Avicii Arena

Avicii Arena, 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 namesStockholm Globe Arena (1989–2009)
Ericsson Globe (2009–2021)
Location121 77 Johanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates59°17′36.80″N 18°04′59.65″E
Public transit Globen
OwnerCity of Stockholm via SGA Fastigheter
OperatorAEG Live
Capacity13,850 (ice hockey)
16,000 (concerts)
Record attendance17,303 (Metallica, 5 May 2018)
Construction
Broke ground10 September 1986 (1986-09-10)
Built1986–1989
Opened19 February 1989 (1989-02-19)
ArchitectSvante Berg, Lars Vretblad
Tenants
Sweden men's national ice hockey team
AIK Hockey
Djurgårdens IF Hockey
Website
aviciiarena.se

The arena represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, the world's largest scale model of the Solar System.

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