page_title: Athens Arena
hierarchical_section_title: Athens Arena
caption_attribution_description: English: Athens Arena Українська: Афінська Арена
context_page_description: Athens Arena is a grand music venue in Athens, Greece. It was built in 2004 as a large-scale convention centre and concert hall, 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, Sakis Rouvas and Anna Vissi. Since 2005, it was 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 and Éric Serra, with special guests Sakis Rouvas, Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia.
  Some of the shows hosted at the Athens Arena are: Marinella & Antonis Remos - Ta Logia Einai Peritta, Marinella & Antonis Remos - S' Ena Tango, Antonis Remos - Day+Night, Anna Vissi - The Fabulous Show, Anna Vissi & Sakis Rouvas - Face2Face Show.
  In 2014 the arena was transformed into a 1,600 seat theatre, known as Pantheon Theater. After three years operating as theatre for musicals, in 2017 the venue became again concert hall under its initial name Athens Arena.
context_section_description: Athens Arena (Athinon Arena) is a grand music venue in Athens, Greece. It was built in 2004 as a large-scale convention centre and concert hall, 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, Sakis Rouvas and Anna Vissi. Since 2005, it was 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 and Éric Serra, with special guests Sakis Rouvas, Enrique Iglesias and Anastacia.
  Some of the shows hosted at the Athens Arena are: 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, known as Pantheon Theater.  After three years operating as theatre for musicals, in 2017 the venue became again concert hall under its initial name Athens Arena.
caption: The Pantheon Theater in the same building of the former Athens Arena
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