Athens Arena (Athinon Arena) is a grand music venue in Athens, Greece. It is a large-scale convention centre and concert hall, designed to host up to 3,000 people seated. It is owned by the Papatheoharis Group. Artists featured in the Arena are Marinella, Antonis Remos Sakis Rouvas and Greek superstar Anna Vissi. Since 2005, it is the venue for the Greek preselection final for the Eurovision Song Contest. On September 23 and 24, 2010 the Arena was the venue for the 1st Eurovoice Music Contest, hosted by Pamela Anderson, with special guests Sakis Rouvas, Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia. Some of the shows hosted at The Athens Arena are: Antonis Remos 'Day+Night' (2008), Anna Vissi 'The Fabulous Show' (2009), Anna Vissi & Sakis Rouvas 'Face2Face Show' (2010)
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