European Arenas Association
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| Formation | 1991[1] |
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| Headquarters | Rotterdam Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam, Netherlands[1] |
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Membership | 38[1] |
President | Olivier Toth[2] |
| Website | European Arenas Association |
The European Arenas Association (EAA) is a group of indoor arenas located in Europe with a range of event hosting experiences, including concerts, entertainment productions, and sporting and corporate events. As of 2024, it is made up of 38 member arenas and arena clusters from 19 countries. Established in 1991, its headquarters are located at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam.[1]
Executive team
The European Arenas Association executive team includes its President Olivier Toth—who also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Rockhal and Executive Officer Victoria Matthews.[2]
Other executive team members, include:
- Central Region – Nicolas Dupeux, Chief Executive Officer of Accor Arena, Paris, France
- East Region – Konrad Koziol, Director of Sales and Marketing, Gliwice Arena, Gliwice, Poland
- North Region – Lotta Nibell, Chief Executive Officer of Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- South Region – Jorge Vinha da Silva, Chief Executive Officer of MEO Arena, Lisbon, Portugal
- West Region – Adrian Doyle, Chief Experience Officer of The Odyssey Trust (owners of SSE Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom
Venues
The 38 venues are composed of 7 in the UK, as well as 4 each in Germany and Spain, and 3 in Sweden.[2]
Some of the member arenas have hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, including: the Unity Arena near Oslo and Lisbon's MEO Arena… the Rotterdam Ahoy and the Malmö Arena.[3][4][5][6]
Other sites have hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards, among them: the Unipol Forum near Milan, London's OVO Arena, and the Budapest Arena.[7][8][9]
The venues on mainland Europe, include: Prague's O2 Arena, the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, and Kraków's Tauron Arena… the Accor Arena in Paris, Madrid's WiZink Center, and the Barclays Arena in Hamburg.[2]
The UK venues, include: OVO Hydro in Glasgow and Manchester's AO Arena. The Swedish venues, include: the Scandinavium in Gothenburg.[2]
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