Aston Arena

{{Short description|Multipurpose indoor arena in Aston, Birmingham, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}

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| logo_caption = Basketball match between Portsmouth FC and Calderdale Explorers, National Cup Semi-Final, 30 November 1986

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| former_names = Aston Villa Leisure Centre
Aston Events Centre

| address = 8 Aston Hall Road, Aston, B6 7LB

| city = Birmingham

| country = England

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| owner = Advantage West Midlands
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| capacity = 4,000

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The Aston Arena (formerly Aston Villa Leisure Centre and Aston Events Centre) was an indoor sports, music and community event venue located in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Aston Villa Leisure Centre ticket |url=https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/138102/aston_villa_leisure_centre_ticket |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611054921/https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/138102/aston_villa_leisure_centre_ticket |archive-date=11 June 2021 |access-date=29 January 2024 |website=Birmingham City Council |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Elkes |first=Neil |date=14 August 2012 |title=Battle to save Aston Leisure Centre gathers pace |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/battle-to-save-aston-leisure-centre-190323 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410042629/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/battle-to-save-aston-leisure-centre-190323 |archive-date=10 April 2014 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=Birmingham Mail |language=en}}

The venue was situated near to Villa Park, the home of Aston Villa F.C..

The venue played host to many sporting events, and was the home of the basketball teams Birmingham Bullets, Birmingham Athletics and Birmingham Panthers.

In the 1990s various global music acts from the charts performed there. Artists who performed at the venue include Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, Paul Weller, Nirvana, Manic Street Preachers, The B52's, Crowded House, The Waterboys, Skunk Anansie, Deacon Blue, Pulp, Blur, and Morrissey, among others.