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Rainton Arena, now operating as RM Arena, is a large multi-purpose events venue on Mercantile Road in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland. The venue has a long history under the Rainton Meadows Arena name and has traditionally been used for conferences, exhibitions, weddings, concerts, sporting events, dinners and private functions. Current ownership/operation is presented under the RM Arena brand. The current venue is designed around flexible indoor and outdoor event environments. Its principal indoor arena is a large, pillar-free space suitable for concerts, conferences, exhibitions, sporting events, dinners and wedding receptions. The current official specification gives the main indoor arena a 3,500 standing capacity, approximately 1,500–1,554 seated capacity, and dining capacity of up to 1,000, depending on configuration. The venue's current event-space portfolio also includes RM Yard, a large outdoor event area; the Garden Room, a hybrid indoor/outdoor space; and The Sun Trap Stage, an outdoor performance area. The official event-space page gives maximum capacities of up to 12,000, 1,500 and 6,000, respectively. The site provides extensive parking, production infrastructure, catering, bars, loading facilities and event-support services. Its current event-hire offering covers conferences, exhibitions, function dinners, sporting events, music and weddings.
RM Arena is the principal pillar-free indoor event space. Its flexible floor can accommodate conferences, exhibitions, concerts, sporting events, weddings, dinners and other large gatherings. The current technical page gives approximately 3,500 standing capacity, around 1,500–1,554 seated capacity and up to 1,000 guests for dining.
RM Yard is the venue's large outdoor event environment, designed for major music festivals, outdoor shows and large public celebrations. It provides substantially more capacity than the indoor arena and is intended for events requiring extensive outdoor production, audience areas, staging, bars, food vendors and temporary installations.
The Garden Room is a hybrid indoor/outdoor event space combining an enclosed event environment with access to outdoor areas and natural light. It is marketed for weddings, receptions and private business events. The current RM Arena event-space page gives the Garden Room a maximum capacity of 1,500 guests.
The Sun Trap Stage is an outdoor performance space within the venue's grounds, designed around a permanent stage and outdoor audience environment. It is intended for live music, performances, cultural events, community gatherings, daytime festivals and brand activations, with production, power, Wi-Fi, bars and food-vendor areas available.
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