There are many venues in the

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where a variety of national and international sport, musical and entertainment acts perform.

Stadiums and festivals

Indoor arenas

* AO Arena, Manchester – 21,000 *

The O2 Arena The O2 Arena, commonly known as the O2 (stylised as The O2 arena), is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the centre of the O2 entertainment complex on the Greenwich Peninsula in southeast London. It opened in its present form in 2007. It has the s ...

, London 20,000 *

Earls Court Exhibition Centre Earls Court Exhibition Centre was a major international exhibition and events venue just west of central London. At its peak it is said to have generated a £2 billion turnover for the economy. It replaced exhibition and entertainment grounds, ...

(1887–2014), London 20,000 *

Utilita Arena Birmingham Arena Birmingham (known for sponsorship reasons as Utilita Arena Birmingham, and previously as The Barclaycard Arena and originally as the National Indoor Arena) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, United Kingdom. It ...

(formerly Barclaycard Arena/NIA),

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16,000 * P&J Live, Aberdeen – 16,000 *

Resorts World Arena The Resorts World Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena located at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Solihull, England. It has a capacity of 15,685 seats. The venue was built as the seventh hall of the NEC complex. After 18 months of const ...

(formerly Genting Arena, LG Arena, NEC Arena), Birmingham 13,928 to 15,643 * First Direct Arena, Leeds 13,500 * Utilita Arena Sheffield, Sheffield 13,500 *

OVO Hydro The OVO Hydro is a multi-purpose indoor arena located within the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland, and is the largest entertainment venue in Scotland. The arena was initially named The Hydro after its main sponsor Scottish Hydro El ...

, Glasgow 13,000 * OVO Arena Wembley (formerly Empire Pool), London 12,500 *

London Arena The London Arena (also known as London Docklands Arena) was an indoor arena and exhibition centre in Millwall, close to Cubitt Town area of Poplar, on the Isle of Dogs, in east London, England which was inaugurated in 1989 and demolished for h ...

(1989–2006), London 12,500 *

SEC Centre The SEC Centre (originally known as the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre until 2017) is Scotland's largest exhibition centre, locate ...

, Glasgow 12,500 *

Utilita Arena Newcastle The Utilita Arena Newcastle (formerly the Newcastle Arena, Telewest Arena and Metro Radio Arena) is a large indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Owned and operated by ASM Global and sponsored by Utilita Energy, it hosts m ...

, Newcastle upon Tyne 11,000 *

M&S Bank Arena Liverpool Arena, known for sponsorship reasons as the M&S Bank Arena, and previously Echo Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the city centre of Liverpool, England. The venue hosts live music, comedy performances and sporting events, and ...

, Liverpool 11,000; ECHO 2 4000; the auditorium 1350 *

Motorpoint Arena Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (originally the Nottingham Arena) is a multi-use indoor arena joined with the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold m ...

, Nottingham 10,000 *

Cardiff International Arena Cardiff International Arena (formerly known as Cardiff International Arena & Convention Centre and later, for sponsorship reasons, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff) is an indoor exhibition centre and events arena located in Cardiff, Wales, and was ope ...

, Cardiff 7,500 (standing), 5,000 (seated) *

Copper Box Arena The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England. Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted mo ...

, London 7,500 *

Lee Valley VeloPark Lee Valley VeloPark is a cycling centre on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London, England. It is owned and managed by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, and it was opened to the public in March 2014. The facility was one of the ...

, London 7,000

Exhibition and conference venues

* Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Farnborough - 12,000 (Hall 1), 3,150 (Hall 5) *

National Exhibition Centre The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway sta ...

, Birmingham – 12,000 (Hall 4), 8,000 (Hall 5) *

Manchester Central Convention Complex Manchester Central Convention Complex (commonly known as Manchester Central or GMEX (Greater Manchester Exhibition Centre)) is an exhibition and conference centre converted from the former Manchester Central railway station in Manchester, Engl ...

– 10,900 (Halls 1 and 2 combined), 8,100 (Hall 2) * Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London 10,250 (standing), 7,250 (seated) *

Coventry Building Society Arena The Coventry Building Society Arena (often shortened to the CBS Arena or just simply Coventry Arena, and formerly known as the Ricoh Arena) is a complex in Coventry, England. It includes a 32,609-seater stadium which is currently home to footb ...

– 10,000 (standing), 7,000 (seated) * Great Hall,

Olympia London Olympia London, sometimes referred to as the Olympia Exhibition Centre, is an exhibition centre, event space and conference centre in West Kensington, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England. A range of internation ...

– 10,000 (standing), 4,000 (seated) *

EventCity EventCity Limited was a conference, gala dinner and exhibition venue in Greater Manchester, England. It opened in 2011 and was the largest event venue in the North of England, with four halls and a combined space of . It was closed during 2021 a ...

, Manchester – 9,360 (Hall 3), 4,500 (Hall 4) *

Exhibition Centre Liverpool Exhibition Centre Liverpool is a multi-million pound exhibition centre, the latest addition to Liverpool event campus, alongside interconnected sister venues ACC Liverpool and M&S Bank Arena. History The 8,100m2 exhibition centre was constructe ...

– 7,000 (standing, combined halls), 2,400 (per hall) * ExCeL London – 5,000 (ICC Auditorium), 65,000 (event halls)

Indoor theatres and halls

Smaller venues

(including

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Capacities not specified

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, London * Kilburn National Club, London *

Marquee Club The Marquee Club was a music venue first located at 165 Oxford Street in London, when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. Its most famous period was from 1964 to 1988 at 90 Wardour Street in Soho, and it finally closed wh ...

, London (

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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 The Sir George Robey was a mid-19th century public house and later a music venue on Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, North London, England. It was named in honour of the music hall performer Sir George Robey (1869–1954) in 1968. The pub ...

, 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 in Stoke Newington) opened in Dalston Gillet Square) * Rainbow Theatre, London (1971–1982; now a Christian church) *

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, London (1976–1978; now a sports shop) * Music Room Space Events, Mayfair, London *

Band on the Wall Band on the Wall is a live music venue in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, England. History Early history The building dates back to around 1862 when a local brewery, the McKenna Brothers, built it as the flagship pub of their operation. I ...

, Manchester * Hope and Anchor, Islington, London

References

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