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The Barclays Arena (originally known as the Color Line Arena and formerly known as barclaycard arena and O2 World Hamburg) is a multipurpose
The arena opened in November 2002, is 150 meters long and 110 metres wide and has an elevation of 33 metres. Construction costs totaled approximately 83 million Euro (ca. United States dollar, US$121.5mn). The construction of the stadium was funded by the Finnish entrepreneur Harry Harkimo and the city of Hamburg, who sold Harkimo the land for a symbolic price of one Deutsche Mark, Mark and also financed infrastructure improvements with 12 million Marks (about 6.1 million euros) as a preparatory measure. In October 2007 the arena was sold to Anschutz Entertainment Group for an estimated 75 million Euros. Anschutz Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of the The Anschutz Corporation, Anschutz Corporation, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment presenters.
The arena was initially named after Norwegian ferry operator Color Line (ferry operator), Color Line as the "Color Line Arena". In 2010 the sponsor changed to Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, naming the arena as "O2 World Hamburg". O2 sponsorship ceased in summer 2015, changing the arena name again, this time into "barclaycard arena".
In June 2021 and because of Barclaycard's rebranding in Germany to the bank's corporate name, the arena announced that from autumn 2021 onwards, the name will change once more to Barclays Arena (stylized as BARCLAYS Arena).
Pictures of the O2 World Hamburg
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arena
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, Germany
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. It opened in 2002 and can hold up to 16,000 people (13,800 or 12,947 for sporting events). It is located at Altona Volkspark
Altona Volkspark is a large urban park in the Hamburg district of Bahrenfeld, in the borough of Altona. Ahead of Hamburg Stadtpark, it is the largest park in Hamburg. Altona Volkspark is located some 3 km off the inner city. The largest parks ...
, adjacent to the football stadium Volksparkstadion and the :de:Volksbank Arena, Volksbank Arena in Hamburg's western Bahrenfeld district.
The arena is primarily used for Performance, pop/rock concerts and was the home of Team handball, handball club Handball Hamburg, HSV Hamburg and ice hockey team Hamburg Freezers until both teams folded in 2016. The Barclaycard Arena is among the most modern venues in Europe.
History
The arena opened in November 2002, is 150 meters long and 110 metres wide and has an elevation of 33 metres. Construction costs totaled approximately 83 million Euro (ca. United States dollar, US$121.5mn). The construction of the stadium was funded by the Finnish entrepreneur Harry Harkimo and the city of Hamburg, who sold Harkimo the land for a symbolic price of one Deutsche Mark, Mark and also financed infrastructure improvements with 12 million Marks (about 6.1 million euros) as a preparatory measure. In October 2007 the arena was sold to Anschutz Entertainment Group for an estimated 75 million Euros. Anschutz Entertainment Group is a subsidiary of the The Anschutz Corporation, Anschutz Corporation, one of the world’s leading sports and entertainment presenters.
Naming rights
The arena was initially named after Norwegian ferry operator Color Line (ferry operator), Color Line as the "Color Line Arena". In 2010 the sponsor changed to Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, naming the arena as "O2 World Hamburg". O2 sponsorship ceased in summer 2015, changing the arena name again, this time into "barclaycard arena".
In June 2021 and because of Barclaycard's rebranding in Germany to the bank's corporate name, the arena announced that from autumn 2021 onwards, the name will change once more to Barclays Arena (stylized as BARCLAYS Arena).
Concerts
* On 21 April 2022, Simple Minds performed at the arena as part of their "40 Years of Hits" tour. * On 9 May 2022, Dua Lipa performed a sold out show at the arena as part of her Future Nostalgia Tour. * On 1, 2 & 24 February 2023, British singer Robbie Williams will perform at the arena as part of the European leg of his XXV Tour. * On 24 April 2023, Swedish metal band Sabaton (band), Sabaton will perform at the arena as part of their The Tour To End All Tours tour. * On 31 March 2024, Canadian singer Celine Dion will perform at the arena as part of her Courage World Tour.See also
*List of indoor arenas in Germany *List of European ice hockey arenasReferences
External links
*Pictures of the O2 World Hamburg
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