National Indoor Arena
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| National Indoor Arena | |
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| Type | Arena |
| Location | The NIA King Edwards Road Birmingham B1 2AA England |
| Owner | NEC Group |
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| Completed | 1991 |
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The National Indoor Arena or The NIA is a large Indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK (until the Manchester Evening News Arena opened four years later). The NIA hosts a range of events ranging from sporting events, to musical concerts, and has a capacity to seat up to 13,000 using both permanent seating and temporary seating configurations.
The NIA is located alongside the Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line's Old Turn Junction and opposite the National Sea Life Centre in Brindleyplace. Close to the NIA, is The ICC which is also owned by the NEC Group.
The seating is arranged into Upper-Tier, Lower-Tier and Flat Floor Seating sections. The Lower-Tier and Flat Floor sections are made up of removable seating sections whilst the Upper-Tier is made up of Fixed Seating. Areas for disabled visitors is provided between the Upper-Tier and Lower-Tier Flooring, on the Atrium Level.
[edit] Events
Over the years it has hosted many notable events:
- 1993 and 2003 World Badminton Championships
- 1995 Netball World Championships
- 1998 Eurovision Song Contest
- 1999 World Judo Championships
- WWF Rebellion 1999
- 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- Davis Cup tennis matches
- BBL Cup and BBL Finals Weekend matches
- Many basketball, powerlifting, table tennis, and wrestling competitions
- The British games company Games Workshop used the arena to stage their Games Day and Golden Demon events until 2003, when they moved to the larger National Exhibition Centre.
- The British Indoor Rowing Championships since 2000
- The Gladiators television programme from 1992 to 1999
- The All England Open Badminton Championships from 1994 to present day.
- WWE RAW on the Survivor Series 2005 Tour.
- WWE Raw, ECW & SmackDown television taping on 15th October & 16 October 2007
- Many music concerts (including Celine Dion Christina Aguilera,Britney Spears, Paul McCartney, Oasis, Babyshambles, Coldplay, Ocean Colour Scene, Green Day, Velvet Revolver, Lostprophets, P!nk, Destiny's Child, and Girls Aloud, in November 2006 Scissor Sisters broke the record for ticket sales at the NIA Arena as they played in their Tah-Dah tour, this was announced on stage.
- 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships
- Michael Flatley's Stage Show, Celtic Tiger
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| Preceded by Point Theatre Dublin |
Eurovision Song Contest Venue 1998 |
Succeeded by International Convention Center Jerusalem |
| Preceded by Pavilhão Atlântico Lisbon |
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 2003 |
Succeeded by Budapest Arena Budapest |
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