Everything about The Scottish Exhibition And Conference Centre totally explained
The
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (
SECC), located on the north bank of the
River Clyde in
Glasgow, is
Scotland's national venue for public events. It has five main
exhibition halls of area up to 10,000 m².
It is probably best known for hosting its concerts with acts such as
Shania Twain,
Christina Aguilera,
Metallica,
Machine Head,
The Rolling Stones,
U2,
Oasis,
Ocean Colour Scene,
Anastacia,
Genesis,
Britney Spears,
Guns N' Roses,
Status Quo,
Elkie Brooks,
Celine Dion,
Gloria Estefan,
Girls Aloud,
My Chemical Romance,
Foo Fighters,
Justin Timberlake,
Kylie Minogue,
Fleetwood Mac,
Mariah Carey,
Primal Scream,
Morrissey,
PJ Harvey, the
Spice Girls,
Westlife,
David Gilmour,
AC/DC,
Sting,
Iron Maiden,
Yes,
Rammstein and many others with concerts taking place every other night in the 12,500 seater Hall 4 and Hall 3, which has a capacity of 3,000.
The
regeneration of the
Clyde corridor, which involved the
reclamation of a large amount of land from obsolete dockland areas, started in
1983 with the construction of the SECC on the site of Queen's Dock. Completed and opened in
1985 (Main Building), the SECC occupies 64 acres (260,000 m²) of land — most of which is car parking space — and hosts numerous music concerts, exhibitions and professional conferences. The SECC also has its own railway station,
Exhibition Centre, on the
Argyle Line of Glasgow's suburban railway network.
Upon its opening, the Centre quickly gained its nickname among locals: "The Big Red Shed", owing to its outward appearance, which resembled a giant red painted warehouse. The nickname has become redundant following the building being repainted grey in recent years.
In
1995 construction began on a new building — the
Clyde Auditorium — to become part of the SECC complex. Designed by award-winning architect
Sir Norman Foster and often called "the
armadillo" by Glaswegians, this new 3,000 capacity building was completed in
1997.
In
April 2004, the owners SEC Ltd again commissioned
Foster and Partners to design a £562 million regeneration of the Queen's Dock area, under the name QD2 — so-called as this is the second regeneration of the former Queen's Dock area since the centre's inception. This project will incorporate a new 12,500 seat, £50 million concert arena for the SECC to be known as
Scotland's National Arena, and construction of this development is expected to be completed by
2010. The centre is also to be served by the
Clyde FastLink.
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