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[Manchester Arena]]
Music[edit]
As one of the largest venues in the UK, the arena has hosted music concerts since opening in 1995 and is the arena's primary source of visitors.[citation needed]
On 26 March 2000, English boy band Five performed at this venue as part of their Invincible Tour. The show was also filmed for a concert special, called Five Live, that was released on DVD and VHS later that same year.[1]
Janet Jackson performed there on 31 May 1998 as part of her The Velvet Rope Tour. Jackson was scheduled to perform during her All for You Tour on 5 December 2001, but the show was cancelled with the rest of her European tour because of possible terrorist threats.[2] The same happened on her 2016 Unbreakable World Tour because of scheduling conflicts.
Britney Spears performed at the arena for the first time on 13 and 14 October 2000 during her Oops!...I Did It Again Tour. She returned on 1 May 2004 on her Onyx Hotel Tour and on 17 June 2009 during her Circus Tour. After 2 years, she returned for Femme Fatale Tour.
In 2002, Kylie Minogue performed on the 1, 2, 3, 4, 11 and 12 May as part of her KylieFever2002 tour. Minogue also performed part of her Showgirl Tour on 23, 24, 26, 27 and 28 April 2005. In 2007, she performed on 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 23 January as the final part of her Homecoming Tour. In 2008, she came back to perform on 11, 12, 14, 15, 17 and 18 July as part of her X world tour. Minogue came back on 1, 2, 4 and 5 April 2011 as part of her Aphrodite World Tour. Minogue performed again at the arena on 26 September 2014. The performance marked the 30th time Minogue has performed at the arena, a record for the venue as its most performed artist.[3] It is also a record for Minogue, being the venue she has played to most in the world; she has played to 400,000 fans in total in the Manchester Arena.[4] The Manchester Evening News had previously described Minogue as the "undoubted queen of the Manchester Arena".[5]
In July 2010, the arena celebrated its 15th birthday with a multi-artist gig, presented by Real Radio (North West).[6] An audience of nearly 10,000 was entertained by Scouting for Girls, Pixie Lott, The Script, Alexandra Burke, The Hoosiers, The Saturdays, Gabriella Cilmi, Taio Cruz, Craig David, Beverley Knight, Olly Murs, Amy McDonald, The Baseballs and Fyfe Dangerfield. Former steward, Peter Kay was a surprise guest which was hosted by Real Radio breakfast presenters Ditchy and Salty.
American entertainer Beyoncé performed three sold out shows at the arena as part of her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour on 7, 8 and 9 May 2013. She returned on 25 and 26 February 2014 for two more sold out shows. The X Factor winner Sam Bailey was the opening act. Both shows became the fastest concert to sell out the entire arena in history. This was the fifth tour Beyoncé has performed at the arena following concerts for her Dangerously in Love Tour (2003), Destiny Fulfilled...and Lovin' It (2005), The Beyoncé Experience (2007) and the I Am... World Tour (2009).
As of 2015 British pop group Take That, who were formed in Manchester, hold the record for the most number of performances.[7]
Olly Murs performed at the arena on 17 and 18 March 2017, as part of the first leg for his new UK tour, Spring & Summer Tour 2017.
Ariana Grande performed at the arena on 22 May 2017 as part of the Dangerous Woman Tour. After this, a suicide bombing took place at the foyer of the arena. (see below)
On 25 June and 1 August 2017, Celine Dion was set to bring her Celine Dion Live 2017 tour here, but it was replaced to First Direct Arena due to 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
On 06 February 2018, Lady Gaga will perform her Joanne World Tour here.
On 10 December 2017, Mariah Carey will bring her All I Want for Christmas Is You, A Night of Joy and Festivity show here.
- ^ "Five: Live". 5 December 2000 – via Amazon.
- ^ "Janet Jackson niet in Sportpaleis".
- ^ Evans, Denise (17 March 2014). "Kylie Minogue to play record 30th show at the arena in Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Denise Evans (17 March 2014). "Manchester is Kylie's number one city". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ Bourne, Diana (2 April 2012). "Review: Casual Kylie Minogue thrills the 'uber-fans' at Manchester Academy". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Venue profile: Finger on the pulse". Music Week. 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Take That have played a record 38 dates at the Manchester Arena". Manchester Evening News. 19 June 2015.