This is a list of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom with an indoor seating capacity of at least 5,000, regardless of usage.
City/town | Arena | Date built | Capacity | Image |
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Birmingham | BP pulse LIVE | 1980 | 15,685 [1] | |
Utilita Arena Birmingham | 1991 | 15,800 [2] | ||
Bolton | Bolton Arena | 2001 | 6,500 [3] | |
Bournemouth | Bournemouth International Centre | 1984 | 6,500 [4] | |
Brighton | Brighton Centre | 1977 | 5,000 | |
Coventry | Coventry Building Society Arena | 2005 | 10,000 [5] | |
Coventry Skydome | 1999 | 3,000 | ||
Derby | Derby Arena | 2015 | 5,000 [6] | |
Exeter | Westpoint Exeter | 1990 | 7,500 [7] | |
Leeds | First Direct Arena | 2013 | 13,781 [8] [9] | |
Liverpool | M&S Bank Arena | 2008 | 11,000 [10] | |
London | Copper Box Arena | 2011 | 7,500 [11] | |
The O2 Arena | 2007 | 20,000 [12] | ||
OVO Arena Wembley | 1934 | 12,500 [13] | ||
Manchester | AO Arena | 1995 | 23,000 [14] | |
Co-op Live | 2024 | 23,500 [15] | ||
Milton Keynes | Marshall Arena | 2014 | 5,000 [16] | |
Newcastle upon Tyne | Utilita Arena Newcastle | 1995 | 11,400 [17] | |
Nottingham | Motorpoint Arena Nottingham | 2000 | 10,000 [18] | |
Sheffield | Utilita Arena Sheffield | 1991 | 13,600 [19] |
City/town | Arena | Date built | Capacity | Image |
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Belfast | The SSE Arena, Belfast | 1999 | 10,800 [20] | |
City/town | Arena | Date built | Capacity | Image |
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Aberdeen | P&J Live | 2019 | 10,000 - 15,000 [21] | |
Glasgow | Braehead Arena | 1999 | 5,200 - 8,000 [22] | |
Emirates Arena | 2012 | 8,200 [23] | ||
OVO Hydro | 2013 | 14,300 [24] |
City/town | Arena | Date built | Capacity | Image |
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Cardiff | Utilita Arena Cardiff | 1993 | 7,500 [25] | |
Newport | International Convention Centre Wales | 2019 | 5,000 [26] | |
Swansea | Swansea Arena | 2022 | 3,500 [27] | |
City/town | Arena | Opening | Capacity |
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Bristol | YTL Arena Bristol | 2027 [28] | 19,000 [29] |
Bristol Sports & Convention Centre | TBA | 5,000 [30] [31] | |
Cardiff | New Cardiff Bay Arena | 2027 [32] | 15,348 [33] |
East Kilbride | Playsport Arena | 2026 [34] | 6,000 [35] |
Edinburgh | Edinburgh Arena | 2027 [36] | 8,500 [37] |
Gateshead | The Sage | TBD [38] | 12,500 [39] |
Sunderland | Sunderland Arena | TBD [40] | 10,000 [41] |
City/town | Arena | Capacity | Outcome |
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Dundee | Dundee Arena | 10,000 [42] | Did not materialise [43] |
London | MSG Sphere London | 21,500 [44] | Rejected [45] |
City/town | Arena | Date built | Date closed | Capacity | Image |
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Aberdeen | BHGE Arena | 1985 | 2019 | 8,500 [46] | |
London | Harringay Arena | 1936 | 1958 | 13,500 | |
London Arena | 1989 | 2005 | 15,000 | ||
Basketball Arena | 2011 | 2012 | 12,000 | ||
Water Polo Arena | 2011 | 2012 | 5,000 | ||
Earls Court | 1937 | 2014 | 20,000 |
Utilita Arena Birmingham is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK.
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Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is London's second-largest indoor arena after the O2 Arena, and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom.
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The Red Dragon Centre is an indoor entertainment and leisure complex in southern Cardiff, the capital of Wales. It was originally known as the Atlantic Wharf Leisure Village when it opened in August 1997. The complex features restaurants, cafés, a Hollywood Bowl bowling alley with arcade amusements, an Odeon multiplex cinema, a casino, gym and an on-site car park.
YTL Arena Bristol is a proposed 19,000-capacity indoor arena, to be located at the former Filton Airfield's Brabazon hangar.
bp pulse LIVE is a multipurpose indoor arena located at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Solihull, England, just outside Birmingham. It has a capacity of 15,685 seats. The venue was built as the seventh hall of the NEC complex. After 18 months of construction, the arena opened as the Birmingham International Arena in December 1980 with a concert by Queen.
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P&J Live is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Aberdeen, Scotland. Opened in August 2019, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 5,000 to 15,000. Replacing the former Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), the 10,000-seat arena is used for concerts and other events.
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