KC Stadium
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Kingston Communications Stadium (also referred to as the 'KC Stadium'). It is named after the stadium's sponsors, Kingston Communications and is a new facility for the city of Hull hosting football, rugby league and a series of pop concerts.
The stadium is home to Hull City A.F.C. (football) and Hull FC (rugby league), as well as hosting musical acts such as Sir Elton John, Bryan Adams and R.E.M. The seat colours are predominantly black with a white and amber band around the stadium and the word Hull depicted in amber and white. It is the first stadium in England to be built in a parkland setting.
The stadium has an all-seating capacity of 25,404, being designed as a single tier, asymmetrical bowl of approximately 20,000 seats with a second upper tier to the West Stand of over 5,000 seats. Future expansion of the East Stand to match the West is possible, which would raise the stadium capacity to 30,000.
The stadium is owned by Hull City Council and run by the Stadium Management Company, headed by Adam Pearson. Also incorporated in the Stadium complex is a 1,500 seat Sports Arena, skate park, two multi-use all weather pitches, and a community learning zone, complete with classrooms, health & fitness suite, cyber cafe and library.
Construction of the stadium took 14 months to complete and the total project cost was approximately £44 million. The stadium opened its doors on Wednesday December 18 2002 and Hull City beat Sunderland A.F.C. 1-0 in a friendly to mark the occasion.
The KC Stadium has become a regular venue for international rugby league, and has hosted Great Britain matches in both the Tri-Nations and the Ashes.
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External link
- Kingston Communications Stadium (http://www.kcstadium.co.uk/)