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The arena would host events on scheduled days throughout the week and year. The operational strategy could occasionally result in events taking place at the same time or same day as football events at the Etihad Stadium. The associated impacts of this are considered in detail in the report.
The proposed Arena is targeting around 120 events per annum which is roughly the same number of events as the existing Arena. The majority of events are anticipated to be run in the 16,000 to 20,000 capacity with an average event size in excess of the circa 9,000 average achieved at the existing Arena thereby catering for typically larger events.
A typical arena event capacity would be between 16,000 and 20,000 (with maximum capacity of 23,500 on a limited number of occasions). This is significantly lower than a capacity event at the Etihad Stadium which currently has a capacity of 55,017 (rising to 62,170 with the expansion of the north stand). The arena would be operational all year round with approximately 120 events taking place with the potential to rise annually. Arena events would attract significantly lower crowds and movements than a football event at the stadium albeit on a more frequent basis.
There may be occasions where more than one event is held on a day, matinee and evening events (although these are expected to be lower capacity). In addition, there may be occasions where an arena event coincides with matches at the Etihad Campus. Where possible events would not be scheduled on the same day as stadium events in order to minimise impacts. In addition, should there be an event at both venues on the same day, it does not necessarily mean that arrivals or departures from the venues would be taking place concurrently. There are a range of potential event time combinations for the Stadium and the arena, the majority of which would result in little or no overlap between the arrival and departure of visitors to the two venues.
The worst case scenario represents around 10-15 events per year occurring at the same time. A third of coincided events are expected to take place on a weekday evening and thereby coinciding with rush hour traffic. The specific operational impacts of such events are considered in detail below.
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