69-474: Stockholmsarenan , currently known as Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons and due to be known as 3Arena from 1 January 2025, is a retractable roof multi-purpose Arena in Stockholm Globe City , Johanneshov , just south of Stockholm City Centre , Sweden. It is used mostly for concerts and football matches, hosting home matches of Allsvenskan teams Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF . The arena has
138-486: A hidden bonus track . The album was accompanied by the release of the single, "Music Non Stop", featuring the other omitted song, "Insects", as a b-side . A planned US release of the album was shelved, resulting in only "cut-out" promo copies floating around. Likewise, a US tour never materialized, as there was officially no album to promote. In connection with the release of the English version of Hagnesta Hill , Kent went on
207-525: A European tour. They finished the tour at the Roskilde Festival . Since their debut, Kent had recorded a large number of b-sides. Since most of these singles had long gone out of print, it was very hard to get these legally, so in 2000, Kent released the 2CD B-side collection B-sidor 95–00 (B-Sides 95–00). It featured 21 b-sides and two totally new songs. A documentary was also shot the same year, Så nära får ingen gå – ett år med Kent . The documentary
276-538: A capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 spectators for football matches, depending on the number of people standing, and its facilities fulfill the requirements of FIFA and UEFA for hosting international games and tournaments. When configured for concerts, the arena has a capacity of 45,000 spectators. With a maximum capacity of up to 40,000 and a retractable roof, the arena is able to host concerts, equestrian, motorsport, ice sports, banquettes, exhibitions, company events and shareholder meetings, in addition to football. The cost
345-527: A documentary called Vi är inte längre där (Sista åren med Kent) , which was shown on SVT in two parts on the 26 and 27 December 2016. The documentary revealed, among other things, that Harri Mänty was fired from the band due to excessive partying and not that he left off his own accord as has been previously stated. After 2016, Joakim Berg has written and produced songs with a number of different artists, such as Veronica Maggio , Ghost , Smith & Thell and Lars Winnerbäck . In May 2022, Berg released
414-545: A field cost prohibitive. Installations throughout the world employ a variety of different configurations and styles. The first retractable roof sports venue was the now-demolished Civic Arena in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States. Constructed in 1961 for the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera , the arena was home to minor league basketball, college basketball, and minor league ice hockey teams before becoming
483-577: A final tour in the Nordic countries, with the last concert in Stockholm in December 2016. " Egoist " was announced as the album's first single, and it was released on 14 March. However, on 17 April 2016 Kent announced the track listing which omitted "Egoist". Instead, "Vi är inte längre där" was released as the album's first single on 3 May. The album Då som nu för alltid was released on 20 May 2016. On 24 August, it
552-537: A fully functional retractable roof at its debut in 1989 . Architecturally speaking, retractable roofs vary greatly from stadium to stadium in shape, material and movement. For example, American Family Field has a fan style roof, while Toyota Stadium in Japan has an accordion -like roof. Most retractable roofs are made of metal, while some, such as the roof of State Farm Stadium , are made of water-resistant fabric. Although each retractable roof differs in these aspects,
621-667: A live thing maybe." On 18 October 2024, Kent announced that they will play three concerts in Stockholm in March 2025. On 15 March 2025, it will be the 30th anniversary of their eponymous debut album Kent and the 20th anniversary of their album Du & jag döden . Kent have been grouped with various genres, including alternative rock , indie rock , pop rock , synth-pop , pop , and arena rock . Kent has been referred to as Sweden's biggest rock band, but has always put pop melodies in focus. Kent's biggest change in musical style came with
690-463: A match against IFK Vänersborg as the climax but had to be cancelled due to problems with preparing the ice. Instead, the match against Sandvikens AIK on 10 January 2014 was played at Stockholmsarenan. On 27 June 2013, just days before Hammarby's first football match at their new arena, an explosive device was found outside the stadium. Former players from rivals Djurgården were to play a friendly that evening in front of approximately 3,000 spectators, but
759-421: A new record for highest attendance at a Superettan match. The following day, a crowd of 27,798 attended Djurgårdens IF's inaugural match at Stockholmsarenan, a 1–2 defeat by IFK Norrköping . Two football teams from Stockholm, Hammarby IF and Djurgårdens IF , have played their home games at Stockholmsarenan since July 2013. Another Stockholm club, IF Brommapojkarna , have occasionally played matches against
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#1732852304108828-476: A private gig in Denmark where their new album premiered. The sound of the album has been described as more electro based rock. Due to the speed in which the tour's concerts were sold out, the band added seven extra concerts to their Scandinavian tour. As well, lead singer Joakim Berg has remarked that Tillbaka till samtiden contains some of his favourite material he has recorded. They were also presented with Album of
897-539: A radio hit. Musically the album changed a lot from Verkligen , going a lot in the direction of slower, more thoughtful songs with more emotion. The last song on the album, the 7 minute, 47 second-long " 747 ", with a characteristic keyboard riff and a long instrumental outro, became the band's closer for every show for the next 8 years. It was also released as a single, cut down to four minutes and with an added short chorus. In 1998, Kent released an English version of Isola , featuring an extra song only available on
966-647: A skylight that opens on a hinge, rather than on a track. Retractable roofs are used in residences, restaurants and bars, swim centres, arenas and stadiums, and other facilities wishing to provide protection from the elements, as well as the option of having an open roof during favourable weather. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) records show that David S. Miller, founder of Rollamatic Retractable Roofs, filed U.S. patent 3,277,619 in August 1963 for "a movable and remotely controllable roof section for houses and other types of buildings". While any shape
1035-503: A solo album, Jag fortsätter glömma . He has also worked with his former bandmate Martin Sköld after the dissolution of the band. In April 2024, Berg was a guest on the podcast, Back to the music with Ingrid . Among other things, he was asked if Kent will ever release a new album or play live again and he replied: "It would have been great fun to do that but... No, we haven't talked about that. Or, we've talked about it. But it would be more of
1104-642: Is any significant threat of precipitation.) Depending on the stadium, weather or gameplay conditions, and the judgment of the officials, play may or may not continue until the roof is fully closed. If the game begins with the roof closed, it may be opened under some circumstances depending on the venue. If it is closed after the game begins, typically it must remain closed for the duration of the game. Some modern athletic facilities are using less-complex roof systems commonly referred to as open roofs . These are constructed with similar materials as retractable roofs, such as polycarbonate or tempered glass roofs. Hinged at
1173-526: Is possible, common shapes are flat, ridge, hip-ridge, barrel and dome. A residence might incorporate one or more 3' by 5' retractables; a bar or restaurant a retractable roof measuring 20' by 30'; and a meeting hall a 50' by 100' bi-parting-over-stationary. Stadium retractable roofs are generally used in locales where inclement weather, extreme heat, or extreme cold are prevalent during the respective sports seasons, in order to allow for playing of traditionally outdoor sports in more favorable conditions, as well as
1242-498: Is produced with Swedish producer Stefan Boman who worked with the band on Du & jag döden (2005). The band also released the first single from the forthcoming album, featuring the two A-sides " Gamla Ullevi " and " Skisser för sommaren ". Kent embarked on a summer tour in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, starting at the Peace & Love Festival in Sweden and finishing on 8 August at
1311-559: The 2023 World Men's Handball Championship , which Sweden was co-hosting alongside Poland . Laleh will be the first Swedish female artist to headline a concert at the arena, as part of her national summer tour dates in 2023. Retractable roof A retractable roof is a roof system designed to roll back the roof of a structure so that the interior of the facility is open to the outdoors. Retractable roofs are sometimes referred to as operable roofs or retractable skylights . The term operable skylight , while quite similar, refers to
1380-612: The American football World Championship was to be hosted in Stockholm, with Stockholmsarenan as the only venue. On 24 January 2015, the Arena hosted UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson , a mixed martial arts match between Swedish fighter Alexander Gustafsson and American Anthony Johnson . In 2015 and 2016, the Swedish Bandy Finals have been held at the arena. In addition, Hammarby IF have played single matches here. Adele performed at
1449-474: The Bråvalla festival that they were going to record a new album that fall. That year, Kent celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Kent , by releasing the band's first 10 albums on vinyl. In February 2016, Kent was elected to Swedish Music Hall of Fame. In March the band announced that Då som nu för alltid (Swedish for "Then as Now Forever") would be their last album, and that they would make
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#17328523041081518-528: The Hultsfred Festival and on two festivals in Norway , Rockfest Haugesund and Norwegian Wood Festival . They've also released the single " Nålens öga " for Swedish Save the children . During December 2006 – 2007 the band announced—on two different occasions—that they had started recording their seventh Swedish studio album, and that guitarist Harri Mänty had decided to leave the band. On 18 July 2007,
1587-463: The NFL and MLB , as well as from stadium to stadium. In general, if a game begins with the roof open and weather conditions become less favorable, the home team may, with the approval of the field officials and visiting team, request the roof be closed. (Such a scenario is generally rare, due to the accuracy of modern weather forecasting and a general err on the side of caution that keeps a roof closed if there
1656-565: The Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland) for this tour. In May 2010, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe , in collaboration with Sony Music Sweden AB , released SingStar Kent on both the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 games consoles, as part of the SingStar music video games. On 14 June 2010, Kent announced their ninth studio album, En plats i solen (Swedish for "A Place in
1725-641: The Skanderborg Festival in Denmark. On 22 June 2011, Kent signed a recording contract with Universal Music in Sweden, after sixteen years with BMG and later Sony Music . The band's manager, Martin Roos, said in a press release: "After sixteen years with BMG/Sony Music it feels great with a new beginning, and Universal Music gave us the best offer. In April 2012, Kent released their tenth studio album, Jag är inte rädd för mörkret (Swedish for "I Am Not Afraid of
1794-471: The industrial -esque " En himmelsk drog " (A Heavenly Drug) and the power-poppy " Kevlarsjäl " (Kevlar Soul). In April 2000, an English version of Hagnesta Hill was released, featuring two songs from the Swedish version replaced with two new English tracks ("Just Like Money" and "Quiet Heart"). The album was also released in a limited digipack with one of the excluded songs, "A Timekill to Die For", included as
1863-509: The "Spaghetti Companiet", Hannas Krog and the Pet Sounds Bar followed. In 1993, Martin Roos moved up to Stockholm , and soon the rest followed. Jocke Berg's brother Adam Berg , came up with the new name Kent . Kent played at Stockholm venues Tanto, Hyndans Hörna and Uppsala venue Kalmar Nation . In March 1994 Kent recorded a 10-track demo under very simple conditions in an 8-track studio at Nytorpsskolan near Blåsut in Stockholm. The demo
1932-606: The Dark"). It was recorded in France . The album included the songs " 999 " and " Jag ser dig " which was well received by both fans and critics. Jag är inte rädd för mörkret is piano-based. During the summer, Kent toured Scandinavia, first with a short spring tour at the end of May (24 May–2 June) and then at festivals and own concerts in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark during June, July and August. During this summer tour they started their concerts with an old unreleased song named "Ögon" from
2001-454: The English version, "Velvet". Kent embarked on two accompanying US tours to promote the album. The first was in support of fellow Swedes, The Cardigans , and the second was a double-bill with American band, Papa Vegas . The band would close the shows for the second leg of the tour with what they described as their "only cover song", a version of Depeche Mode 's classic single, "Stripped". Singles were released in various territories for three of
2070-467: The European leg of their 14 On Fire tour. It was the band's 26th-ever appearance in Sweden. Paul McCartney played at Stockholmsarenan on 9 July 2015 as part of the European leg of his Out There Tour . Madonna visited the stadium with her Rebel Heart Tour on 14 November 2015, attracting over 39,000 people. The singer would return to the stadium with her Celebration Tour on 28 October 2023. In 2015,
2139-557: The November 2005 release, The hjärta & smärta EP (The Heart & Pain EP) was confirmed, as a CD as well as a digital release. It was well received and contained five tracks, "Dom som försvann" (Those Who Disappeared) becoming the radio single and having a video recorded. The EP made No. 1 in Sweden and remained on the charts for 33 weeks. During 2006, the band played only once in Sweden on
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2208-524: The Sun") due for release on 30 June, only seven months after the release of their previous studio album, Röd . Berg has said about the recording of En plats i solen : "We had a kind of idea that we were going to record an album very quickly this time, we had already some demos ready. We wanted to go into the studio, record and mix the album and then distribute it directly." Unlike the two previous albums, which were produced with Danish producer Joshua, En plats i solen
2277-501: The Year and Group of the Year at the 2008 Swedish Grammy Awards . They went on to win a Rockbjörnen (Swedish for "The rock bear") award for Swedish Album of the Year and a P3 Guld award for Swedish Group of the Year . Kent released the compilation Box 1991–2008 , featuring all their previous studio albums and previously unreleased material, in all Nordic countries on 29 October 2008. In October 2008, their 2002 song " VinterNoll2 "
2346-544: The album's songs, "If You Were Here", "Things She Said" and "747". The English version of Isola sold poorly. In December 1999, Kent released Hagnesta Hill , named after Hagnestahill, a part of Eskilstuna where the band had had their first studio. The first single from the album, " Musik non stop " (Music Non Stop), a disco-rock song, became a huge radio hit. The album was, for the most part, faster and less ballad-focused than Isola, and also mildly experimental with drum-machines and electronics. Two more singles were released,
2415-593: The albums Isola (1997) and Hagnesta Hill (1999) and an accompanying American tour for the former, but stopped after finding less success than they had in Scandinavia. Joakim Berg, the lead singer and lyricist, says "there are two kinds of lyrics I write. One kind is based in places and the other is based in feelings. You move between those two whether you want to or not." The band announced on 16 March 2016 that they would release their final album, titled Då som nu för alltid , after 26 years of performing. The album
2484-503: The arena as a part of her Adele Live 2016 Tour on 29 April 2016. Rihanna performed at the arena as a part of her Anti World Tour on 4 July 2016. Justin Bieber performed at the arena as a part of his Purpose World Tour on 29 and 30 September 2016. On 17 June 2017, for her Celine Dion Live 2017 tour, Celine Dion performed in front of a crowd of a less than average 21,699, selling out almost instantly. Her production opted to divide
2553-463: The band announced the title and release date of their new album, Tillbaka till samtiden (Swedish for "Back to the Present"). Its official release was on 17 October 2007 but many stores began selling it five days in advance due to an internet leak of the album. The first single of the album was released on 17 September 2007 with the title " Ingenting " (Swedish for "Nothing"). The band played four songs at
2622-405: The band had numerous radio hits throughout Sweden and Scandinavia and consecutive number-one studio albums on the Sweden top list ( Sverigetopplistan ) beginning with the release of Verkligen (1996) and led by the single " Kräm (så nära får ingen gå) ". With origins rooted in distorted rock , they found mainstream success through their alternative rock albums of the mid-1990s, 2000s and 2010s,
2691-737: The band together, later Sköld, Bergqvist and Mustonen joined. The first gig was played in Lindesberg in Västmanland , and the second at Knegoffs in Eskilstuna. In 1991, Jones & Giftet won the contest Cult 91 at the Skylight in Eskilstuna. 1992 is the year that Martin Roos plays with Jones & Giftet for the first time at Cult 92 . Soon thereafter Thomas Bergqvist was replaced by Martin Roos. On 30 September 1992 Jones & Giftet changed their name to Havsänglar ( Angelshark , lit. Sea angels). Gigs at
2760-600: The band's manager . The pre-release single " Kräm (så nära får ingen gå) " immediately became a radio hit and gained Kent some serious fame in Sweden. Two more singles were issued, " Gravitation " and " Halka ". Musically, the album was slower with less distortion and more emotion. After Verkligen was released, before the band went on a long tour that summer, Harri Mänty joined as a permanent band member. In November 1997, Kent released Isola . Verkligen had been heavily toured, gaining some reputation for Kent. The pre-release single, " Om du var här " (If You Were Here), became
2829-512: The comfort of spectators watching games played in such weather. Unlike their predecessors, the domes built primarily during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s, retractable roofs also allow for playing of the same traditionally outdoor sports in outdoor conditions when the weather is more favorable. Another purpose of retractable roofs is to allow for growth of natural grass playing fields in environments where extreme hot and/or cold temperatures would otherwise make installation and maintenance of such
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2898-422: The debut-album. In March 1995, Kent released their eponymous debut Kent . It was distorted and not much reminiscent of what Kent would release in later years. The first single from the debut album was " När det blåser på månen ". Just one year later, in March 1996, Kent released Verkligen (Really). Guitarist Martin Roos had left the band for his career at Kent's record company BMG. He would later become
2967-488: The early 1990s, with a new version of the song. The song was included in the 2008 compilation Box 1991–2008 , but only as a demo from the early 1990s. In December 2012, Kent announced on their Twitter account that they were to release a track on New Year's Day called "Ingen kunde röra oss". In the fall of 2013, Kent went to Los Angeles and recorded their eleventh album, Berg said in an interview: "We wanted to do this kind of Fleetwood Mac thing and go to LA and dream under
3036-761: The facility. A permanent, fixed roof was installed in 1998. The Centre Court at the National Tennis Centre , now called the Rod Laver Arena, in Melbourne, Australia opened in January 1988. It was the first retractable roof system installed in a Grand Slam tennis venue. The roof enables matches to continue during rain, extreme heat, and in the presence of smoke from bushfires in surrounding regions. The Rogers Centre (formerly known as SkyDome) in Toronto , Ontario had
3105-722: The finale of a Kent concert. During 2005 they embarked on "Turné 19" (Tour 19), doing 12 gigs in Sweden, one in Norway and one in Finland. The concerts took place in huge tents with a capacity of up to 18,000. This was the only tour that followed the release of Du & jag döden . After "Turné 19", Kent played once more at the Roskilde Festival. There were rumours about Kent releasing an EP, as they had been spotted in studio and guitarist Sami had said, "We might release an EP, but if we do it will only be digitally released." Just one month before
3174-453: The first single " Töntarna " was released on 5 October as digital download. Röd was released on 5 November 2009 and has an even greater touch of synthesizers than previous albums. On the release day of Röd , Kent played in front of a hundred specially invited guests (mostly journalists) at The Bowery Hotel in New York . The setlist consisted of 6 tracks from the new album, and the whole thing
3243-481: The game was cancelled due to the threat. The culture commissioner for the City of Stockholm has stated that the city council "has authority over who gets to play there, and that power will be used" if the situation does not get under control. The first official event at the stadium was a football match between Hammarby and Örgryte IS on 20 July 2013. The match, which ended in a 0–0 draw, brought in 29,175 spectators, setting
3312-678: The home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Pittsburgh Pipers of the American Basketball Association (ABA) in 1967, as well as hosting over a dozen regular season National Basketball Association (NBA) games in the 1960s and 1970s. The arena's dome-shaped roof covered 170,000 square feet (16,000 m ) and was made up of eight equal segments constructed from close to 3,000 tons of steel, in which six segments could retract underneath
3381-465: The last one stirring up some controversy among Kent fans because Kent did not release any b-sides along with it (but still the single has a shorter version of the song). The last track on the album, "Mannen i den vita hatten (16 år senare)" (The Man in the White Hat (16 Years Later)) was very well received and is seen by many fans as Kent's best effort. It also became the first song ever to replace " 747 " as
3450-607: The latter decades during which they adopted elements of synthpop. With eleven number-one albums, five number-one singles, 22 Swedish Grammy Awards , and over three million record sales, Kent is considered the most popular rock/pop group within Sweden and throughout Scandinavia. Vapen & ammunition (2002) topped the Swedish charts for eight weeks. Kent is often compared to bands like U2 and Coldplay . As Kent's songs are primarily performed in Swedish, they are unfamiliar to most English-speaking audiences. Kent briefly attempted an international career with English versions of
3519-426: The national stadium of Swedish speedway and American football . It is also possible to have artificially-frozen ice on the ground. The bandy team of Hammarby IF has practiced on the ice when this possibility was tried for the first time, but the team will so far still use Zinkensdamms IP as their home ground for bandy. "Bandyns dag" ("Bandy Day") was supposed to be arranged at the arena on 14 December 2013 with
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#17328523041083588-434: The next two singles " Kärleken väntar " (Love Awaits) and "FF" (from the double A-side FF / VinterNoll2 ), plus the album track "Pärlor" (Pearls) became huge radio hits, resulting in album sales over 600,000, more than twice as many as any other Kent album to date. The definite proof of the album's success was evident when the band received seven Swedish Grammy Awards in 2003. Kent had not toured for several months when it
3657-563: The other Stockholm teams at Stockholmsarenan instead of at their usual home ground, Grimsta IP . The official inauguration took place on 24 August 2013, featuring Swedish artists Robyn , Lars Winnerbäck and Kent , but the first concert at Stockholmsarenan had already taken place on 27 July 2013, with Swedish band Gyllene Tider performing. On 28 February and 1 March 2014, Swedish superstar Avicii made two sold-out concerts with 35,000 and 40,000 spectators respectively. The Rolling Stones played at Stockholmsarenan on 1 July 2014 as part of
3726-508: The remaining two, supported by a 260-foot (79 m) long exterior cantilevered arm. Olympic Stadium in Montreal , Quebec was slated to be the first outdoor retractable roof stadium at its debut for the 1976 Summer Olympics . However, plagued by construction problems, the roof was not installed until 1987, and was not retractable until 1988. Even then, movement of the roof was impossible in high wind conditions, and technical problems plagued
3795-529: The roof of T-Mobile Park is unique in that it is the only one in North America that does not form a climate-controlled enclosure when in the extended position; rather, it acts as an "umbrella" to cover the playing field and spectator areas during inclement weather, with no side walls enclosing the stadium. In North American major sports leagues , specific rules exist governing the movement of retractable roofs before and during gameplay. These rules vary between
3864-600: The stadium in half for her show, citing "Better experience for the audience and for logistical reasons". Axwell , Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello performed three reunion shows as the Swedish House Mafia at Stockholmsarenan from 2 to 4 May 2019, after they split up in March 2013 ending their One Last Tour at the Ultra Music Festival . Tickets for these shows sold out fast; more than 120,000 tickets were sold within 5 minutes. It hosted several matches of
3933-569: The structure's gutters, open roofs fully close and open by the mechanics of a rack and pinion system or a push/pull drive system. Open roofs are typically seen at smaller athletic venues such as country clubs and universities, and also in the construction of commercial greenhouses and garden centres for climate control purposes. Kent (band) Kent was a Swedish alternative rock band formed in Eskilstuna in 1990. With members Joakim Berg , Martin Sköld , Sami Sirviö and Markus Mustonen ,
4002-446: The studio to record their sixth album in 2004. Studio reports said it would be "a very dark album". The first single released, " Max 500 ", was well received by both fans and critics. When the album Du & jag döden (You & me death) was released, it was very well received and was considered by most fans to be one of their best albums. Two more singles were released, " Palace & Main " and " Den döda vinkeln " (The Dead Angle) –
4071-606: The sun. Now the dollar is so low, in addition – all the big studios are empty, no one uses them anymore." The first single " La Belle Epoque " was released on 12 March 2014 and the album Tigerdrottningen was released on 30 April. During the month of May Kent went on a small club tour in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. In the summer of 2014 Kent held their own festival called Kentfest in Gothenburg and Stockholm. They also played at festivals in Denmark and Norway. In 2015, Kent played at three festivals in Scandinavia, Joakim Berg announced at
4140-466: The tickets quickly selling out, three additional concerts were announced. The band Jones & Giftet (Jones & the Poison) was formed in 1990 with members Joakim "Jocke" Berg, Martin Sköld, Markus Mustonen, Sami Sirviö and Thomas Bergqvist (synthesizers). It all started with Berg going to London and buying two guitars, one for Sirviö and one for himself. At first it was Sami Sirviö and Joakim Berg who had
4209-517: Was announced that they would only do one single performance in Sweden in 2003, on 6 June, the Swedish national day, in Stockholms Stadion which holds a crowd of 30,000. As the band told the crowd to come there dressed in white, it was nicknamed "The White Concert". The band also played at the less known Parkfestivalen in Moss, Norway on 14 June 2003. After taking a one-year timeout, Kent returned to
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#17328523041084278-403: Was announced the compilation album Best of would be released on 16 September 2016, containing 20 previously released tracks and four new studio recordings. For Då som nu för alltid the band won two Swedish Grammy Awards , Album of the Year and Rock of the Year . From the spring of 2015 until the band's very last concert, Per Sinding-Larsen followed Kent's last time together to record
4347-505: Was calculated to be 2.7 billion SEK including land appropriation and a new parking garage under the arena. The cost was balanced against income from sales of building rights and rental from the operator who runs the arena. Financing was mostly covered by sale of land, mainly the lot where Söderstadion was situated and associated building rights for commercial premises. The owner is the City of Stockholm via subsidiary SGA Fastigheter AB. The arena
4416-482: Was given to Peter Ejheden at Pet Sounds who back then was working as a booker for a club (Pet Sounds Bar). In the same chain of events where he got the tape, Ejheden quit Pet Sounds and started working at BMG . In April Per Lindholm, A&R at RCA/BMG heard Kent for the first time and was immediately interested. On 26 June Kent's first record contract was signed. Kent went up to Silence Studios in Koppom, Värmland, to record
4485-490: Was included in Guitar Hero World Tour , becoming the first and to date only Swedish-language song to be included in a Guitar Hero game. On 23 December 2008, Kent released a new song, "På drift?". "Kent wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year by offering a brand new song for free," the band writes on their website (kent.nu). On 4 October 2009, Kent announced their eighth studio album Röd and
4554-501: Was planned to host the opening game of the ice hockey World Championship 2013 , but the construction was delayed and the arena was not finished until July 2013, two months after the tournament. Initially, it was intended that the stadium would stage the finals of the Swedish Super League , but after the delay, it was decided that the finals in 2013 and 2014 would be moved to Malmö Arena . It is decided that Stockholmsarenan will be
4623-474: Was produced by Per Sinding-Larsen and Mathias Engstrand. After a seven-month timeout, Kent started to work on their next full-length album during the summer of 2001. Later that year they reported from the studio that they tried to make an album consisting of almost just singles. The first single " Dom andra " (The Others) released on 18 March 2002 became a huge hit on Swedish radio. When the album Vapen & ammunition ( Weapon(s) & Ammunition ) came out,
4692-434: Was released on 20 May 2016. The band's announcement noted that the dissolution of the band is voluntary and is despite their continued success. In September, Kent began a months-long farewell tour that covered Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. The last concert was held at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm on 17 December 2016. On 18 October 2024, Kent announced that they will play three concerts in Stockholm in March 2025. Due to
4761-598: Was shown live on Aftonbladet 's website. On 2 November 2009, Kent auctioned off 100 limited physical copies of the song " 2000 " for charity. The song was also released as digital download. "2000" was used as the theme song for the Swedish TV-series Hemlösa , covering the homeless problem in Stockholm . Kent's Röd tour started in Stockholm on 25 February 2010, with four shows in Globe Arena Annexet during that week. They did 18 shows in total around
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