Van Noord Arena is a 5,000-seat indoor

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located in

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, part of the Spoelhof Fieldhouse complex on the campus of

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. It was built in 2009 and is home to Calvin University's Knights

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and

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teams, which previously played at Knollcrest Fieldhouse, which was converted into a recreational facility. The arena contains a luxury suite that can hold 40 fans, as well as a

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at the main lobby. Sixty percent of the arena's seating are chairs; the rest are bleachers. The arena can seat up to 5,500 for

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, which moved with the basketball and volleyball teams to the new arena. The first concert was by rapper

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. The new arena was built so that recording artists who have historically never played West Michigan can perform at this arena. Spoelhof Fieldhouse accounts for 10% of the total square footage at the Calvin University campus. The total square footage of the arena is .

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