Barclaycard Arena (Hamburg)

Barclaycard Arena

300px Aerial view in September 2010.
Former names	Color Line Arena (2002 - 2010) O2 World Hamburg (2010 - 2015)
Location	Sylvesterallee 10 22525 Hamburg, Germany
Coordinates
Public transit	Stellingen
Owner	Anschutz Entertainment Group
Capacity	16,000 (concerts) 13,800 (handball) 12,947 (ice hockey)
Scoreboard	Yes
Construction
Broke ground	June 13, 2001
Opened	November 8, 2002
Construction cost	€ 83 million
Tenants
Hamburg Freezers (DEL) (2002-present) HSV Hamburg (HBL) (2002-present)

File:O2 World Logo.svg

Logo of the arena during O2 sponsoring

File:Hamburg freezers vs. eisbären berlin @ colorline arena.jpg

Interior view during warm-up before a Hamburg Freezers game in 2008.

Barclaycard Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Hamburg, Germany. It opened in 2002 and can hold up to 16,000 people. It is located at Altona Volkspark, adjacent to the football stadium Volksparkstadion and the new Volksbank Arena in Hamburg's western Bahrenfeld district. Due to sponsorship reasons the arena has previously been named the Color Line Arena and O₂ World Hamburg

The Barclaycard Arena is primarily used for handball and ice hockey, and is the home of HSV Hamburg and the Hamburg Freezers. The maximum capacity of the Hall is 16,000 visitors at sporting events by eliminating the Interior places 12.947. It is among the most modern arenas in Europe.

History

The arena opened in November 2002, is 150 meters long and 110 metres wide and has an elevation of 33 metres. Construction costs totaled approximately 83 million Euro (ca. US$121.5mn). The construction of the stadium was funded by the Finnish entrepreneur Harry Harkimo and the city of Hamburg, who sold Harkimo the land for a symbolic price of one Mark and also financed infrastructure improvements with 12 million Marks (about 6.1 million euros) as a preparatory measure. In October 2007 the arena was sold to Anschutz Entertainment Group for an estimated 75 million Euros.

Recent timeline

• In November 2005, World Wrestling Entertainment hosted an event as part of the Survivor Series Tour.
• In 2007, it hosted several matches during the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship.
• German techno band Scooter recorded their album, Live in Hamburg, on March 12, 2010.
• Sting performed during his Symphonicities Tour on October 19, 2010, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
• Muse performed during their The Resistance Tour on October 28, 2009 and during their The 2nd Law World Tour on December 15, 2012. They will return to Hamburg on June 6, 2016 during their Drones World Tour.
• Lady Gaga performed here for her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball on October 3, 2014.
• Boxer Wladimir Klitschko fought Kubrat Pulev on November 15, 2014 for the World Championship.
• In March 12, Katy Perry performed here with her The Prismatic World Tour
• Janet Jackson will perform on April 13, 2016 as part of her Unbreakable World Tour.

Naming rights

The arena was initially named after Norwegian ferry operator Color Line as the Color Line Arena. In 2010 the sponsor changed to Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica, naming the arena as O₂ World Hamburg. O2 sponsorship ceased in 2015, changing the arena name yet again, this time into Barclaycard Arena.

External links

• Official Website
• Pictures of the O2 World Hamburg