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Olimpiysky
Location	Moscow, Russia
Coordinates	55°46′52″N 37°37′35″E / 55.78111°N 37.62639°E / 55.78111; 37.62639Coordinates: 55°46′52″N 37°37′35″E / 55.78111°N 37.62639°E / 55.78111; 37.62639
Opened	1980
Capacity	20,000 (concerts) 16,000 (sports)
Tenants
Kremlin Cup (ATP 250) (WTA Premier) (1990-present) Euroleague 2004–05 Final Four (Basketball) 2006 Davis Cup Final (Tennis)

Olympic Stadium, known locally as the Olimpiyskiy, is a large indoor arena located in Moscow, Russia. It was built for the 1980 Summer Olympics and hosted the basketball and boxing events. A part of the Olimpiyskiy Sports Complex, it makes up one architectural ensemble with another venue, constructed at the same time, the Swimming Pool. The venue is so large that up to 80,000 people can occupy its space. It has hosted the Davis Cup finals and Bandy World Championships^[1] on several occasions, and is the home of the Kremlin Cup tournament. The Bandy World Championships will be held in Moscow again in 2010.^[2] It was the world's 1st indoor bandy arena. When smaller indoor sports are held at the venue, such as tennis or basketball, only 1/4th of the floor space is used. Capacity at this configuration can vary between 10,000 and 16,000 people.
The arena hosted the 1999 FIBA EuroStars game^[3] and the 2005 Euroleague Final Four^[4]. The stadium can hold up to 16,000 people for televised events. ^[5]

Music

The Olympic Stadium was the venue for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009,^[6] and a regular tour stop among many popular international recording artists, including: Rammstein, Pink Floyd, Mylene Farmer, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Beyonce Knowles, Lenny Kravitz, Sting, Depeche Mode, Christina Aguilera, Pussycat Dolls, Nelly Furtado, Kylie Minogue, Linkin Park, Aerosmith, Tokio Hotel, Franz Ferdinand, Placebo, The Cardigans, Robert Plant, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Backstreet Boys, Kiss, Deep Purple, 50 Cent, Katy Perry, Jennifer Lopez, 30 Seconds To Mars, Ozzy Osbourne, Enrique Iglesias, Bryan Adams, Sum41, Rihanna, Elton John, Offspring, The Scorpions, and Marilyn Manson.

Notes

The central court of the 2009 Kremlin Cup in the Olympic Stadium

External links

• (Russian) Official website of the Olympiisky Sports Complex
• Information on venue
• Info from Euroleague.net