OVG confirms interest in new Manchester arena
Oak View Group has officially confirmed it hopes to bring a major new venue, which would rival SMG's Manchester Arena, to Manchester City's Etihad Campus in Eastlands
News By | 21 August 2019
Oak View Group (OVG) has formally confirmed its interest in building a major new concert venue in Manchester, its first in the UK, IQ can reveal.
In partnership with Manchester City FC owner City Football Group, feasibility studies are already underway for the new arena, whose preferred location would be the Etihad Campus – the site of the club’s ground, Etihad Stadium – in Eastlands, in the east of Manchester, Britain’s second-most populous city.
Oak View Group, a venue development, advisory and investment company co-founded by former AEG CEO Tim Leiweke and ex-Live Nation chairman Irving Azoff, launched its London-based overseas division, OVG International, at ILMC in March. The first OVG International project, Santa Giulia Arena in Milan, was announced in June.
In a statement,…
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