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Baltimore Arena: Downtown Baltimore’s Historic Civic Center

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/ October 19, 2026

Baltimore Arena opened its doors on October 23, 1962, as the Baltimore Civic Center, a downtown multipurpose venue designed by A.G. Odell Jr. and Associates at a construction cost of about $14 million. Over six decades it carried several names, including Baltimore Arena, 1st Mariner…

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OVO Hydro: Glasgow’s Record-Breaking Arena

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/ October 5, 2026

OVO Hydro is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the Scottish Event Campus beside the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Designed by Foster + Partners and built at a cost of around £125 million, the distinctive domed venue opened on September 30, 2013, with an inaugural…

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Altice Arena: Lisbon’s Riverside Concert Colossus

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/ September 23, 2026

Altice Arena rises beside the Tagus River in Lisbon’s Parque das Nacoes, its shell-like roof one of the most recognizable silhouettes to come out of the 1998 Lisbon World Expo. Designed by Portuguese architect Regino Cruz working with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the building was…

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WiZink Center: Madrid’s Landmark Concert Arena

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/ September 22, 2026

WiZink Center stood as one of Europe’s busiest concert arenas, rising along Avenida Felipe II in Madrid, Spain. Originally opened in 1960 as the Palacio de Deportes, the building was destroyed by a fire in 2001 and rebuilt in a striking High-Tech style, reopening in…

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Oslo Spektrum: Norway’s Landmark Concert Arena

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/ September 22, 2026

Oslo Spektrum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Oslo, Norway, standing beside Oslo Central Station in the heart of the city. Opened in December 1990 and designed by LPO Arkitektkontor, the venue is instantly recognizable for its exterior mosaic of nearly 400,000 tiles incorporating…

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Rotterdam Ahoy: The Arena That Hosted Eurovision and MTV

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/ September 19, 2026

Rotterdam Ahoy is a multi-hall entertainment and convention complex in Rotterdam, Netherlands, anchored by the Ahoy Arena, which opened on January 15, 1971. Originally built to host trade fairs, the venue grew into one of continental Europe’s busiest arenas, combining an exhibition hall, congress center…

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BOK Center: Tulsa’s Glass-Spiraled Downtown Arena

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/ September 15, 2026

The BOK Center is a multi-purpose arena in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, that opened on August 30, 2008, after a $196 million construction effort funded through a mix of public and private money. Designed by architect César Pelli, best known for the Petronas Towers, the building…

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Osaka-jo Hall Capacity Guide: Seating, Layouts & Visitor Info

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/ August 28, 2026

Osaka-jo Hall (大阪城ホール), often written in English as Osaka Castle Hall or Osaka-jō Hall, is a 16,000-capacity indoor arena built into Osaka Castle Park in Chuo-ku, Osaka. Since opening in 1983, it has hosted everything from New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s biggest cards to major international concert…

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Frost Bank Center: Home of the San Antonio Spurs

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/ August 6, 2026

Frost Bank Center is the home arena of the San Antonio Spurs, standing on the city’s east side next to Freeman Coliseum. It opened on October 18, 2002, as the SBC Center, was renamed AT&T Center in 2006 after SBC’s rebrand, and took on its…

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