Manchester Arena is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space. Prior to the opening of Co-op Live, the arena had the highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, and is the third-largest in Europe with a capacity of 21,000.
Location: Manchester, England, UK
Owner: Mansford
Capacity: 21,000
Opened: 15 July 1995
Architect: DLA Design, Austin-Smith:Lord and Ellerbe Becket
Former names: NYNEX Arena (1995–1998) · Manchester Evening News Arena (1998–2011) · Phones 4u Arena (2013–2015) · Manchester Arena (2015–2020)