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 Date built Capacity Image
Birmingham Genting Arena 1980 16,000[1]
Barclaycard Arena 1991 14,150[2]
National Exhibition Centre 1976 186,000sqm, 20 Halls[3]
International Convention Centre 1991 8,550[4]
Bolton Bolton Arena 2001 6,000
Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre 1984 6,500
Brighton Brighton Centre 1977 5,000
Coventry Jaguar Indoor Arena 2005 12,000
Derby Derby Arena 2015 5,000
Exeter Westpoint Arena 1995 7,500
Hull Hull Arena 1988[5] 3,750[6]
Leeds First Direct Arena 2013 13,500
Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool 2008 11,000
London Copper Box 2011 7,000
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 1964 5,000
London Velodrome 2011 6,000
Royal Albert Hall 1871 5,544
Olympia 1885 8,000
The O2 Arena 2007 20,000[7]
The SSE Arena, Wembley 1934 12,500
Manchester Manchester Central 1986 12,500
Manchester Velodrome 1994 3,500
O2 Apollo Manchester 1938 3,500
Manchester Arena 1995 21,000
Milton Keynes Arena:MK 2014 5,000
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 2000 10,800
Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 1995 11,000
Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1991 4,000
Sheffield Sheffield Arena 1991 13,500[8]

Northern Ireland

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Belfast The SSE Arena, Belfast 1999 10,000[9]
Belfast The King's Hall 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 8,000
Glasgow Braehead Arena 1999 5,200
Emirates Arena 2012 8,000
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 1985 12,500
The 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 Date built Capacity Image
Bristol Bristol Arena 2017 (proposed) 12,000
Swansea TBD 2018 (proposed) 4,000[10]

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). Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "The NIA Factsheet" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "The NEC Factsheet" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "The ICC Factsheet" (PDF). Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Hull in Print - News: Hull Arena comes of age", http://static.hullcc.gov.uk/hullinprint/archive/november2009/hull_arena.php, Retrieved 22 September 2011
  6. ↑ "Technical facilities at Hull", hullcc.gov.uk, Retrieved 22 September 2011, http://www.hullcc.gov.uk/portal/page?_pageid=221,100282&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
  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. ↑ http://www.motorpointarenasheffield.co.uk/arena-information/technical-specifications/#_seating-capacity
  9. ↑ http://www.ssearenabelfast.com
  10. ↑ "New 4,000-seat arena for Swansea a step closer". 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
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