The Venue
The Fornebu Arena, commonly known by its sponsored name, Telenor Arena, is the hosting stadium of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 to be held in Olso, Norway. The arena is a multi-use indoor stadium located in Bærum, Norway. It's current main uses includes football matches (used by football club Stabæk) and also concert events.
Specifications:
The Arena is designed with a single-tiered bowl attached to a seven-storey building on one side which contains retail space, restaurants and bars, executive boxes, and also offices. There is a fixed roof covering both the stands and the floor space. For sporting events the total capacity will be approximately 15,600 and for concerts it will be at a maximum of 23,000.
History:
The Arena was initially designed and built for football team Stabæk's rapid ascent from the lower divisions of Norwegian football to the top division.
In June 2008, the telecommunications company Telenor, acquired the naming rights to the stadium in a deal lasting until 2018. Prior to this, the stadium was known informally as Fornebu Arena and is nicknamed "Hangar'n" (the hangar in English), as the stadium resembles a hangar and is located on the premises of the former main airport of Oslo.
The Arena costed a total of 585 million NOK and was opened in March 2009. So far it has already hosted sporting events and also concerts from music legends Tina Turner and ACDC.
Welcome to the official venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. With the shows to be held on 25th, 27th and 29th of May 2010.
