http://www.www.men-arena.com/news/ Latest News Headlines from www.men-arena.com http://www.men-arena.com/assets/images/rss/evertonfc.gif http://www.men-arena.com en Manchester Evening News Arena sport Thu, 15 May 2008 12:05:09 BST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.men-arena.com/about/katherine-jenkins.html International operatic star Katherine Jenkins returns to the M.E.N Arena on Thu 18 December. Tickets, priced £25.00, £35.00 & £45.00, go on sale this Friday at 10.00am (16 May). Get... Mon, 12 May 2008 11:09:39 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/paul-weller.html Following his special guest appearance at last year's Versus Cancer, Paul Weller returns to the M.E.N Arena on Tue 18 November. Tickets, priced £30.00, are on sale now. Get the low down on th... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:03:12 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/jay-z.html Uber-producer Mark Ronson has been confirmed as support for Jay-Z's M.E.N Arena show this Summer. Tickets, £32.50, are on sale now. Get the low down on the hip-hop supremo with the M.E.N... Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:45:13 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/1448/classical-spectacular.html Classical Spectacular returns to light up the M.E.N Arena on Sat 29 November. Tickets, priced £21.50 - £36.00 are now on sale. Get the low down on the UK's greatest Classical Show w... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:36:07 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/14/04/07-m.e.n-arena-makes-big-splash.html The M.E.N Arena became the UK's first music and entertainment venue to host competitive swimming this month after staging the 9th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships. Over 800 athletes ... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:44:34 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/tap-turned-on-for-wsc.html The build of the FINA World Swimming Championship pools in the M.E.N Arena is nearing completion today as the tap is turned on this morning to start the mammoth task of filling them. It will take... Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:54:09 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/wwe-2008-survivor-series-tour-featuring-smackdown-and-ecw-superstars.html World Wrestling Entertainment returns to the M.E.N Arena this Winter with WWE 2008 Survivor Series Tour featuring SMACKDOWN & ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) Superstars on Tue 11 November. Ti... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:15:38 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/wwe-2008-survivor-series-tour-featuring-raw-superstars.html World Wrestling Entertainment returns to the M.E.N Arena this Winter with WWE 2008 Survivor Series Tour featuring RAW Superstars on Mon 10 November Tickets, priced £20.00, £30.00, £45.0... Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:12:00 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/local-ice-queen-suzanne-shaw-wins-dancing-on-ice-live-2008.html After stunning audiences with two perfect scores in last night's ITV1 series finale, Bury ice beauty Suzanne Shaw* will join Torvill & Dean - plus a whole host of celebrity contestants - when ... Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:55:49 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/disney-on-ice-presents-disney/pixar-s-finding-nemo.html Disney On Ice returns to the M.E.N Arena from Wed 15 - Sun 19 October with Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo. Tickets, priced £11.50 - £33.50 are now on sale. Get t... Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:42:26 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/russell-watson.html Salford singing sensation Russell Watson makes a triumphant homecoming return to the M.E.N Arena on Thu 19 June. Tickets, priced £25.00, £37.50 & £55.00, are on sale now. Get t... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:59:30 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/mary-j-blige.html Mary J Blige brings her Heart of the City Tour to the M.E.N Arena on Thu 5 June. Official Fan Party Packages are now available > go to our corporate hospitality section for all the i... Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:41:52 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/nickleback.html 'Big Rockstars' Nickelback return to the M.E.N Arena on Mon 15 September. Tickets priced £32.50, are on sale now. Support comes from Staind Get the low down on the alternative Canadi... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:31:49 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/bryan-adams.html Bryan Adams returns to the M.E.N Arena on Thu 30 October to perform tracks from his new album, 11. Tickets, priced £37.50, are on sale now. Get the low down on the Canadian icon w... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:22:29 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/elton-john-the-red-piano.html Elton John will bring his outrageous Las Vegas show The Red Piano back to the M.E.N Arena for a second night this December. Tickets for the new date, on Sun 21 December, are on sale now. Get the low d... Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:41:32 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/simple-minds.html Scottish pop band Deacon Blue have been confirmed as support for Simple Minds as part of the bands 30th Anniversary concert at the M.E.N Arena on Thursday 27th November. Tickets, priced £35.00, a... Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:54:35 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/james-blunt.html Multi-platinum singer-songwriter James Blunt performs his debut M.E.N Arena show on Wed 8 October. Tickets, priced £32.50, are now on sale. Get the low down on the man behind You're... Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:32:33 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/political-leaders-unite-for-versus-cancer.html Party political boundaries have been broken down this week with the Prime Minister and leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties joining forces to help fight cancer through their suppor... Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:39:48 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/george-benson.html Multi Grammy award-winning soul legend George Benson returns to the M.E.N Arena on Friday 27 June. Tickets, priced £37.50, are on sale now. Get the low down with the M.E.N Arena's top five Ge... Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:16:47 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/1420/cbeebies-live.html CBeebies Live! returns to the M.E.N Arena this December with an all new Christmas Spectacular.   Tickets for the shows on 11.00am, 2.00pm & 5.00pm Monday 29 and 11.00am &&... Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:36:56 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/strictly-come-dancing-live-2009.html Following the huge success of this year's shows, Strictly Come Dancing Live returns to the M.E.N Arena on Wed 21, Thu 22, Fri 23 & Sat 24 January 2009. Tickets priced £35.00, £4... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:04:51 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/jack-johnson.html Hawaiian troubadour Jack Johnson returns to the M.E.N Arena on Monday 7 July. Tickets, priced £30.00, are now on sale. Get the lowdown on the surfing singer-songwriter with the M.E.N Arena&#... Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:43:23 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/katie-melua.html Katie Melua returns to the M.E.N Arena on Fri 31 October. Get the low down on the chart topping singer songwriter with the M.E.N Arena's top five Katie Melua facts: 1: Katie, who wooed Arena audie... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:09:36 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/versus-cancer-line-up-annouced.html Following weeks of speculation and rumour, the first bands for this year's Versus Cancer at the M.E.N Arena have been announced. Manchester legends The Happy Mondays and Inspiral Carpets will be j... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:55:29 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/def-leppard-and-whitesnake.html Def Leppard and Whitesnake co-headline the M.E.N Arena on Fri 20 June. Get the low down on two of the World's greatest arena rock bands with the M.E.N Arena's top five facts: 1: Def Leppard - ... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:29:51 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/m.e.n-arena-named-most-popular-entertainment-venue-on-planet.html The M.E.N Arena has been crowned the most popular entertainment venue in the world - beating New York's Madison Square Garden Arena and London's O2 Arena into second and third place. Official... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:38:42 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/the-mighty-boosh.html Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt, a.k.a The Mighty Boosh, bring their heady brew of music and comedy to the M.E.N Arena on Fri 5, Sat 6 & Tue 23 December. Get the low down on The Mighty Boosh... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:08:31 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/shayne-ward.html Following the success of his latest album Breathless, Shayne Ward returns to the M.E.N Arena on Sun 25 May Get the low down on the local superstar with the M.E.N Arena's top five Shayne Ward facts... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:15:32 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/neil-diamond.html Legendary songwriter and performer Neil Diamond returns to the M.E.N Arena on Sat 7 & Sun 8 June Get the low down on The Man, The Icon, with the M.E.N Arena's top five Neil Diamond facts: 1: N... Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:52:36 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/clubland-live.html CLUBLAND LIVE, featuring Cascada & Scooter, touched down at the M.E.N Arena on Fri 14 March 2008. Check out Byron Evans' review from The Manchester Evening News below >&... Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:46:00 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/venue-receives-record-7th-nomination.html The M.E.N Arena has been nominated 'International Arena of the Year' by music experts for a record seventh successive year. Compiled by industry bible Pollstar, the shortlist, announced this w... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:54:45 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/avril-lavigne.html Rock chick Avril Lavigne brings her 'Best Damn Tour' to the M.E.N Arena on Thu 29 May. Support comes from The Jonas Brothers. Get the low down on Avril with the M.E.N Arena's top five fact... Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:24:38 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/dolly-parton.html Legendary singer, songwriter and actress Dolly Parton returns to the M.E.N Arena on Sat 28 June Get the low down on the Smoky Mountain Songbird with the M.E.N Arena's top five Dolly Parton facts:&... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:11:42 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/viva-la-diva.html Prima ballerina Darcey Bussell and international opera superstar Katherine Jenkins reunited for Viva La Diva at the M.E.N Arena on Wednesday 14 May 2008. Check out the reviews with Your M.E.N's t... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:20:32 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/alice-cooper-fan-has-the-winning-ticket.html When Amy Powell bought tickets for Alice Cooper to celebrate her husband's birthday little did she know she'd be involved in an even bigger celebration. As she walked through the doors at the ... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:31:42 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/santana.html Santana return to the M.E.N Arena on Sat 21 June to celebrate the release of their first ever compilation, Ultimate Santana. Tickets, priced £38.08 & £48.08, are on sale now and inc... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:53:24 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/girls-aloud.html Feisty chart-toppers Girls Aloud return to the M.E.N Arena on Sat 31 May AND Sun 1 June to celebrate the success of their hot new album Tangled Up. Get the low down on the biggest girl group... Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:37:01 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/versus-cancer.html The third Versus Cancer rocked the M.E.N Arena on Saturday 23 February 2008 with The Enemy, The Fratellis, The Happy Mondays, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Athlete, The View, The Inspiral Carpets and The ... Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:38:38 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/boyzone.html One of the UK's best-selling bands ever, Boyzone return to the M.E.N Arena for the first time in eight years. Tickets for the Fri 13 & Sat 14 June shows, priced £32.50 are now on sale. Ge... Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:45:46 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/smashing-pumpkins.html Legendary alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins, supported by Oceansize, played the M.E.N Arena on Fri 15 February. ... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:18:31 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/dancing-on-ice-live.html Torvill & Dean's Dancing On Ice skated into the M.E.N Arena from Wed 7 - Sun 11 May 2008. Check out the reviews with Your M.E.N's top Dancing On Ice posts: Manchesteronline > Monday 12 ... Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:07:46 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/linkin-park.html Nu metal rap rockers Linkin Park brought their 'Minutes To Midnight' Tour to the M.E.N Arena on Sunday 27 January 2008. Support came from Biffy Clyro. ... Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:42:50 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/alicia-keys.html Alicia Keys has confirmed that she will play the final date of her European Tour at the M.E.N Arena on Weds 9 July. This date is the rescheduled show following the postponement of her original Tu... Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:22:31 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/celine-dion.html Celine Dion - the biggest selling female artist of all time - began her 2008 European tour at the M.E.N Arena on Fri 2 & Sat 3 May. Check out the reviews from her two sold-out shows with Your M.E.... Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:57:15 GMT http://www.men-arena.com/about/lee-evans.html The country's biggest - and hardest working - comedian Lee Evans has added a 5th consecutive date to his November residency at the M.E.N Arena. Tickets for his new show, on Wednesday 12 November a... Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:22:03 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/the-spice-girls.html Girl Power returned to the M.E.N Arena in January 2008 with the Spice Girls performing three sell-out shows!  Check out the review of the Most Popular Girl Band on the Planet at the Mos... Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:08:01 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/strictly-come-dancing-live.html Celebrities, dance champions and those all important Strictly Come Dancing judges waltzed into the M.E.N Arena during February 2008. Check out the review of the sensational show from the Man... Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:31:56 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/westlife.html In addition to their 15 & 16 March dates, Irish superstars Westlife have announced a third M.E.N Arena show of 2008. Tickets for the new date, on Friday 23 May and priced £32.50, are on sale ... Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:03:10 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/the-osmonds.html Legendary music family The Osmonds celebrate their historic 50th anniversary in music with a reunion show at the M.E.N Arena on Sat 24 May Get the low down on the most famous family in pop with the M.... Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:28:23 BST http://www.men-arena.com/about/cliff-richard.html ... Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:16:12 BST