bp pulse LIVE
bp pulse LIVE is a arena in Solihull, United Kingdom that opened in 1980. Its recorded capacity is 15,685.
Key facts
bp pulse LIVE is a arena in Solihull, United Kingdom that opened in 1980. Its recorded capacity is 15,685. It is owned by National Exhibition Centre. It is operated by NEC Group. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including NEC Arena, LG Arena, Genting Arena, Resorts World Arena.
- Location
- Solihull, United Kingdom
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 15,685
- Opened
- 1980
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- National Exhibition Centre
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 5
bp pulse LIVE is at latitude 52.453333, longitude -1.719444, in Solihull, United Kingdom. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 52.453333 |
| Longitude | -1.719444 |
| City | Solihull |
| Region | Solihull |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
bp pulse LIVE has carried 6 recorded names. Birmingham International Arena (1980–83) (no sponsor) ran Present. Hall 7 (planning/construction) (no sponsor) ran Present. NEC Arena (no sponsor) ran 1983 to 2008. LG Arena (no sponsor) ran 2008 to 2015. Genting Arena (no sponsor) ran 2015 to 2018. Resorts World Arena (no sponsor) ran 2018 to 2024. The average tenure of a name here is 10.2 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham International Arena (1980–83) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Hall 7 (planning/construction) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| NEC Arena | None | 1983 to 2008 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| LG Arena | None | 2008 to 2015 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Genting Arena | None | 2015 to 2018 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Resorts World Arena | None | 2018 to 2024 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | National Exhibition Centre | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | NEC Group | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
No tenants are recorded for this venue.
Recorded changes
23 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | not set | 1980 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372069752 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Bp_pulse_LIVE | Bp pulse LIVE | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Resorts World Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Genting Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | LG Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | NEC Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Hall 7 (planning/construction) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Birmingham International Arena (1980–83) | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18481 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18480 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: