List of venues in the United Kingdom
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There are many venues in the United Kingdom where a variety of national and international sport, musical and entertainment acts perform.[1][2][3][4][5]
Stadiums and festivals
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- Glastonbury Festival, near Pilton – 210,000[6]
- Download Festival, Donington Park – 110,000[7]
- Wembley Stadium (new; 2007–present), London – 90,000
- Twickenham Stadium, London – 82,000
- Wembley Stadium (old; 1923–2000), London – 82,000 (seated)
- London Stadium (formerly Olympic Stadium) – 80,000
- Reading and Leeds Festival – 80,000
- Roundhay Park, Leeds – 79,999[8]
- Old Trafford, Greater Manchester – 74,879
- Principality Stadium, Cardiff – 74,500
- Creamfields, Daresbury – 70,000
- Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh – 67,144 (seated)
- National Bowl, Milton Keynes - 65,000 (Standing)
- Celtic Park, Glasgow – 64,411
- Etihad Stadium, Greater Manchester – 60,000
- Stadium of Light, Sunderland – 60,000
- Anfield, Liverpool – 50,000–60,000[9]
- Hampden Park, Glasgow – 51,866
- TRNSMT, Glasgow Green, Glasgow – 50,000
- Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow – 50,817
- Hyde Park, London – e.g. Masters of Rock, 1996: 150,000; Simon & Garfunkel, 2004: 50,000; Hard Rock Calling, 2008: 45,000.[citation needed]
- Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester – 50,000
- Villa Park, Birmingham – 42,682
- Finsbury Park, London – 40,000
- Elland Road, Leeds - 37,608
- Glasgow Summer Sessions – 35,000
- Highest Point Festival, Williamson Park - 35,000
- Elland Road, Leeds – 35,000
- Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield - 34,835
- Bramall Lane, Sheffield - 32,050
- Truck Festival, Steventon - 30,000
- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton – 30,000 (incl. boxes can equal 31,700)
- MKM Stadium, Kingston upon Hull – 25,400
- Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk – 25,000
- Shambala Festival, Kelmarsh - 25,000
- Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea – 21,088
- Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen – 20,866
- Easter Road, Edinburgh – 20,421
- Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh – 20,099[10]
- Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall, Derby - 20,000
- Terminal V, Edinburgh – 20,000
- Clapham Common, London – 20,000
- Craven Park, Kingston upon Hull – 12,225–20,000
- JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester – 17,000[citation needed]
- Coventry Building Society Arena – 10,000 (standing), 32,750 (seated)
- Nass Festival, Shepton Mallet - 15,000
- Riverside Festival Glasgow – 10,000
Indoor arenas
- Co-op Live, Manchester – 23,500
- AO Arena, Manchester – 21,000
- The O2 Arena, London – 20,000
- Earls Court Exhibition Centre (1887–2014), London – 20,000
- Utilita Arena Birmingham – 16,000
- P&J Live, Aberdeen – 16,000
- Resorts World Arena, Birmingham – 13,928 to 15,643
- First Direct Arena, Leeds – 13,500
- Utilita Arena Sheffield – 13,500
- OVO Hydro, Glasgow – 13,000
- OVO Arena Wembley, London – 12,500
- London Arena (1989–2006) – 12,500
- SEC Centre, Glasgow – 12,500
- Utilita Arena Newcastle – 11,000
- M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – 11,000; ECHO 2 – 4,000; the auditorium – 1,350
- Earls Court Two (1991–2014), London – 10,750
- Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, Nottingham – 10,000
- Cardiff International Arena – 7,500 (standing); 5,000 (seated)
- Copper Box Arena, London – 7,500
- Lee Valley VeloPark, London – 7,000
Exhibition and conference venues
- Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Farnborough – 12,000 (Hall 1), 3,150 (Hall 5)
- National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham – 12,000 (Hall 4), 8,000 (Hall 5)
- Manchester Central Convention Complex – 10,900 (Halls 1 and 2 combined), 8,100 (Hall 2)
- Great Hall, Alexandra Palace, London – 10,250 (standing), 7,250 (seated)
- Great Hall, Olympia London – 10,000 (standing), 4,000 (seated)
- EventCity (2011–2021), Manchester – 9,360 (Hall 3), 4,500 (Hall 4)
- Exhibition Centre Liverpool – 7,000 (standing, combined halls), 2,400 (per hall)
- ExCeL London – 5,000 (ICC Auditorium), 65,000 (event halls)
- ICC Wales, Newport – 1,500 (Tiered auditorium)
Indoor theatres and halls
- St Augustine's Cultural Arts, Brighton – 1,500 (standing);1,000 (seated)
- Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth – 6,500 (standing); 4,000 (seated)
- Royal Albert Hall, London – 5,544
- Eventim Apollo (formerly Hammersmith Odeon), London – 5,039 (standing); 3,632 (seated)
- O2 Brixton Academy, London – 4,921
- Brighton Centre, Brighton – 4,500
- Bradford New Victoria (formally Bradford Odeon), Bradford – 4,000 (standing); 3,400 (seating)
- Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth – 4,000
- Bridlington Spa, Bridlington – 3,800
- Hull Arena, Kingston upon Hull – 3,750
- Forum Birmingham, Birmingham – 3,500
- King George's Hall, Blackburn – 3,500
- Blackpool Winter Gardens, Blackpool – 3,500
- Connexin Live Arena, Kingston upon Hull – 3,500
- O2 Apollo Manchester, Manchester – 3,500
- O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester – 3,500
- Swansea Arena, Swansea – 3,500
- Roundhouse, London – 3,300 (standing); 1,700 (seated)
- Troxy, London – 3,100
- Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh – 3,059
- O2 Academy Birmingham, Birmingham – 3,009 (Academy); 600 (Academy 2); 250 (Academy 3)
- Edinburgh Corn Exchange, Edinburgh – 3,000 (concerts); 1,000 (dinners)
- Birmingham Digbeth Secretspace, Birmingham – 3,000 (standing); 1,300 (seated)
- Empress Ballroom, Blackpool – 3,000
- Planet Ice Coventry - SkyDome Arena, Coventry – 3,000
- The Halls Wolverhampton – 3,000 (Civic Hall); 1,134 (Wulfrun Hall); 550 (Slade Rooms)
- Usher Hall, Edinburgh – 2,900 (standing); 2,200 (seated)
- Royal Festival Hall, London – 2,895
- Indigo at The O2, London – 2,750
- Manchester Academy, Manchester – 2,600 (Academy 1); 950 (Academy 2); 650 (Club Academy); 470 (Academy 3)
- O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow – 2,500
- Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow – 2,500
- Venue Cymru, Llandudno – 2,500 (Arena); 1,450 (Theatre Auditorium)
- Planet Ice Milton Keynes Arena, Milton Keynes – 2,500
- London Coliseum – 2,358
- London Palladium – 2,300
- O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – 2,300
- Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – 2,300
- Rock City, Nottingham – 2,450
- Caird Hall, Dundee – 2,300 (standing); 1,200 (seated)
- Royal Opera House, London – 2,268
- Symphony Hall, Birmingham – 2,262
- The Forum, Hertfordshire – 2,250
- Planet Ice Leeds Arena, Leeds – 2,200
- De Montfort Hall, Leicester – 2,200
- O2 Academy, Sheffield – 2,150
- NX Newcastle – 2,135
- Lyceum Theatre, London – 2,096
- O2 Institute, Birmingham – 2,000
- Brentwood Centre – 2,000
- Old Fruit Market, Glasgow – 2,000
- O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, London – 2,000
- Tobacco Dock, London – 2,000[11]
- The Venue, London – 2,000
- Albert Hall, Manchester – 2,000
- NX Newcastle – 2,000
- Newport Leisure Centre, Newport – 2,000
- Eventim Olympia, Liverpool – 1,960
- Barbican Centre, London – 1,949 (Hall); 200 (Pit)
- Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,915 (seated)
- Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow – 1,900
- Winter Gardens, Margate – 1,900
- Brighton Dome, Brighton – 1,860 (standing); 1,700 (seated)
- Cambridge Corn Exchange – 1,849
- Hull City Hall, Kingston upon Hull – 1,800 (standing); 1,200 (seated)
- O2 Academy Bournemouth – 1,800
- The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe – 1,800 (standing); 1,021 (seated)
- Southampton Guildhall, Southampton – 1,749
- Sage Gateshead, Newcastle Gateshead – 1,700 (Sage One); 450 (Sage Two)
- O2 Academy Bristol – 1,650
- The Forum, Bath – 1,640
- Marble Factory, Bristol – 1,600
- Cardiff University Students' Union Great Hall, Cardiff – 1,600
- The Engine Shed, Lincoln – 1,600
- Perth Concert Hall, Perth – 1,600 (standing); 1,200 (seated)
- Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent – 1,600
- Sadler's Wells Theatre, London – 1,560
- LCR, Norwich – 1,550
- Victoria Theatre, Halifax – 1,512
- De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill – 1,500
- Leith Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,500
- Regent Theatre, Ipswich – 1,500
- Koko (previously known as Camden Palace and The Music Machine), London – 1,500
- Brixton Electric (formerly known as the Fridge), London – 1,500
- The Ritz, Manchester – 1,500
- York Barbican, York – 1,900 (standing); 1,500 (seated)
- Great Hall, Exeter – 1,500 (standing); 650 (seated)
- Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent – 1,467
- OPEN Norwich, Norwich – 1,450 (standing); 500 (seated); Closed 2020
- The Spotlight, Hoddesdon – 1,360 (standing); 566 (seated)
- King's Theatre, Edinburgh – 1,350 (seated)
- London Hippodrome, London – 1,340 (seated)
- Theatre Royal, Norwich – 1,300
- City Hall, Salisbury – 1,255 (standing); 1,355 (mixed); 953 (seated)
- Music Hall Aberdeen – 1,281 (seated)
- Cambridge Theatre, London – 1,231
- Portsmouth Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth – 1,200 (standing); 500 (seated)
- Heaven, London – 1,200
- Rialto Reborn, Coventry – 1200 (standing); 550 (seated)
- Embassy Theatre, Skegness – 1,168
- Royal National Theatre, London – 1,160 (Olivier); 890 (Lyttelton); 400 (Cottesloe)
- Grand Central Hall, Liverpool – 1,150
- Scala, London – 1,145
- Theatre Royal,Nottingham – 1,107
- Electric Ballroom, London – 1,100 (800 downstairs, 300 upstairs)
- The Grand Theatre, Blackpool – 1,100
- SWX, Bristol – 1,100
- Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield – 1,068
- Old Vic, London – 1,067
- O2 Academy Oxford – 1,020
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon – 1,000
- Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens – 1,000
- Tramshed, Cardiff – 1,000
- Crucible Theatre, Sheffield – 980
- Queen's Hall, Edinburgh – 900 (standing); 801 (seated)
- The Leadmill, Sheffield – 900 (standing); 400 (seated)
- Southampton Engine Rooms, Southampton – 860
- The Liquid Room, Edinburgh – 800 (club nights); 650-700 (gigs)
- Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh – 658
Smaller venues
(including public houses)
- Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham - 978
- Theatre Royal, Brighton - 952
- Orchard Theatre, Dartford - 950
- Queen Elizabeth Hall, London - 913
- Malvern Theatres, Worchestershire - 850
- Epic Studios, Norwich - 900
- Corn Exchange, Ipswich - 900 standing, 800 seated.
- The Aquarium, Lowestoft - 900
- Cambridge Junction - 850
- The Coventry Empire. Empire 1 - 800 (Standing) Empire 2 - 180 (Standing)
- Scala, Kings Cross, London - 800
- O2 Academy Islington, Islington, London - 800
- Princess Royal Theatre, Port Talbot - 798
- Churchill Theatre, Bromley - 781
- Vibez, Newport - 750
- Union Chapel, Islington, London - 750
- Albert Hall, Nottingham, Nottingham - 750
- Lemongrove, Exeter - 700
- The Picturedrome Holmfirth - 690
- Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham - 675
- Lighthouse, Poole - 669
- Playhouse Theatre, Oxford - 663
- The Caves Edinburgh, Edinburgh - 650
- Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent - 644
- The Garage, London - 600
- New Vic Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent - 600
- Concorde 2, Brighton - 600
- Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford - 586
- Stephan Joseph Theatre, Scarborough - 569
- Lemon Tree, Aberdeen - 550 standing, various seated caps
- Under The Bridge, Fulham, London - 550
- Corn Exchange, Exeter - 500 (standing), 300 (seated)
- Bloomsbury Theatre, Bloomsbury, London - 535
- The Dome, London - 500
- Camden Underworld, Camden Town, London - 500
- The Old Market, Brighton & Hove, Brighton - 500
- Perth Theatre - 500
- The Fox and Firkin, London - 499
- STYX, North London - 499
- Ruskin Arms, London (circa 1960s–2008) - 499
- New Theatre Royal Lincoln, Lincoln - 475
- Buskers, Dundee - 450
- The Stables, Milton Keynes - 398 seated and 50 standing (Jim Marshall Auditorium) 80 seated or 100 standing (Stage 2)
- The Magic Garden, London - 380
- Purcell Room, South Bank, London - 367
- Jazz Cafe, London - 350
- 100 Club, London - 350
- MK11 Live Music Venue, Milton Keynes - 330
- Tunnels, Aberdeen - 300 standing or 500 clubnight
- Drummomds, Aberdeen - 300 standing
- Electric Circus, Edinburgh - 300
- The Mart Theatre, Skipton - 300
- The Bongo Club, Edinburgh - 300 standing
- The Standard Music Venue, Walthamstow - 300
- The Boileroom[12] Guildford - 300
- Ronnie Scott's, London - 300
- Phoenix, Exeter - 300 (standing), 158 (seated)
- The Picturedrome[13] Northampton - 300
- Fulham Greyhound, London (circa 1971–1990) – 275
- The Borderline, London – 275
- Sheffield Library Theatre, Sheffield – 260
- Off The Square, Manchester - 200+
- Eel Pie Club, Twickenham, London – 200+
- The Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh - 200 standing
- Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh - The Boudoir: 60 seated, 150 standing, The Vault: 80 seated, 200 Standing
- The Half Moon, Putney, London – 200
- The Square, Harlow – 200 (closed January 2017)
- The Horn, St Albans – 200
- The Rose Theatre, Chesterfield - 160
- DIY Space For London, Bermondsey – 160
- The Leeds Club, Leeds – 150
- The New Headingley Club, Leeds – 100
- Dublin Castle, Camden, London – 150
- Vintage Rockbar, Doncaster – 150
- House of Detention, Clerkenwell, London – 130[14]
- Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh - 100
- Greencoat Place, Victoria - 100
- Century Theatre Coalville, Leicestershire - 206
- The Lion Theatre, Horncastle - 96
- Cellar, Aberdeen - 80
- 606 Club, London - 120
- Bawtry Phoenix Theatre, Bawtry - 72
- Vortex Jazz Club, London - 100
Capacities not specified
- Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
- Kilburn National Club, London
- Marquee Club, London (Wardour Street 1964–1988; Charing Cross Road 1988–2001)
- Powerhaus (was once The Pied Bull; closed circa 1990s; now Halifax Building Society), Islington, London
- The Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park (briefly renamed Powerhaus after Islington venue "moved" here) (closed circa 2000s), London
- Camden Falcon, London (closed circa 1990s)
- Rainbow Theatre, London (1971–1982; now a Christian church)
- The Roxy, London (1976–1978; now a sports shop)
- Music Room Space Events, Mayfair, London
- Band on the Wall, Manchester
- Hope and Anchor, Islington, London
See also
References
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