page_title: Manchester Arena
section_title: Reopening
hierarchical_section_title: Manchester Arena / 2017 bombing / Reopening
caption_attribution_description: English: The 'City Room' foyer of the Manchester Arena. Photo taken in 2020 after the completion of the renovation works.
context_page_description: The Manchester Arena is an indoor arena in Manchester, England, immediately north of the city centre and partly above Manchester Victoria station in air rights space.
  The arena has the highest seating capacity of any indoor venue in the United Kingdom, and second largest in the Europe with a capacity of 21,000 and is one of the world's busiest indoor arenas, hosting music and sporting events such as boxing and swimming. The arena was a key part of Manchester's bids to host the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000 and was eventually used for the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
  The arena was temporarily closed following a terror attack by a suicide bomber on 22 May 2017, in which a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured 500 more at the end of an Ariana Grande concert during her Dangerous Woman Tour. Shows that were scheduled to be at the arena were either moved to alternative venues, or cancelled completely. The arena was reopened on 9 September with a special benefit concert headlined by Manchester-born singer Noel Gallagher.
context_section_description: On 14 June 2017, it was confirmed that the arena would remain closed until September, with scheduled concerts either cancelled or moved to other venues. On 9 September 2017, the arena re-opened with a benefit concert featuring Noel Gallagher and other acts associated with the North West. This was broadcast live on BBC Radio Manchester, Key 103 and Radio X.
caption: The 'City Room' foyer of the Manchester Arena. Photo taken in 2020 after the completion of the renovation works.
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