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National Indoor Arena
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The National Indoor Arena (NIA) situated in Birmingham, England was opened in 1991. It hosts a range of events including sport and concerts. The NIA seats between 4,000 and 13,000 for events, When built it was the largest indoor arena in the UK (until the MEN Arena opened four years later)
It is alongside the Birmingham Canal Navigations and opposite the National Sea Life Centre in Brindleyplace.
Over the years it has hosted many events including:
- 1993 and 2003 World Badminton Championships
- 1995 World Netball Championships
- 1998 Eurovision Song Contest
- 1999 World Judo Championships
- WWF Rebellion 1999
- 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- Davis Cup tennis matches
- Many basketball, powerlifting, table tennis, and wrestling competitions including WWE Rebellion 1999 which was initially shown on live pay-per-view exclusively to the United Kingdom on Sky Digital, then later released worldwide on DVD.
- The British games company Games Workshop used the arena to stage their Games Day and Golden Demon events until 2003, when they moved to the larger National Exhibition Centre.
- The British Indoor Rowing Championships since 2000
- The Gladiators television programme from 1992 to 1999
- The All England Open Badminton Championships from 1994 to present day.
- WWE Raw on the Survivor Series 2005 Tour, an annual WWE tour of Europe and the United Kingdom.
- Many music concerts (including those from Paul McCartney, Oasis, Coldplay, Ocean Colour Scene, Green Day, P!nk, Destiny's Child, Girls Aloud and Christina Aguilera, in November 2006 Scissor Sisters broke the record for ticket sales at the NIA Arena as they played in their Tah-Dah tour, this was announced on stage.
- 2007 European Indoor Championships in Athletics
It is run by the NEC Group, who also run the nearby International Convention Centre and the National Exhibition Centre.
On Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th of October, the WWE brings its flagship shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night Smackdown! to the National Indoor Arena for two consecutive nights of TV tapings. The tickets for this event are going fast.
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