The Bristol Arena is on target to open in 2024, both its developer and the city mayor have insisted.
This comes on the same week Queen and Adam Lambert became the first band to play at the YTL Bristol Arena after they performed at the Brabazon Hangars on Monday, May 23. Queen, fronted by lead singer Adam Lambert, have been secretly rehearsing at the former Filton Airfield for their upcoming Rhapsody tour and played some of their classic hits on Monday, May 23, to a small, invited audience.
The city's mayor Marvin Rees - who scrapped the original plans for what was then known as Arena Island in September 2018 - mentioned the arena on his annual address on his blog. He wrote: "On target for delivery in 2024 at no cost to the public, putting Bristol on the map for major acts such as Queen.
