European Arenas Association
European Arenas Association (EAA) is a group of arenas with a range of hosting experiences, including: concerts, comedy, and sporting events... congresses, conferences, and trade fairs.[4] [5][6]
Formation | 1991[1] |
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Headquarters | Rotterdam Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam, Netherlands[2] |
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Membership | 37[3] |
President | Olivier Toth[2] |
Website | European Arenas Association |
Executive committee
The European Arenas Association Board is composed of 8 members, including its President Olivier Toth of the Rockhal, General Manager Nancy Skipper, and Executive Officer Victoria Matthews.
Other board members include: Adrian Doyle of The Odyssey Trust, Girts Krastins of the Arena Riga, John Langford of London's O2, Lotta Nibell of Gothenburg's Scandinavium, and Jorge Vinha da Silva of Lisbon's Altice Arena.[2]
Members
As of April 2023, the EAA website listed 35 member arenas and 2 arena clusters from across 20 nations, including: 6 UK listings, 4 from Germany, and 3 listings each from Spain and Sweden. The Co-op Live arena, under construction at the time, was announced as a new member.[3]
The 35 arenas are:
- Accor Arena
- Altice Arena
- AO Arena
- Arena Riga
- Avia Solutions Group Arena
- Barclays Arena
- Co-op Live
- Forest National
- Gliwice Arena
- Hallenstadion
- Helsinki Halli
- László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
- Malmö Arena
- Mediolanum Forum
- Mercedes-Benz Arena
- Navarra Arena
- O2 Arena
- O2 Arena
- Olympiapark
- OVO Arena
- OVO Hydro
- Palacio Vistalegre
- PalaLottomatica
- Palau Sant Jordi
- Paris La Défense Arena
- Resorts World Arena
- Rockhal
- Rotterdam Ahoy
- Unibet Arena
- Scandinavium
- SSE Arena
- St. Jakobshalle
- Tauron Arena Kraków
- Telenor Arena
- Wiener Stadthalle
- Žalgirio Arena
The 2 arena clusters are:
- Hall Duo, composed of the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle and the Porsche-Arena
- Stockholm Live, composed of the Annexet, the Avicii Arena, the Friends Arena, the Hovet, the Södra Teatern, and the Tele2 Arena
Major events
Member arenas hosting experiences, include: Eurovision Song Contests, MTV Europe Music Awards, Summer Olympic events, and various World and European Championships.[8][9][10]
Lisbon's Altice Arena, Stockholm's Avicii Arena, and the Rotterdam Ahoy have hosted both the Eurovision Song Contest and the MTV Europe Music Awards.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
References
- "Members".
- "ABOUT – EAA".
- "Directory".
- "Mediolanum Forum".
- "Resorts World Arena".
- "Rotterdam Ahoy".
- "Rotterdam 2021".
- "Ed Sheeran to Host 2015 MTV EMAs With Ruby Rose".
- "OVO Arena".
- "Lisbon 2018".
- "Stockholm 2016".
- "Rotterdam 2021".
- "MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 Setlists".
- "MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 Setlists".
- "MTV Europe Music Awards 2016 Setlists".