Major indoor arena at the NEC near Birmingham, seating 15,685 and previously named Resorts World Arena.
bp pulse LIVE is a multipurpose indoor arena on the National Exhibition Centre site at Marston Green, Solihull, on the eastern edge of Birmingham. It opened in December 1980 with a concert by Queen and has since traded as Birmingham International Arena, NEC Arena, LG Arena, Genting Arena and Resorts World Arena, taking its current name in September 2024.
The arena bowl is configurable for both seated and standing shows, with a full capacity of 15,685 and a curtained-off "academy" mode of roughly 5,700 for smaller productions. It hosts arena tours, comedy, awards ceremonies and indoor sport.
Arena
Configurable arena bowl for seated or standing shows, reducible to an academy-style configuration for smaller productions.
15,685 at full capacity; approximately 5,700 in the reduced academy configuration.
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