List of venues in the United Kingdom
There are many venues in the United Kingdom where a variety of national and international sport, musical and entertainment acts perform.[1][2][3][4][5]
Stadiums and festivals
- Glastonbury Festival, near Pilton – 203,000[6]
- Download Festival, Donington Park - 110,000[7]
- Wembley Stadium (new; since 2007), London – 90,000
- Twickenham Stadium, London – 82,000
- Reading Festival, Reading – 80,000
- Millennium Stadium, Cardiff – 74,500
- Wembley Stadium (old; 1923–2000), London – 68,000
- City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester – 60,000
- Hyde Park, London – e.g., Masters of Rock, 1996: 150,000; Simon & Garfunkel, 2004: 50,000; Hard Rock Calling, 2008: 45,000
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester – 50,000
- Finsbury Park, London – 40,000
- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton – 30,000 (incl. boxes can equal 31,700)
- Clapham Common, London – 20,000
- Weston Homes Community Stadium, Colchester – 17,000
Indoor arenas
- Manchester Arena, Manchester - 21,000
- The O2 Arena, London – 20,000
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre (1887-2014), London – 16,000 to 19,000
- Arena Birmingham (formerly Barclaycard Arena/NIA), Birmingham – 16,000
- Genting Arena (formerly LG Arena, NEC Arena), Birmingham – 13,928 to 15,643
- First Direct Arena, Leeds – 13,500
- FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield – 13,500
- The SSE Hydro, Glasgow – 13,000
- Wembley SSE Arena (formerly Empire Pool), London – 12,500
- London Arena (1989–2006), London – 12,500
- Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow – 12,500
- Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne – 11,000
- Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool – 11,000; ECHO 2 – 4000; the auditorium – 1350
- Alexandra Palace (Ally Pally), London – 10,250
- Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham – 10,000
- Cardiff Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff – 7500 (can be expanded to 9000)
- Copper Box Arena, London – 7,500
- Lee Valley VeloPark, London – 7,000
Indoor theatres and halls
- Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth - 6,500 (standing); 4,000 (seated)
- Royal Albert Hall, London – 5,222
- Hammersmith Apollo (formerly Hammersmith Odeon), London – 5,039 (standing); 3,632 (seated)
- O2 Academy Brixton, London – 4,921
- Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth – 4,000
- O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester – 3,500
- Roundhouse, London – 3,300 (standing); 1,700 (seated)
- Troxy, London – 3,100
- O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham – 3,000
- Royal Festival Hall, London – 2,895
- Bradford New Victoria (formally Bradford Odeon, being redeveloped) – when finished, 3,400 seating, 4,000 standing
- Coliseum Theatre, London – 2,358
- London Palladium, London – 2,300
- Royal Opera House, London – 2,268
- Rock City, Nottingham – 2,450
- De Montfort Hall, Leicester – 2,200
- London Forum (since 1993) (formerly Town & Country Club; 1980s–1993), London – 2,110
- Lyceum Theatre, London – 2,096
- Tobacco Dock, London – 2,000[8]
- O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London – 2,000
- Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens – 1,000
- Newport Leisure Centre, Newport – 2,000
- Brentwood Centre, Brentwood – 2,000
- The Venue, London – 2,000
- O2 Academy Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne – 2,000
- Barbican Arts Centre, London – 1,949 (hall), 200 (pit)
- Brighton Dome, Brighton – 1,700 (Seated) 1,860 (Standing)
- Sage Gateshead, Newcastle Gateshead – 1,700 (Sage One) 450 (Sage Two)
- Roundhouse, London – 1,700
- Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent – 1,600
- De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill – 1,500
- Regent Theatre, Ipswich – 1,500
- Koko (previously known as Camden Palace and The Music Machine), London – 1,500
- The Fridge, Brixton, London – 1,500
- The Spotlight, Hoddesdon - 1360 standing, 566 seated
- London Hippodrome, London – 1,340 (seated)
- OPEN Norwich, Norwich – 1,450 (standing) 500 (seated)
- Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge – 1,214 to 1,462
- City Hall, Salisbury – 1255 standing 1355 mixed 953 seated
- Heaven, London – 1,200
- Rialto Reborn, Coventry - 1200 (standing) 550 (seated)
- Royal National Theatre, London – 1,160 (Olivier) 890 (Lyttelton) 400 (Cottesloe)
- Electric Ballroom, London – 1,100 (800 downstairs) (300 upstairs)
- Old Vic, London – 1,067
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon – 1,000
- Portsmouth Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth – 1,200 (standing); 500 (seated)
- York Barbican - 1500 (seated); 1900 (standing)
Smaller venues
(including public houses)
- Churchill Theatre, Bromley – 781
- Orchard Theatre, Dartford – 950
- Queen Elizabeth Hall, London – 913
- The Corn Exchange, Ipswich – 900 standing, 800 seated.
- The Aquarium, Lowestoft – 900
- Cambridge Junction – 850
- Scala, Kings Cross, London – 800
- O2 Academy Islington, Islington, London – 800
- Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot – 798
- Union Chapel, Islington, London – 750
- Albert Hall, Nottingham, Nottingham – 750
- Lemongrove, Exeter – 700
- Phoenix, Exeter – 300 (standing), 158 (seated)
- Corn Exchange, Exeter – 500 (standing), 300 (seated)
- Great Hall, Exeter – 1500 (standing), 650 (seated)
- The Picturedrome Holmfirth – 690
- Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent – 644
- New Vic Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent – 600
- Concorde 2, Brighton – 600
- Under The Bridge, Fulham, London – 550
- Bloomsbury Theatre, Bloomsbury, London – 535
- Camden Underworld, Camden Town, London – 500
- The Old Market, Brighton & Hove, Brighton – 500
- The Fox and Firkin, London – 499
- STYX, North London – 499
- Ruskin Arms, London (circa 1960s–2008) – 499
- Buskers, Dundee – 450
- [The Stables]], Milton Keynes – 398 seated and 50 standing (Jim Marshall Auditorium) 80 seated or 100 standing (Stage 2)
- The Magic Garden, London – 380
- Purcell Room, South Bank, London – 367
- Jazz Cafe, London – 350
- 100 Club, London – 350
- MK11 Live Music Venue, Milton Keynes – 330
- The Boileroom[9] Guildford – 300
- Ronnie Scott's, London – 300
- The Picturedrome[10] Northampton – 300
- Fulham Greyhound, London (circa 1971–1990) – 275
- Borderline, London – 275
- Hope and Anchor, Islington, London
- The Standard Music Venue, Walthamstow – 300
- Eel Pie Club, London – 200+
- The Half Moon, Putney, London – 200
- The Square, Harlow – 200 (closed January 2017)
- The Horn, St Albans – 200
- DIY Space For London, Bermondsey – 160
- The Leeds Club, Leeds – 150
- Dublin Castle, Camden, London – 150
- Vintage Rockbar, Doncaster – 150
- Greencoat Place, Victoria – 100
Capacities not specified
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
- Kilburn National Club, London
- Marquee Club, London (Wardour Street 1964–1988; Charing Cross Road 1988–2001)
- Powerhaus (was once The Pied Bull; closed circa 1990s; now Halifax Building Society), Islington, London
- The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park (briefly renamed Powerhaus after Islington venue "moved" here) (closed circa 2000s), London
- Camden Falcon, London (closed circa 1990s)
- Vortex, London (closed circa 1990s)
- Rainbow Theatre, London (1971–1982; now a Christian church)
- The Roxy, London (1976–1978; now a sports shop)
- Music Room Space Events, Mayfair, London
- Band on the Wall, Manchester
- See also
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See Also
References
- ↑ "Venues UK - Free Venue Finder". Venues.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ↑ "Venue Finder UK". Venuefinder.com. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
- ↑ Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived 25 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Account Suspended". Roxyclub77.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ↑ "Glastonbury Festival 2019". eFestivals. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ↑ "Download Festival 2018". eFestivals. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- ↑ http://tobaccodocklondon.com/event-organiser/venue-space/music-events/
- ↑ The Boileroom
- ↑ The Picturedrome
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