Liverpool Arena

M&S Bank Arena
	Exterior of the arena (February 2019)
Full name	M&S Bank Arena Liverpool
Former names	Echo Arena (2008–2019)
Address	16 Monarchs Quay; Liverpool L3 4FP England
Location	King's Dock
Coordinates	53°23′48″N 2°59′27.45″W / 53.39667°N 2.9909583°W
Owner	Liverpool City Council
Operator	ACC Liverpool Group Ltd
Capacity	7,513 to 10,600 (all seated); 11,000 (with standing)
Construction
Broke ground	15 May 2005
Opened	12 January 2008
Expanded	2012; 2017;
Construction cost	£164 million
Architect	WilkinsonEyre; Sport Concepts;
Project manager	Davis Langdon; Gleeds;
Structural engineer	BuroHappold Engineering
Services engineer	Faber Maunsell
Main contractors	Bovis Lend Lease
Website
	Venue Website

Liverpool Arena, known for sponsorship reasons as the M&S Bank Arena and previously the Echo Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the city centre of Liverpool, England. The venue hosts live music, comedy performances and sporting events, and forms part of Liverpool event campus ACC Liverpool – an interconnected arena, exhibition and convention centre. The venue serves a regional population of 2.5 million people and over 6.6 million across England's North West.