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A senior management team has been appointed to run the new 10,000 seat arena being built in Liverpool, with Tim Banfield - formerly with the NEC and SECC - heading up the operation.
The arena forms part of the Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool (ACC Liverpool) which is being built on the city's Kings Waterfront dockside at a cost of #146m. It is due to open in January 2008, which is when Liverpool begins its year as Europe's Capital Of Culture, and is owned by the local council.
The project is split into two distinct areas: the arena, which can stage concerts and conferences with 2,000 to 10,000 capacities; and a conference centre with a 1,350 capacity auditorium, 18 breakout rooms and a 7,000 sq m exhibition area. The roofs for both sides of the building are now in place.
It is anticipated there will be 65 music events per year at ACC Liverpool, representing around half the venue's programme of activity. "The ...