Jaap Edenhal (sometimes anglicized as Jaap Eden Hall) is a 4,500-capacity indoor

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located adjacent to

Jaap Eden baan The Jaap Edenbaan (translated: Jaap Eden track) is an ice rink located in the Watergraafsmeer, a neighborhood of eastern Amsterdam. The rink is named after the famous Dutch ice skater Jaap Eden. It contains a 400-meter lane and Jaap Edenhal. The ...

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. It is named after Dutch speed skater

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. The Amsterdam Tigers are its primary tenant. The facility opened in 1973 and has also been used as a concert venue. The Jaap Edenhal was created by rebuilding the hockey rink next to the track. In addition to being the home rink of the Amsterdam Tigers of the BeNe League, and formerly the home of the Amsterdam G's in the now defunct

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, the Jaap Edenhal was used for the national ice-skating championships in 1974. It has also hosted fleamarkets, exhibitions, a Saturday night disco skate popular with teenagers, the Amsterdam Skate Festival (including roller-disco) and in particular concerts. Artists that have performed at the venue include

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, Marvin Gaye,

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, Rod Stewart, Siouxsie and the Banshees, John Denver,

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, Dio, Run-DMC (their first appearance in the Netherlands), and

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. In 1986, it was listed by '' Billboard'' as one of the major concert venues in the country.

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* {{Coord missing, Netherlands Indoor arenas in the Netherlands Sports venues in Amsterdam