Manchester AO Arena

Manchester AO Arena is one of the busiest venues in the world and the largest indoor arena in Europe. Since opening in 1995, the Arena has hosted the biggest names in live entertainment including U2, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Lady Gaga, Pavarotti – to name a few!

In addition to live music, the venue has also staged some of the biggest events in the UK sporting calendar including international boxing bouts by Mike Tyson, David Haye, Joe Calzaghe and local champions Ricky Hatton and Amir Khan.

Manchester AO Arena has also played a key part in the city’s rich musical heritage with historic shows by local bands Take That, Oasis, Elbow, New Order, James, Happy Mondays, The Charlatans, M People, The Verve and Simply Red – to name a few!

Attracting over one million visitors each year, the 21,000 capacity Arena is a former winner of the industry’s prestigious International Venue of the Year award.

Situated in the heart of the city, within the Victoria Station complex, with great hotels, restaurants and amenities within easy walking distance and accessible by all forms of public transport and Manchester Airport just a 20-minute car ride away we’re the perfect venue for your next special event.

When it comes to conferences and events, we know how to put on a show. Take centre stage and let us help you create an event to remember at an iconic venue where the magic happens. From conferences and awards ceremonies to meetings, dinners and launch events, no matter what the brief or scale our dedicated events team can help you produce an unforgettable experience.

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What this venue offers

  • Meeting / Conference
  • Seated Dinner / Lunch
  • Buffet / Reception

Venue Spaces

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14 x VIP Suites

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Arena bowl

Exhibition floor space: 3,120 square metres

 

 

Capacity Chart

  • Theatre 2500
  • Dining 900
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AO Electric Lounge

Capacity Chart

  • Cabaret 70
  • Dining 90
  • Reception 200
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The Heineken Sky Lounge

Capacity Chart

  • Theatre 30
  • Boardroom 20
  • Reception 100
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The Beautiful North

Capacity Chart

  • Boardroom 20
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14 x VIP Suites

Capacity Chart

  • 14 people in each suite

Location

Clients We Help

Victoria at Venues All Areas is an ultimate professional who incorporates a personal touch and worked with us from start to finish.  She is always accessible and dealt with any issues promptly and meticulously.  A great pleasure to work with and look forward to working with Victoria on my next events.

GKN Aerospace

Since 2018, Venues All Areas & The Events Architect have organised our events, each for between 300 and 500 staff. Quite simply, they have all been a phenomenal success. Our Summer Party now runs over three days, involving everything from marquees, refined catering, smart sleeping tents, bands, and a myriad of other activities (even ice cream vans!). Our Christmas Party is traditional black tie, which they somehow also make special and out of the ordinary. They challenge themselves to go above and beyond, and they SUCCEED, whilst keeping within the all-important budget!

Explore Learning Ltd

Thank you so much for all your hard work. We all had a great time and received streams of positive feedback from clients and HSBC staff. Everything went to plan and came together in a relaxed evening that flowed very well.

Relationship Manager HSBC

Thank you Venues All Areas for all your hard work in finding us the perfect venues for our Summit, which was the most successful yet. I would love to work with you again for next year which will probably be in Milan.

TV2 Den-mark

Victoria is a creative, dependable and hard working professional who delivered several excellent events for me/HSBC. These required effective stake holder and Victoria enjoyed strong working relationships with HSBC senior management and my team. She is always very personable, hard working and reliable. Victoria would always ensure that she had a firm understanding of the business requirements, provided a range of solutions and worked within agreed budgets, communicating progress at all stages of an event.

Group Events Manager HSBC

Victoria at The Events Architect took all the stress out of event planning for one of the biggest events in the Officers Mess calendar. The decorations and entertainment were phenomenal, funny and daring and tied in perfectly with our theme and audience. Having already got the venue, Victoria was able to craft a vision that fit the space perfectly and she was also extremely adaptable to short notice requests. It was a fantastic party and I could not recommend her enough.

RNAS Yeovilton

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