IG Arena Hosts First Public Event Headlined by Hans Zimmer

LOS ANGELES & NAGOYA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Multiple GRAMMY®-nominated and Academy Award winning film score composer, conductor and music producer Hans Zimmer headlined the first-ever public event at Japan’s new state-of-the-art IG Arena in Aichi Prefecture Nagoya. Zimmer’s first-ever performance in Japan took place on May 24 in the 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena which is part of several new projects in Asia being developed by AEG, the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company.

AEG is known for such iconic venues and destinations as Crypto.com Arena and L.A. LIVE (Los Angeles), T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas), The O2 (London), Uber Arena and Platz (Berlin), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai) and most recently, UOB LIVE (Bangkok). The company presently has other significant projects underway in Osaka, Japan and Bangkok, Thailand.

IG Arena, with its hybrid oval-shaped arena, is considered one of Japan’s largest and most modern sports and entertainment facilities. The venue is slated to open on July 13 hosting the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, also known as the Nagoya Basho.

About IG Arena

IG Arena is a hybrid oval-shaped arena built in Aichi Prefecture. It is one of the largest venues in Japan, with a maximum capacity of 17,000 people, and a 30-meter ceiling height.

IG Arena will be the home of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the B.League. More information about IG Arena can be found here: ig-arena.jp

About AEG

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, AEG is the world’s leading sports and live entertainment company. The company operates in the following business segments:

• Music through AEG Presents, which is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performances, including the production and promotion of global and regional concert tours, an extensive portfolio of clubs, theaters and other music venues, concerts and special events and world-renowned festivals such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival;
• Venues and Real Estate, which develops, owns and operates world-class venues, as well as major sports and entertainment districts like Crypto.com Arena and L.A. LIVE, Uber Platz in Berlin and The O2 in London;
• Sports, as the world’s largest operator of high-profile sporting events and sports franchises including the LA Kings, LA Galaxy and Eisbären Berlin;
• Global Partnerships, which oversees worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships including naming rights, premium seating, and other strategic partnerships.
• And Ticketing, through its AXS.com ticketing platform, which provides more than 400 clients worldwide with ticketing services that cover the gamut of entertainments, including sporting events, arena tours, music clubs, festivals, rodeos and family events.

Through its worldwide network of venues, portfolio of powerful sports and music brands and its integrated entertainment districts, AEG entertains more than 90 million guests annually. More information about AEG can be found at www.aegworldwide.com.