{"id":2494850,"date":"2026-07-09T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2494850"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:08:09","slug":"aviva-arena-previews-20000-capacity-venues-interior-in-new-film-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/aviva-arena-previews-20000-capacity-venues-interior-in-new-film-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Aviva Arena previews 20,000-capacity venue&#8217;s interior in new film | Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Aviva Arena<\/span><span> is making progress as it targets a late 2028 opening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span><em>Music Week<\/em> just published a new interview with Andrew Billingham, CEO of operating company YTL Live, about their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicweek.com\/interviews\/read\/feeling-supersonic-bristol-s-aviva-arena-to-open-up-huge-market-for-touring-artists\/094341\">plans for the venue in Bristol.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>YTL Live has now released a new film, in order to showcase the arena\u2019s interior and surrounding areas. It features a hand-crafted scale model made in Bristol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aviva Arena is expected to host more than 120 major events each year, welcoming over 1.4 million visitors.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>It is the latest addition to Aviva\u2019s portfolio of venues, joining <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicweek.com\/live\/read\/ahead-of-wembley-dates-dua-lipa-s-manager-and-father-dugi-lipa-on-live-ambitions-for-the-uk-star\/092159\"><span>Aviva Stadium in Dublin<\/span><\/a><span> and Aviva Studios in Manchester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Phoebe Barter, Aviva\u2019s Group brand director, said:\u00a0<\/span>&#8220;Aviva Arena will become a landmark destination for the South West of England, transforming Bristol\u2019s iconic Brabazon Hangars \u2013 birthplace of all the UK\u2019s Concorde supersonic jets \u2013into a state-of-the-art live entertainment destination, together with the Aviva Stadium in Dublin and Aviva Studios in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>&#8220;It\u2019s about bringing Aviva Arena to life now, well ahead of opening. Through the magic of stop-motion film and a beautiful model crafted in Bristol, people can start to imagine the experiences it will deliver from late 2028 onwards \u2013 from iconic music and major sporting events to unforgettable shared moments that will define the venue for years to come.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aviva Arena Stop Motion: Bringing the venue to Life\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E1yJ2gmrd70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musicweek.com\/live\/read\/ytl-live-partners-with-aviva-in-multi-million-sponsorship-naming-rights-deal-for-new-bristol-arena\/093607\"><span>Andrew Billingham, CEO YTL Live<\/span><\/a><span>, said: \u201cAviva Arena represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a world-class destination for live entertainment in the South West of England. This film offers an exciting glimpse of what\u2019s to come, helping people visualise the scale, ambition and energy of the venue years before the doors open.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cThe transformation of the historic Brabazon Hangars into a 20,000-capacity arena is already capturing imaginations, and this beautifully crafted model brings that vision to life in a unique and engaging way. We\u2019re proud to be working with Aviva to create a venue that will attract the biggest artists, sporting events and live experiences to the West of England, while celebrating Bristol\u2019s remarkable heritage and creative spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"> For more stories like this, and to keep up to date with all our market leading news, features and analysis, sign up to receive our daily <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subs.musicweek.com\/register?surveycode=9\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Briefing newsletter<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.musicweek.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aviva Arena is making progress as it targets a late 2028 opening. Music Week just published a new interview with Andrew Billingham, CEO of operating company YTL Live, about their plans for the venue in Bristol. YTL Live has now released a new film, in order to showcase the arena\u2019s interior and surrounding areas. 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