Month: March 2020


Galatasaray stays (connected) with Türk Telekom

Galatasaray Stadium naming rights

Turkish Süper Lig football club Galatasaray has extended its deal with Türk Telekom for naming rights to its home stadium – Türk Telekom Stadium. Galatasaray is a Turkish professional football club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Türk Telekom is the formerly... » Read more


Covid-19 scourge delays opening of Etihad Arena

Etihad Arena Abu Dhabi update March 2020

Covid-19 taking a pandemic form has led to organizers in Abu Dhabi deciding to delay the opening of its new 18,000-seat arena on Yas Island – Etihad Arena. The arena forms part of the greater development Yas Bay and is set to become the region’s largest multipurpose indoor arena. The venue was... » Read more


Music to chime again in Pittsburgh’s old Civic Arena

Pittsburgh Penguins new music venue

A new music venue is coming to the site of the old Civic Arena property. The Civic Arena, formerly the Civic Auditorium and later Mellon Arena, was an arena located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in US. The Civic Arena primarily served as the home to the Pittsburgh Penguins, the city’s... » Read more


Germany’s Wildpark Stadium costs go through the roof

Karlsruhe Wildpark Stadium

The construction of the Karlsruhe Wildpark Stadium in Germany is proving to be a very expensive affair. Media reports stated that an amount of 15 to 30 million euros additional expenditure is currently emerging, which is but necessary to fund the project. The costs spiralling are due to the wrong... » Read more


Garth Brooks to set stage on fire in Allegiant Stadium

Allegiant Stadium Garth Brooks

The top-selling solo artist of all time and American singer-songwriter Garth Brooks will perform at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on August 22, 2020, and his will be the first major music act in the soon to be opened 65,000-seat facility. Garth Brooks will perform weeks before the Las Vegas... » Read more


Blues embark on cashless drive in Stamford Bridge

Chelsea FC going cashless

Taking a leaf out of the books of several clubs across the country, Chelsea has decided to go cashless at its residence – Stamford Bridge. The phased exercise began on March 1 and the club aims to go totally cashless by October 2020. Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, adjacent to... » Read more


Tour de force Tampere Deck Arena now UROS Live

Tampere Deck Arena naming rights

Finnish technology company UROS has acquired naming rights to the under-construction Tampere Deck Arena in Finland. It is a 10-year deal. The deal officially renames the arena, which is scheduled to go on stream in 2021, as UROS Live. The arena will be able to fit in up to 15,000 supporters and... » Read more


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