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Bands flock to Aberdeen.
Intimate venue Aberdeen Arena is becoming a favourite with artists
by Jim Larkin
Executives behind Aberdeen Arena are bidding to establish northern Scotland as a key stopping-off point for major tours as they look to top a record-breaking year with 15% more concerts in 2007.
The Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, which contains a maximum 9,000-capacity arena, is concluding the best year for music in its history, having nearly doubled the number of concerts staged from 21 in 2005 to 40 this year.
Operators say the venue is fast becoming a favourite for bands because of the hunger of the audience and the atmosphere within the hall. It is attracting acts such as Oasis, Muse and Franz Ferdinand to play arena gigs in northern Scotland when previously Glasgow would have been as far north as many would travel. International acts including The Killers and Lionel Richie are scheduled to play at the venue next year.
The centre opened in 1985 and was built by the local council - which still owns it - principally to host events for the oil industry, which continues to bring wealth to the area. In 2003, an #18m redevelopment of AECC saw it step up its activities in live music and sporting events to complement its traditional business in exhibitions, conferences and awards evenings.
The biggest capacity to date was 9,000 for an Oasis gig in December 2005, but other events, such as a recent gig by Keane on October 19, have been 7,500 sell-outs with seating added in. As a venue, the AECC has an intimate feel for an arena, because the stage sits ...
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