The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) | |
Location | Aberdeen, Scotland |
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Coordinates | 57°11′7″N2°11′35″W / 57.18528°N 2.19306°W |
Owner | Aberdeen City Council |
Operator | ASM Global |
Capacity | 12,500–15,000 (with standing) 10,264 (all seated) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 5 July 2016 |
Opened | 10 August 2019 |
Construction cost | £333 million |
Architect | Keppie [1] |
Project manager | Turner & Townsend [1] |
Structural engineer | Blyth & Blyth [1] |
Main contractors | Robertson |
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P&J Live (also known as The Event Complex Aberdeen) 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. It is the largest indoor arena in Scotland, and the fifth largest arena in the United Kingdom.
In September 2012, talks got underway to replace the 27-year-old AECC Arena with a new £20 million facility on the same site amid claims that the arena was missing out on big acts due its comparatively small 4,750-seat capacity. [2] [3]
On 18 October 2013, Aberdeen City Council announced plans to spend £200 million on a rebuild of the AECC, but also raised the possibility of relocating the venue to a new site. [4] Then on 31 October, it was announced that the go ahead had been given to the relocation, with Henry Boot as the preferred development partner. Artists impressions were released for a new centre and arena to be built at The Rowett Institute, which was owned by the University of Aberdeen and located in the city's Bucksburn area near Aberdeen Airport and close to the Aberdeen International Business Park.
According to Aberdeen City Council, the venue was to be completed by 2019 and would accommodate 10,000 people seated and 12,500 standing. Other facilities would include office and leisure space, plus an adjoining 4-star Hilton Aberdeen TECA [5] hotel with options for two more. [6] [7] An artist's impression of the new AECC was released on 1 November 2013, together with an estimate of the final bill at around £185 million. [8]
In September 2014, public consultations took place [9] prior to the final planning application being submitted in May 2015 for the Bucksburn [10] site and redevelopment of the AECC site at Bridge of Don. [11] Construction began in July 2016, after a ground-breaking ceremony on 5 July and demolition of the old Rowett Institute buildings was completed by early 2017. [12] [13]
The planned spending total of the project was around £333 million and in July 2018, it was announced that the new venue would be named The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA). [14] The official name was changed to P&J Live in May 2019, following a sponsorship deal with the venue’s operator SMG Europe and DC Thomson (owners of The Press and Journal and Evening Express ). [9]
Constructed by the Robertson Group, the main arena includes an exclusive 50 person capacity show deck, 16 private hospitality suites and a VIP lounge. The new building also contains seven conference spaces, three 2,000 sqm exhibition halls (each with a seated capacity of 1,700), eleven meeting rooms, 150-seat restaurant and a coffee shop. The development also comprises two on site hotels. The open day was held on 10 August 2019. [15]
The first event at the new arena was Offshore Europe from 3–6 September 2019. On 17 September 2019, it was announced that P&J Live would host the 2019 edition of BBC Sports Personality of the Year on 15 December. [16] On 23 November 2019, Scottish singer Gerry Cinnamon performed a sold-out concert at the venue to a crowd of 15,000 people, making it the largest indoor concert ever held in Scotland. [17]
In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue was used as a vaccination centre. [18]
Events at P&J Live | ||
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Date | Event | Tour |
2019 | ||
3 September | Offshore Europe | SPE Offshore Europe 2019 |
4 September | ||
5 September | ||
6 September | ||
20 September | Russell Howard | Respite |
5 October | Alice Cooper | Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back |
31 October | Disney on Ice | N/A |
1 November | ||
2 November | ||
3 November | ||
7 November | Catfish and the Bottlemen | The Balance Tour |
10 November | WWE Live | |
14 November | Liam Gallagher | |
21 November | Jack Whitehall | Stood Up |
23 November | Gerry Cinnamon | Gerry Cinamon Live 2019 |
27 November | Michael Bublé | An Evening with Michael Bublé |
28 November | ||
7 December | Rod Stewart | Red Blood Roses Tour |
15 December | BBC Sports Personality of the Year | |
2020 | ||
21 January | Strictly Come Dancing Live! | Live Tour |
22 January | ||
6 February | Unibet Premier League Darts | 2020 Premier League Darts |
11 February | Subsea Expo | Subsea Expo 2020 |
12 February | ||
13 February | ||
23 February | Michael Ball and Alfie Boe | Back Together Tour |
29 February | The 1975 | Notes on a Conditional Form Tour |
2 March | Whitney Houston | Whitney Houston Hologram Tour |
6 March | AJ Pritchard | AJ Live 2020 |
10 March | Stereophonics | Kind Tour |
13 March | The Script | Sunset and Full Moons 2020 |
15 March | Lewis Capaldi | Lewis Capaldi UK Arena Tour |
19 March | Cirque du Soleil | Crystal |
20 March | ||
21 March | ||
22 March | ||
11 April | BrewDog | AGM2020 |
6 May | RuPaul’s Drag Race | Werq the World |
8 May | Bryan Adams | |
13 August | Simple Minds | 40 Year Of Hits Tour! |
31 October | Deacon Blue | City Of Love |
2022 | ||
November 17 | Westlife | The Wild Dreams Tour |
2023 | ||
11 February | Justin Bieber | Justice World Tour |
13 June | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road |
15 June | ||
2024 | ||
4 June | Girls Aloud | The Girls Aloud Show |
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