| Location | Edinburgh Park, South Gyle, Scotland |
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| Capacity | 8,500 |
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Edinburgh Arena, also known as Edinburgh Park Arena, is a proposed indoor arena to be built in Edinburgh Park, Scotland. The venue would have a capacity of 8,500 seats.
Edinburgh is one of few European capital cities without a large capacity indoor arena. [1] The OVO Hydro in Glasgow hosts a maximum capacity of just over 14,300, and Aberdeen's P&J Live once hosted an event with 15,000 attendees. [2]
Loanhead proposal
In 2019, Lothian Leisure Development and NEC Group published a proposal to build a large music venue and conference space in the city. [3] The location of the original proposal for an 'Edinburgh Arena', which would also include a conference centre, retail and leisure space, a cinema and two hotels, was a 30-acre site in greenbelt land near the Edinburgh City Bypass in Loanhead. [4] [5]
Edinburgh Park proposal
On 20 November 2023, entertainment company and operator of The O2 Arena in London, Anschutz Entertainment Group submitted a planning application to City of Edinburgh Council for the construction of an 8,500 capacity music arena on a site in Edinburgh Park. [6] [7] If approved by the council, construction work for the arena could begin in early 2025 for a planned opening sometime in 2027. [8]
References
- ^ "New 8,000 seat Edinburgh indoor arena planned for Straiton site". Edinburgh News. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
- ^ "Scottish Music Venues | Scotland.org". Scotland. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ Burns, Hamish (2019-12-02). "Edinburgh reveals its rival to SSE Hydro". businessInsider. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- ^ https://www.urbanrealm.com/news/8463/8%2C000_seat_indoor_arena_earmarked_for_Straiton.html
- ^ "New 8,000 seat Edinburgh indoor arena planned for Straiton site". Edinburgh News.
- ^ Stephen, Phyllis (November 21, 2023). "Edinburgh Arena will be "great" for the city". The Edinburgh Reporter.
- ^ "23/06913/PAN | Proposed arena development (Class 11) including Class 1A (Retail), Class 3 (Restaurants and cafes) and ancillary hot food / bar amenities with associated public realm, access, landscaping, parking and infrastructure. | Land 70 Meters East Of 1 Lochside Court South Gyle Edinburgh". citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ Williams, Katie (22 November 2023). "New 8,500-capacity 'world class' entertainment venue planned for Edinburgh". Edinburgh Live.
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