Valle Hovin

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Valle Hovin is both a speed skating rink in cold weather, and an outdoor stadium for concerts in warm weather, in Oslo, Norway.

Located in a residential area of Oslo, in amongst trees and a park, one finds Valle Hovin. It is reachable from the Lines 1, 2, 3, and 4 reaching the Helsfyr station of the Oslo T-bane metro system, and additionally via two bus lines as well as substantial parking for automobiles.

As a concert venue Valle Hovin can hold 40,000 people, many of whom stand on the concrete floor where the rink is laid in winter. Many internationally famous popular music acts have appeared there. Prior to a June 1995 expansion, the concert capacity was 30,000. As a concert venue it is not always thought of as best, due to lack of seating and limited sightlines once well back in the crowd, but it offers larger capacity than the indoor Oslo Spektrum and is sometimes deemed preferable to Ullevaal Stadion due to having a concrete floor that cannot be damaged by stage and moving equipment as can that football ground's more delicate turf.

[edit] A selection of artists who have performed at Valle Hovin

• Tina Turner, 6 August 2000
• Metallica, 10 July 2007
• Paul McCartney, 14 June 2004
• Michael Jackson, 15 july 1992 & 19 August 1997
• Dire Straits, 30 July 1992
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008
• U2, 27 July 2005 & 1997 & 1993
• Guns N' Roses, 10 June 1993
• Pink Floyd, 1988 & 1994
• The Rolling Stones, 1990, 1995, 1998 & 8 August 2007
• Iron Maiden, 24 July 2008

[edit] External links

• Official website for speed skating rink (in Norweigan)
• IORR description of Rolling Stones concert there