Utilita Arena Sheffield

The Arena was built to host the World Student Games & was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen on 30th May 1991.
The building’s versatile indoor multi-purpose auditorium can easily accommodate audiences from theatre-style shows of 3,500 up to centre stage & standing productions hosting audiences of 13,600.
Since the venue opened in 1991 the Arena has averaged 122 shows a year with over 650,000 customers passing through our doors each year.
The building is home to the Sheffield Steelers ice hockey team hosting over 30 ice hockey games a season. The first ice hockey fixture at the Arena took place on September 26, 1991 with the biggest ice hockey attendance just over 10,100 ice hockey fans saw Steelers beat Nottingham in the Benson & Hedges Cup Final.
Event highlights include:- Home to Oasis's first ever Arena gig; Longest running touring show was Les Misérables that performed 35 shows; Tina Turner played her final ever Arena show here; Hosted the 2009 BBC Sports Personality, the 2007 IIFA Awards Ceremony viewed by 500 million customers across 110 countries and the 2023 MOBO Awards. In 2014 the Arena was the media centre and the finish line for The Tour de France Grand Depart in what has been declared the most successful Grand Depart in the Tour de France's history.

Contact Details

45 Broughton Ln, Sheffield S9 2DF, UK

Security

The safety & security of our customers has always been, and continues to be, our highest priority. We are in constant liaison with officers from the government’s anti-terrorism unit to ensure that we are following Home Office guidelines and have up to date intelligence. In addition to the venue's general security procedures detailed below specific measures may be put in place for the show you are attending - these will be listed on this web site on the page of the event you are attending. This information will be announced the week of the show. Please ensure you read this information as the procedures may be different than on your last visit to the venue. Specifically following events in places where large numbers of public gather we are implementing heightened security procedures. However, because of the sensitive nature of these protocols, we cannot elaborate further on the specific details. We would ask that customers be patient and understanding where this might impact on queue times and / or the prohibition of items permitted on the premises. We will make every effort to communicate this information to customers as quickly and clearly as we can.

Getting Here

By car

Approximately 1,000 on-site car parking spaces are available in the Arena car park all within 300 meters of the venues doors.

By train

The Arena has two rail stations within easy reach of the venue. Sheffield's main railway station is situated in the City Centre - Sheaf Street, Sheffield, S1 2BP - and is approximately a 10 minute taxi or 20 minute Supertram journey to the venue.

By bus

The Arena is served by several bus routes click here to visit the Travel South Yorkshire website.

Access

In order for us to offer you the most suitable seating location we need to be aware of your needs at the time of booking and so that we can also be prepared for your arrival on the day of the show.

Utilita Arena Sheffield

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