Arena Market: Poland

Poland is increasingly widely acknowledged as one of Europe’s top live markets, driven by growing consumer prosperity, ambitious promoters, and some smart infrastructure development – though certain infrastructure is conspicuously lacking in its capital city

The absence of a 20,000-cap arena in Warsaw, much lamented by promoters, inevitably helps to steer tourers to arenas in Gliwice, Kraków, Gdańsk, and Łódź.

Plans have been afoot to remedy that situation for some time, with a €350m proposal under consideration for a 22,000-cap arena on the east bank of the River Vistula, next to the National Stadium, though updates have been scarce in the past couple of years. In the meantime, the largest existing indoor venue…