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] | |
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 | Manchester Arena | 1995 | 21,000 [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 | 12,300 [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 | 2025 or 2026 | 19,000 [28] |
Cardiff | New Cardiff Bay Arena | 2027 [29] | 15,348 [30] |
East Kilbride | Playsport Arena | 2026 [31] | 6,000 [32] |
Edinburgh | Edinburgh Arena | 2027 [33] | 8,500 [34] |
Gateshead | The Sage | 2027 [35] | 12,500 [36] |
London | MSG Sphere London | Rejected [37] | 21,500 [38] |
Sunderland | Sunderland Arena | TBD [39] | 10,000 [40] |
Dundee | Dundee Arena | TBD | 10,000 [41] |
City/town | Arena | Date built | Date closed | Capacity | Image |
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Aberdeen | BHGE Arena | 1985 | 2019 | 8,500 [42] | |
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 |
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