The Metro Radio Arena Newcastle is a 11,000 seat sports and entertainment venue based in Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. It opened in November 1995 with a star studded basketball game, and the first concert was performed by David Bowie on 7 December. This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... North East England is one of the regions of England. ... November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... David Bowie David Robert Jones (born January 8, 1947), better known as David Bowie, is a British rock and roll musician, actor, and artist who has had a profound influence on rock and roll from the 1960s to the present. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

It is currently sponsored by the local commerical radio station Metro Radio. It was formally sponsored by Telewest, and named the Telewest Arena until January 2004. SMG Europe own and operate the venue. Metro Radio Metro Radio is a local radio station broadcasting in North East England. ... Telewest Broadband (formerly Telewest) is one of the two major cable companies in the United Kingdom. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Metro Radio Arena Newcastle Official Website (http://www.metroradioarena.co.uk)
• Newcastle Arena Changes Name In Major Sponsorship Deal (http://www.smg-europe.com/articles/article25.html) - 12 January 2004 - Press release from SMG Europe announcing the sponsorship deal with Metro Radio.