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Wembley Arena

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Wembley Arena

Wembley Arenais an indoorarenainWembley,London,England.It is next toWembley Stadium.The arena was built for the1934 British Empire Games.Originally, it had a largeswimming pool,as reflected by its name at the time,Empire Pool.[1]In 1978, it was renamed Wembley Arena. It became one of the best known indoormusic venuesin England.[1]It seats 12,000. In April 2006 it wasrefurbished.It was the main stadium for the1948 Summer Olympics.[2]Since 1934, Wembley has hostedconcertsby the world's most famousartists,spanning many differentgenresof music.

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  1. 1.01.1"Empire Pool, now Wembley Arena".Engineering Timelines.Retrieved17 December2014.
  2. The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the XIX Olympiad(London: Organizing Committee, 1948), p. 34