Hamburg Barclaycard Arena
The Barclaycard Arena (not to be confused with Birmingham (former Barclaycard) Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Hamburg, Germany. It is located at the Altona Volkspark next to the Volksparkstadion. The arena opened in 2002, originally as Color Line Arena, when Color Line, a Norwegian ferry operator, took over the sponsorship. After the sponsorship was transfered to Telefónica, it was renamed to O2 World Hamburg in 2010. In 2015, it was renamed to it's current name.
The arena is considered as one of the most modern venues in Europe. It is owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group. It's maximum capacity sits at 16,000. The building also houses four restaurants and four bars together with 17 fast food stands.
The arena used to be home to Hamburg Freezers, a German hockey team from Hamburg, Handball Sport Verein (HSV) Hamburg, a handball club also from Hamburg. Both teams folded in 2016. The arena hosted UFC Fight Night in 2016 and 2018, the WWE Survivor Series Tour in 2005, 2009 and 2012, several Hamburg Freezers games, the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship, the League of Legends Championship Series in 2017, the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship and the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Musical artists who have performed at the arena include Alice Cooper, Cliff Richard, Iron Maiden, A-Ha, Hans Zimmer, Post Malone, Queen + Adam Lambert, Ariana Grande, ZZ Top, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, Jean Michel Jarre, Game Of Thrones Live Concert Experienc with Ramin Djawadi and more. Other shows that the arena hosted include Nitro Circus Live in 2016, Global Citizen Festival in 2017, BAMA Music Awards 2017, Cirque Du Soleil, Lord Of The Dance and more.
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Arena address
Barclaycard Arena Hamburg
Sylvesterallee 10
Altona
22525 Hamburg
Germany