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The acoustic canopy and backstage area of the Crystal Palace Bowl. This 1990's structure is in desperate need of repair, to bring back to life what, to quote Rick Wakeman, is the “best outdoor venue in London… magical”.
The Barclaycard Arena is one of the busiest, large scale indoor sporting and entertainment venues in Europe. Since opening as the National Indoor Arena in 1991, it has welcomed visitors to over 30 different sports and an extensive variety of entertainment and music. Everything from Sir Cliff Richard, Eurovision Song Contest to Disney on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing.
The Arena, which is owned by parent company, the NEC Group, is situated in central Birmingham, England. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK.[2] The multi-purpose arena is as flexible as possible; it can stage concerts, entertainment spectaculars, business conferences and exhibitions. The adaptable format of the NIA Academy creates a more intimate theatre-style auditorium to accommodate smaller concerts, ballet as well as comedy and theatre. The Arena has a capacity of up to 12,700 using both permanent seating and temporary seating configurations.[3] The NIA was officially opened on 4 October 1991 by the athlete Linford Christie.[4]
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.
In 2012 plans to refurbish and renovate the NIA were approved by Birmingham City Council. The plans will include creating a showpiece entrance from the canal-side, three sky needle light sculptures, a new glazed facade fronting the canal and new pre-show hospitality elements. The design is by the architecture firm Broadway Malyan and the building contract was awarded to Royal BAM Group in 2013 with an projected finishing date of Winter 2014.[5]
The £26 million redevelopment began work in June 2013 and the project plans to be completed by December 2014 and will be officially opened by singer Michael Bublé.[6] The arena will be called the Barclaycard Arena after Barclaycard won the naming rights for five years.
The O2 arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located at the centre of The O2, a large entertainment complex on the Greenwich peninsula in South East London, United Kingdom. It is the first American style arena in London. With a capacity of up to 23,000 depending on the event, it is one of the largest indoor arenas in Europe alongside the MEN Arena in Manchester. In 2008 the O2 took the crown of the Worlds Busiest Arena from the MEN Arena, a title which it held since 2001. This is where Michael Jackson were supposed to have his last 50 concerts. Info from wikipedia.org
The home of the NHL's Nashville Predators is this HOK designed, radio and music inspired arena in downtown Nashville. The Sommet Center can seat over 17,000 for hockey and over 20,000 for basketball. It's a multi-purpose hockey arena. The tower pays homage to the influence radio and tv has had in this market over the past years. It is home to the downtown Nashville Visitors Center. The arena is also home to the Nashville Predators ProShop and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.
The arena was featured in the 1990's hit by LeeAnn Rimes "How Do I Live" video. Multiple scenes were shot on the plaza out front.
Originally called the Great American Pyramid, it was conceived as a sports and concert arena. It was built in 1990 and fell into disuse in 2004 and has sat empty ever since - thus reinforcing my belief that all pyramids are cursed.
Kelvingrove Park Bandstand. Many a day was spent attending band concerts here in public park for free while growing up in Glasgow early sixties through to mid seventies. Recently returned to find sad state of the structure and facility.
(Digital Edit in Photoshop to create more old disused appearance)
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