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Venue Tips
Manchester’s top
three sports venues
Below: Manchester
United, Old Trafford
For your next event in the North West, consider
one of these sporting venues, as recommended
by Marketing Manchester
Above: Manchester
All around the
world Manchester
is synonymous
with sport,
underpinned by
the combined
international
success of its two
football clubs:
Manchester
United and
Manchester City.
Cricket, too, in
recent times has
entered the public
conscious, with
Emirates Old
Trafford widely
considered one of
the finest cricket
grounds in
Europe. But
what do they offer
your event?
Below: Emirates
Old Trafford
Emirates Old Trafford
City, Etihad Stadium
Manchester United,
Old Trafford
Despite a recent dip in form on
the pitch, few clubs have larger
international appeal than
Manchester United. The club
has played at Old Trafford since
1910, and today it boasts the
largest club-level capacity at
75,000.
The stadium boasts
extensive conference facilities,
with the Platinum Lounge and
Premier Suite both ideal for
boardroom style events, and
the Manchester Suite and
International Suite both
suitable for large conferences
for up to 1,100 delegates.
Add to your experience with
tours of the stadium, which
includes visits to the player’s
dressing rooms and other
areas the public seldom get to
see.
Website: www.
unitedevents-manutd.com
Manchester City,
Etihad Stadium
Manchester City’s Etihad
Stadium is a trove of event
spaces of all shapes and
sizes. The Mancunian is a
space with capacity for 250 in
reception layout, with the
Chairman’s Club room going
that bit further with space for
300 standing. The largest
events space, Legends, can
hold a massive 500 people in
reception layout, with 400
capacity for a cabaret dinner.
There is a range of mid-size
spaces, such as Joe’s – East
and West, and executive
boxes make for ideal
boardroom-style events.
Website: www.mancity.com
www.conference-news.co.uk
Emirates Old Trafford, the
home of Lancashire Cricket
Club, is a big player on the
Manchester events scene,
providing a £32m boost to
Greater Manchester in the
last financial year following its
biggest year of conferencing
and cricket on record.
The stadium hosted more
than 500 conferences and
events in 2019, as well as 24
cricket matches, including six
ICC Cricket World Cup
matches.
Large events can take
advantage of the
smartly-appointed
1,200-capacity Point and
700-capacity Pavilion.
Mid-size spaces include the
200-capacity 1864 Suite and
Members’ Lounge, and
smaller spaces for
boardroom-style events are
aplenty.
Website: www.
emiratesoldtrafford.
lancashirecricket.co.uk