The MEN Arena: the ideal venue for boxing and other sports events
pThe Manchester Evening News Arena, often referred to simply as the MEN Arena, is one of the largest and most modern venues for hosting sports and music events.br / br / Based in Manchester, the MEN Arena is the only arena in the UK with 360 degree seating around the main stage. In the past it has played host to musical acts as diverse as Paul McCartney, Green Day, Lady Gaga, and Luciano Pavarotti.br / br / The venuersquo;s success in the area of sports has mainly centred on prestigious a href=http://www.co-operativetravelsports.co.uk/boxing/boxing travel/a events involving top ranking professionals such as Amir Khan and Joe Calzaghe; as well as WWE wrestling competitions and world-class martial arts contests. It goes without saying that MEN Arena events are a particularly popular ticket draw; its 21,000-seating capacity boxing events often being particularly well attended. br / br / Many a href=http://www.co-operativetravelsports.co.uk/events/corporate events/a are made on MEN Arena, taking advantage of the venuersquo;s convenient transport links. It is, for example, directly connected to Manchesterrsquo;s Victoria Station, whilst Victoria Station also serves as a regular stop for the cityrsquo;s Metrolink tram service. There is also a large car park at the venue.br / br / A significant number of visitors however also choose to take advantage of a href=http://www.co-operativetravelsports.co.uk/sports travel/a packages when visiting the MEN Arena, particularly for its boxing events. There are three main reasons why sports tours packages to Men Arena events are becoming increasingly popular.br / br / Firstly, sports tours packages enable visitors to stay overnight in the city and thus sample the full cultural and entertainment delights of Manchester.br / br / Secondly, sports tours packages guarantee tickets for events that might otherwise be extremely difficult to obtain tickets for.br / br / Thirdly, not having to leave for home after the event has finished can be a welcome relief, particularly if the event is running late or, for if, as is often the case, traffic is busy leaving the car park./p
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