List of venues in the United Kingdom

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

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
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London - 62,000
Etihad Stadium, Greater Manchester – 60,000
Stadium of Light, Sunderland – 60,000
Anfield, Liverpool – 61,276
Hampden Park, Glasgow – 51,866
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow – 50,817
TRNSMT, Glasgow Green, Glasgow – 50,000
Hyde Park, London – e.g. Masters of Rock, 1996: 150,000; Simon & Garfunkel, 2004: 50,000; Hard Rock Calling, 2008: 45,000.^{[citation needed]}
Emirates Old Trafford , Manchester – 50,000
Villa Park, Birmingham – 42,682
In the Park, Sefton Park, Liverpool - 40,000^[9]
Finsbury Park, London – 40,000
Goodison Park, Liverpool – 39,572
Elland Road, Leeds - 37,792
Glasgow Summer Sessions – 35,000
Highest Point Festival, Williamson Park - 35,000
Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield - 34,835
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry - 32,753
King Power Stadium, Leicester - 32,500
Bramall Lane, Sheffield - 32,050
American Express Stadium, Brighton and Hove - 31,876
Ewood Park, Blackburn - 31,367
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes - 30,500
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
Kelburn Garden Party, Fairlie - 4,000

Indoor arenas

Co-op Live, Manchester – 23,500
AO Arena, Manchester – 23,000
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
BP pulse LIVE, 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

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
The Halls Wolverhampton – 3,404 (Civic Hall); 1,289 (Wulfrun Hall); 550 (Slade Rooms)
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)
O2 Academy Edinburgh, 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
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
Rock City, Nottingham – 2,450
London Coliseum – 2,358
Liverpool Empire Theatre, – 2,348
London Palladium – 2,300
O2 Forum Kentish Town, London – 2,300
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton – 2,300
O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds – 2,300
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
Sunderland Empire, Sunderland – 2,200
De Montfort Hall, Leicester – 2,200
O2 Academy Sheffield, Sheffield – 2,150
NX Newcastle – 2,135
O2 City Hall Newcastle – 2,135
Bristol Beacon Hall, Bristol – 2,124 standing, 1,866 seated
Lyceum Theatre, London – 2,096
O2 Institute Birmingham, Birmingham – 2,000
Brentwood Centre – 2,000
The Old Fruitmarket, 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
Newport Leisure Centre, Newport – 2,000
Watford Colosseum, Watford – 2,000
Eventim Olympia, Liverpool – 1,960
Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol – 1,951
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
York Barbican, York – 1,900 (standing); 1,500 (seated)
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)
New Theatre Oxford, Oxford – 1,785
O2 Academy Liverpool, Liverpool – 1,750 (academy1 - 1250, academy 2 - 500)
O2 Guildhall Southampton, Southampton – 1,749
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Newcastle Gateshead – 1,700 (Sage One); 450 (Sage Two)
G Live, Guilford – 1,700
O2 Academy Bristol – 1,650
The Forum, Bath – 1,640
Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-sea – 1,630
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
UEA LCR, Norwich – 1,550
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry – Butterworth Hall - 1,535, Theatre - 573, Studio - 150, Helen Martin Studio - 143, Woods Scawen Room - 250.
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
Electric Brixton (formerly known as the Fridge), London – 1,500
O2 Institute, Birmingham – O2 Institute 1 - 1,500, O2 Institute 2 - 600, O2 Institute 3 - 250
The O2 Ritz, Manchester – 1,500
Great Hall, Exeter – 1,500 (standing); 650 (seated)
St Augustine's Cultural Arts, Brighton – 1,500 (standing);1,000 (seated)
Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent – 1,467
OPEN Norwich, Norwich – 1,450 (standing); 500 (seated); Closed 2020
O2 Academy Leicester, Leicester – 1,450
Bath Pavilion, Bath – 1,400
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
New Victoria Theatre, Woking – 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)
The Telegraph Building, Belfast – 1200
The Hexagon, Reading – 1200
Alban Arena, St Albans – 1200 standing (850 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, 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
Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth – 988
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)
Floral Pavilion Theatre, – 814
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
Epic Studios, Norwich - 900
Corn Exchange, Ipswich - 900 standing, 800 seated.
The Aquarium, Lowestoft - 900
Malvern Theatres, Worcestershire - 850
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
Limelight, Belfast - 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
@sohoplace, London - 600
Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Liverpool - 600 (lecture theatre), 400 (tung auditorium)
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford - 586
Stephan Joseph Theatre, Scarborough - 569
Lemon Tree, Aberdeen - 550 standing, various seated caps
Under The Bridge, Fulham, London - 550
Bloomsbury Theatre, Bloomsbury, London - 535
Band on the Wall, Manchester - 520
Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool ballroom - 500 (seated)
The Dome, London - 500
Camden Underworld, Camden Town, London - 500
The Old Market, Brighton & Hove, Brighton - 500
Perth Theatre - 500
Corn Exchange, Exeter - 500 (standing), 300 (seated)
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
Century Theatre Coalville, Leicestershire - 206
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
Silsden Town Hall, Bradford - 180
The Rose Theatre, Chesterfield - 160
DIY Space For London, Bermondsey – 160
The Leeds Club, Leeds – 150
Dublin Castle, Camden, London – 150
Vintage Rockbar, Doncaster – 150
House of Detention, Clerkenwell, London – 130^[14]
606 Club, London - 120
Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh - 100
Greencoat Place, Victoria - 100
The New Headingley Club, Leeds – 100
Vortex Jazz Club, London - 100
The Lion Theatre, Horncastle - 96
Cellar, Aberdeen - 80
Bawtry Phoenix Theatre, Bawtry - 72

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
Hope and Anchor, Islington, London

References

^ "Venues UK - Free Venue Finder". Venues.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Venue Finder UK". Venuefinder.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
^ [1] Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ [2] Archived 25 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Account Suspended". Roxyclub77.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Glastonbury Festival 2022". eFestivals. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ "Download Festival 2018". eFestivals. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
^ "Park capacity boost for Ed Sheeran gigs". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Headliners announced for massive Sefton Park music festival". 2 August 2023.
^ "Demolition of Tynecastle main stand nears completion". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ "Large Music Venue Hire Central London".
^ The Boileroom
^ The Picturedrome
^ "House of Detention". Canvas Events. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

[1] "Venues UK - Free Venue Finder". Venues.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[2] "Venue Finder UK". Venuefinder.com. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[3] [1] Archived 15 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[4] [2] Archived 25 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Account Suspended". Roxyclub77.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

[6] "Glastonbury Festival 2022". eFestivals. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[7] "Download Festival 2018". eFestivals. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

[8] "Park capacity boost for Ed Sheeran gigs". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.

[9] "Headliners announced for massive Sefton Park music festival". 2 August 2023.

[10] "Demolition of Tynecastle main stand nears completion". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[11] "Large Music Venue Hire Central London".

[12] The Boileroom

[13] The Picturedrome

[14] "House of Detention". Canvas Events. Retrieved 29 January 2019.

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Stadiums and festivals

Indoor arenas

Exhibition and conference venues

Indoor theatres and halls

Smaller venues

Capacities not specified

See also

References