U2 were the first band to play in the venue, when
Bono and
The Edge performed "
Van Diemen's Land" and "
Desire" to a private audience. The first event to take place at the arena was the
ChildLine Concert on 16 December 2008. There was a controversial
Guns N' Roses show in September 2010 during which the band had arrived a substantial amount of time late, then had bottles hurled at them and stopped performing. Most of the audience then left the building in disgust, but the band later returned to finish the show. The band returned in 2012 and only achieved 47% capacity at the show. Since December 2015, the Arena has voluntarily hosted the
RTÉ 2fm Xmas Ball, a yearly charity gig in aid of
ISPCC. Over the years, headliners of the ball have included the likes of
Kodaline,
Hozier,
Picture This and
The Script.
Adele performed at the arena on 4 and 5 March 2016 during her
world tour.
Britney Spears brought her
Piece of Me Tour on 20 August 2018. Additionally, tickets for the show sold out within 10 minutes of its availability.
Demi Lovato performed at the arena on 25 May 2018 as part of their
Tell Me You Love Me World Tour.
Twenty One Pilots performed at the 3Arena on 1 March 2019 during the European leg of
the Bandito Tour. This was the duo's first Dublin show in nearly 5 years, the last being their headline show at
the Academy in November 2014 during the Quiet is Violent Tour On 22 May 2019,
Mariah Carey took to the arena stage in her first-ever show in Ireland, as part of her
Caution World Tour.
Ariana Grande performed three dates at the arena during her
Sweetener World Tour in 2019.
Christina Aguilera performed at the arena during her
the X Tour (2019).
The 1975 have played the arena four times, having performed on 24 March 2016, as part of their I Like It When You Sleep Tour, on 10 January 2019 on the first leg of the UK and Ireland
Music for Cars Tour, on 3 March 2020 on the last date of the second UK & Ireland leg of the Music for Cars Tour and on 29 January 2023 as part of the At Their Very Best Tour.
WWE has been a frequent visitor to the venue, having hosted multiple
house shows there every year since 2009. At a
SmackDown house show on 9 May 2019,
Charlotte Flair and Dublin native
Becky Lynch main evented the show in a match for the
SmackDown Women's Championship, becoming the first women to ever main event a professional wrestling event at the arena. The arena was supposed to host
NXT UK's fourth TakeOver event,
NXT UK TakeOver: Dublin, on 20 June 2021. This was to be the first televised WWE event in Ireland. On 30 April, however, the event was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. WWE eventually premiered in Ireland at the venue on 22 August 2025, airing SmackDown live on
Netflix for most international markets and on tape delay 5 hours later on the
USA Network in the United States; appearances on the show included Lynch,
Randy Orton and
John Cena.
Katie Taylor made her Irish professional debut at the arena on
20 May 2023 when she unsuccessfully challenged
Chantelle Cameron for the undisputed super-lightweight championship. This was shown worldwide on
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