The Echo Arena Liverpool is a purpose-built entertainment venue for live music, comedy performances and sporting events. It is the arena half of ACC Liverpool located on the former King's Dock in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom. The BT Convention Centre forms the other half of the complex.
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Architecture and design
In terms of capacity, Echo Arena Liverpool is the eleventh largest arena in the United Kingdom. ACC Liverpool as a whole was designed by Wilkinson Eyre architects and Sport Concepts. There are six dressing rooms, five team locker rooms and two promoter offices within the arena. Vehicles weighing up to 38 tonnes can gain access to the basement of the arena.
ACC Liverpool, the home to both Echo Arena and BT Convention Centre has a BREEAM rating of "very good".
The purpose built arena has a capacity of 11,000 and 22 hospitality boxes. A backstage artist village and 1,600 space car park are also located onsite.
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History
Echo Arena Liverpool, part of The ACC Liverpool Group, opened its doors on 12 January 2008 with the official opening ceremony for the Capital of Culture, launching a year-long celebration and signalling the culmination of a decade of regeneration in the city. Since opening, Echo Arena Liverpool has hosted over 900 events and 5 million visitors. Concerts, live sporting events, comedy and dance events have all been held in the venue.
The opening of sister venue Exhibition Centre Liverpool, part of The ACC Liverpool Group, in September 2015 has resulted in the campus now being able to offer a much broader offer for standing concerts and international sporting events - accommodating competition, congress and training facilities all under the one roof.
Notable events
Since the arena's opening in 2008, it has regularly played host to many of the world's top musical acts. Many world famous artists have performed at the arena, including Diana Ross, Westlife, Little Mix, Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Kylie Minogue, Paloma Faith, Roger Waters, Peter Gabriel, The Eagles, Lady Gaga, Gloria Estefan, Oasis, The Killers, Nickelback, Nicki Minaj Queen + Paul Rodgers, Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, Arctic Monkeys, Bruno Mars, Iron Maiden, and Girls Aloud who performed their final concert together here.
The MOBO Awards, 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, Davis Cup tennis, the GB Judo World Cup and European Team Badminton Championships have all taken place at Echo Arena. Famous international singers such as Sir Paul McCartney, Elton John, Rod Stewart and Beyoncé have also graced the venue's main stage, along with national comedians like John Bishop and Russell Howard.
Incidents
2017 car park fire
On the evening of 31 December 2017, a fire broke out in an adjacent multi-storey car park and as a consequence, the Liverpool International Horse Show, taking place at the arena, had to be cancelled. Several horses had to be rescued from trailers in the smoke-filled car park. The fire continued into the small hours of 1 January 2018. Virtually all of the 1,400 cars there were destroyed, but no serious harm to people or horses was reported.
Death of Eric Bristow
On 5 April 2018, after attending a Premier League Darts event, darts legend Eric Bristow collapsed in front of the venue due to a heart attack and later died.
Transportation links
Direct public transport to Echo Arena is by bus. James Street railway station is a short walk away and is served by the Merseyrail Wirral Line. The station is two stops away from Liverpool Lime Street mainline station via the city's underground Loop Line.
The arena is situated opposite the portal of the now disused Wapping Tunnel which runs from Edge Hill in the east of the city. There have been calls to reuse the 1.26 miles (2.03 km) tunnel with a station serving the arena and immediate docks on the site of the demolished Park Lane station which was at the end of the tunnel.
In August 2009, the Liverpool Daily Post reported that a new tram-train link from Edge Hill in the east of the city to the Echo Arena at Kings Dock is being considered.
See also
- List of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom
References
External links
- Official website
- ACC Liverpool - Home to Echo Arena Liverpool and BT Convention Centre
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