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unusual facts about Veltins Arena



Give Me Fire!

The band played a special version of the album's first single entitled "Fight with Somebody" live at the Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen for Vladimir Klitschko's fight versus Ruslan Chagaev on June 20, 2009.


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A time to make friends

Invented by Austrian artist André Heller, the slogan was presented on November 19, 2002 in the FIFA Stadium Gelsenkirchen.

Kinetic architecture

The first is for functional buildings such as bridges which can elevate their midsections to allow tall ships to pass, or stadiums with retractable roofs such as the Veltins-Arena, Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, or Wembley Stadium.

The Big Chill at the Big House

The rematch broke the previous world record for attendance at an ice hockey game of 77,803, set in the opening game of the 2010 IIHF World Championship at Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.