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.

Contents

Constructed

England

City/townArenaDate builtCapacityImage
Birmingham bp pulse LIVE 198015,685 [1] Genting Arena.jpg
Utilita Arena Birmingham 199115,800 [2] NIA Barclaycard Birmingham.jpg
Bolton Bolton Arena 20016,500 [3] Bolton Arena, Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 1221257.jpg
Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre 19846,500 [4] View from the pier (4) (geograph 5262736).jpg
Brighton Brighton Centre 19775,000 Brighton Centre, Kings Road, Brighton (from SE) (April 2013).JPG
Coventry Coventry Building Society Arena 200510,000 [5] The Ricoh Arena, Coventry - geograph.org.uk - 1606338.jpg
Derby Derby Arena 20155,000 [6] Frontage of Derby Velodrome at Pride Park, Derby, England.JPG
Exeter Westpoint Exeter 19907,500 [7] Westpoint Building, Devon County Showground - geograph.org.uk - 1746013.jpg
Leeds First Direct Arena 201313,781 [8] [9] Leeds First Direct Arena.jpeg
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena 200811,000 [10] M&S Bank Arena 1.jpg
London Copper Box Arena 20117,500 [11] Copper Box Arena (geograph 3642114).jpg
The O2 Arena 200720,000 [12] The O2 Arena, entrance.jpg
OVO Arena Wembley 193412,500 [13] Wembley Arena.jpg
Manchester AO Arena 199523,000 [14] MEN Arena, Manchester.JPG
Co-op Live 202423,500 [15] The Co-Op Live Arena (geograph 7796386).jpg
Milton Keynes Marshall Arena 20145,000 [16] Marshall Arena Milton Keynes 6 July 2020.jpg
Newcastle upon Tyne Utilita Arena Newcastle 199511,400 [17] Metroradio Arena, Newcastle.jpg
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 200010,000 [18] Motorpoint Arena Nottingham for web.jpg
Sheffield Utilita Arena Sheffield 199113,600 [19] The Sheffield Arena.jpg

Northern Ireland

City/townArenaDate builtCapacityImage
Belfast The SSE Arena, Belfast 199910,800 [20] Odyssey Arena, Belfast - geograph.org.uk - 860741 (cropped).jpg

Scotland

City/townArenaDate builtCapacityImage
Aberdeen P&J Live 201910,000 - 15,000 [21] TECA (The Event Complex, Aberdeen) (geograph 6441712).jpg
Glasgow Braehead Arena 19995,200 - 8,000 [22] Entrance to Braehead Arena.jpg
Emirates Arena 20128,200 [23] Emirates Arena 05.jpg
OVO Hydro 201314,300 [24] The SSE Hydro (geograph 5420681).jpg

Wales

City/townArenaDate builtCapacityImage
Cardiff Utilita Arena Cardiff 19937,500 [25] Utilita Arena Cardiff September 2023 10.jpg
Newport International Convention Centre Wales 20195,000 [26] International Convention Centre Wales.jpg

Proposed

City/townArenaOpeningCapacity
Bristol YTL Arena Bristol 2028 [27] 20,000 [27]
Bristol Sports & Convention Centre TBA5,000 [28] [29]
Cardiff New Cardiff Bay Arena 2028 [30] 15,348 [31]
East Kilbride Playsport Arena 2026 [32] 6,000 [33]
Edinburgh Edinburgh Arena 2027 [34] 8,500 [35]
Gateshead The Sage TBD [36] 12,500 [37]
Sunderland Sunderland ArenaTBD [38] 10,000 [39]

Former proposals

City/townArenaCapacityOutcome
Dundee Dundee Arena10,000 [40] Did not materialise, site repurposed to LiveHouse Dundee [41]
London MSG Sphere London 21,500 [42] Rejected [43]

Former / demolished

City/townArenaDate builtDate closedCapacityImage
Aberdeen BHGE Arena 198520198,500 [44] Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre.jpg
London Harringay Arena 1936195813,500
London Arena 1989200515,000
Basketball Arena 2011201212,000 Olympic Village, London, 16 April 2012 (1) (cropped).jpg
Water Polo Arena 201120125,000 Water Polo Arena, 16 April 2012.jpg
Earls Court 1937201420,000 Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, from Warwick Road - geograph.org.uk - 2440372.jpg

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Brands | Genting Arena, Birmingham". www.necgroup.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  2. ↑ "Our Brands | Arena Birmingham". www.necgroup.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Events". Bolton Arena. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. ↑ "Bournemouth International Centre (The BIC)". Visit Bournemouth. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  5. ↑ "Exhibition Halls and Indoor Arena". www.coventrybuildingsocietyarena.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Event and Space hire". www.derbyarena.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  7. ↑ "Venue Facilities - Westpoint Exeter - Event & Exhibition Venue in Devon". westpointexeter.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  8. ↑ "first direct arena confirms increase to capacity - first direct arena". www.firstdirectarena.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  9. ↑ "Leeds First Direct Arena becomes biggest in Yorkshire". IQ Magazine. 2019-02-15. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  10. ↑ Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena. "Organising an Event". M&S Bank Arena Liverpool. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
  11. ↑ "Copper Box Arena - Gym & More in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park | Better Gym". Copperbox arena. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  12. ↑ "The O2 | AEG Worldwide". www.aegworldwide.com. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  13. ↑ "The SSE Arena at Wembley | AEG Worldwide". www.aegworldwide.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-20. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  14. ↑ "Manchester Arena". SMG Europe. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  15. ↑ "Plans revealed for UK's largest indoor arena". February 28, 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Marshall Arena". www.stadiummk.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  17. ↑ "Utilita Arena". SMG Europe. Archived from the original on 2019-06-26. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
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  19. ↑ "Technical Specifications". www.flydsaarena.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  20. ↑ "Venue Hire | SSE Arena Belfast". SSE. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  21. ↑ "Live Entertainment". P&J Live. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  22. ↑ "Hire us". Braehead Arena. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  23. ↑ "Emirates Arena". www.emiratesarena.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
  24. ↑ "The SSE Hydro | AEG Worldwide". www.aegworldwide.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  25. ↑ "Technical Information | Motorpoint Arena Cardiff". motorpointarenacardiff.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  26. ↑ "Inside the £83m International Convention Centre Wales tipped to transform Newport's fortunes Cardiff". walesonline.co.uk. 2019-02-25. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  27. 1 2 "Plans to increase capacity of new Bristol Arena". BBC News. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  28. ↑ "Bristol: Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter construction to start in 2025". BBC News. November 8, 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  29. ↑ Osborne, Joel (November 8, 2024). "Cleared for take-off: New home for Bristol Flyers" . Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  30. ↑ "Cardiff Bay arena gets go ahead with 2028 opening date". BBC News. August 28, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  31. ↑ Peskett, Ted (19 October 2023). "New design agreed for major new Cardiff Bay arena". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  32. ↑ "A New Era: Caledonia Gladiators and B. Braun Sheffield Sharks Officially Move into Brand-New Purpose-Built Arenas – Women's British Basketball League". Archived from the original on 2023-11-22. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  33. ↑ Mitchell, Robert (6 September 2023). "Caledonia Gladiators reveal first images of new multi-million-pound stadium". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  34. ↑ "AEG Europe unveils plans for Edinburgh arena". www.musicweek.com. 22 November 2023.
  35. ↑ Stephen, Phyllis (21 November 2023). "Edinburgh Arena will be "great" for the city". The Edinburgh Reporter.
  36. ↑ "Gateshead Sage: 'Time for answers' on delayed £350m arena". BBC News. Nov 15, 2024. Retrieved Nov 24, 2024.
  37. ↑ "Arts and leisure venue design revealed". BBC News. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  38. ↑ "Sunderland's new-build arena plans 'paused' over costs". December 23, 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2024– via www.bbc.co.uk.
  39. ↑ "Plans for a game-changing £80m arena development in Sunderland unveiled". January 31, 2022.
  40. ↑ "Dundee Arena: Plans for 10,000 capacity venue at waterfront an 'amazing' opportunity for city". April 8, 2022.
  41. ↑ Devlin, Laura (2024-11-08). "LiveHouse: Q&A on new Dundee venue poised for former Mecca Bingo hall". The Courier. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  42. ↑ "MSG London". MSG LONDON. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  43. ↑ Liberty, Dunworth (20 November 2023). "Sadiq Khan rejects plans for Las Vegas style Sphere in London". NME . Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  44. ↑ AECC.co.uk. "GE Oil and Gas Arena - AECC.co.uk". AECC. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
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