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Multi-purpose indoor arena in Sofia, Bulgaria
Arena Sofia (Bulgarian : Арена София , [ɐˈrɛnə ˈsɔfijə] indoor arena located in Sofia , Bulgaria . Opened in July 2011, it has a seating capacity of 12,373.[1] Arena Armeets after the Bulgarian insurance company Armeets purchased the naming rights, until the sponsorship was terminated in October 2022.[2]
Designed as a universal hall for cultural events and sports, the arena could host up to 30 types of sports, including basketball , volleyball , handball , futsal , boxing , tennis , weightlifting , fencing and gymnastics competitions, as well as concerts with a maximum capacity of 17,906. There are 887 parking lots, 614 of them placed in a central exterior parking, 231 placed in near streets and 42 designated for disabled people.
Major events and notable firsts
[ edit ] Arena hosting the 2018 Sofia Open
The first major concert in the arena was held by Jean Michel Jarre , followed by artists Sade and Amorphis .
The arena has hosted the 2012 European Taekwon-do ITF championship in May, followed by the 2012 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in the first three days of June. The city was previously awarded the 2004 edition of the event.[3]
During three days in February 2012 the arena hosted the Cirque du Soleil show Saltimbanco [4] ice show Disney on Ice , another debut for the country.[5]
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was held in the arena on 21 November 2015, the first time a Eurovision event was held in Bulgaria.[6]
The arena recorded its first sold-out game on 9 June 2012, when 12,501 fans (128 more than the official capacity) came to see the Olympic qualification volleyball match between France and Bulgaria . It will be used for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
Bulgaria's ruling GERB party is a consistent user of the arena, having held its rallies and conferences within it for years. This trend was bucked during late 2019 Bulgarian local elections , as the party wanted to undertake a "humble" campaign.[7]
List of major concerts
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Sade – 29 October 2011
Amorphis – 10 November 2011
Tom Jones – 18 November 2011
Lepa Brena – 3 December 2011
Mark Knight – 25 December 2011
Tarja Turunen – 27 January 2012
Solar Easter: Marco Carola and Victor Calderone – 13 April 2012
Ceca – 22 May 2012
Julio Iglesias – 13 June 2012
Lady Gaga – 14 August 2012 17 000
Red Hot Chili Peppers – 1 September 2012[8]
Jennifer Lopez – 18 November 2012[9]
Lili Ivanova – 22 November 2012
Goran Bregović – 29 November 2012[10]
Giorgos Mazonakis – 12 December 2012
Solar Christmas 2012: Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Fedde le Grand , Sophie Ellis-Bextor – 21 December 2012
Armin van Buuren – 8 March 2013 – A State of Trance 600, with Dash Berlin , Ferry Corsten , Myon & Shane 54, Dennis Sheperd and Ruben de Ronde
Helloween and Gamma Ray – 15 March 2013
We Will Rock You (musical) – 15–19 May 2013
Jamiroquai – 28 June 2013
Jessie J – 29 June 2013
Snoop Dogg – 8 July 2013
Signal – 27 November 2013
Ennio Morricone – 10 December 2013[11]
Scorpions – 16 December 2013
Armin van Buuren – Armin Only : Intense – 7 February 2014
Iron Maiden – 16 June 2014
Ceca - 7 November 2014
Slavi Trifonov & Ku-Ku Band - 25 April 2015
OneRepublic – 2 June 2015
Skrillex – 5 June 2015
Roxette – 17 June 2015
Toto - 28 June 2015
Judas Priest - 30 June 2015
Lepa Brena – 22 October 2015
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 – 21 November 2015
Violetta - 6 November 2015
Whitesnake - 24 November 2015
Enrique Iglesias – 14 December 2015
Al Bano – 16 December 2015
Ricchi e Poveri – 16 April 2016
Enrique Iglesias – 14 May 2016
Tiësto – 5 June 2016
Foreigner - 12 June 2016
Scorpions - 17 July 2016
Nightwish - 14 September 2016
Bryan Adams - 11 October 2016
Mile Kitić – 20 October 2016
Lyube - 10 December 2016
Dragana Mirkovic - 16 December 2016
Intersolar 2016: Richie Hawtin , Tale Of Us, The Martinez Brothers , Liubo Ursiny - 31 December 2016
Ceca – 16–17 March 2017
Vivaldianno - 19 March 2017
Vladimir Ampov - Grafa - 6 April 2017
Goran Bregović & Bijelo Dugme - 07 April 2017
Hits Only: C. C. Catch , Sandra & Samantha Fox - 29 April 2017
Vasilis Karras - 10 May 2017
Upsurt - 13 May 2017
Deep Purple - 14 May 2017
Europe - 16 May 2017
Moscow State Circus - 20 May 2017
Cirque du Soleil - Varekai - 26–28 May 2017
50 Years Shturtsite - 03 June 2017
Slavi Trifonov & Ku-Ku band - 16–18 June 2017
Sting - 16 September 2017
Sully Erna - 26 September 2017
40 Years FSB - 07 October 2017
Dubioza Kolektiv - 27 October 2017
Charles Aznavour - 30 November 2017
2Cellos - 04 December 2017
Sofi Marinova - 09 December 2017
Helloween - 14 December 2017
Solar Christmas 2017: Armin van Buuren , Fedde Le Grand - 22 December 2017
Intersolar 2017 Marco Carola , Liubo Ursiny - 31 December 2017
Lepa Brena - 23 March 2018
Goran Bregović - 13 April 2018
45 Years Tonika - 14 April 2018
Nova Generacia , Kontrol , Review & Hipodil - 21 April 2018
Roger Waters - 04 May 2018
Foreigner - 09 May 2018
David Garrett - 6 June 2018
Enrique Iglesias - 06 November 2018
Hits Only: DJ BoBo - 10 November 2018
Skandau - 06 April 2019
Lenny Kravitz - 04 May 2019
Evanescence - 11 September 2019
Deep Purple - 07 December 2019
Five Finger Death Punch & Megadeth – 22 February 2020
Deep Purple - 29 May 2022
Iron Maiden - 13 July 2022
Godsmack - 25 October 2022
Pantera - 26 May 2023
List of major sporting events
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European qualification for the 2012 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament – 8–13 May 2012
2012 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships – 1–3 June 2012
World qualification for the 2012 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament – 8–10 June 2012
2012 FIVB World League Final Round – 4–8 July 2012
2012 WTA Tournament of Champions – 30 October – 4 November 2012
2013 Summer Deaflympics – 26 July – 4 August 2013
2013 WTA Tournament of Champions – 29 October – 3 November 2013
2013 Trampoline World Championships - 7–10 November 2013
2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships – 12–18 May 2014
2014 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships – 19–25 May 2014
2014 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia - 9–10 August 2014
2014 WTA Tournament of Champions – 28 October – 2 November 2014
2015 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia - 15–16 August 2015
2015 Men's European Volleyball Championship - 9–18 October 2015
2016 Garanti Koza Sofia Open - 1–7 February 2016
2016 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia - 27–29 May 2016
2016 World Sambo Championships - 10–14 November 2016
2017 Garanti Koza Sofia Open - 5–12 February 2017
2017 European Taekwondo Championships 20–23 April 2017
2017 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia - 5–7 May 2017
2017 Trampoline World Championships - 9–12 November 2017
2018 Diema Xtra Sofia Open - 4–11 February 2018
2018 World Junior Figure Skating Championships - 5–11 March 2018
2018 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Sofia - 30 March-1 April 2018
2018 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships - 10–16 September 2018
2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship - 9–30 September 2018
2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup - 4–12 July 2020
See also
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References
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^ "2012 Sofia AER World Championships : Homepage" . Sofia2012.fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09 .
^ [1 ] Archived January 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Дисни на лед - Събитие - Арена Армеец София" . Arenaarmeecsofia.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2012-09-09 .
^ "Junior Eurovision 2015: 21 November in Sofia, Bulgaria" . JuniorEurovision.tv . 30 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015 .
^ "За първи път: Без зала『Арена Армеец』в кампанията на ГЕРБ" . www.24chasa.bg . Retrieved 2019-10-28 .
^ [2 ] Archived July 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Дженифър Лопес - Събитие - Арена Армеец София" . Arenaarmeecsofia.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2012-09-09 .
^ "Горан Брегович - Събитие - Арена Армеец София" . Arenaarmeecsofia.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2012-09-09 .
^ "ENNIO MORRICONE – THE BEST MOVIE MUSIC COMPOSER OF THE 20TH CENTURY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BULGARIA (ArenaArmeecSofia.com)" . Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2013-10-18 .
External links
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2003 :Forum Copenhagen (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2004 :Håkons Hall (Lillehammer, Norway)
2005 :Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium)
2006 :Sala Polivalentă (Bucharest, Romania)
2007 :Rotterdam Ahoy (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
2008 :Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center (Limassol, Cyprus)
2009 :Palace of Sports (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2010 :Minsk-Arena (Minsk, Belarus)
2011 :Karen Demirchyan Complex (Yerevan, Armenia)
2012 :Heineken Music Hall (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2013 :Palace "Ukraine" (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2014 :(Marsa, Malta)
2015 :Arena Armeec (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2016 :Mediterranean Conference Centre (Valletta, Malta)
2017 :Olympic Palace (Tbilisi, Georgia)
2018 :Minsk-Arena (Minsk, Belarus)
2019 :Gliwice Arena (Gliwice, Poland)
2020 :TVP Headquarters (Warsaw, Poland)
2021 :La Seine Musicale (Paris, France)
2022 :Karen Demirchyan Complex (Yerevan, Armenia)
2023 :Palais Nikaïa (Nice, France)
2024 :Caja Mágica (Madrid, Spain)
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