Venue: P&J Live
Town: Aberdeen, GB

P&J Live (also known as The Event Complex Aberdeen) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Aberdeen, Scotland. Opened in August 2019, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 5,000 to 15,000. Replacing the former Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), the 10,000-seat arena is used for concerts and other events. It is the largest indoor arena in Scotland, as well as the fifth largest arena in the United Kingdom. In September 2012, talks got underway to replace the 27-year-old AECC Arena with a new £20 million facility on the same site amid claims that the arena was missing out on big acts due its comparatively small 4,750-seat capacity. On 18 October 2013, Aberdeen City Council announced plans to spend £200 million on a rebuild of the AECC, but also raised the possibility of relocating the venue to a new site. Then on 31 October, it was announced that the go ahead had been given to the relocation, with Henry Boot as the preferred development partner. Artists impressions were released for a new centre and arena to be built at The Rowett Institute, which was owned by the University of Aberdeen and located in the city's Bucksburn area near Aberdeen Airport and close to the Aberdeen International Business Park. According to Aberdeen City Council, the venue was to be completed by 2019 and would accommodate 10,000 people seated and 12,500 standing. Other facilities would include office and leisure space, plus an adjoining 4-star Hilton Aberdeen TECA hotel with options for two more. An artist's impression of the new AECC was released on 1 November 2013, together with an estimate of the final bill at around £185 million. In September 2014, public consultations took place prior to the final planning application being submitted in May 2015 for the Bucksburn site and redevelopment of the AECC site at Bridge of Don. Construction began in July 2016, after a ground-breaking ceremony on 5 July and demolition of the old Rowett Institute buildings was comple