Egilshöll
Icelandic sports & entertainment facility From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Egilshöll (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈeijɪlsˌhœtl̥], lit. 'Egill's Hall'), also known as Egilshöllin (lit. 'The Egill's Hall'), is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment facility located in the Grafarvogur district of Iceland's capital Reykjavík. It features three football pitches, an ice rink, school sports hall, gym, shooting range, tennis courts and a cinema.
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Location | Reykjavík, Iceland |
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Coordinates | 64°08′49″N 21°46′10″W |
Capacity | 18,000 (concerts), 2,000 (football), 250 (ice rink) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 16 March 2001[1] |
Opened | 25 April 2002[2] |
Expanded | 2007, 2010, 2015 |
Tenants | |
Skautafélagið Björninn (ice skating) Skotfélag Reykjavíkur (shooting sport) | |
Website | |
egilshollin |
Events
Concerts
Egilshöllin has also been used as a music venue hosting numerous events of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra amongst others.
Performer | Date | Attendance | Ref |
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Metallica | 4 July 2004 | 18,000 | [3][4] |
Plácido Domingo | 14 March 2005 | 5,000 | [5][6] |
Iron Maiden | 7 June 2005 | 16,000 | [7] |
Duran Duran | 30 June 2005 | 11,000 | [8][9] |
Foo Fighters | 5 July 2006 | Unknown | [10][11] |
Queens of The Stone Age | 5 July 2006 | Unknown | [11] |
Roger Waters | 12 June 2006 | 15,000 | [12][13] |
See also
References
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