Wembley Arena
Location	London, England
Opened	1934
Owner	Wembley Limited
Tenants
Seats
12,300

Wembley Arena at Night (Taken at a live WWE Show).

Wembley Arena is a world famous live entertainment venue, located in Wembley, London. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium. It was built for the 1934 Empire Games and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its former name, the Empire Pool. The pool itself was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics. Image File history File linksMetadata Wembley_Arena_-_Fountain. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Wembley_Arena_Night. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Wembley_Arena_Night. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, or WWE, is a professional wrestling promotion, currently the largest in North America. ... Wembley is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Wembley Stadium is a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... Countries which participated The 1934 British Empire Games was the second of what are now called the Commonwealth Games. ... The Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in London, England. ...

The arena is London's busiest music venue and the second busiest in the UK (the MEN Arena in Manchester is busier) in terms of ticket sales. The arena seats a maximum of 12,300 for concerts and although not the biggest of London's arenas (see for example Earls Court), it is regarded as having the best sound quality and the best backstage amenities for touring music acts. The Manchester Evening News Arena or MEN Arena is a large indoor arena situated in Manchester, England. ... The Earls Court Exhibition Centre (also known as Earls Court Arena) is located in West London on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham. ...

The Arena has played host to many well known music artists over the past 70 years, such as Pink Floyd, Pet Shop Boys, David Bowie, Electric Light Orchestra, Status Quo, Guns N' Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Kylie Minogue, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Avril Lavigne, Madonna, Rush, Bad Company, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, Crowded House, AC/DC, ABBA, New Kids On The Block, The Cult, The Cure, The Beatles, The Monkees in 1967, Gary Numan, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Jason Donovan, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Meat Loaf, Blur, Destiny's Child, P!nk, Queen, Oasis, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Placebo, Duran Duran, Jamiroquai, The Offspring, Spice Girls, Slayer, Will Young, Muse, Megadeth, Scissor Sisters, Girls Aloud and Tool. Music is a form of art and entertainment or other human activity that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. ... 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Indoor sporting events such as boxing and ice hockey have long been popular at the Arena, notably the World Championship bout between then champion Alan Minter and challenger Marvin Hagler, which the latter won. The Wembley Lions and Wembley Monarchs were two ice hockey teams that used the venue during the 1940s, 50s and 60s and Wembley hosted the British Hockey League play-off finals weekend at the end of each season up until the league's disbandment in 1996. Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called Western Boxing, pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Alan Minter (born August 17, 1951) in Crawley, England, is a former boxer who was Middleweight champion of the world. ... Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954), is an American former boxer. ... The British Hockey League was the top-flight ice hockey league in the United Kingdom from 1982 until 1996, when it was replaced by the Ice Hockey Superleague and the British National League. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

The Arena also hosts highly successful comedy nights, with comedians such as David Baddiel having appeared. His appearance alongside Rob Newman in 1993 is widely regarded as being responsible for bringing alternative comedy into the mainstream. Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... David Baddiel (born May 28, 1964, Troy, New York, USA) is an English comedian, novelist and television presenter. ... Rob Newman Robert (sometimes Rob) Newman (born July 7, 1964) is a British stand-up comedian, author and political activist. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In addition, Wembley Arena is also famous for its Disney on Ice shows. The most recent was the show based on Disney/Pixar's film Toy Story 2 in 2004. Because of the refurbishment to the arena, there was no show in 2005. Disney on Ice is a touring ice show produced by Feld Entertainment under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. ... Toy Story 2 is a CGI animation film and the sequel to Toy Story, and the third Disney/Pixar feature film, which featured the adventures of a group of toys that come to life when humans are not around to see them. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Wembley Arena was renovated along with Wembley Stadium as part of the regeneration of the Wembley area. The Arena refurbishment cost £35m and the new arena opened to the public on 2 April 2006 with a concert by Depeche Mode. The regeneration of Wembley is one of the major development projects in London in the early 21st Century, as specified in the London Plan published by the Mayor of London Ken Livingstone in 2004. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Depeche Mode are a highly influential English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. ...

Artists set to play the "new" venue include Kylie Minogue, Madonna, Take That, Kelly Clarkson,Cliff Richard, Status Quo, Il Divo, Placebo, Meat Loaf, McFly, Dave Matthews Band, Santana, Girls Aloud, Muse ,Bruce Springsteen and My Chemical Romance. World Wrestling Entertainment taped their TV shows RAW and SmackDown!, with RAW on 21 April and SmackDown! on 22 April 2006. Both shows were a huge success resulting in a stadium sellout for each. Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award winning Australian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion icon whose level of fame and success has earned her superstar status for more than two decades. ... Take That are an English pop boy band that originated in Manchester in 1990, widely known as the pioneers of the genre in the UK. Take That sold 15 million records between the years of 1990-1996. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Status Quo are an English rock band whose music is characterised by a strong boogie line. ... Il Divo (L-R: Urs, Sébastien, David, and Carlos. ... Placebo are an alternative rock band consisting of Brian Molko (vocals, guitar), Stefan Olsdal (bass) and Steve Hewitt (drums). ... Meat Loaf is the stage name of Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday on September 27, 1947), an American actor (stage and screen) and rock singer. ... McFly are a bunch of gender benders that wouldnt know good music if it came up and bit them in the nose. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the acronym DMB) is an American rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991 by singer and guitarist Dave Matthews, saxophonist Leroi Moore, bassist Stefan Lessard, violin player Boyd Tinsley, drummer Carter Beauford, and keyboardist Peter Griesar (who left the band in 1993). ... Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Mexico) is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican American musician and Latin-rock guitarist. ... Girls Aloud are a pop group from the United Kingdom. ... Muse are a popular English rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994. ... Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... My Chemical Romance (also known as My Chem or MCR) is an American rock band from New Jersey. ... World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ... WWE Raw (whose trademark is capitalized RAW) is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the Raw brand. ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the flagship broadcast of the SmackDown! brand. ... WWE Raw (whose trademark is capitalized RAW) is the Monday night professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the primary broadcast of the Raw brand. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... WWE Friday Night SmackDown! is a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and is the flagship broadcast of the SmackDown! brand. ... April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 25 January 2006, the venue forms part of Live Nation's (ClearChannel Entertainment) UK line-up alongside the Carling Apollo London, Manchester, Edinburgh Playhouse, Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield and Manchester Opera House. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A notable Empire Pool attendance record was set in the early 70s by the mega teen idol of the day, performer David Cassidy, in his first tour of Great Britain in 1973 when he sold out SIX performances on one weekend.

Square of Fame

With the reopening of Wembley Arena in 2006, a "Square of Fame" area has been created in front of the arena. Similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it is for notable Wembley Arena performers to have bronze plaques with their names and handprints. The first star to have a plaque was Madonna on August 1st 2006.[1] On November 9th 2006 Sir Cliff Richard added his handprints to the Square. A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion icon whose level of fame and success has earned her superstar status for more than two decades. ...

External links

• Wembley Arena website
• Wembley Arena Fan Photos