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Stockholm concert venue renamed in tribute to DJ Avicii
05/19/2021 6:55
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A concert and sports venue in Stockholm has been renamed Avicii Arena in tribute to one of Sweden s most successful musical exports, DJ Tim Bergling, who took his own life in 2018 aged 28.
Bergling, who used the stage name Avicii, shot to international fame in 2011 with hit single Levels but retired from touring in 2016 after suffering mental health and other medical problems.
Previously known as Globen, Swedish for Globe, due to its spherical shape, the indoor sports arena and concert venue opened in 1989, the year of Avicii s birth. It is one of Sweden s largest with a capacity of 16,000.
Sweden s Ericsson Globe gets a new name: AVICII ARENA
by Mesfin Fekadu, The Associated Press
Posted May 19, 2021 12:02 am EDT
Last Updated May 19, 2021 at 12:14 am EDT
NEW YORK (AP) Avicii’s legacy will live on in Sweden one of the country’s popular arenas is being renamed AVICII ARENA.
Avicii’s father made the announcement Wednesday, about three years after the chart-topping Swedish DJ-producer who toured the world died. The indoor arena in Stockholm, which first opened in 1989, was previously called Ericsson Globe. It was named the Stockholm Globe Arena until 2009.
“It was a significant milestone in Tim’s career when he played here nine years ago, and he would be extremely proud that this iconic building from today will bear his name,” Avicii’s father, Klas Bergling, said in a statement.