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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Dianne Bourne

Inside the VIP areas at Manchester AO Arena... from £126,000-a-year boxes to champagne bars

Manchester's AO Arena is the largest indoor arena in Europe - and has welcomed the world's biggest stars since first opening in 1995 from the likes of Lady Gaga and Beyonce to Take That and Noel Gallagher and most recently Peter Kay. While the AO Arena itself has a maximum capacity of 21,000, there are also a raft of VIP areas, boxes and bars where revellers can take full advantage of the entertainment.

If you've ever wandered around inside the arena and thought "how do I get into that bar?" or "can I afford a private box", then wonder no more. We've taken a full tour around the vast arena to nosy into every VIP area, box and bar.

We've found out just how you can get into all the different areas, and exactly how much it will cost you. We've also had a peek in the arena's newest VIP area - The Beautiful North - which has been created as part of the £50m plans to refurbish the arena in the months ahead.

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