The Manchester Arena has gone through several name changes since opening in 1995. It was initially called NYNEX Arena (1995-1998), then Manchester Evening News Arena (1998-2011) before simply becoming Manchester Arena (2011-2013). Following a sponsorship deal with Phones 4u it was renamed Phones 4u Arena from 2013-2015 but, following the end of their sponsorship, it is once again simply called Manchester Arena.