Forum Horsens Arena, known as CASA Arena Horsens for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in

Horsens Horsens () is a city on the east coast of Jutland region of Denmark. It is the seat of the Horsens municipality. The city's population is 61,074 (1 January 2022) and the municipality's population is 94,443 (), making it the 8th largest city in De ...

, Denmark. Used primarily for

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, it is the home ground of AC Horsens and has a capacity of 10,400, of which 7,500 is seated. The stadium is also used for

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and as a concert venue. The adjacent indoor venue is

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were the first band to play a concert at the stadium. On 29 March 2005, Irish vocal pop band

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held a concert for their

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supporting their album

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's concert in 2006 became the biggest concert in Horsens history with 85,232 fans in attendance. Recent concerts at the ground have included

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in 2010 on the

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, U2 in 2010 on the 360 Tour for 2 nights,

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as part of the 2011 European leg of

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and

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on 16 June 2015 during their

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. In

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the Arena became the third venue to host the

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. The company behind the reconstruction of Casa Arena Horsens was 3XN.

External links

Official website

Project website

CASA Arena Horsens - Nordic Stadiums
Football venues in Denmark AC Horsens Buildings and structures in Horsens Municipality Speedway venues in Denmark Horsens {{Denmark-sports-venue-stub

See also

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