The Brighton Centre
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| The Brighton Centre | |
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| Location | Brighton & Hove, England |
| Opened | 1977 |
| Owner | - |
| Operator | AIPC |
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| Brighton Bears (BBL) | |
| Capacity | |
| Concerts: 5,100 Conferences: 4,500 Basketball: 3,600 |
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The Brighton Centre is a conference centre located in Brighton, England. The capacity of the main hall for conferences is 4,500 people, 5,100 for concerts and the capacity of the arena for basketball is 3,600 people.
The Centre is currently home of the Brighton Bears basketball team. It also has smaller rooms for weddings, banquets etc.
As well as hosting business conferences, entertainment events, and a regular records & comics sale, the Centre is known for regularly hosting conferences of the major United Kingdom political parties. It also usually hosts the counting of the votes in general elections, except in 2005, when Girls Aloud had booked the venue.
