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Madonna performed in from of a crowd of 75,637, making her ''[[Sticky & Sweet Tour]]'' the most successful concert ever held, in Greece.{{fact|date=September 2010}} |
Madonna performed in from of a crowd of 75,637, making her ''[[Sticky & Sweet Tour]]'' the most successful concert ever held, in Greece.{{fact|date=September 2010}} |
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The record will be broken on March 19, 2011, when the cast of [[Two Faces of Love]] perform in front of 75,941 people, making the most succesful concert played in here. |
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Revision as of 15:13, 30 September 2010
OAKA Spiros Louis Stadium | |
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| Full name | Athens Olympic Stadium |
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| Location | Maroussi, Athens, Greece |
| Owner | Greek Government |
| Operator | OAKA |
| Capacity | 71,030[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1979[1] |
| Opened | 1982[1] |
| Renovated | 2002-2004 (Olympic Games)[1] |
| Construction cost | €265 million (Renovation 2004) |
| Architect | Santiago Calatrava (Renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Panathinaikos AEK Athens Athens 2004 | |
The Olympic Stadium (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο, Olympiakó Stádio), is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, Spiridon "Spiros" Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first (modern) Olympic marathon race in 1896.
History
Located in the area of Marousi in Athens, the stadium was originally designed in 1979 and built in 1980-1982. It was completed in time to host the 1982 European Championships in Athletics. It was inaugurated by the President of Greece, at the time Konstantinos Karamanlis, on 8 September 1982. It also hosted several events of the 1991 Mediterranean Games and the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, sought in order to prove that it was capable of hosting major sporting events after the failure of Athens to win the 1996 Summer Olympics.
It was extensively renovated in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics, including a roof designed by Santiago Calatrava that was added atop the sidelines. The roof was completed just in time for the opening of the Games, and the stadium was then officially re-opened on 30 July 2004. It hosted the athletics events and the football final at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2] It also hosted the opening ceremony on 13 August 2004, and the closing ceremony on 29 August 2004. The stadium's attendance was reduced to 71,030 for the Olympics, the initial capacity was some 75,000, though only 56,700 seats were made publicly available for the track and field events and slightly more for the football final. The turf system consists of natural grass in modular containers which incorporate irrigation and drainage systems.
Major events
The Olympic Stadium has been used at various times as a home ground by the three major football clubs of the Athens area, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. The record attendance of the stadium for a football match has been 75,263 in a clash between Olympiacos and Hamburg on 3 November 1983.
The stadium hosted the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final on 23 May between AC Milan and Liverpool, which was won 2-1 by Milan, the 1994 Final also won by Milan, the 1983 Final as well as the 1987 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final.
Artists that have performed at the stadium include AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Guns N' Roses, Madonna, George Michael, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant & The Strange Sensation, The Rolling Stones, Shakira, Sting, Tina Turner and U2, among others.
P!nk was scheduled to perform at the stadium during her I'm Not Dead Tour on 19 July 2007, but she cancelled the show, due to illness.[3]
Madonna performed in from of a crowd of 75,637, making her Sticky & Sweet Tour the most successful concert ever held, in Greece.[citation needed]
The record will be broken on March 19, 2011, when the cast of Two Faces of Love perform in front of 75,941 people, making the most succesful concert played in here.
Gallery
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Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of 2004 Summer Olympics -
OAKA During the match Panathinaikos - Dinamo Tbilisi, July 2008
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Paralympics Opening Ceremony
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Description: Capacity". O.A.K.A. "Spiros Louis". Retrieved 29 May 2008.
- ^ 2004 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 242, 324.
- ^ Release Regarding P!nk's Canceled Athens Show PinksPage, 23 July 2007
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