Tele2 Arena

Tele2 Arena (Swedish pronunciation: [tɛlɛˈtuː aˈrěːna, - aˈrêː-]) is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov, just south of Stockholm City Centre, Sweden. It is used mostly for concerts and football matches, hosting the home matches of Allsvenskan teams Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF. The arena has a capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 spectators for football matches, depending on the number of people standing,[4][5] and its facilities fulfill the requirements of FIFA and UEFA for hosting international games and tournaments. When configured for concerts, the arena has a capacity of 45,000.[6]

Tele2 Arena

Former names	Stockholmsarenan (2008–2012)
Location	Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates	59.29081°N 18.08534°E / 59.29081; 18.08534
Owner	City of Stockholm via SGA Fastigheter
Operator	AEG Live
Capacity	45,000 (concerts) 30,000[1] (sports) 28,000 (When the police is in charge of the max capacity, football only)
Record attendance	39,338 (Madonna, 14 November 2015) 31,810 (Hammarby–BK Häcken, 4 November 2018)
Surface	Artificial turf
Construction
Broke ground	10 September 2010[2]
Built	2010–2013
Opened	20 July 2013
Construction cost	SEK 2.7 billion (estimated)[3] €290 million
Architect	White Arup ROSSETTI
Main contractors	Peab
Tenants
Djurgårdens IF (2013–) Hammarby IF (2013–)

History

During construction in June 2012.

Aerial view of Tele2 Arena and Ericsson Globe, April 2018.

With a maximum capacity of up to 40,000 and a rectractable roof, the arena is able to host concerts, equestrian, motor sport, ice sports, banquettes, exhibitions, company events and shareholder meetings, in addition to football.

The cost was calculated to 2.7 billion SEK including land appropriation and a new parking garage under the arena. The cost was balanced against income from sales of building rights and rental from the operator who runs the arena. Financing was mostly covered by sale of land, mainly the lot where Söderstadion was situated, and associated building rights for commercial premises. The owner is the City of Stockholm via subsidiary SGA Fastigheter AB.

The arena was planned to host the opening game of the ice hockey World Championship 2013, but the construction was delayed and the arena was not finished until July 2013, two months after the tournament.[7] Initially, it was intended that the stadium would stage the finals of the Swedish Super League, but after the delay, it was decided that the finals in 2013 and 2014 would be moved to Malmö Arena.[8] It is decided that Tele2 Arena will be the national stadium of Swedish speedway and american football.[9]

It is also possible to have artificially frozen ice on the ground. The bandy team of Hammarby IF has practiced on the ice when this possibility was tried for the first time, but the team will so far still use Zinkensdamms IP as its home ground for bandy. "Bandyns dag" ("Bandy Day") was supposed to be arranged at the arena on 14 December 2013 with a match against IFK Vänersborg as the climax but had to be cancelled due to problems with preparing the ice.[10] Instead, the match against Sandvikens AIK on 10 January 2014 was played in Tele2 Arena.[11][12]

On 27 June 2013, just days before Hammarby IF's first football game in their new arena, an explosive device was found outside the stadium. Former players from rival club Djurgårdens IF were to play an exhibition game that evening in front of approximately 3,000 spectators, but the game was cancelled due to the threat. The culture commissioner for the City of Stockholm has stated that the city council "has authority over who gets to play there, and that power will be used" if the situation does not get under control.[13][14]

The first event at the stadium was a football match between Superettan sides Hammarby IF and Örgryte IS on 20 July 2013. The match, which ended in a 0–0 draw, brought in 29,175 spectators, setting a new record for highest attendance at a Superettan match.[15] The following day, a crowd of 27,798 attended Djurgårdens IF's inaugural match at Tele2 Arena, a 1–2 defeat by IFK Norrköping.[16]

List of Concerts

Date	Artist(s)	Tour	Attendance
27 July 2013	Gyllene Tider	2013 Summer Tour	23,082
24 August 2013	Kent, Lars Winnerbäck, Robyn	Inauguration concerts	39,714
26 November 2013	Volbeat	Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies Live	9,152
28 February 2014	Avicii	True Tour	69,725
1 March 2014
10 May 2014	Justin Timberlake	The 20/20 Experience World Tour	26,602
1 June 2014	Aerosmith	Global Warming Tour
1 July 2014	The Rolling Stones	14 On Fire	37,009
9 July 2015	Paul McCartney	Out There	23,579
14 November 2015	Madonna	Rebel Heart Tour	40,557
29 April 2016	Adele	Adele Live 2016	31,069
4 July 2016	Rihanna	Anti World Tour	34,956
10 September 2016	Red Hot Chili Peppers	The Getaway World Tour
29 September 2016	Justin Bieber	Purpose World Tour	79,380
30 September 2016
6 May 2017	Kiss	The KISSWORLD 2017 Tour	24 334
17 June 2017	Celine Dion	Celine Dion Live 2017	21,699
1 June 2018	Iron Maiden	Legacy of the Beast World Tour	37,221
2 May 2019	Swedish House Mafia	Save The World Reunion Tour 2019	114,629
3 May 2019
4 May 2019
3 August 2019	Pink	Beautiful Trauma Tour

Highest attendances

Attendance	Performance	Event	Date	Ref.
40,557	Madonna	Concert	14 November 2015	[17]
40,000	Iron Maiden	Concert	1 June 2018	[18]
40,000	Avicii	Concert	1 March 2014	[19]
39,714	Kent, Lars Winnerbäck, Robyn, Zhala	Concert	26 August 2013	[20]
38,209	Swedish House Mafia	Concert	2 May 2019
37,009	Rolling Stones	Concert	2 July 2014	[21]
35,000	Avicii	Concert	28 February 2014	[22]
31,756	Hammarby IF vs Östersunds FK	2016 Allsvenskan	4 April 2016	[23]

Average attendances

Season	Djurgårdens IF								Hammarby IF							Ref
	Division	GP	Season Average	Highest Gate		Lowest Gate			Division	GP	Season Average	Highest Gate		Lowest Gate
2013	Allsvenskan	8	15,858	27,798	vs IFK Norrköping	10,079	vs Åtvidabergs FF		Superettan	8	14,145	29,175	vs Örgryte IS	7,886	vs Östersunds FK	[24][25]
2014	Allsvenskan	15	13,145	25,175	vs AIK	7,454	vs Örebro		Superettan	15	20,451	31,074	vs Ljungskile SK	11,936	vs Husqvarna FF	[26][27]
2015	Allsvenskan	15	15,482	27,428	vs Hammarby	8,772	vs Helsingborgs IF		Allsvenskan	15	25,507	30,869	vs Kalmar FF	18,173	vs Gelfe IF	[28]
2016	Allsvenskan	15	13,393	24,900	vs Hammarby	6,724	vs Jönköpings SIF		Allsvenskan	15	22,885	31,756	vs Östersunds FK	18,119	vs Falkenberg FF	[29]
2017	Allsvenskan	15	16,241	26,648	vs IK Sirius	10,255	vs AFC Eskilstuna		Allsvenskan	15	22,137	30,671	vs Kalmar FF	17,403	vs IK Sirius	[30]
2018	Allsvenskan	15	12,307	24,396	vs Hammarby	7,608	vs IF Elfsborg		Allsvenskan	15	23,680	31,810	vs BK Häcken	17,896	vs IF Elfsborg	[31]
2019	Allsvenskan	15	15,958	28,258	vs Örebro	9,609	vs Östersunds FK		Allsvenskan	15	24,232	31,337	vs Kalmar FF	18,475	vs FF Falkenberg	[32]

Events

Main article: List of events at Tele2 Arena

The national bandy final for women in 2015

Two football teams from Stockholm, Hammarby IF and Djurgårdens IF, have played their home games at Tele2 Arena since July 2013. Another Stockholm club, IF Brommapojkarna, have occasionally played matches against the other Stockholm teams at Tele2 Arena instead of at their usual home ground, Grimsta IP.[33]

The official inauguration took place on 24 August 2013, featuring Swedish artists Robyn, Lars Winnerbäck and Kent, but the first concert at Tele2 Arena had already taken place on 27 July 2013, with Swedish band Gyllene Tider performing.

Paul McCartney played the Tele2 Arena on 9 July 2015 as part of the European leg of his Out There Tour.

Madonna visited Tele2 Arena with her Rebel Heart Tour on 14 November 2015, attracting over 39,000 people.

On 28 February and 1 March 2014, Swedish super star Avicii made two sold-out concerts with 35,000 and 40,000 spectators, respectively.

The Rolling Stones played the Tele2 Arena on 1 July 2014 as part of the European leg of their 14 On Fire tour. It was the band's 26th ever appearance in Sweden.

In 2015, the American football World Championship was to be hosted in Stockholm, with Tele2 Arena as the only venue.

On 24 January 2015, the Arena hosted UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson, a mixed martial arts card headlined by Swedish fighter Alexander Gustafsson and American fighter Anthony Johnson.

In 2015 and 2016, the Swedish Bandy Finals have been held at the arena. In addition, Hammarby IF have played single matches here.

Adele performed at the arena as a part of her Adele Live 2016 Tour on 29 April 2016.

Rihanna performed at the arena as a part of her Anti World Tour on 4 July 2016.[34]

Super star Justin Bieber performed at the arena as a part of his Purpose World Tour on 29 and 30 September 2016.

On June 17, 2017, for her Celine Dion Live 2017 tour, Canadian superstar Celine Dion performed in front of a crowd of a less than average 21,699, Selling out almost instantly. She interestingly decided to divide the stadium in half for her show, citing “Better experience for the audience and for logistical reasons”.

The Swedish superstar trio Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello performed three reunion shows as the Swedish House Mafia at the Tele2 Arena on May 2–4, 2019, after they split up in March 2013 ending their One Last Tour at the Ultra Music Festival. Tickets for these shows sold out fast - more than 120,000 tickets were sold within 5 minutes.

See also

• Stockholm Globe City

References

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2. "Startskott för Stockholmsarenan". Folkpartiet Stockholms Stadshus. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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9. "Stockholmsarenan ny nationalarena för speedway". Stockholm Globe Arenas. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
10. "Lördagens matcher flyttas till Zinken och ny match på Tele2 Arena 10 januari". Hammarby IF. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
11. "Information inför första bandymatchen i Tele2 Arena". Hammarby IF. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
12. "Bandy. Hammarby - Sandviken i Tele 2 Arena. 2014". Romus Ramström's Youtube channel. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
13. "Explosive device found at new Tele2 Arena". Radio Sweden. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
14. "Dif och Hammarby kan slängas ut från Tele2 Arena". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 June 2013.
15. Svenska fotbollförbundet: Superettan: Mållöst publikrekord. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
16. Dagens Nyheter. "Norrköping nätade först – och vann". 21 July 2013.
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21. "Rolling Stones". 2 July 2014.
22. "Avicii". 28 February 2014.
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24. Dagens Nyheter. "2013 Allsvenskan Attendances". 13 April 2014.
25. Dagens Nyheter. "2013 Superettan Attendances". 13 April 2014.
26. Dagens Nyheter. "2014 Allsvenskan Attendances". 24 May 2014.
27. Dagens Nyheter. "2014 Superettan Attendances". 25 May 2014.
28. Dagens Nyheter. "2015 Allsvenskan Attendances". 25 April 2015.
29. Dagens Nyheter. "2016 Allsvenskan Attendances". 25 April 2016.
30. Dagens Nyheter. "2017 Allsvenskan Attendances". 25 April 2017.
31. Dagens Nyheter. "2018 Allsvenskan Attendances". 18 April 2018.
32. Soccerway. "2019 Allsvenskan Attendances". 12 May 2019.
33. Dagens Nyheter. "Brommapojkarna spelar på Tele2 Arena". 18 April 2013.
34. http://www.rihannanow.com/tour/

External links

Media related to Tele2 Arena at Wikimedia Commons

• Official site of Tele2 Arena
• SGA Fastigheter AB
• Stockholm Globe Arenas

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