Aston Arena

The Aston Arena was an indoor sports, music and community event venue located in Aston, Birmingham, West [Midlands (county)|West Midlands], England.
The venue was situated near to Villa Park, the home of Aston Villa F.C.
The venue played host to many sporting events, and was the home of the basketball teams Birmingham Bullets, Birmingham Athletics and Birmingham Panthers.
In the 1990s various global music acts from the Official [Charts Company|charts] performed there. Artists who performed at the venue include Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, Paul Weller, Nirvana, Manic [Street Preachers], The B52's, Crowded House, The Waterboys, Skunk Anansie, Deacon Blue, Pulp, Blur, and Morrissey, among others.