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colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="nickname">Edinburgh Park Arena</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Edinburgh_Park_Arena_design.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Edinburgh_Park_Arena_design.jpg/250px-Edinburgh_Park_Arena_design.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/48/Edinburgh_Park_Arena_design.jpg/375px-Edinburgh_Park_Arena_design.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/48/Edinburgh_Park_Arena_design.jpg 2x" data-file-width="386" data-file-height="258" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Rendering of the proposed arena</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, UK</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Public transit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Park_station" title="Edinburgh Park station">Edinburgh Park station</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">8,500 (with standing)<br />6,450 (all seated)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">Q1 2026 (projected)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">2027–2028 (projected)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction cost</th><td class="infobox-data">£80 million (projected)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/HOK_(firm)" title="HOK (firm)">HOK</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Structural engineer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Buro_Happold" title="Buro Happold">Buro Happold</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Services engineer</th><td class="infobox-data">Buro Happold</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://edinburghparkarena.com/">Project website</a></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Edinburgh Arena</b>, also known as <b>Edinburgh Park Arena</b>, is a proposed <a href="/wiki/Indoor_arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Indoor arena">indoor arena</a> to be built at the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Park" title="Edinburgh Park">Edinburgh Park</a> business park in the <a href="/wiki/South_Gyle" title="South Gyle">South Gyle</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>. The venue is planned to have a maximum capacity of around 8,500 people, with mixed seating and standing configurations.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh" title="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</a> is one of few European capital cities without a large capacity indoor arena.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leith_proposal_(2004)"><span id="Leith_proposal_.282004.29"></span>Leith proposal (2004)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_Arena&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Leith proposal (2004)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2004 the owner of Leith Docks, <a href="/wiki/Forth_Ports" title="Forth Ports">Forth Ports</a>, announced plans to carry out a major multi-million pounds redevelopment of the area. Plans were put forward by the port operator to build a five-star hotel, luxury resort casino and a 5,000-seat indoor concert arena on land opposite the <a href="/wiki/Ocean_Terminal,_Edinburgh" title="Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh">Ocean Terminal</a> shopping centre in <a href="/wiki/Leith" title="Leith">Leith</a>. The site had previously hosted the <a href="/wiki/2003_MTV_Europe_Music_Awards" title="2003 MTV Europe Music Awards">2003 MTV Europe Music Awards</a> in a temporary 6,000-capacity <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/big_top" class="extiw" title="wikt:big top">big top</a> arena that was constructed specifically for the event.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former <a href="/wiki/Brownfield_site" class="mw-redirect" title="Brownfield site">brownfield site</a> has since been redeveloped for a residential housing and apartments scheme, as part of the wider regeneration of the docklands area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Loanhead_proposal_(2019)"><span id="Loanhead_proposal_.282019.29"></span>Loanhead proposal (2019)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_Arena&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Loanhead proposal (2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In December 2019, Lothian Leisure Development and <a href="/wiki/National_Exhibition_Centre#NEC_Group" title="National Exhibition Centre">NEC Group</a> published a proposal to build a large 8,000-capacity music venue and conference space in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The location of the second proposal for an 'Edinburgh Arena', which would also include a conference centre, retail and leisure space, a cinema and two hotels, was a 30-acre site in <a href="/wiki/Green_belt" title="Green belt">green belt</a> land near the <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_City_Bypass" title="Edinburgh City Bypass">Edinburgh City Bypass</a> in <a href="/wiki/Straiton,_Loanhead" class="mw-redirect" title="Straiton, Loanhead">Straiton, Loanhead</a>. The proposed arena was designed by Nick Brown Architects, with landscaping by Harrison Stevens; engineering firms <a href="/wiki/Hoare_Lea" title="Hoare Lea">Hoare Lea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buro_Happold" title="Buro Happold">Buro Happold</a> were also involved in the project.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Edinburgh_Park_proposal">Edinburgh Park proposal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_Arena&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Edinburgh Park proposal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 20 November 2023, <a href="/wiki/Anschutz_Entertainment_Group" title="Anschutz Entertainment Group">Anschutz Entertainment Group</a> submitted a planning application to the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Edinburgh_Council" title="City of Edinburgh Council">City of Edinburgh Council</a> for the construction of an 8,500 capacity music arena on a site in Edinburgh Park.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project team includes <a href="/wiki/HOK_(firm)" title="HOK (firm)">HOK</a> as the designated architects, <a href="/wiki/Savills" title="Savills">Savills</a> for town planning and socio-economics, and Buro Happold. </p><p>The proposal was approved by Edinburgh council in June 2024, with construction for the arena expected to begin in early 2025 and with a planned opening in 2027. Naming rights for the arena, which will cover 18,500 square metres across three levels and is known as the "Carlton Arena" during the planning stage, will be sold off to a sponsor prior to its opening.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>AEG Europe executive vice president Alistair Wood also revealed that it had considered alternative sites in <a href="/wiki/Leith" title="Leith">Leith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Meadowbank,_Edinburgh" title="Meadowbank, Edinburgh">Meadowbank</a> and one located near to <a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Airport" title="Edinburgh Airport">Edinburgh Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2025, it was reported that construction work at the site could start sometime in the first quarter of 2026 so that the arena could open in late 2027 or early 2028. 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#005EB8; color: white;;width:1%">Buildings and<br />landmarks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arthur%27s_Seat" title="Arthur's Seat">Arthur's Seat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balmoral_Hotel" title="Balmoral Hotel">Balmoral Hotel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brass_Founders%27_Pillar" title="Brass Founders' Pillar">Brass Founders' Pillar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bute_House" title="Bute House">Bute House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calton_Hill" title="Calton Hill">Calton Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craiglockhart_Castle" title="Craiglockhart Castle">Craiglockhart Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Castle" title="Edinburgh Castle">Edinburgh Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_International_Conference_Centre" title="Edinburgh International Conference Centre">Edinburgh International Conference Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forth_Bridge" title="Forth Bridge">Forth Rail Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forth_Road_Bridge" title="Forth Road Bridge">Forth Road Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_House,_Edinburgh" title="Governor's House, Edinburgh">Governor's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holyrood_Palace" title="Holyrood Palace">Holyrood Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Monument_of_Scotland" title="National Monument of Scotland">National Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_College,_Edinburgh" title="New College, Edinburgh">New College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_College,_University_of_Edinburgh" title="Old College, University of Edinburgh">Old College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_House,_Edinburgh" title="Parliament House, Edinburgh">Parliament House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princes_Street_Gardens" title="Princes Street Gardens">Princes Street Gardens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Fountain" title="Ross Fountain">Ross Fountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Garden_Edinburgh" title="Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh">Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Monument" title="Scott Monument">Scott Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament_Building" title="Scottish Parliament Building">Scottish Parliament Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_House" title="St Andrew's House">St Andrew's House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Giles%27_Cathedral" title="St Giles' Cathedral">St Giles' Cathedral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Quay,_Edinburgh" title="Victoria Quay, Edinburgh">Victoria Quay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#005EB8; color: white;;width:1%">Museums<br />and galleries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fruitmarket_Gallery" title="Fruitmarket Gallery">Fruitmarket Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Georgian_House,_Edinburgh" title="The Georgian House, Edinburgh">The Georgian House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Edinburgh" title="Museum of Edinburgh">Museum of Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_Scotland" title="National Museum of Scotland">National Museum of Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_War_Museum" title="National War Museum">National War Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dynamic_Earth_(Edinburgh)" title="Dynamic Earth (Edinburgh)">Dynamic Earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_public_art_in_Edinburgh" title="List of public art in Edinburgh">Public art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scottish_Academy_Building" title="Royal Scottish Academy Building">Royal Scottish Academy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Gallery" title="Scottish National Gallery">Scottish National Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Gallery_of_Modern_Art" title="Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art">Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#005EB8; color: white;;width:1%">Theatres and<br />concert halls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bedlam_Theatre" title="Bedlam Theatre">Bedlam Theatre</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Edinburgh Arena</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(proposed)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Playhouse" title="Edinburgh Playhouse">Edinburgh Playhouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edinburgh_Festival_Theatre" title="Edinburgh Festival Theatre">Festival Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Theatre,_Edinburgh" title="King's Theatre, Edinburgh">King's Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Hall,_Edinburgh" title="Queen's Hall, Edinburgh">Queen's Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reid_Concert_Hall" title="Reid Concert Hall">Reid Concert Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Lyceum_Theatre" title="Royal Lyceum Theatre">Royal Lyceum Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Cecilia%27s_Hall" title="St Cecilia's Hall">St Cecilia's Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Dunard_Centre" title="The Dunard Centre">The Dunard Centre</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(proposed)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traverse_Theatre" title="Traverse Theatre">Traverse Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usher_Hall" title="Usher Hall">Usher Hall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#005EB8; color: white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Edinburgh" title="Economy of Edinburgh"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Economy</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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