First Direct Arena
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First Direct Arena is a major indoor entertainment and sports venue in Leeds, England, known for hosting large-scale concerts, events, and performances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Direct Arena canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1035196 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Direct Arena Context triple: [Leeds, hasCulturalVenue, First Direct Arena]
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A.
Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester Evening News Arena is a large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester, England, known for hosting major concerts and events.
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B.
Artland Arena
Artland Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and events venue located in Quakenbrück, Germany.
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C.
T-Com Arena
T-Com Arena was the former sponsored name of Bratislava’s main ice hockey and multi-purpose venue now known as Ondrej Nepela Arena.
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D.
Varsity Arena
Varsity Arena is an ice hockey venue in Toronto, Ontario, best known as the longtime home rink of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.
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E.
Market Square Arena
Market Square Arena was a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment venue in downtown Indianapolis best known as the longtime home of the Indiana Pacers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Direct Arena Target entity description: First Direct Arena is a major indoor entertainment and sports venue in Leeds, England, known for hosting large-scale concerts, events, and performances.
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A.
Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester Evening News Arena is a large indoor entertainment and sports venue in Manchester, England, known for hosting major concerts and events.
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B.
Artland Arena
Artland Arena is a multi-purpose indoor sports and events venue located in Quakenbrück, Germany.
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C.
T-Com Arena
T-Com Arena was the former sponsored name of Bratislava’s main ice hockey and multi-purpose venue now known as Ondrej Nepela Arena.
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D.
Varsity Arena
Varsity Arena is an ice hockey venue in Toronto, Ontario, best known as the longtime home rink of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues.
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E.
Market Square Arena
Market Square Arena was a now-demolished indoor sports and entertainment venue in downtown Indianapolis best known as the longtime home of the Indiana Pacers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment venue
ⓘ
indoor arena ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| architect | Populous ⓘ |
| architectureFirm | Populous ⓘ |
| awardBy | The Stadium Business Awards ⓘ |
| awarded | Best New Venue in the World 2014 ⓘ |
| brokeGround | 2011-02-25 ⓘ |
| city | Leeds ⓘ |
| constructionCost | approximately £60 million ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 1 km from Leeds railway station ⓘ |
| formerName | Leeds Arena ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
accessible seating areas
ⓘ
hearing assistance systems ⓘ step-free access ⓘ |
| hasDesignConcept | fan-shaped interior focusing on stage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
LED-clad exterior
ⓘ
end-stage configuration ⓘ fan-shaped design ⓘ |
| hasNickName | Leeds Arena ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType | bowl seating ⓘ |
| hasSurface | multi-purpose event floor ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.firstdirectarena.com/ ⓘ |
| hosts |
comedy shows
ⓘ
family entertainment shows ⓘ music concerts ⓘ sports events ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Leeds ⓘ West Yorkshire ⓘ |
| mainContractor | BAM Construction ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | 13500 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | First Direct ⓘ |
| opened | 2013-09-04 ⓘ |
| operator |
SMG Europe
ⓘ
linked to:
SMG
|
| owner | Leeds City Council ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
concerts
ⓘ
live entertainment ⓘ sporting events ⓘ |
| publicTransit |
Leeds city centre bus services
ⓘ
Leeds railway station ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | 13500 ⓘ |
| sponsor | First Direct ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | Buro Happold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Direct Arena Description of subject: First Direct Arena is a major indoor entertainment and sports venue in Leeds, England, known for hosting large-scale concerts, events, and performances.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.