UEFA EURO 2008™ Fan Zone

In 2008 TRIANGLE organized the two UEFA EURO 2008™ Fan Zones in order to let thousands of football fans in Klagenfurt live their passion outside the stadium.

Fan Zone Facts

The Fan Zones are defined areas that are offering guests and fans entertainment while the UEFA EURO 2008™ takes place.

In Klagenfurt the fans were offered a program at the fair ground (Messegelände) and the New Square (Neuer Platz) with live broadcasts of the matches, concerts and other activities. In Klagenfurt TRIANGLE show & sports promotion has been elected as organizer of the Fan Zones. The goal of TRIANGLE was it to be different to other host cities fan zones. TRIANGLE used the Southern flair of Carinthia to create a festival mood for everybody. Apart from typical soccer fans, there was also entertainment for the general public that aren’t just there because of the football.

The fan zones were open from June 6th 2008 until June 29th 2008.

Fan zones fair ground (Messe)

The fair ground fan zones offered an area of 9.977m² for 20 000 visitors. A 60 m² videowall broadcasted all UEFA EURO 2008™ matches live. A show program with concerts, sponsoring activities, DJs and artists offered entertainment even on days without soccer matches.

Main acts were bands like "Sunrise Avenue", "Christina Stürmer und Band", "Excuse me Moses" and "Liquido".

Fan Zone News Square (Neuer Platz)

The New Square offered space for 6000 fans on 3.000 m². On a 40 m² videowall the matches were broadcasted live. A two story VIP tent had exclusive program for special guests.