List of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom

This is a list of all indoor arenas in the United Kingdom with a capacity of at least 3,500, regardless of usage.

Constructed

England

City/town Arena/theatre Date built Capacity Image
Birmingham Genting Arena 1980 14,000[1]
Arena Birmingham 1991 16,000[2]
National Exhibition Centre 1976 186,000sqm, 20 Halls[3]
Bolton Bolton Arena 2001 6,000
Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre 1984 6,500
Brighton Brighton Centre 1977 5,000
Coventry Ericsson Exhibition Hall 2005 7,000
SkyDome Arena 1999 4,000
Derby Derby Arena 2015 5,000
Exeter Westpoint Arena 1995 7,500
Hull Hull Arena 1988[4] 3,750[5]
Bonus Arena 2018 3,500[6]
Leeds First Direct Arena 2013 13,500
Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool 2008 11,000
London Copper Box 2011 7,000
Olympia 1885 8,000
The O2 Arena 2007 20,000[7]
The SSE Arena, Wembley 1934 12,500
Manchester Manchester Central 1986 12,500
O2 Apollo Manchester 1938 3,500
Manchester Arena 1995 21,000
Milton Keynes Arena:MK 2014 5,000
Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 1995 11,000
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 2000 10,800
Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1991 4,000
Sheffield FlyDSA Arena 1991 13,500[8]

Northern Ireland

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Belfast Odyssey Complex 1999 10,000[9]
The King's Hall Pavilions 2012 7,800

Scotland

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Aberdeen Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre 1985 8,500
Edinburgh Royal Highland Centre 1960 12,000
Glasgow Braehead Arena 1999 5,200
Emirates Arena 2012 8,000
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 1985 12,500
SSE Hydro 2013 13,000

Wales

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 1993 7,500

Under construction / proposed

City/town Arena Opening Capacity
Bristol Bristol Arena 2020 (proposed) 12,000
Aberdeen The Event Complex Aberdeen 2019 12,500[10]
Swansea TBD 2020 (proposed) 3,500[11]

Former / demolished

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
London Earls Court Exhibition Centre 1935 19,000
Harringay Arena 1936 13,500
London Arena 1989 15,000
Earls Court Two 1991 10,750
Basketball Arena 2011 12,000
Water Polo Arena 2011 5,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The LG Factsheet" (PDF). Lgaerna.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "The NIA Factsheet" (PDF). Thenia.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "The NEC Factsheet" (PDF). Necgroup.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "Hull City Council : Home". Static.hullcc.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Hull Venue concert and conference centre APPROVED by council". Web.archive.org. 2016-03-02. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29.
  7. ↑ "The O2 - Music Events". The O2. Retrieved 5 July 2011. This stunning 20,000 capacity venue is already attracting the most sought after names in music
  8. ↑ "Technical Specifications". Motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "The SSE Arena, Belfast - Home of the Belfast Giants". Ssearenabelfast.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Swansea indoor arena deal signed". Bbc.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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