P&J Live
Opened in September 2019, the £333 million complex, delivered by Aberdeen City Council in partnership with Henry Boot Developments, replaced the Aberdeen Exhibition Conference and Centre (AECC) with 48,000 square metres of multi-purpose event space, and boasts world-class conference and exhibition halls, a superior arena, spacious hospitality boxes and a high-end restaurant.
P&J Live is the largest event complex in the North of Scotland, boasting world-class conference and exhibition facilities for organisers and delegates across the globe, all sustainably powered by local, renewable energy sources.
The event complex also comprises two on site hotels including the adjoining 4-star Hilton with 200 bedrooms and, the Aloft Hotel with 150 bedrooms.
With unrivalled public transport connections, the venue is located right next to Aberdeen International Airport - the UK's most connected regional airport, a few short minutes from the city's western peripheral route, and in prime position for rail links between Aberdeen and the North of Scotland.
P&J Live is the UK's single largest investment of its kind and one of many occurring across Aberdeen, as the energy city looks beyond oil and gas and continues to grow in a range of exciting new industries. Aberdeen International Airport has recently undergone a £50 million expansion, £30 million has been spent rejuvenating the city's magnificent Art Gallery. New hotels have come on stream across the city and Marischal Square, with its refreshing mix of offices, cafes, restaurants and hotels, adds to the city centre's vibrant and cosmopolitan appeal.
Parking
If you are parking onsite there are various methods to pay for your parking:
Scan & Pay: Look out for our signs in the car park and scan the QR code with your mobile device (mobile camera) for a quick and convenient way to pay for your parking.
On site payment machines: We accept both cash and card payments on site, pay on exit is required by entering your vehicle registration at any one of our machines located in the car parks. Please note payment machines only take coins and not notes.
APCOA Connect App: Up to 24 hour after you have left the venue, you can pay for your parking on the APCOA Connect App. Once you have downloaded the app, use location code 6680 for the Sub-T Car Park (underground) and location code 2356 for the Surface Car Park.
You can also pay for parking via the APCOA website here, click which car park you parked in and then you will be able to pay for parking.
Extensive bicycle parking is available in both the surface and sub-t car parks free of charge.
If you are dropping off or picking someone up from an event, please note the maximum wait time in our car parks is 20 minutes. Parking charges will apply if your car is within the car park for more than 20 minutes. This also applies if you cannot find a space, you will not be charged if you exit the car park within 20 minutes.
P&J Live is located close to Aberdeen International Airport, six miles northwest of the city centre, and just a few short minutes from the city's new western peripheral route. You can reach the venue using a range of transport options
