Utilita Arena Newcastle Concerts 2025

It's been a long time since I last visited Newcastle arena (about 20 years + since I saw my first ever concert here) & the venue was smaller than I remembered. Pretty decent facilities & a great atmosphere though. James Blunt was amazing & we had a brilliant night. We parked in Grainger car park which was a little bit further away than some of the car parks but only a 5-10 minute walk, we got out quickly as most people had used closer ones & it cost less than a fiver too & we arrived at about 4pm.

First time at the Arena, well organised entry, plenty of food and drink outlets, queues were pretty short. Seating was well spaced with plenty of legroom. It was a stand-up comedy night and the Audio Visual features were good. Really enjoyed it!

Venue is awful. The hard plastic seats are about big enough to get one bum cheek on and no leg room. Bill Bailey was superb however. And beer at £8.50 a pint well you’d have to be insane to pay that

It helps to be 'Disabled' when visiting a Venue so Huge. Parking Close to the Building, avoiding a LONG Walk in a Potential DELUGE! Smiling STAFF were More than Helpful; however the 'Lift' was Small & Slow. Despite Seating better Suited a Childs Chassroom,; when it's 'Bill Bailey', We Had to GO! FACILITIES were Excellent, though 'The Star' seemed FAR AWAY. WE saw More of Him on the Large Screens; Nevertheless: We Enjoyed the Overall Day!

Size: 5/5 Price: 3/5 Concessions: 3/5 Parking: yes Disabled access: yes Absolutely love this arena but it has gotten super expensive over the last few years. My favourite thing here would be the hot doughnuts. A must whenever I visit. We recently went to see Busted and it was absolutely amazing. There is a small amount of parking and several multi storey car parks nearby. It was horrid trying to get parking nearby however, even well over an hour before the doors were due to open so we opted to park a bit further away and walk there. It was pretty quick and efficient getting into the building though the amount of people made it difficult to move about inside. There definitely needs to be some kind of queueing system for merchandise as well because it was ridiculous how long we stood there and how many people jumped the queue and were served before we were. Not to mention how long we were ignored for at the front of the desk. Other than that, it was a fab night and we had a great time!