Plenitude Arena

Plenitude Arena hosts client evenings, end-of-year seminars and corporate hospitality for groups of 10 to 400 guests, built around its concerts, shows and rugby matches, in an arena that holds 10,000 to 45,000 spectators. The venue stands in Nanterre, at the foot of the Grande Arche in the Paris La Défense business district.

Seminars and company events

The business offer follows the arena's programme of more than 70 events a year. Companies can take a hospitality package for a single concert or show, with a private space, catering and a personal welcome, and no annual commitment. The arena suggests this format for client evenings, end-of-year seminars and celebrations. Annual formulas give access to the whole season, either in a private box or through a shared salon activated event by event. The arena also names conventions and corporate evenings among the events it hosts, and runs a business club of more than 500 member companies and partners, invited to events organised through the year.

Rooms and capacities

Hospitality is split into two families. The eight salons are shared lounges for 95 to 400 people, with premium seats and a view over the bowl. The 100 private boxes take 10 to 44 guests each; they are fully privatised, can be dressed in a company's colours and come with adjoining VIP seats. The arena itself is modular, from 10,000 to 45,000 spectators, with 13 km of stands, 1,500 m² of screens and room for 20 semi-trailers inside the building for productions. It has housed a Tour de France stage start in 2022 and an Olympic swimming pool during Paris 2024.

Catering

Box packages include a gastronomic menu from a premium caterer, with cocktails and drinks served throughout the evening, a dedicated maître d'hôtel, a concierge service, priority entry and a taxi at the end of the night. Shared salons serve drinks and cocktail food from the caterer, with hostesses at the entrance. Parking is included in the annual box formula.

History and setting

The arena was designed by Christian de Portzamparc, chosen in an international competition against 27 agencies, for a project led by Jacky Lorenzetti, president of Racing 92. It was inaugurated on 16 October 2017 and opened to the public three days later with a Rolling Stones concert for 40,000 fans. Known first as U Arena, then as Paris La Défense Arena from 2018, it now carries the name Plenitude Arena. The building is fully enclosed and air-conditioned, so an evening does not depend on the weather.

Getting there

The address is 99 Jardins de l'Arche, 92000 Nanterre. Metro line 1, the RER A, the RER E, tram T2 and Transilien lines L and U all stop at La Défense, and the RER A also serves Nanterre Préfecture. The hotels, restaurants and shopping centres of La Défense are within walking distance, which helps groups travelling from outside Paris.