ATG Entertainment to operate new 4,000-cap UK venue
The £76m development in Milton Keynes will host more than 100 events a year, including concerts and large-scale live experiences
News By James Hanley | 13 January 2026
ATG Entertainment (ATG) has been named as preferred partner to operate a new £76 million (€88m) multi-purpose events venue in Milton Keynes, UK.
The “landmark” multipurpose 4,000-capacity venue at the Old Bus Station, Elder Gate, will host over 100 headline events a year – including concerts and large-scale live experiences – and is expected to attract more than 300,000 visitors annually. It will complement ATG’s existing Milton Keynes Theatre (cap. 1,400), which opened in 1999.
Venue operator ATG (formerly Ambassador Theatre Group) has been selected to run the complex by Milton Keynes Development Partnership (MKDP), an independent organisation owned by Milton Keynes City Council.
MKDP will begin the planning process – including a public consultation – later this year. Construction is expected to start soon after, with the venue scheduled to…
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