Arena Fyn is a sports and concert arena in the southeastern part of the Danish

Denmark

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 city of Odense

Odense

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. It has an area of 8500 square metres (10,165.9 sq yd) and can accommodate 4,000 spectators at sporting events and 5,500 at concerts, where the floor is used.

Construction

The agreement about the construction of Arena Fyn was made in autumn 2005 and by March 2007 the arena was finished. The price of building was 90 million Danish kroner.

Use

The Scottish band Travis

Travis (band)

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 had a concert in the arena in the October 2007. It is also used for sports, including the Nordea Danish Open. The handball HC Odense (formerly Team Odense GOG) has played their home games in the arena. The Denmark Open

Denmark Open

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has been held in Arena Fyn since 2007.

The sports equipment shop Stadium has sponsored the arena since June 2010.

External links

• Info about the arena on OSE's website