Glasgow's new arena will open its doors for the first time on 30 September, when Rod Stewart will perform in the 12,000 seater arena.
Right now, the arena arena's distinctive ETFE cladding - the
special plastic film originally developed for the space industry
-is almost complete and will undergo testing over the coming
weeks.
Progress is also continuing on the hard landscaping with paving
being laid on a curve to match the building and the foundations
going down for the digital 'totem' poles, which will display
sponsorship and signage.
Topsoil is being layered onto a green bank to create a 'skirt'
made up of thousands of honeysuckle plants, like the green wall on
the Olympic Stadium in London.
There are currently more than 600 workers on site each day and
the internal fit-out is going full steam ahead. The final floor in
the arena bowl is completed and work is continuing on bar and food
outlets, toilets, merchandise counters, cloakrooms and artists'
dressing rooms.
In just over a month the work will be complete with an exciting
programme lined up for the year ahead.
Source: Evening Times - Consutrction work adds up to great new
venue.