Municipal Stadium of Mytilene is a multi-use stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Mytilene

Mytilene

Mytilene is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island of Lesbos. Mytilene, whose name is pre-Greek, is built on the...

, Greece

Greece

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. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

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 matches and is the home stadium of Aiolikos. The stadium holds 5,500 people.

Nickname

Stadium's nickname is Tarlas (Ταρλάς), which is inspired by the old name of the settlement where stadium is built. The word is originated from another Turkish word, which means tract or field.

Information

The stadium has four gates. It has also one big stand and track. The stand is separated in 5 sections, while there are 100 seats for VIP. In 2001 was put projectors and seats have been placed on all the stand. Until then, only a little section of the stand had seats. On the occasion of 2004 Olympic Games, have been more important projects to changing rooms and other rooms below the stand. Although had been decided in 2005 the placement of a shelter, it have not been constructed yet.

Other events

Concerts are often held here. Famous singers such as Anna Vissi

Anna Vissi

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, Sakis Rouvas

Sakis Rouvas

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, Antonis Remos

Antonis Remos

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 and Michalis Hatzigiannis

Michalis Hatzigiannis

Michael Hatzigiannis is a popular Greek Cypriot recording artist. From 2000 to 2009, Hatzigiannis has received over 30 certifications in Greece alone, making him one of most successful artists of the decade. Hatzigiannis is also known for representing Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998...

have played the venue over the years.