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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:33:00

Birmingham still calls it the NIA, whatever the sponsors say. Utilita Arena Birmingham on King Edwards Road, beside the canals at Brindleyplace in the city centre, opened on 4 October 1991 as the National Indoor Arena - the largest indoor arena in the UK at the time - with sprinter Linford Christie doing the honours. The NEC Group venue has since cycled through names - Barclaycard Arena from 2014, Arena Birmingham from 2017, Utilita from April 2020 - while remaining the second city's big room th...