A US company involved in a unsuccessful bid to build an arena in Bristol (see issue 225) is revealed to be making a concerted effort to create a rival venue to the 21,000-capacity Manchester Arena.
Los Angeles-based Oak View Group (OVG), which also owns US live industry publication Pollstar, is hoping to build a 20,000-capacity arena in the Eithad Campus, the site of Manchester City football club's Eithad Stadium (cap. 63,000) in Eastlands.
Feasibility studies are already underway, In partnership with Manchester City FC owner City Football Group. If successful, it would be OVG's fist venue in the UK.
"Over the last two decades, Manchester has consistently ranked in the top five global cities for arena events," says OVG chief executive Tim Leiweke."A new world-class arena would create thousands of skilled jobs, apprenticeship and training programmes, and generate significant additional revenue for businesses in the city.
Posted on: 29/08/2019Categories: News from Live UK
