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 9,000[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 Manchester 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
Bristol YTL Arena Bristol 2023 or 2024 17,080[24]
Cardiff New Cardiff Bay Arena 2025 (proposed)[25] 17,000[26]
Edinburgh Edinburgh International Arena 2023 or 2024 8,000[27]
Gateshead Quayside Arena 2024 (proposed)[28] 12,500[29]
London MSG Sphere London TBD 21,500[30]
Manchester Co-op Live Arena 2023 (proposed)[31] 23,500[32]
Swansea 3 March 2022 3,500[33]
Sunderland Sunderland Arena TBD 10,000[34]

Former / demolished[]

City/town Arena Date built Date closed Capacity Image
Aberdeen BHGE Arena 1985 2019 8,500[35] 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

See also[]

References[]

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