The Manchester Evening News Arena, managed and operated by SMG Europe, is one of the busiest venues in the World and the largest indoor arena in Europe.

Opened in 1995, the M.E.N Arena has staged the biggest names in live entertainment from U2, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Pavarotti to the record-breaking 2010 / 2011 residency by local comedian Peter Kay.

Attracting over one million visitors each year, the 21,000 capacity Arena was named 'International Venue of the Year' in 2002 by industry publication Pollstar and has been nominated an unrivalled nine consecutive times.