List of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom with an indoor seating capacity of at least 5,000, regardless of usage.

Constructed

England

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Birmingham Resorts World Arena 1980 15,685[1] Genting Arena.jpg
Utilita Arena Birmingham 1991 15,800[2] NIA Barclaycard Birmingham.jpg
Bolton Bolton Arena 2001 6,000[3] Bolton Arena, Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 1221257.jpg
Derby Derby Arena 2015 5,000[4] Frontage of Derby Velodrome at Pride Park, Derby, England.JPG
Exeter Westpoint Arena 1990 7,500[5] Westpoint Building, Devon County Showground - geograph.org.uk - 1746013.jpg
Leeds First Direct Arena 2013 13,781[6][7] Leeds First Direct Arena.jpeg
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena 2008 11,000[8] M&S Bank Arena 1.jpg
London Copper Box Arena 2011 7,500[9] Copper Box Arena (geograph 3642114).jpg
The O2 Arena 2007 20,000[10] The O2 Arena, entrance.jpg
OVO Arena Wembley 1934 12,500[11] Wembley Arena.jpg
Manchester AO Arena 1995 21,000[12] MEN Arena, Manchester.JPG
Milton Keynes Marshall Arena 2014 5,000[13] Marshall Arena Milton Keynes 6 July 2020.jpg
Newcastle upon Tyne Utilita Arena Newcastle 1995 11,400[14] Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 2000 10,000[15] Motorpoint Arena Nottingham for web.jpg
Sheffield Sheffield Arena 1991 13,600[16] The Sheffield Arena.jpg

Northern Ireland

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Belfast The SSE Arena, Belfast 1999 10,800[17] Odyssey Arena, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 860741 (cropped).jpg

Scotland

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Aberdeen P&J Live 2019 15,000[18] TECA (The Event Complex, Aberdeen) (geograph 6441712).jpg
Glasgow Braehead Arena 1999 5,200[19] Entrance to Braehead Arena.jpg
Emirates Arena 2012 7,000[20] Emirates Arena 05.jpg
The OVO Hydro 2013 14,300[21] The SSE Hydro (geograph 5420681).jpg

Wales

City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 1993 7,500[22] Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (2017).JPG
Newport International Convention Centre Wales 2019 5,000[23] International Convention Centre Wales.jpg

Under construction / proposed

City/town Arena Opening Capacity
Manchester Co-op Live December 2023[24][25] 23,500[26]
Bristol YTL Arena Bristol 2024 (proposed) 17,080[27]
Cardiff New Cardiff Bay Arena 2025 (proposed)[28] 17,000[29]
Edinburgh Edinburgh International Arena 2023 or 2024 8,000[30]
Gateshead The Sage 2024 (proposed)[31] 12,500[32]
London MSG Sphere London TBD 21,500[33]
Sunderland Sunderland Arena TBD 10,000[34]
Dundee Dundee Arena TBD 10,000[35]

Former / demolished

City/town Arena Date built Date closed Capacity Image
Aberdeen BHGE Arena 1985 2019 8,500[36] Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg
London Harringay Arena 1936 1958 13,500
London Arena 1989 2005 15,000 London Arena- C Ford.jpg
Basketball Arena 2011 2012 12,000 Olympic Village, London, 16 April 2012 (1) (cropped).jpg
Water Polo Arena 2011 2012 5,000 Water Polo Arena, 16 April 2012.jpg
Earls Court 1937 2014 20,000 Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, from Warwick Road - geograph.org.uk - 2440372.jpg

See also

References

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  3. ^ "Events". Bolton Arena. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
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  33. ^ "MSG London". MSG LONDON. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  34. ^ "Plans for a game-changing £80m arena development in Sunderland unveiled". January 31, 2022.
  35. ^ "Dundee Arena: Plans for 10,000 capacity venue at waterfront an 'amazing' opportunity for city". April 8, 2022.
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