The OVO Hydro

The OVO Hydro is a arena in Glasgow City, United Kingdom that opened in 2013. Its recorded capacity is 12,306.

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The OVO Hydro
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Key facts

The OVO Hydro is a arena in Glasgow City, United Kingdom that opened in 2013. Its recorded capacity is 12,306. It is owned by Scottish Event Campus Limited. It is operated by Q569417 and AEG Live / ASM Global. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 2018 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Location
Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Type
Arena
Capacity
12,306
Opened
2013
Status
Active
Current owner
Scottish Event Campus Limited
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Location of The OVO Hydro
The OVO Hydro

The OVO Hydro is at latitude 55.860297, longitude -4.284926, in Glasgow City, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of The OVO Hydro
FieldValue
Latitude55.860297
Longitude-4.284926
CityGlasgow City
RegionGlasgow City
CountryUnited Kingdom
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of The OVO Hydro

The OVO Hydro has carried 3 recorded names. Scotland's National Arena (planning) (no sponsor) ran Present. Scottish Hydro Arena (construction) (no sponsor) ran Present. The SSE Hydro (30 September 2013 – October 2021) (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of The OVO Hydro, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Scotland's National Arena (planning)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Scottish Hydro Arena (construction)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
The SSE Hydro (30 September 2013 – October 2021)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of The OVO Hydro, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerScottish Event Campus LimitedPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorQ569417PresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorAEG Live / ASM GlobalPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of The OVO Hydro and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
2015 World Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2018 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
2018 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics ChampionshipsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

19 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for The OVO Hydro
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuesopened_yearnot set20132026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity13000123062026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13757337762026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleOVO_HydroOVO Hydro2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setThe SSE Hydro (30 September 2013 – October 2021)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setScottish Hydro Arena (construction)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setScotland's National Arena (planning)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set183212026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set183202026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set52322026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set52312026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set52302026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set52292026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: OVO Hydro (revision 1375733776). Wikidata item: Q610092.