clash-at-the-castle-scotland-ple-set-for-june-in-glasgow|title=WWE Clash at the Castle: Scotland PLE set for June in Glasgow|date=April 2, 2024|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online]]|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> ===Filming location=== Line 193 ⟶ 197: {| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col" colspan="3"|World's Busiest Arenas – |- !Venue !Ticket sales |- |[[Madison Square Garden |1, |- |[[Movistar Arena (Santiago)|Movistar Arena]], Santiago, Chile |[[Kia Forum|The Forum]], Inglewood<!--Do not change to Los Angeles. The venue's address is in Inglewood.-->, USA▼ |1, |-▼ |[[ |1,264,882 |- |[[Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid|WiZink Center]], Madrid, Spain |1, ▲|- |'''OVO Hydro''', Glasgow, UK▼
|- |[[Accor Arena]], Paris, France |1,134,237
|- ▲|[[Kia ▲|[[Little Caesars Arena]], Detroit, USA |1,100,855
|- |[[ |1,015,253
|- ▲|'''OVO Hydro''', Glasgow, UK
|1,012,333
|- |[[Lanxess Arena]], Cologne, Germany
|1,004,777
|- |[[3Arena]], Dublin, Ireland
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