Marshall Arena
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Former names | Arena MK (2014–2018) Milton Keynes Arena |
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Address | Stadium Way West Milton Keynes MK1 1ST England |
Coordinates | 52°00′30″N 00°43′58″W / 52.00833°N 0.73278°W |
Capacity | 5,000[1] |
Construction | |
Opened | 5 February 2014 |
Architect | Populous (then HOK Sport) |
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stadiummk.com |
The Marshall Arena (formerly known as Arena MK, also Milton Keynes Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, located beside Stadium MK. The 3,420 square metres (36,800 sq ft) multi-use event space is positioned over three floors and anticipates music and sporting events, conferences, exhibitions and parties.[2]
History
The arena was to be the home of the
It officially opened on 8 February 2014 when it hosted the 2014 English National Badminton Championships.[2]
Name
In September 2018, Marshall Amplification announced an agreement with Arena MK to use the space for music events, rebranding it the "Marshall Arena".[5]
Regular tournaments
Darts
The Arena has hosted the Professional Darts Corporation's Masters tournament since 2015.[citation needed]
Snooker
Marshall Arena was chosen as the venue for the
As a direct result of the venues’ ability to keep the snooker tour running during a pandemic, it was selected to be the venue of the
References
- ^ "Marshall Arena". www.stadiummk.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ a b Fiona O'Hara. "arena: stadiummk opens its doors". Milton Keynes Dons Football Club.
- ^ Winkelman can't guarantee arena! Archived 8 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine – MK Citizen 26 November 2008
- ^ "Lions to leave Milton Keynes". MK Citizen. 9 August 2012.
- ^ Welcome to the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes Citizen, 29 September 2018
- ^ a b "Televised live sport to resume in June with snooker tournament in Milton Keynes". ITV News. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "World Snooker: Milton Keynes to host first eight events of 2020-21 season". BBC Sport. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.