Aston Events Centre
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The Aston Events Centre is an indoor sports and event venue located in Birmingham, England.
Formerly called Aston Villa Leisure Centre, the venue is situated adjacent to Villa Park football stadium, home of Aston Villa F.C. of the Premier League. The venue has played host to many sporting events, and was the former home of basketball teams Birmingham Bullets and Birmingham Athletics. From September 2007, the indoor sports arena will be the home venue of new franchise Birmingham Panthers in their rookie season in the professional British Basketball League, the country's elite basketball division.
It used to be a major venue for touring bands and acts such as Nirvana, Manic Street Preachers and Morrissey have all played there.
The nearest railway stations are Aston railway station and Witton railway station.
