Arenas Europe (formerly the European Arenas Association (EAA)) is a group of indoor arenas located in Europe with a range of event hosting experiences, including concerts, entertainment productions, and sporting and corporate events. As of 2026, it is made up of 48 member arenas and arena clusters from 21 countries. Established in 1991, its headquarters are located at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam.
Executive team The Arenas Europe executive team includes its President Robert Fitzpatrick, who also serves as the Chairman of the Belfast Giants ice hockey team that plays at The O2 in Belfast, and Executive Officer Victoria Matthews.
Other executive team members, include: Central Region – Olivier Toth, Chief Executive Officer of Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (also serves as President Emeritus of the EAA) East Region – Konrad Koziol, Vice President of the Management Board of Gliwice Arena, Gliwice, Poland North Region – Charlotte Lechtaler, Business Developer at Got Event (owners of Scandinavium), Gothenburg, Sweden South Region – Renzo Cannabona, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of the Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland West Region – Debbie Mc Williams, Chief Commercial Officer of the OVO Hydro, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Venues As of 2026, the Arenas Europe website listed 45 member arenas and 3 arena clusters from across 21 European nations. The website lists the neighbouring Porsche-Arena and Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart and the Velodrom and Max-Schmeling-Halle in Berlin together, and the entire Stockholm Live group is listed as one entry.
Arenas Region Country Arena Location Central Wiener Stadthalle Vienna Forest National Brussels Accor Arena Paris LDLC Arena Décines-Charpieu Plenitude Arena Nanterre Barclays Arena Hamburg Festhalle Frankfurt Frankfurt Olympiapark Munich Uber Arena Berlin Rockhal Esch-sur-Alzette Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam East O2 Arena Prague Unibet Arena Tallinn Xiaomi Arena Riga Arena Vilnius Vilnius Žalgirio Arena Kaunas Ergo Arena Gdańsk/Sopot PreZero Arena Gliwice Gliwice Tauron Arena Kraków Kraków North Royal Arena Copenhagen Nokia Arena TampereVeikkaus ArenaHelsinki Unity Arena Fornebu Malmö Arena Malmö Scandinavium Gothenburg South László Papp Budapest Sports Arena Budapest MVM Dome Inalpi Arena Turin Unipol Dome Milan Unipol Forum Assago MEO Arena Lisbon Movistar Arena Madrid Navarra Arena Pamplona Palacio Vistalegre Madrid Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona Roig Arena Valencia Hallenstadion Zurich St. Jakobshalle Münchenstein West AO Arena Manchester bp pulse LIVE Solihull Co-op Live Manchester The O2 Arena London The O2 Belfast Belfast OVO Arena Wembley London OVO Hydro Glasgow
Arena clusters Region Country Arena Location Central Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle and Porsche-Arena Stuttgart Velomax: Max-Schmeling-Halle Velodrom Berlin North Stockholm Live: 3Arena Annexet Avicii Arena Hovet Södra Teatern Strawberry Arena Stockholm
Former members The following arenas were once listed on the EAA website as members, but were removed. Country Arena Location Arena Zagreb Zagreb Gatorade Center Turku PSD Bank Dome Düsseldorf Főnix Aréna Debrecen Palazzo dello Sport Rome Belgrade Arena Belgrade Utilita Arena Birmingham Birmingham
Events Lisbon's MEO Arena hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2005, Eurovision in 2018, and has hosted Mark Knopfler, Bruno Mars, Kylie Minogue, Roger Waters, and Robbie Williams.
The Rotterdam Ahoy has twice held the MTV Europe Music Awards, firstly in 1997 and subsequently in 2016, the 2021 staging of Eurovision, and concerts performed by Jennifer Lopez, U2, and Justin Bieber.
The Scandinavium in Gothenburg is a 4-time home to the Davis Cup final—firstly in 1984, then 1987 and 1988, and most recently in 1997. It also mounted the 1985 edition of Eurovision and welcomed The Rolling Stones, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder.
Parisian venue—the Accor Arena hosted artistic gymnastics, basketball matches, and trampolining events during the 2024 Summer Olympics, as well as the 2002 Davis Cup final. The venue has seen Prince "put on a show" with Stevie Wonder and welcomed Madonna and Paul McCartney… Roger Waters and Peter Gabriel.
London's OVO Arena served as the host venue for the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2017 and hosted sports during both the 1948 and 2012 Summer Olympics. The arena has hosted many musicians, including: Madonna, David Bowie, and The Who… Dolly Parton, Stevie Wonder, and Prince. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have appeared together on the same bill.
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