The Max-Schmeling-Halle and the Velodrom were opened in 1997 and used to be considered the largest indoor venues in Berlin for a long time. Since 1997, the company Velomax Berlin Hallenbetriebs GmbH has been successfully operating the two arenas. In 2016, an offshoot of the Velodrom was added: the UFO. The UFO has filled a gap in the Berlin market with a capacity of 5,000 as a venue within a venue.