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Sports Centre may become massive concert arena By NICK TRIGGLE
STUDENTS are currently sitting exams in what could be the biggest gig venue in East Anglia if ambitious plans to convert the Sports Centre are given the green light. The Union has announced that it is to ask Registry bosses for permission to turn the building into a concert hall once the new lottery sports complex opens in July 2000. Mr Rayns. The move, orchestrated by Union audience now," he said. However, the plans would not mean "The perfect capacity would be 2,200 Entertainments, wou ld mean UEA the end of the road for the I ,400 - that would involve knocking through could host some of the biggest names in capacity LCR, which won an award the squash courts and we could then put pop in a new 2,000 plus capacity venue. from Live magazine in 1997 for its gigs. a bar in there." Union Leisure Services Manager. lt would remain a second venue and lt has also been suggested that the Nick Rayns, claimed that with improved would be used more for discos. Union would not necessarily have to facilities, top class acts would be rent the Centre from the University as enticed to UEA. Chance the building could be shared and used as Demand And Mr Rayns believes the Union a multi-purpose hall . have a strong chance of using the Sports "You would only have 15 to 20 gigs a "At the moment we can only attract Centre, even if they do end up sharing it year so it would be important to use it certain sized bands because the bigger with UEA bosses. during the day for exams, football, ones like Prodigy and The Manic Street continued on page 2 badminton or something like that," said Preachers demand at least a 2,000
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