List of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom

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]
Utilita Arena Birmingham 1991 15,800[2]
Bolton Bolton Arena 2001 9,000[3]
Derby Derby Arena 2015 5,000[4]
Exeter Westpoint Arena 1990 7,500[5]
Leeds First Direct Arena 2013 13,781[6][7]
Liverpool M&S Bank Arena 2008 11,000[8]
London Copper Box Arena 2011 7,500[9]
The O2 Arena 2007 20,000[10]
The SSE Arena, Wembley 1934 12,500[11]
Manchester Manchester Arena 1995 21,000[12]
Milton Keynes Marshall Arena 2014 5,000[13]
Newcastle upon Tyne Utilita Arena Newcastle 1995 11,400[14]
Nottingham Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 2000 10,000[15]
Sheffield FlyDSA Arena 1991 13,600[16]

Northern Ireland
City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Belfast The SSE Arena, Belfast 1999 10,800[17]

Scotland
City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Aberdeen P&J Live 2019 15,000[18]
Glasgow Braehead Arena 1999 5,200[19]
Emirates Arena 2012 7,000[20]
The SSE Hydro 2013 14,300[21]

Wales
City/town Arena Date built Capacity Image
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 1993 7,500[22]
Newport International Convention Centre Wales 2019 5,000[23]

Under construction / proposed
City/town Arena Opening Capacity
Bristol YTL Arena Bristol 2023 (proposed) 17,000[24]
Cardiff New Cardiff Bay Arena 2023 (proposed) 15,000[25]
Gateshead Quayside Arena 2023 (proposed) 12,500[26]
London MSG Sphere London TBD 21,500[27]
Manchester New Etihad Campus Arena TBD 23,500[28]

Former / demolished
City/town Arena Date built Date closed Capacity Image
Aberdeen BHGE Arena 1985 2019 8,500[29]
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

See also

References
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