Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
Manchester Evening News ArenaVictoria Station
M3 1AR Manchester
United Kingdom
www.men-arena.com
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Region: Manchester
Type of location: Diverse Locations
Although the Manchester Olympic 2000 bid was unsuccessful, it did bring about the building of the Manchester Evening News Arena - Europe's largest indoor concert venue. Located within 60 minutes drive-time of 11.4 million people, Manchester Evening News Arena was built alongside Manchester's Victoria Station by Vector Investments, with direct access to a hub of public and private transport services and adjacent to a 1,500 capacity multi-storey car park. The Arena was officially opened on Saturday 15 July 1995 when Torvill & Dean broke the UK box office attendance record for a single ice performance with over 15,000 fans. In its first operational year the venue's target of 130 events, attracting 1 million people was easily exceeded, with over 1.2 million people entertained at 143 events. The venue's versatility has meant that it can be transformed from an intimate theatre environment for 3,000 to a state-of-the-art arena capable of accommodating 21,000. From U2 to Pavarotti, Ice Hockey to Boxing, Disney shows and Motorbike Exhibitions through to blue-chip AGMs, this multi-purpose entertainment and sports Arena caters for all, with full TV broadcasting and recording facilities. For each of the past four years (2001-2004), the Manchester Evening News Arena has been nominated 'International Venue of the Year' in the Pollstar concert industry awards. In 2003 and 2004, it achieved recognition as 'Busiest Arena Venue In The World' based on concert ticket sales, beating all other European and American indoor venues. Since its opening, the Arena has hosted a wide variety of entertainment. A few of the highlights include; - Ten performances of 1990's boyband Take That, during which a total of 140,000 fans passed through the doors. - The world famous tenor, Pavarotti, performed two sell-out UK dates on Saturday 30 September 1995 and Saturday 1 November 1997. - Mike Tyson's UK debut back in January 2000 caused a frenzy, both in terms of media and in the 'fight' to secure a ticket for this historical event. Tickets, priced from £30 up to a staggering £1,000 were quickly sold out. A massive 100 million television viewers, in 73 countries, and a sell-out 21,000 crowd in the Arena witnessed the fight. - With just 54 hours notice, the Manchester Evening News Arena hosted what was arguably the biggest and most jubilant homecoming Manchester had seen in many years. Manchester United had won 'The Treble' and 17,423 tickets were snapped up within minutes by loyal fans, eager to welcome home their triple trophy winning idols at the Arena on 27 May 1999. Over half a million people lined the street for the celebration and millions more joined in across the country as the events were beamed 'live' across the multi-media network. - Kylie Minogue broke the Manchester Evening News Arena's box office records in 2002 with her Fever tour when, over six nights, more than 84,000 fans paid over £2 million to see her spectacular stage show. - Tickets for the legendary Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones sold out in record time when both performed sell-out shows at the Arena in 2003 - the year the venue won the accolade of 'Busiest Venue in the World' for the first time, with over 800,000 concert goers through its doors. - In 2004, the Queen of Pop, Madonna, returned to Manchester for the first time since her 1980's British debut at the infamous Hacienda, to perform two sell-out shows at the Arena. The Manchester Evening News Arena also has an established reputation for showcasing high profile domestic and international sporting events. Masters League Football Tournament; Roller Hockey Tournament; International Table Tennis Championships; UK Ice Hockey Championships; International Boxing Bouts; International Netball and the 2002 Commonwealth Games have all been hosted at the Arena.
Type of location: Diverse Locations
Although the Manchester Olympic 2000 bid was unsuccessful, it did bring about the building of the Manchester Evening News Arena - Europe's largest indoor concert venue. Located within 60 minutes drive-time of 11.4 million people, Manchester Evening News Arena was built alongside Manchester's Victoria Station by Vector Investments, with direct access to a hub of public and private transport services and adjacent to a 1,500 capacity multi-storey car park. The Arena was officially opened on Saturday 15 July 1995 when Torvill & Dean broke the UK box office attendance record for a single ice performance with over 15,000 fans. In its first operational year the venue's target of 130 events, attracting 1 million people was easily exceeded, with over 1.2 million people entertained at 143 events. The venue's versatility has meant that it can be transformed from an intimate theatre environment for 3,000 to a state-of-the-art arena capable of accommodating 21,000. From U2 to Pavarotti, Ice Hockey to Boxing, Disney shows and Motorbike Exhibitions through to blue-chip AGMs, this multi-purpose entertainment and sports Arena caters for all, with full TV broadcasting and recording facilities. For each of the past four years (2001-2004), the Manchester Evening News Arena has been nominated 'International Venue of the Year' in the Pollstar concert industry awards. In 2003 and 2004, it achieved recognition as 'Busiest Arena Venue In The World' based on concert ticket sales, beating all other European and American indoor venues. Since its opening, the Arena has hosted a wide variety of entertainment. A few of the highlights include; - Ten performances of 1990's boyband Take That, during which a total of 140,000 fans passed through the doors. - The world famous tenor, Pavarotti, performed two sell-out UK dates on Saturday 30 September 1995 and Saturday 1 November 1997. - Mike Tyson's UK debut back in January 2000 caused a frenzy, both in terms of media and in the 'fight' to secure a ticket for this historical event. Tickets, priced from £30 up to a staggering £1,000 were quickly sold out. A massive 100 million television viewers, in 73 countries, and a sell-out 21,000 crowd in the Arena witnessed the fight. - With just 54 hours notice, the Manchester Evening News Arena hosted what was arguably the biggest and most jubilant homecoming Manchester had seen in many years. Manchester United had won 'The Treble' and 17,423 tickets were snapped up within minutes by loyal fans, eager to welcome home their triple trophy winning idols at the Arena on 27 May 1999. Over half a million people lined the street for the celebration and millions more joined in across the country as the events were beamed 'live' across the multi-media network. - Kylie Minogue broke the Manchester Evening News Arena's box office records in 2002 with her Fever tour when, over six nights, more than 84,000 fans paid over £2 million to see her spectacular stage show. - Tickets for the legendary Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones sold out in record time when both performed sell-out shows at the Arena in 2003 - the year the venue won the accolade of 'Busiest Venue in the World' for the first time, with over 800,000 concert goers through its doors. - In 2004, the Queen of Pop, Madonna, returned to Manchester for the first time since her 1980's British debut at the infamous Hacienda, to perform two sell-out shows at the Arena. The Manchester Evening News Arena also has an established reputation for showcasing high profile domestic and international sporting events. Masters League Football Tournament; Roller Hockey Tournament; International Table Tennis Championships; UK Ice Hockey Championships; International Boxing Bouts; International Netball and the 2002 Commonwealth Games have all been hosted at the Arena.
