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Venue · Liverpool

M&S Bank Arena

Liverpool's arena on the waterfront at Kings Dock, opened in 2008 as the Echo Arena, for concerts, comedy, sport and family shows.

Address
Kings Dock, Liverpool Waterfront, Liverpool, L3 4FP
Nearest station
Liverpool Central or James Street
Opened
2008
Capacity
Up to 11,000

On this spot

What was here before

The arena stands on Kings Dock, beside the Albert Dock, opposite the portal of the disused Wapping Tunnel. Designed by Wilkinson Eyre, it opened on 12 January 2008 as the Echo Arena and took the M&S Bank name in 2019.

  1. 2008

    The Echo Arena opens on 12 January.

  2. 2019

    Renamed M&S Bank Arena on 7 January.

Old Town Time Meter

11/100

Recent

  • Time on this spot18 years, since 2008 (arena opens on Kings Dock)2/40
  • Age of the present building18 years, built 20082/20
  • Layers of history2 documented chapters6/15
  • Continuity18 years in the same use (arena)1/10

An index of the documented time and history held by this place, part of Old Town Liverpool's Quantum Energy Mapping. How it is measured.

Listings are compiled from the organisers' published programmes. Old Town Liverpool does not sell tickets; please check times with the box office before you travel.

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