Venue management company ASM Global Europe has announced plans to open four venues across the UK (in London, Newcastle Gateshead, Derby, and Southport) by 2027.
The new venues, which will be opened between Spring 2025 and Spring 2027 will provide spaces for a wide range of events including exhibitions, congresses, conferences, hospitality, and meetings.
Anticipated opening 2025, Becketwell Performance Venue, Derby is a £45m venue. The venue has 1,000 sqm of exhibition space, a 2,100-theatre style auditorium, 600 banqueting capacity and 2,500 bedrooms.
Anticipated opening 2026, The Sage ICC, Newcastle Gateshead. The £300m complex will include more than 5,700sqm of flexible exhibition and banqueting space, a 900-seat auditorium, plus 17 conference and meeting spaces, and benefits from 6,000 hotel rooms.
Opening spring 2026 – the new Olympia Conference Centre will sit alongside the venue’s world-famous exhibition spaces in the heart of London. By this time, Olympia will have already launched as a destination for art, culture, entertainment, education and events through a £1.3 billion regeneration project which will boast 2 internationally renowned hotels, many bars and restaurants as well as 2.5 acres of new public space. The new conference facilities will include a large auditorium, 14 meeting rooms, 2,000m² of flexible space and a private restaurant and bar. The venue will be able to host conferences from a few hundred to a few thousand.
Anticipated opening 2026, Southport Marina Lake Events Centre (MLEC). The venue’s purpose-built auditorium will offer space for up to 1,200 theatre style, complimented by 1,500sqm of exhibition space, breakouts for up to 1,000 attendees and views of the UK’s only permanent water and light show.
ASM Global Europe’s sales director, C&E, Zoe Ward said: “These venues are not just spaces, they are hubs of innovation and education, designed to host a world-class array of events—from dynamic B2B gatherings to vibrant cultural and entertainment experiences.”
*Pictured is a concept image of Gateshead Quays*
