Avicii Arena,[2] originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as Ericsson Globe, but commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen (pronounced[ˈɡlǔːbɛn]ⓘ; lit.'the Globe'), is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov district of Stockholm, Sweden.
Globen (Avicii Arena)
Globen
Globe celebrates 30 years, February 2019.
Former names
Stockholm Globe Arena (1989–2009) Ericsson Globe (2009–2021)
When constructed, Avicii Arena was the largest spherical building on Earth and took two and a half years to build.[3] It remained the largest spherical structure in the world until the opening of Sphere at The Venetian Resort on 4 July 2023. It has a diameter of 110 metres (360 ft) and an inner height of 85 metres (279 ft). The volume of the building is 605,000 cubic metres (21,400,000 cu ft) and it has a seating capacity of 16,000 spectators for shows and concerts, and 13,850 for ice hockey. In the upper area there are 40 VIP boxes and a restaurant.
The steel, concrete and glass construction designed by the architects Berg Arkitektkontor AB is supported by a MERO space structure. It represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, the world's largest scale model of the Solar System.[4]
In 2009, the naming rights to the Stockholm Globe Arena were officially acquired by Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson, and it became known as the Ericsson Globe.[5]
In 2021, it was announced that the arena would be renamed the Avicii Arena in honour of the late Swedish DJ Avicii, who died in 2018. To commemorate the new name, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra recorded a performance of the Avicii song "For a Better Day", with vocals provided by fourteen-year-old Swedish singer Ella Tiritiello.[2][6]
In June 2022, it was decided to renovate and modernize the arena throughout 2024, with a view of hosting the 2025 IIHF World Championship, which is to be jointly held in Sweden and Denmark. After the scheduled reopening at the start of 2025, the neighboring Hovet arena is to be demolished and the site is to become part of the new district of Soderhov.[7]
Eventsedit
Globen from the inside
The Globe is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the former home arena of AIK, Djurgårdens IF, and Hammarby IF. It is also used for musical performances as well as other sports than ice hockey, for example futsal (indoor football). The third team to play a home game in their league was Huddinge IK (three home games there, all in 1993), followed by Hammarby IF (20 home games in The Globen to this day) and AC Camelen (one game in 1998, in the sixth level league, with 92 spectators).
The first international game played in Globen was between Hammarby IF (Sweden) and Jokerit (Finland) a couple of weeks before the grand opening, although the players were only 12 years old at the time (born 1977) and it was a friendly game.
Since 2000, the National Hockey League has used the arena for occasional games, both in the preseason and the regular season. The most recent games at the arena were two regular-season games between the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning in November 2019, part of the NHL Global Series event. The Global Series will return to Avicii Arena in November 2023, with the Senators returning and being joined by the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, and Toronto Maple Leafs. Each team will play two games during the event.[9]
A small cottage in aluminum with a 12-square-metre (130 sq ft) base was placed upon the Globe on 26 May 2009. The artist, Mikael Genberg, intended it to illustrate two important symbols for Sweden: the high-technology Globe building and the traditional, simple small countryside cottage in Falu red with house corners painted in white. The house was positioned some distance from the exact top position of the Globe. Genberg also hoped to eventually place a similar cottage on the Moon. The cottage remained on the Globe until October 2009.[10][11]
'Skyview' elevator transporting visitors to the top of the arena
Skyview is an exterior inclined elevator which transports visitors to the top of the arena for a virtually unobstructed view of Stockholm.
It has two spherical gondolas, each able to accommodate up to 12 passengers, which travel along parallel tracks on the exterior of the south side of the globe.[citation needed]
Skyview opened in February 2010 and carried 160,000 people during its first year of operation.[citation needed]
^"Metallica återtog publikrekordet i Globen" [Metallica regained the audience record in the Globe] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 5 May 2018.
^ abFekadu, Mesfin (19 May 2021). "Sweden's Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA". ABC News. from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^"The Sweden Solar System". Sweden Solar System. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
^ [The Globe changes its name to Ericsson Globe] (PDF) (Press release) (in Swedish). Stockholm Globe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^Willman, Chris (19 May 2021). "Stockholm's Avicii Arena Aims to Raise Awareness of Mental Health Issues". Variety. from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
^"KLART: Hovet ska rivas – så påverkas ishockeyn". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^. media.melodifestivalen.se (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
^"Red Wings, Wild, Senators, Maple Leafs to play in 2023 NHL Global Series" (Press release). National Hockey League. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ [Red cottage on the top of the Globe] (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 23 May 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. 26 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2009. (The sequence starts automatically within a few seconds.)
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Globe Arena redirects here For the football ground see Globe Arena football stadium This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Avicii Arena news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Avicii Arena 2 originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as Ericsson Globe but commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen pronounced ˈɡlǔːbɛn lit the Globe is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City Johanneshov district of Stockholm Sweden Globen Avicii Arena GlobenGlobe celebrates 30 years February 2019 Former namesStockholm Globe Arena 1989 2009 Ericsson Globe 2009 2021 Location121 77 Johanneshov Stockholm SwedenCoordinates59 17 36 80 N 18 04 59 65 E 59 2935556 N 18 0832361 E 59 2935556 18 0832361Public transitGlobenOwnerCity of Stockholm via SGA FastigheterOperatorAEG LiveCapacity13 850 ice hockey 16 000 concerts Record attendance17 303 Metallica 5 May 2018 1 ConstructionBroke ground10 September 1986 1986 09 10 Built1986 1989Opened19 February 1989 1989 02 19 ArchitectSvante Berg Lars VretbladTenantsSweden men s national ice hockey teamAIK HockeyDjurgardens IF HockeyWebsiteaviciiarena wbr seThe arena represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System the world s largest scale model of the Solar System Contents 1 Construction 2 History 3 Events 4 Concerts 5 Artwork 6 Skyview 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksConstruction edit nbsp Aerial view April 2018When constructed Avicii Arena was the largest spherical building on Earth and took two and a half years to build 3 It remained the largest spherical structure in the world until the opening of Sphere at The Venetian Resort on 4 July 2023 It has a diameter of 110 metres 360 ft and an inner height of 85 metres 279 ft The volume of the building is 605 000 cubic metres 21 400 000 cu ft and it has a seating capacity of 16 000 spectators for shows and concerts and 13 850 for ice hockey In the upper area there are 40 VIP boxes and a restaurant The steel concrete and glass construction designed by the architects Berg Arkitektkontor AB is supported by a MERO space structure It represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System the world s largest scale model of the Solar System 4 History edit nbsp View of Globen from the east sideGloben was inaugurated on 19 February 1989 after a construction period of less than three years The first major events were Melodifestivalen the Ice Hockey World Championships and the Men s European Volleyball Championships In 2009 the naming rights to the Stockholm Globe Arena were officially acquired by Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson and it became known as the Ericsson Globe 5 In 2021 it was announced that the arena would be renamed the Avicii Arena in honour of the late Swedish DJ Avicii who died in 2018 To commemorate the new name the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra recorded a performance of the Avicii song For a Better Day with vocals provided by fourteen year old Swedish singer Ella Tiritiello 2 6 In June 2022 it was decided to renovate and modernize the arena throughout 2024 with a view of hosting the 2025 IIHF World Championship which is to be jointly held in Sweden and Denmark After the scheduled reopening at the start of 2025 the neighboring Hovet arena is to be demolished and the site is to become part of the new district of Soderhov 7 Events edit nbsp Globen from the insideThe Globe is primarily used for ice hockey and is the former home arena of AIK Djurgardens IF and Hammarby IF It is also used for musical performances as well as other sports than ice hockey for example futsal indoor football The third team to play a home game in their league was Huddinge IK three home games there all in 1993 followed by Hammarby IF 20 home games in The Globen to this day and AC Camelen one game in 1998 in the sixth level league with 92 spectators The first international game played in Globen was between Hammarby IF Sweden and Jokerit Finland a couple of weeks before the grand opening although the players were only 12 years old at the time born 1977 and it was a friendly game The arena hosted the final of Sveriges Television s yearly music competition Melodifestivalen Sweden s qualifier show for the Eurovision Song Contest until 2012 The show returned to the arena for the first three heats of the 2022 competition 8 It also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000 and 2016 In March 2021 it hosted the World Figure Skating Championships despite the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic In November 2021 it hosted the Counter Strike Global Offensive tournament Major Stockholm 2021 Since 2000 the National Hockey League has used the arena for occasional games both in the preseason and the regular season The most recent games at the arena were two regular season games between the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning in November 2019 part of the NHL Global Series event The Global Series will return to Avicii Arena in November 2023 with the Senators returning and being joined by the Detroit Red Wings Minnesota Wild and Toronto Maple Leafs Each team will play two games during the event 9 Concerts editConcerts at Avicii Arena Date Artist Opening act Tour Attendance Revenue12 June 1989 Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour N A13 June 198914 June 198915 December 1989 Bon Jovi Dan Reed Network New Jersey Syndicate Tour21 August 1990 Whitesnake Poison The Quireboys Monsters of Rock Sweden 199020 September 1991 Roxette Glass Tiger Join the Joyride Tour21 September 199122 September 199110 June 1992 U2 Fatima Mansions Zoo TV Tour11 June 199213 April 1993 Peter Gabriel Ayub Ogada Secret World Tour9 September 1994 Roxette Brainpool Crash Boom Bang Tour3 December 1994 ZZ Top Ian Moore Antenna World Tour6 December 1996 Kiss The Verve Pipe Alive Worldwide Tour9 September 1997 Oasis Be Here Now Tour19 May 1998 Spice Girls Spiceworld Tour20 May 199810 June 1999 Aerosmith The Black Crowes Nine Lives Tour14 December 1999 Black Sabbath Godsmack Drain STH 9 November 2000 Britney Spears Oops I Did It Again Tour13 January 2001 Googoosh Comeback World Tour23 April 2001 Westlife Where Dreams Come True Tour 9 July 2001 U2 Stereophonics Elevation Tour 31 511 1 269 77510 July 2001 31 51116 November 2001 Roxette The Rasmus Room Service Tour N A28 May 2002 Destiny s Child The Survivor Tour10 April 2003 Shakira Tour of the Mongoose24 April 2003 Peter Gabriel Growing Up Tour11 May 2004 Britney Spears Skye Sweetnam JC Chasez Wicked Wisdom The Onyx Hotel Tour 13 635 14 045 686 10222 June 2005 Avril Lavigne Simple Plan Melody Club Bonez Tour N A12 March 2007 Shakira Oral Fixation Tour16 March 2007 Dolly Parton An Evening with Dolly Parton3 May 2007 Beyonce Lemar The Beyonce Experience7 June 2008 Celine Dion Calasia Taking Chances World Tour28 June 2008 Avril Lavigne Jonas Brothers The Best Damn World Tour17 September 2008 Coldplay High Wire Viva la Vida Tour18 September 200828 January 2009 Oasis Dig Out Your Soul Tour7 March 2009 Metallica World Magnetic Tour4 May 200913 May 2009 Beyonce I Am World Tour 10 640 10 640 728 11313 July 2009 Britney Spears DJ Havana Brown The Circus Starring Britney Spears 23 022 2 690 08014 July 2009 27 31011 October 2009 Green Day Prima Donna 21st Century Breakdown World Tour N A10 November 2009 P nk Evermore Funhouse Tour7 May 2010 Lady Gaga Semi Precious Weapons The Monster Ball Tour8 May 20106 May 2011 Rush Time Machine Tour14 June 2011 Linkin Park The Futureheads A Thousand Suns World Tour27 August 2011 Dolly Parton Better Day World Tour16 October 2011 Britney Spears Joe Jonas Destinee amp Paris Femme Fatale Tour1 November 2011 Rihanna Calvin Harris Loud Tour3 November 2011 Roxette The Neverending World Tour4 November 2011 Bob Dylan Mark Knopfler Never Ending Tour10 December 2011 Paul McCartney On the Run18 April 2012 Michael Buble Naturally 7 Crazy Love Tour7 July 2012 Pearl Jam X Pearl Jam 2012 Tour30 August 2012 Lady Gaga The Darkness Lady Starlight Born This Way Ball 27 477 2 848 53031 August 2012 27 47722 April 2013 Justin Bieber Believe Tour N A23 April 201324 April 20138 May 2013 One Direction Camryn Take Me Home Tour26 May 2013 P nk Churchill The Truth About Love Tour29 May 2013 Beyonce Luke James The Mrs Carter Show World Tour 13 934 13 934 1 318 69022 July 2013 Rihanna GTA Diamonds World Tour 13 929 13 929 1 226 0393 November 2013 Bruno Mars Mayer Hawthorne The Moonshine Jungle Tour N A23 February 2014 Michael Buble Naturally 7 To Be Loved Tour22 May 2014 Peter Gabriel Back to Front Tour 10 950 N A30 May 2014 Miley Cyrus Sky Ferreira Bangerz Tour N A12 June 2014 John Mayer Phillip Phillips Born and Raised World Tour11 July 2014 Dolly Parton Blue Smoke World Tour30 September 2014 Lady Gaga Lady Starlight ArtRave The Artpop Ball16 March 2015 Nicki Minaj Trey Songz Ester Dean The Pinkprint Tour22 March 2015 Katy Perry Charli XCX Prismatic World Tour21 May 2015 Ariana Grande Rixton The Honeymoon Tour16 September 2015 U2 Innocence Experience Tour 62 716 62 716 6 850 15117 September 201520 September 201521 September 20153 March 2016 Ellie Goulding Sarah Hartman Delirium World Tour N A27 January 2017 Green Day Catfish and the Bottlemen Revolution Radio Tour4 March 2017 Drake dvsn Boy Meets World Tour30 March 2017 Ed Sheeran Anne Marie Ryan McMullan Tour7 May 2017 John Mayer Andreas Moe The Search for Everything World Tour17 May 2017 Shawn Mendes James TW Illuminate World Tour20 May 2017 Bruno Mars Anderson Paak 24K Magic World Tour3 March 2018 Kendrick Lamar James Blake The Damn Tour18 March 2018 Harry Styles Mabel Harry Styles Live on Tour29 April 2018 Bryan Adams Ultimate Tour5 May 2018 Metallica Kvelertak WorldWired Tour7 May 201810 June 2018 Katy Perry Tove Styrke Witness The Tour8 February 2019 Twenty One Pilots The Regrettes The Bandito Tour4 March 2019 Nicki Minaj Lil Xan The Nicki Wrld TourJuice Wrld15 March 2019 Shawn Mendes Alessia Cara Shawn Mendes The Tour21 May 2019 Mumford amp Sons Gang of Youths Delta Tour2 June 2019 Backstreet Boys KnowleDJ DNA World Tour26 June 2019 Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour1 October 2019 John Mayer I Guess I Just Feel Like World Tour7 October 2019 Ariana Grande Ella Mai Social House Sweetener World Tour23 October 2019 Michael Buble Naturally 7 An Evening with Michael Buble11 December 2019 A AP Rocky Playboi Carti Ski Mask the Slump God Comethazine Injured Generation Tour15 June 2022 Pet Shop Boys Dreamworld Tour10 October 2022 The Cure The Twilight Sad Lost World Tour17 October 2022 Kendrick Lamar Baby Keem Tanna Leone The Big Steppers Tour3 December 2022 Burna Boy Kaliffa Love damini Tour1 March 2023 Robbie Williams XXV Tour28 April 2023 Sabaton Lordi The Tour To End All Tours 6 May 23Eros Ramazzotti Batitto Infinito31 May 2023 Peter Gabriel i o The Tour11 July 2023 Shawn Mendes King Princess Wonder The World TourArtwork edit nbsp A small cottage bolted to the top of the GlobeA small cottage in aluminum with a 12 square metre 130 sq ft base was placed upon the Globe on 26 May 2009 The artist Mikael Genberg intended it to illustrate two important symbols for Sweden the high technology Globe building and the traditional simple small countryside cottage in Falu red with house corners painted in white The house was positioned some distance from the exact top position of the Globe Genberg also hoped to eventually place a similar cottage on the Moon The cottage remained on the Globe until October 2009 10 11 Skyview editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed May 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Skyview elevator transporting visitors to the top of the arenaSkyview is an exterior inclined elevator which transports visitors to the top of the arena for a virtually unobstructed view of Stockholm It has two spherical gondolas each able to accommodate up to 12 passengers which travel along parallel tracks on the exterior of the south side of the globe citation needed Skyview opened in February 2010 and carried 160 000 people during its first year of operation citation needed See also editArchitecture of Stockholm Hovet Tele2 Arena MSG Sphere London MSG Sphere at The Venetian List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries List of European ice hockey arenasReferences edit Metallica atertog publikrekordet i Globen Metallica regained the audience record in the Globe in Swedish Sveriges Television 5 May 2018 a b Fekadu Mesfin 19 May 2021 Sweden s Ericsson Globe gets a new name AVICII ARENA ABC News Archived from the original on 19 May 2021 Retrieved 20 May 2021 Ericsson Globe AEG Retrieved 25 August 2020 The Sweden Solar System Sweden Solar System Retrieved 22 August 2020 Globen byter namn till Ericsson Globe The Globe changes its name to Ericsson Globe PDF Press release in Swedish Stockholm Globe Archived from the original PDF on 22 July 2011 Retrieved 25 August 2020 Willman Chris 19 May 2021 Stockholm s Avicii Arena Aims to Raise Awareness of Mental Health Issues Variety Archived from the original on 19 May 2021 Retrieved 20 May 2021 KLART Hovet ska rivas sa paverkas ishockeyn www aftonbladet se in Swedish 20 June 2022 Retrieved 2 March 2023 Arenorna for alla Melodifestivalens sandningar ar klara media melodifestivalen se in Swedish SVT Archived from the original on 4 February 2022 Retrieved 4 February 2022 Red Wings Wild Senators Maple Leafs to play in 2023 NHL Global Series Press release National Hockey League 26 April 2023 Retrieved 27 April 2023 Rod stuga pa Globens topp Red cottage on the top of the Globe in Swedish Sveriges Television 23 May 2009 Archived from the original on 12 June 2011 Retrieved 25 August 2020 Video Stuga placerad pa Globens tak in Swedish Sveriges Television 26 May 2009 Archived from the original on 18 August 2009 The sequence starts automatically within a few seconds External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Avicii Arena Stockholm Globe Arenas website English Stockholm Globe City Archived 7 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Hockeyarenas net entry Web cams monitoring the construction on the Globe Arena Archived 1 March 2012 at the Wayback MachineEvents and tenantsPreceded byWiener StadthalleVienna Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsFinal Venue1989 Succeeded byEisstadion AllmendBernPreceded byMalmo City TheatreMalmo MelodifestivalenFinal Venue1989 Succeeded byRondoGothenburgPreceded byFlanders ExpoGhent European Volleyball ChampionshipFinal Venue1989 Succeeded byDeutschlandhalleBerlinPreceded byMediolanum ForumMilan Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsFinal Venue1995 Succeeded byWiener StadthalleViennaPreceded byPalais omnisports de Paris BercyParis European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue1996 Succeeded byPalau Velodrom Lluis PuigValenciaPreceded byInternational Convention CenterJerusalem Eurovision Song Contest Venue2000 Succeeded byParken Stadium CopenhagenPreceded byMalmo Opera and Music TheatreMalmo MelodifestivalenFinal Venue2002 2012 Succeeded byFriends ArenaSolnaPreceded byDom Sportova Zagreb European Men s Handball Championship Final Venue2002 Succeeded byTivoli Hall LjubljanaPreceded byAbdi Ipekci Arena Istanbul FIBA EuroBasket Final Venue2003 Succeeded byBelgrade Arena BelgradePreceded byHartwall AreenaHelsinki Ice Hockey World ChampionshipsFinal Venue2013 Succeeded byMinsk ArenaMinskPreceded byWiener StadthalleVienna Eurovision Song ContestVenue2016 Succeeded byInternational Exhibition CentreKyiv Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Avicii Arena amp oldid 1181701749, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
