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National Indoor Arena
This article is about an arena in Birmingham. For other uses, see National Indoor Arena (Jamaica).
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Coordinates: 52°28′47″N 01°54′54″W / 52.47972°N 1.915°W
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| Location | The NIA King Edwards Road Birmingham B1 2AA England |
| Opened | 4 October 1991 |
| Owner | NEC Group |
| Capacity | 12,802 seated 14,150 standing[1] |
| Website | thenia.co.uk |
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| All England Open Badminton Championships Aviva Indoor Grand Prix |
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The National Indoor Arena (NIA) is a large indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. It is situated in central Birmingham, England and was opened in 1991, as the largest indoor arena at the time in the UK.[2] The NIA hosts a range of events ranging from sporting events, to musical concerts, and has a capacity to seat up to 12,700 using both permanent seating and temporary seating configurations.[3]
It 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.
The seating is arranged into upper-tier, lower-tier and flat floor seating sections. The lower-tier and flat floor sections are made up of removable seating whilst the upper-tier is made up of fixed seating. Areas for disabled visitors is provided between the upper-tier and lower-tier flooring, on the Atrium level.
Notable events
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Over the years it has hosted many notable events:
- 1993 and 2003 World Badminton Championships
- 1995 Netball World Championships
- 1998 Eurovision Song Contest
- 1999 World Judo Championships
- WWF Rebellion 1999
- 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- Davis Cup tennis matches
- BBL Cup and BBL Finals Weekend matches
- Many basketball, powerlifting, table tennis, and wrestling competitions
- The British games company Games Workshop used the arena to stage their Games Day and Golden Demon events until 2003, when they moved to the larger National Exhibition Centre.
- The British Indoor Rowing Championships since 2000
- The Gladiators television programme from 1992 to 2000
- The All England Open Badminton Championships from 1994 to present day.
- WWE Raw on the Survivor Series 2005 Tour.
- WWE Raw, ECW and SmackDown television taping on 15 and 16 October 2007
- 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships
- Michael Flatley's Stage Show, Celtic Tiger - DVD recording
- UFC 89
- BAMMA 4, BAMMA 7 & BAMMA 9
- Beyonce performed at the arena during her I Am... Tour on May 23, 2009
- 2010 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship
- 2010 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- 2011 Trampoline World Championships
- 2012 BMX World Championships
- 2012 Madonna. The MDNA World Tour marks Madonna's first performance in Birmingham.
- 2012 All England Super Series Premier
References
- ^ "The NIA Factsheet". http://www.thenia.co.uk/aboutus/thenia/Documents/nia-factsheet.pdf. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.necgroup.co.uk/venues The NEC Group Venues
- ^ "Venue Information". thenia.co.uk. http://www.thenia.co.uk/planninganevent/information/venue/arena.
- ^ http://www.activbirmingham.com/Info/BirminghamNIA-3553.html
External links
| Preceded by Pavilhão Atlântico Lisbon |
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 2003 |
Succeeded by Budapest Sports Arena Budapest |
| Preceded by Palacio de Deportes de la CAM Madrid |
European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 2007 |
Succeeded by Oval Lingotto Turin |
| Preceded by Point Theatre Dublin |
Eurovision Song Contest Venue 1998 |
Succeeded by International Convention Center Jerusalem |
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