In June 1986 however, Humberside asked the city to return to grant in order to finalize the project on its own, with a tentative completion date of November 1987.

[1] The building is nonetheless viewed as outdated, and a new ice rink is being considered as part of a future real estate development on Albion Street.

[12] It was previously used to hold such events in April 1997,[13] March 1998[14] and June 1998[15] with boxers including Paul Ingle, Clinton Woods, Howard Eastman and Scott Harrison competing.

The Arena has also hosted WWF/WWE pro wrestling on multiple occasions, such as the Hart Attack '94, [16] Full Metal '95 and Wrestlemania Revenge 2005 tours.

[18] Among music acts who have appeared at the Arena are Arctic Monkeys,[19] Faithless,[20] Kings of Leon,[21] Oasis,[22] Robbie Williams,[23] Ed Sheeran[24] and The Libertines.