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Manchester Evening News Arena

Manchester, England (Formerly Nynex Arena)
Ranked #16 of 85 attractions in Manchester
4.0 of 5 stars 229 Reviews
Type: Civic Centers
Description: This major arena is a popular venue for a variety of live performances from Elton John and the Spice Girls to wrestling competitions and ballet.
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Wigan, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

Ok, first I admit I'm not into big venues and though we go to a lot of gigs, most are considerably smaller venues. Each to their own with music tastes and with that in mind, I guess that sometimes the band you are into needs a big venue. Prices are as expected - expensive a';as big corporate venue. I hate... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

As far as venues go its great. Roomy very few 'bad seats'. Its easy to find your way around and at this gig plenty of food/drink stands that were fairly expensive but no worse than any other big venue to be fair. It was easy to park in the multistorey BUT I'd recommend getting the metro in or similar because... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

Its pretty expensive for food and drink but I have sat in a number of places and always had a good view. Transport links are good too. More

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Bolton, United Kingdom
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3 reviews 3 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2012 NEW

Took my son to his first concert and we had a great time More

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Leeds, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

easy to access but the food and booze is overpriced but hey show me one that isnt More

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Stockport
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2012

I've been to the arena a lot over the years and have invariably been dissapointed. Would have thought I might have learnt by now. I used to go watch the ice hockey years ago and that was always good. . I've twice taken my daughter to cbeebies : live and obviously as a 30year old male think that's great! However... More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2012

Definitely too big. You have a better view of the act you're seeing on the screens than on the stage! If you're at the back all you can hear is echos and it's freezing! More

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Twickenham
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2012

We had the most expensive seats on the floor of the arena and couldn't see much. It was like a school hall with hard seats close together. More

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Ely, United Kingdom
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

This was our first time at this venue. There was extremely good access. It is very well laid out and clean. The staff were really helpful and polite. The seat that we had had gave us an extremely good view. The sound was brilliant - it was clear but not over powering. More

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Darwen, England, United Kingdom
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 11, 2012

We had a great night watching war of the worlds and it made easier because it right above the train station,so we did not have so far to go to get home. More

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