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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.