Atlanta, GA 3/5/2008 12:03:10 AM
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Eagles to Perform Live at the Stockholm Globe Arena March 29

The Eagles will be performing live at the Stockholm Globe Arena on Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 pm.

 

Los Angeles born, the American rock band, the Eagles, has five number one singles and six number one albums.  The group is noted as one of the most successful recording artists during the 1970’s.  Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 and Hotel California have been noted by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as two of the top ten best selling albums by the end of the 20th century.  Hotel California was ranked at 75 on 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time by Rolling Stone.

 

The group originally broke up in 1980, however, the band came together in 1994 to release Hell Freezes Over.  A tour followed and the performers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.

 

In the shape of a large golf ball, the Stockholm Globe Arena, or Globen (meaning “The Globe” in Swedish), stands in Stockholm Sweden boasting a 110 meter diameter, an inner height of 85 meters and a volume of 600,000 cubic meters.  The venue can accommodate 16,000 for concerts and 14,119 for ice hockey.  The facility was built to represent the Sun in the Sweden Solar System.  It is the world’s largest scale model of the Solar System.

 

The facility has been the host to several guests, such as Pope John Paul II, the Dalai Lama and Nelson Mandela.  Several artists have also performed at the venue, including Kiss, Bob Dylan, Maria Carey, The Rolling Stones, Guns N Roses, Bruce Springsteen, Britney Spears, Black Sabbath, Simon and Garfunkel, U2, Shania Twain, REM, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Def Leppard, Rush, Aerosmieth, Beyonce, Linkin park, The Who, The Police and several others.

 

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