OVO Arena Wembley
Attraction · Wembley Park, England
The OVO Arena Wembley stands on Arena Square off Engineers Way, HA9 0AA, and holds 12,500. It is listed Grade II as WEMBLEY ARENA (FORMERLY THE EMPIRE POOL), NHLE 1078877, on 14 October 1976. Admission is to ticketed events only, with no general admission. Wembley Park Underground station is 609 m away and Wembley Stadium rail station 471 m.
History
The operator states that the venue was originally opened as the Empire Pool in July 1934, built for the 1934 British Empire Games. It held boxing, diving, swimming and water polo at the 1948 Summer Olympics and badminton and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and its first concert was in 1959. The operator gives over 120 shows a year and over a million visitors, and states that Legends Global manages and operates the venue.
Visit
Arena Square, Engineers Way, Wembley Park, Wembley HA9 0AA