Planning a Concert

The National Indoor Arena (The NIA) is one of the most sought after and busiest indoor arenas in the Europe.  Since opening in 1991 millions of visitors have enjoyed a variety of live entertainment events at the venue.

Highlights have included:

Former home of The Gladiators
- Record attendance for Snow Patrol of 13,840 in 2007
- Record amount of multiple nights – Sir Cliff Richard 1999
- First live performance of Dancing on Ice in 2007
- Highest attendance for a comedy tour - Little Britain 2006
- Major international sell out concerts have included: Oasis, The Police, Justine Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Neil Diamond

The NIA’s credibility and reputation as a venue, coupled with the infrastructure and expertise of its staff are integral in delivering successful events.  You can be assured that a dedicated and passionate team of people will work with you from concept through to delivery.

At the initial point of contact the sales team will guide you through the availability of dates and the type of layout and capacity you require and discuss all aspects of your event, including technical requirements; security; catering; ticketing and marketing and of course the all important venue hire fees.

As a national ticketing agent, The Ticket Factory will manage your ticket inventory, monitor sales and handle all aspects of your ticketing requirements. Support will also be provided by the marketing and pr team, who will look to maximise ticket sales for your event through a variety of opportunities including the website, SOON leaflets, and regular emails.

The versatility of the venue is second to none; configurations vary from 3,500 up to14,200 (standing) and everything in between.  Standing only or part seating/standing layouts can be created for the perfect environment for all music genres and every form of event from ice to dance to conferences and exhibitions. In addition, The NIA Academy format creates an intimate theatre style auditorium suiting everything from comedy to opera and ballet ….. there really is nothing we can’t achieve!

To contact our team please email nia-sales@necgroup.co.uk.