New Years Eve Manchester, Events Listings, Parties & Venues In Manchester 2009 / 2010 » Venues

Manchester Evening News Arena

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:07:35 +0000

The MEN arena is not only the largest venue in Manchester but the largest indoor venue in Europe and is managed by SMG Europe who is the largest operator of sports and entertainment venues in the United Kingdom. This impressive arena in Manchester has an outstanding capacity of 21,000 and attracts over one million visitors each year to Manchester.

Since opening in 1995 the Manchester Evening Arena has staged some of the biggest names in live entertainment with massive acts like Madonna, Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam through to local legends such as Take That and world class boxing showcases such as Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton. The MEN’s clever adaptable design has made it a popular venue for live acts, sporting events and huge productions such as the Cirque De Soliel.

The MEN arena is the largest permanent venue in Manchester and is located in the heart of the city centre directly above Victoria train station. The Manchester Evening News arena was constructed as part of Manchester’s unsuccessful bid for the Olympic summer games it cost £52 million to build with £35.5M from government grants and £2.5M from the European Economic Development Fund.

The MEN arena has achieved some impressive accolades over the last few years being named ‘Busiest Arena Venue In The World’ for the last five years based on ticket sales for concerts beating some of the world’s biggest venues including Madison Square Garden’s in NY and the O2 Arena in London. All this makes the Manchester Evening News Arena a must visit venue.

Area 51

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:17:01 +0000

Area 51 has established itself as a big name on the Manchester clubbing scene, since 2008 Area 51 has made its home on Whitworth Street West. Area 51 hosts some of the best parties in Manchester bringing some of the best electro, house and tech music to the Manchester club scene. Area 51 hosts these parties in a venue which is one of the best club spaces in Manchester with two large rooms boasting a state of the art Funktion 1 sound system, ice cannons, projections and an amazing atmosphere.

Area 51 has seen some of the biggest names in dance music enter its doors since opening in 2008 and has hosted acts such as Steve Lawler, Felix DaHousecat, Xpress 2 who have helped to create an electric atmosphere which is why so many people in Manchester are talking about Area 51. Add to all this the fact that this venue is open till 9am every week it’s easy to see why Area 51 was voted number one club night in the north by DJ Mag. Area 51 looks like its set to continue on its impressive opening year with exciting future line ups and residencies making this a major player in the Manchester club scene.

Area 51 can be found on Whitworth Street West opposite the Deansgate Locks and adds an impressive venue to Manchester’s Deansgate area. This venues fantastic future lines ups will only add to Area 51’s popularity and it looks set to go from strength to strength in 2010. It is definitely worth buying tickets in advance for Area 51 to guarantee yourself entry to these popular events and we look forward to the upcoming parties.