European Arenas Association

13/07/2021

The Arena Resilience Alliance, the purpose-driven initiative created by the European Arenas Association (EAA), publishes its report analysing findings from more than 20 test events hosted at 12 of its partner arenas across Europe 👇

The Arena Resilience Alliance has shared experience and insights gathered from more than 20 events hosted at 12 of its partner arenas

18/02/2021

Following a second successful virtual conference, delivered by the Arena Resilience Alliance, in partnership with the EAA and IQ Magazine this afternoon, the ARA has published a manifesto to help articulate and manage what needs to be done to bring back live music and sporting events.

The “Rationale for a Resilient Return” manifesto centres on four core concepts. Read the full story on the EAA website now: http://bit.ly/2NgjpiM

18/02/2021

Thank you to everyone that joined us for the ARA virtual conference this afternoon.

If you couldn’t join us live, watch again via the Live link on our profile, or via YouTube: bit.ly/3rQgUSS and stay tuned to the EAA social channels for details on the ARA manifesto & snippets from the event, coming soon.

18/02/2021

The Arena Resilience Alliance (ARA) - a special purpose initiative, created by the European Arenas Association (EAA) – hosts its second virtual conference, : The Return Leg on Thursday 18 February.

Top names from the worlds of live music and sport will come together with key EU decision-makers for the event, which will follow an ambitious live music experiment organised by the Rockhal arena which takes place in Luxembourg this week. Behind the scenes content and insights from the Rockhal test concerts will be screened as part of the conference, offering an opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned and next steps and helping to frame the discussion around what still needs to be done. The ARA will also launch its manifesto, outlining the next steps required to build towards the safe return of live events across Europe

16/02/2021

The countdown is on for the Arena Resillience Alliance : The Return Leg virtual conference in partnership with IQ Magazine.

Join us this Thursday, 18 February from 1pm GMT / 2pm CET as top names from the worlds of live music and sport will come together with key EU decision-makers to explore how arenas and large capacity venues across Europe are preparing for a safe and sustainable reopening.

Join our Facebook event via our events tab for the full line-up details and further updates.

15/02/2021

Join us for the ARA : The Return Leg conference, in partnership with IQ Magazine this Thursday, 18 February as we discuss how the industry can prepare for the safe return of live events.

We'll be broadcasting live, here on the EAA page from 1pm GMT/2pm GMT and You Tube Channel: https://youtu.be/x3HugAbWynQ

12/02/2021

Find out more about next week's ARA virtual conference, via this great news piece from our media partners, IQ Magazine.

The Arena Resilience Alliance will launch the roadmap during its second virtual conference, A Game of Two Halves: The Return Leg

12/02/2021

The Arena Resilience Alliance (ARA) - a special purpose initiative, created by the European Arenas Association (EAA) – hosts its second virtual conference, : The Return Leg on Thursday 18 February.

Top names from the worlds of live music and sport will come together with key EU decision-makers for the event, which will follow an ambitious live music experiment organised by the Rockhal arena which takes place in Luxembourg this week. Behind the scenes content and insights from the Rockhal test concerts will be screened as part of the conference, offering an opportunity to reflect on the lessons learned and next steps and helping to frame the discussion around what still needs to be done. The ARA will also launch its manifesto, outlining the next steps required to build towards the safe return of live events across Europe

01/02/2021

Save the Date for the next Arena Resilience Alliance virtual Conference, The Return Leg on 18 February, in association with IQ Magazine

Subscribe to the EAA YouTube Channel, where the conference will stream live for updates on the event: https://bit.ly/3oDzdJ5

26/01/2021

Save the Date: Following the success of the inaugural Arena Resilience Alliance virtual conference in December, the ARA will host a second free online event, : The Return Leg on 18 February, in association with IQ Magazine.

The event will centre around discussions between industry and key EU decision-makers about the safe return for live music and sports events and will explore the findings of an ambitious live music experiment, taking place at Rockhal, Luxembourg.

Read more via this news story from our media partners, IQ: https://bit.ly/3qNaF1M

09/12/2020

The ARA will host a follow up event in the new year, which will set concrete actions to drive a back to business strategy at an operational level. We will announce further details here in due course.

In the meantime, watch via the video tab here on our Facebook, or via YouTube: bit.ly/2HY9VX1

09/12/2020

Great article by our media partners, IQ Magazine on the virtual conference. Get the lowdown on the key points from the lively discussions amongst our expert panellists and then watch again, via the video tab here on our page.

The Arena Resilience Alliance's virtual conference heard industry pros discuss the importance of arenas in the industry's return to live

09/12/2020

All of our speakers at the conference agreed that the challenges brought by the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be mastered by individual organisations alone. We are all in this together - from the smallest arena to the global operators - and the common focus going forward should be on business continuity, job security and protection of mental health of everyone involved.

Couldn’t join us live? Watch again via the video tab here on our page, or via YouTube here: bit.ly/2HY9VX1

09/12/2020

Thank you to everyone that joined us for the first Arena Resilience Alliance virtual conference in partnership with IQ Magazine yesterday – our esteemed hosts, speakers, panellists and of course, our audience.

Couldn’t join us live? Watch again via the video tab here on our page, or via YouTube here: bit.ly/2HY9VX1

08/12/2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the live events ecosystem across Europe. With the closure of virtually all arenas and large event venues, the live music and sports industries have been amongst the hardest hit.

The Arena Resilience Alliance (ARA) virtual conference brings top names from music and sport together to discuss the impact on societal health and wellness and the urgent need for a pan-European strategy for the return of indoor live events.

Schedule:

Welcome: John Langford, President, European Arenas Association

Opening Address: Tamas Szucs, Director, European Commission, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture

Session 1: Aligning product and place: delivering a new fan experience

The Panel:
Tomasz Frankowski, Member of the European Parliament
Luca Scafati, Director, Business Operations, Euroleague
Szymon Szemberg, CEO, European Hockey Clubs Alliance
Ole Hertel, GM, Mercedes Benz Arena, Berlin

Moderator: Fabien Miclet, Consultant, European Strategies

Coffee Break

Session 2: Why a pan-European approach is crucial for live music's return

The Panel:
Monica Semedo, Member of the European Parliament
Herman Schueremans, CEO, Live Nation, Belgium
Olivier Toth, CEO, Rockhal, Luxembourg.
Jason Danter, Production Manager - Madonna, Lady Gaga, Iron Maiden

Moderator: Fabien Miclet, Consultant, European Strategies

Closing Session: The challenges ahead & what needs to be done to get back to business

The Panel:
Olivier Toth, CEO, Rockhal, Luxembourg.
Robert Fitzpatrick, CEO, The Odyssey Trust Company, Belfast
Adrian Doyle, Board Member, European Arenas Association

Moderator: Gordon Masson, Editor, IQ Magazine

The ARA “A Game of Two Halves” virtual conference is hosted in collaboration with the European Arenas Association and IQ Magazine.

For further information, visit http://www.europeanarenas.com/news/

08/12/2020

The ARA virtual conference in partnership with IQ Magazine will be coming to you live this afternoon.

⏰ Join us live here on the EAA pagefrom 13.00 GMT / 14.00 CET.

Full schedule 👇🏻

07/12/2020

Our media partners, IQ Magazine will also host a live stream of tomorrow's ARA virtual conference. 👇