Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam
The largest concert hall in the Netherlands: up to 17,550 fans standing or 12,950 seated, a 10-minute walk from Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA station.
Photo credits
Ziggo Dome at night, its LED facade glowing pink and purple in Amsterdam Zuidoost.: Shirley de Jong · CC BY-SA 3.0
Quick answers
- Capacity
- 17,550 standing · 12,950 seated
- Address
- De Passage 1001101 AX Amsterdam
- Nearest station
- Bijlmer ArenA, 10 min walk
- From Amsterdam Centraal
- About 15 min by train or metro 54
- Closest parking
- P-Dome and P1 ArenA, 2 min walk
- Parking discount
- 10% off at ParkBee · code ZIGGODOME10
- Bags
- Handbag up to A4 · no backpacks
- Evening shows end
- Around 23:00, plus encores
Ziggo Dome agenda: upcoming events
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How many people fit in Ziggo Dome?
- Standing floor
- 17,550
- Seated floor
- 12,950
- Each ring
- ≈ 4,681 seats
Up to 17,550 people fit in Ziggo Dome with a standing floor, or 12,950 when the floor is seated. Most of the difference comes from the floor: the two seated rings around it hold an average of 4,681 seats each, so a seated concert still feels full.
Ziggo Dome is larger than Rotterdam Ahoy's main arena and roughly three times the size of AFAS Live next door. Stadium concerts at the Johan Cruijff ArenA or GelreDome are much bigger, but those are open football stadiums rather than concert halls.
| Venue | Type | Maximum concert capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam | Stadium | About 68,000 (centre stage); 50,000 end stage |
| GelreDome, Arnhem | Stadium | About 41,000 |
| Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam | Concert hall | 17,550 standing; 12,950 seated |
| Rotterdam Ahoy (Arena) | Arena | About 16,400 |
| AFAS Live, Amsterdam | Concert hall | About 6,000 |
Seating plan: the floor, the rings and which seats to choose
The hall has one floor and two seated rings above it. The organiser sets the stage position, blocks and sightlines for every show, so always check the seat map from your official ticket seller.
Floor
Standing, or seated blocks in front of the stage, depending on the show. Whether there is a Golden Circle at the front is up to the organiser.
Ring 1
The first tier around the floor, blocks 1xx (the Ziggo Zone is at block 110): higher than the floor and closer than ring 2, with a clear view of the stage. The VIP Boulevard with the Comfort Seats is in its top rows.
Ring 2
The highest tier, blocks 2xx (the Bierlokaal is at blocks 207 and 208): further away but unobstructed, and often the cheapest way into a sold-out show.
Standing tickets put you on the floor, where you can move between the busy front and the calmer back. On seated shows the floor is split into blocks in front of the stage; the centre block faces the stage straight on, while the side blocks usually cost the same but look across at an angle.
First-ring seats are the popular middle ground: higher than the floor, closer than the second ring and with a clear overview of the stage and the crowd. The second ring is the highest level; views are further away but unobstructed, and it is often the cheapest way into a sold-out show. Seats are sold by number, so you cannot choose a different place on the night.
- Want to be close? Pick the centre floor block or stand near the front of the floor.
- Want the best overall view and sound? Choose the first ring, ideally facing the stage.
- Under 12? Ziggo Dome advises a seat in the rings rather than the standing floor.
- The VIP Boulevard is in the top rows of ring 1. Comfort Seats and Vinyl Room packages sit there; Vinyl Room guests use their own entrance, and the arena itself opens at the regular time.
- Ziggo Dome advises a stage height of 2 metres for standing shows to keep sightlines clear, but the organiser makes the final call.
- 'Rang' on a Dutch ticket is a price category, not a ring of the building; the block number (1xx or 2xx) tells you which ring you are on.
Where to eat before a show at Ziggo Dome
Inside, seventeen food outlets open with the doors, including La Place for sandwiches and snacks (no reservations). BAUT Backstage, directly above the entrance, serves lunch, drinks or dinner with a menu themed on each night's artist. Payment inside is card-only: contactless debit or credit card, or the Ziggo Dome Wallet, which you can top up with cash at the service desks.
For a meal before the doors open, the Amsterdamse Poort shopping area is a short walk away, with fast food, Italian, Asian, Mexican, falafel and poke options, and several halal restaurants. Around the Arena Boulevard there are more sit-down restaurants.
- Food outlets inside
- Seventeen, across every floor
- Payment
- Contactless card or Ziggo Dome Wallet
- Own food and drinks
- Not allowed; contact the venue about special diets
Bags, lockers and cloakroom
Backpacks and weekend bags are not allowed inside. You can bring a handbag up to A4 size and about 10 cm thick, which also fits the indoor lockers. Anything bigger, such as a backpack, suitcase or helmet, goes into Lockerpoint ArenAPoort directly above the entrance, which stays open until one hour after the event.
- Handbag limit
- A4 size, about 10 cm thick
- Indoor lockers
- Six locker rooms on the ground floor, 29 x 37 x 20 cm, opened by QR code
- Cloakroom
- Four foyer cloakrooms, €3.00 per item (may vary by event)
- Lost property
- Listed on iLost within three working days
Accessibility at Ziggo Dome
Ziggo Dome has a wheelchair-accessible entrance, wheelchair platform places, several lifts and accessible toilets, including two MIVA toilets on the ground floor. Stair edges have contrasting light strips, and security and service staff can take visitors to their seats. For most events you can buy a wheelchair-platform ticket online by choosing it when you order from the official ticket seller.
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Available
- Accessible toilets
- Available
- Lifts
- Available
- Wheelchair places
- Book through the official ticket seller
Age, house rules and hearing protection
The organiser sets any minimum age. Without one, Ziggo Dome recommends visitors are 16 or older, advises under-16s to come with someone aged 18 or over and advises under-12s to choose seats. Nobody under 18 is admitted to night events.
- Re-entry
- You can go to the foyer, but not outside and back in
- Smoking
- Not allowed in the building
- Cameras
- Simple pocket cameras usually allowed; the artist decides
- Hearing protection
- Alpine earplugs at service desks and vending machines
Getting to Ziggo Dome by train, metro or from Schiphol
Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA is the station for Ziggo Dome: trains, metro lines 50 and 54 and buses stop there, and the walk to the entrance takes about ten minutes. Duivendrecht station is an alternative about fifteen minutes' walk away.
After the show thousands of people head to Bijlmer ArenA at once. Allow extra time for the platform queues and check the last train or metro in the NS or GVB planner before you go, especially if you are travelling outside Amsterdam.
From Amsterdam Centraal
About 15 minutes by train or metro 54
From Schiphol Airport
Direct intercity in under 15 minutes; bus about 30 minutes
Walk from Bijlmer ArenA
About 10 minutes
Walk from Duivendrecht
About 15 minutes
- Cycling? Use the bicycle storage near the venue rather than locking bikes on the square.
- Taxis and drop-offs use the Kiss & Ride zone; see the parking section for the P1 ArenA exception on stadium days.
Parking at Ziggo Dome: every garage and walking time
Ten garages are within a 15-minute walk.
| Garage | Address | Walk to Ziggo Dome |
|---|---|---|
| P-Dome | De Passage 100 | 2 min |
| P1 ArenA | Burgemeester Stramanweg 130 | 2 min |
| Kiss & Ride (drop-off) | Burgemeester Stramanweg 130 | 2 min |
| P4 Villa ArenA | De Entree 7 | 5 min |
| P5 Villa ArenA | De Entree 7 | 5 min |
| ParkBee Hoogoorddreef | Hoogoorddreef 63 | 8 min |
| P2 Borchlandweg | Borchlandweg 1 | 10 min |
| P3 Mikado | De Entree 228 | 10 min |
| P6 Pathé ArenA | De Corridor 15 | 10 min |
| P10 Plaza ArenA | Herikerbergweg 288 | 15 min |
- Exit tickets: €21 at the machines of P2 to P6 and €32 at P1 (press the separate event button), from four hours before the main act until two hours after the show. The service desks inside sell them for P2, P4, P5, P6, P10 and P18 at €22, and Ticketmaster, Eventim and onlineticket.nl sell parking tickets online.
- Being dropped off or picked up? Use short-stay parking in P1 ArenA, section A27 on level 0, which has an exit opposite Ziggo Dome.
- When the Johan Cruijff ArenA also has an event, P1 cannot be used for pick-ups; follow the traffic controllers to the designated Kiss & Ride.
- Cheaper option: park at a P+R on the edge of Amsterdam and continue by metro.
- Please do not park in the residential streets around the venue.
- Visitors with limited mobility are advised to use P1 ArenA directly opposite the entrance; drivers of vehicles over 2.5 metres high should email the venue at least one working day ahead.
About Ziggo Dome Amsterdam
Ziggo Dome is the largest concert hall in the Netherlands and was built specifically for amplified music. It opened in 2012 in Amsterdam Zuidoost, between the Johan Cruijff ArenA and AFAS Live, and hosts international tours, Dutch headliners, orchestral film-music nights, dance events and comedy.
Despite the name, the building is a 90 by 90 metre block, 30 metres high, wrapped in a 360-degree façade of roughly 840,000 LEDs that shows the night's artist from the station square.
- Opened
- June 2012
- Architect
- Benthem Crouwel Architekten
- Neighbours
- Johan Cruijff ArenA, AFAS Live, Amsterdamse Poort
Hotels near Ziggo Dome
Jaz in the City Amsterdam is right next to Ziggo Dome, so you can walk to your room after the encore. The venue's other recommended hotels, Hotel Breukelen (18.6 km away) and Van der Valk Sassenheim-Leiden, are outside Amsterdam, so they suit visitors coming by car.
Adjacent hotel
Jaz in the City Amsterdam
Recommended, outside Amsterdam
Hotel Breukelen (18.6 km) and Van der Valk Sassenheim-Leiden
History and noteworthy facts
Ziggo Dome opened in June 2012 with a sold-out Marco Borsato concert on 24 June, followed two days later by Pearl Jam. Planned as the Music Dome, it took its current name when Ziggo became naming sponsor. It has since hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2013 and yearly shows such as the 538 Jingle Ball.
- Opening concert
- Marco Borsato, 24 June 2012
- Signature feature
- 360-degree LED façade
Photos
Photo credits
Ziggo Dome at night, its LED facade glowing pink and purple in Amsterdam Zuidoost.: Shirley de Jong · CC BY-SA 3.0
Inside Ziggo Dome during a show: the floor and both seated rings full under blue light.: Steven Lek · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ziggo Dome by day, seen from a footbridge over the Holterbergweg in Amsterdam Zuidoost.: Ceescamel · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Frequently asked questions
How many people fit in Ziggo Dome?
Up to 17,550 with a standing floor and 12,950 when the floor is seated. Each of the two seated rings holds an average of 4,681 seats.
Which seats are best at Ziggo Dome?
For closeness, the centre floor block or the front of the standing floor. For the best overall view and sound, the first ring facing the stage. The second ring is highest and usually cheapest, with a clear but distant view.
What do the block numbers on my Ziggo Dome ticket mean?
Blocks 1xx are on ring 1 (the Ziggo Zone is at block 110) and blocks 2xx on ring 2 (the Bierlokaal is at blocks 207 and 208). 'Rang' on a Dutch ticket is a price category, not a ring. Your ticket seller's seat map shows the exact seat.
Where do I park for Ziggo Dome?
P-Dome and P1 ArenA are two minutes' walk away; eight more garages are within fifteen minutes. Book online with ParkBee and use the code ZIGGODOME10 for 10% off.
How much does parking at Ziggo Dome cost?
Most garages charge an event rate: €21 at the machines of P2 to P6 and €32 at P1, where you press the separate event button. It applies from four hours before the main act until two hours after the show. The service desks inside sell exit tickets for P2, P4, P5, P6, P10 and P18 for €22, and ParkBee gives 10% off online with the code ZIGGODOME10.
What time does a concert at Ziggo Dome end?
End times differ per event, but for regular evening concerts the venue advises planning for about 23:00, allowing for overruns and encores.
Can I take a backpack to Ziggo Dome?
No. Only handbags up to A4 size and about 10 cm thick are allowed. Store larger bags at Lockerpoint ArenAPoort above the entrance.
Can I bring a water bottle or my own drinks?
No. Ziggo Dome doesn't allow food or drinks you bring yourself. If you have a special diet or an allergy, contact the venue before your visit.
Are tickets sold at the door?
Only if the show is not sold out and the organiser chooses to. The Ticket Office by the entrance then sells the last tickets from about 1.5 hours before the doors open.
How do I report something I lost?
Found items appear on iLost within three working days. If your item is not listed by then, it was most likely not found.
Where can I find a seating map with seat numbers?
On the website of the official ticket seller for your show. Ziggo Dome doesn't publish a numbered map, because the organiser sets the stage, the blocks and the sightlines for every event.
What time do the doors open at Ziggo Dome?
It differs per event; the timetable appears on the event page once it is known. If the last tickets are sold at the door, the Ticket Office opens about 1.5 hours before the doors.
Is there a Golden Circle at Ziggo Dome?
Only when the organiser of the show sells one. The standing floor has no fixed sections: its layout is decided per event.
What are Comfort Seats at Ziggo Dome?
Premium seats on the VIP Boulevard, in the top rows of the first ring, with their own queue-free entrance, a supervised cloakroom and a welcome drink.
Sources: Official Ziggo Dome information (September 27, 2026) · Official hall information (September 27, 2026) · Official Ziggo Dome FAQ (October 4, 2026) · Official Ziggo Dome travel information (September 27, 2026) · Official Ziggo Dome parking information (October 4, 2026) · Official food and drink information (September 27, 2026) · Official hotel guide (October 4, 2026) · Official history (August 27, 2026)
