Utilita Arena
Utilita Arena is a arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom that opened in 1995. Its recorded capacity is 11,000.
Key facts
Utilita Arena is a arena in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom that opened in 1995. Its recorded capacity is 11,000. It is owned by ASM Global and SMG. It is operated by ASM Global and SMG. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Newcastle Arena, Telewest Arena, Metro Radio Arena. Current tenants are Newcastle Eagles.
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 11,000
- Opened
- 1995
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- ASM Global, SMG
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
Utilita Arena is at latitude 54.963889, longitude -1.623333, in Newcastle upon Tyne, 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 | 54.963889 |
| Longitude | -1.623333 |
| City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Region | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Utilita Arena has carried 3 recorded names. Newcastle Arena (no sponsor) ran 1995 to 1997. Telewest Arena (no sponsor) ran 1997 to 2004. Metro Radio Arena (no sponsor) ran 2004 to 2019. The average tenure of a name here is 8 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Arena | None | 1995 to 1997 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Telewest Arena | None | 1997 to 2004 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Metro Radio Arena | None | 2004 to 2019 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | SMG | 1995 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | ASM Global | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | SMG | 1995 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | ASM Global | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Eagles | Not mapped | 1995 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
16 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 |
| 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 | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372220053 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Newcastle_Arena | Newcastle Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Metro Radio Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Telewest Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Newcastle Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18485 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 18484 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5956 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5955 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 5954 | 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: