Plymouth Arena
Previously known as Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth Arena is the largest purpose-built entertainment, concert and conference centre in the South West peninsula. It is 1,800sqm of versatile arena that can be configured into a variety of formats to suit any requirement. The arena can host a fully standing capacity of 4000, a fully seated capacity of 2,500 and several option in between, including a banquet capacity of 700 guests. Alongside the arena are two bars, 5 en-suite dressing rooms, 3 backstage rooms and staff to deliver the event. In addition to the arena, there is currently also an ice-rink, which hosts a variety of activities for all levels of skaters.
Plymouth Arena is the optimal venue in the region to host events including (but not limited to) conferences, exhibitions, catwalk shows and banquets. With state of the art technical facilities, experienced staff and a great location in the heart of Plymouth city centre, the Arena has the ability to lend itself to numerous functions.
The Arena is known for its large scale music concerts and comedy performances. In the past this has included elite acts such as One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Coldplay, Michael McIntyre, Artic Monkeys, Ricky Gervais, and Oasis.
“We are grateful for the support of the Arts Council enabling us to continue operating and to reopen this year, hosting more international live music, comedy and entertainment shows for people to enjoy, and our refurbishment project is now progressing, with all renovations completed by next summer. This investment will help to ensure the Arena can continue offering a first-class entertainment facility for the South West region.”
Plymouth Arena's CEO Sarah Phillips said: “We are very excited to have started delivering major renovations to the Arena and the Pavilions as part of a £500,000 investment to improve the customer experience, with our Upstage Bar already proving popular, and work progressing well on our plans to deliver new seating, refurbished floors and fresh decor. We’d hoped to have completed these renovations before now, as part of the celebrations for our 30th anniversary, but like many arts venues, the impact of Covid-19 and the resulting UK lockdowns have been huge, and delayed our plans."