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| Location | Berlin, Germany |
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| Broke ground | 2005 |
| Opened | 2008 |
| Owner | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Operator | Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Capacity | Basketball: 14,800 Ice hockey: 14,200 Concerts: 17,000 |
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| ALBA Berlin, Eisbären Berlin | |
O2 World is a multi-use indoor arena in Berlin, Germany that opened in September 2008. Developed by Anschutz Entertainment Group, it was named O2 World when Telefonica O2 Germany purchased the naming rights.1
With a capacity of 17,000 people2, it is home to the Eisbären Berlin ice hockey club and the ALBA Berlin basketball team, and is used for other ice hockey, basketball and handball matches as well as concerts. The surrounding area will be filled with various entertainment venues including a cinema, a casino, a hotel and various bars and restaurants.1 The arena will host the 2008-09 Euroleague Final four.3
The LED construction grid on the facade of the arena will be equipped with more than 300,000 LED clusters on a 12m high and approximately 120m wide section of the semicircular 105° glass facade with a total area of more than 1,440 m2. Light pixels, consisting of two groups of 19 LEDs (colour palette: 16.7 million RGB colours) will be attached to the vertical bracing of the facade. The vertical distances are 0.20m and the horizontal distances between the axes are planned to be 0.90m.
The first band to play at the O2World was Metallica on the 12th of September. On the 4th of October 2008, Leonard Cohen performed at the O2World filled almost to capacity.
See also
- The O2 arena (London)
- O2 Arena (Prague)
- O2 (Dublin)
References
External links
- www.o2-world.de official site O2 World (including a webcam)
| Preceded by Palacio de Deportes de la CAM Madrid |
Euroleague Final Venue 2009 |
Succeeded by TBA |
