The
National Indoor Arena or The 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. The NIA hosts a range of events ranging from sporting
events, to musical concerts, and has a capacity to seat up to
13,000 using both permanent seating and temporary seating
configurations.
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
Over the years it has hosted many notable events:
The NIA hosting an athletics
meeting
ECW on the 16th October 2007, before
the ECW tapings at the NIA, Birmingham UK
The NIA has also hosted many music concerts including;
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