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Originally Posted by Justin101  Hammersmith Apollo is bloody massive as well, not O2 arena massive but twice the size of Manchester Apollo. |
Cannot comment on Manchester (but apparently it has a capacity of 3,500)!
The venues I have used in the past are:
- Portsmouth Guildhall (capacity 2,500 standing / 2,009 seating)
- Southampton Gaumont / Mayflower (capacity 2,300 [but it was bigger as the Gaumont. When it was rebranded to the Mayflower, it tends to mainly put on traveling stage shows rather than concerts])
- Brighton Centre (capacity 5,515 standing / 4,270 seating)
- Birmingham LG Arena [previously known as the Birmingham NEC] (capacity 15,685)
- Birmingham Barclaycard Arena (capacity 15,800)
- Nottingham Motorpoint Arena (capacity 10,000)
Apparently the Hammy O has a capacity of 3,655 seated or 5,300 standing (so it's equivalent to Brighton)
Out of those, the two Birmingham ones used video screens while the Portsmouth one was so intimate you could see easily the guitarists fingers on his fretboard
I prefer smaller venues, unless the stage show is VERY visual - i.e KISS, who I think work better in the larger venues because of the scope of their shows
I am really looking forward to seeing the Jeff Wayne 'War Of The Worlds' thing at the 02 - I think that will be a very spectacular experience