European Arenas Association

Formation	1991[1]
Headquarters	Rotterdam Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam, Netherlands[2]
Location	Europe
Membership	37[3]
President	Olivier Toth[2]
Website	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][7]}

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:

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][7]}

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]}

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