300px, The Athinon Arena pictured as the Pantheon Theater The Athinon Arena (), sometimes referred to as Athens Arena, is a grand music venue in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates a ...

, Greece. It was built in 2004 as a large-scale

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and

concert hall A concert hall is a cultural building with a stage that serves as a performance venue and an auditorium filled with seats. This list does not include other venues such as sports stadia, dramatic theatres or convention centres that ma ...

, designed to host up to 3,000 people seated. It was owned by the Papatheoharis Group. Artists featured in the Arena are Marinella, Antonis Remos,

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and

Anna Vissi Anna Vissi ( el, Άννα Βίσση, , ; born 20 December 1957), is a Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter. She studied music at conservatories and performed locally before moving to the professional scene in Athens, in 1973, where she signed ...

. Since 2005, it was the venue for the Greek preselection final

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, for the

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. On 23 and 24 September 2010, the arena was the venue for the 1st Eurovoice Music Contest, hosted by

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and Éric Serra, with special guests

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and

Anastacia Anastacia Lyn Newkirk ( ; born September 17, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter and former dancer. Her first two albums '' Not That Kind'' (2000) and '' Freak of Nature'' (2001) were released in quick succession to major success. Spurred o ...

. Some of the shows hosted at the Athens Arena included: Marinella & Antonis Remos - ''Ta Logia Einai Peritta'' (2006), Marinella & Antonis Remos - ''S' Ena Tango'' (2007), Antonis Remos - ''Day+Night'' (2008), Anna Vissi - ''The Fabulous Show'' (2009), Anna Vissi & Sakis Rouvas - ''Face2Face Show'' (2010). In 2014 the arena was transformed into a 1,600-seat theatre and renamed the Pantheon Theater. After three years operating as theatre for musicals, in 2017 the venue became again concert hall under its initial name Athinon Arena.Ο Αντώνης Ρέμος στο ΑΘΗΝΩΝ ΑΡΕΝΑ
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References

External links

Face2Face Show official site

Pantheon Theater official website

Athens Arena website
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