SSE Arena

🎯 Premier League Darts & SSE Arena Belfast

Key Events & Schedule

• The SSE Arena in Belfast is a regular stop on the PDC Premier League Darts “roadshow.”

• Night 1 of the 2025 Premier League was held there on Thursday 6 February 2025.

• For 2026, the SSE Arena is confirmed to host Premier League Darts again on Thursday 26 February 2026 (this will be Night 4 of the competition).

Format, Players & Matches

• On a Premier League night in Belfast, the format is:

  1. Quarter-finals

  2. Semi-finals

  3. Final

  All matches on a night are best of 11 legs.

• Players for 2025 included: Luke Littler, Luke Humphries, Gerwyn Price, Michael van Gerwen, Nathan Aspinall, Rob Cross, Stephen Bunting, Chris Dobey.

• Example fixture night in Belfast (Night 1, 2025) had the following quarter-finals:
  • Chris Dobey vs Gerwyn Price
  • Stephen Bunting vs Rob Cross
  • Luke Littler vs Michael van Gerwen
  • Nathan Aspinall vs Luke Humphries

Venue, Timing & Atmosphere

• Capacity & Size: The SSE Arena Belfast is a medium to large arena. For Night 1 2025, it’s listed as about 11,000 capacity.

• Event Duration & Timings: The night usually lasts ~3.5 hours (doors open in the early evening; the show starts around 7pm and finishes around 10:30-11pm).

• Atmosphere: It’s typically a lively event, with strong crowd participation. Belfast is one of the “regulars” in the tour, and fans tend to be enthusiastic. (There are mentions of sell-out shows in past years.)

Prize Money & Points

• The overall prize fund for Premier League Darts is high (for example, ~£1 million in 2025) and includes bonuses for nightly winners.

• On each night:
  • Winner gets 5 points,
  • Runner-up 3 points,
  • Semi-finalists 2 points each.

• There is also a nightly bonus for the player who wins that night.

✅ What to Know If You’re Thinking of Going

Here are practical tips / expectations:

• If you’re going for seats close to the action (table seats, front tables), get tickets early — those sell out quickly. Tiered seating is usually more available.

• Expect a lively, noisy crowd. If you’re in “floor/table” seats, you’ll be close to the stage and very involved in the atmosphere.

• Check the “no sporting colours” policy or similar rules (some venues have restrictions around large team colours etc.). This is sometimes enforced. (Though I didn’t find a specific restriction for Belfast in the sources I saw, it is common in other UK PL nights.)

• Food, drink, bar facilities should be available, but prices are typically high. Arrive early to avoid queues.

• TV / broadcast: nights are televised live, so the schedule tends to be strict. Doors, starts, intervals are timed.