Manchester Evening News Arena

The Manchester Arena is an indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. The arena is adjacent to Manchester Victoria station near Corporation Street. From 1998 to 2011, it was sponsored by the Manchester Evening News. The Manchester arena is the largest indoor arena in the European Union with a capacity of 21,000, larger than the 20,000 O2 Arena in London and is one of the world's busiest indoor arenas hosting music and sporting events such as boxing and swimming. It is Manchester's primary, all-year round concert venue ahead of Manchester Central. Opening in 1995, the arena was central to Manchester's bids to host the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000 (which were won by Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000) and was used for the 2002...