The National Indoor Arena had been used for several major events in the past , including counting no less than eight constituencies in the hall for the 1992 general election . The week after the Eurovision Song Contest , the city was to host the 24th G8 summit , with Terry Wogan vacating his hotel room to make way for Bill Clinton . Opened in October 1991 , the arena was best known in the UK for hosting the 1990s British television series '' Gladiators '' , also presented by Jonsson , on ITV
24th G8 summit
24th G8 summit
Eurovision Song Contest 1998