The Ice Palace (Russian: Ледовый Дворец, Ledovy Dvorets) is an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built for the 2000 IIHF World Championship and opened in 2000. It holds 12,300 people.
The Ice Palace is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena for SKA Saint Petersburg. It hosted the IIHF European Champions Cup in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. It is also used for concerts, exhibitions and as a skating rink.
Many popular musical acts have played the arena, including Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Roxette, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Sting, Cher, Fall Out Boy, Enrique Iglesias, Jennifer Lopez, Pink, Sade, Britney Spears, Björk, Robbie Williams, Lorde, Backstreet Boys, Sarah Brightman, NCT 127, Pet Shop Boys and Nickelback.
