The top 10 UK venues are:

1. Southbank Centre
2. Wigmore Hall, London
3. The Sage Gateshead
4. St Martin-In-The Fields, London
5. Royal Northern College Of Music, Manchester
6. Stables, Milton Keynes
7. King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
8. Jazz Café, London
9. O2 Oxford Academy
10. O2 Academy Birmingham

The Stables puts on around 300-350 concerts per year and approximately 250 educational events. It is a vibrant, exciting live music venue with an international profile and two performance spaces (the 400-seat Jim Marshall Auditorium and the intimate second space, the 120-capacity Stage 2).  It is a favourite venue for many of the greatest musicians from the worlds of pop, rock, jazz, classical and roots music.  Recent concert highlights have included Gabriella Cilmi, Beth Rowley, Joan Armatrading, Courtney Pine, Bill Wyman, Dave Brubeck, Nigel Kennedy, Norah Jones, Paul Carrack, Eric Bibb, Evelyn Glennie, Sandi Thom, Suzanne Vega, Cerys Matthews, Tori Amos, Kate Rusby, Tom Baxter and Nerina Pallot – the list goes on and on.
 
The Stables' CEO, Monica Ferguson, said "This is fantastic news for The Stables and for Milton Keynes.  To be recognised as one of the UK's leading music venues alongside the likes of The Southbank and The Sage, Gateshead pays tribute to the huge volume of concerts we present and the significant audiences we are attracting from across the UK."
 
Sally Abbott, Director of Arts at Arts Council England, South East, commented: "We’re absolutely delighted that The Stables has been ranked alongside some of the UK’s major flagship music venues. We are proud to have supported the venue over many years and would like to congratulate Monica and her hardworking and passionate team for this well deserved accolade."

For more information about what’s on at The Stables go to our Events Diary