Gugl Stadium
History
The stadium was opened on 28 July 1952, on the grounds of the former Froschberg-Brickworks. The stadium is also known as "Auf der Gugl", the name of the hill on which it is situated.
The stadium hosted motorcycle speedway until the early 1970s and hosted significant speedway events including a qualifying round of the Speedway World Championship in 1961.
It was used for association football matches and hosted most matches of FC Blau-Weiß Linz and the top matches of LASK Linz.
In July 2020, LASK presented their plans to build a new stadium on the site of the old stadium, with groundbreaking planned for early 2021 and completion scheduled for February 2023.
Concerts
- Pink Floyd performed there on 23 June 1989 as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour.
- Genesis performed at the Stadium on 19 June 2007 during their reunion tour Turn It On Again: The Tour.
- Pink performed at the venue on 8 July 2010 during The Funhouse Summer Carnival.
- Bon Jovi performed at the venue on 15 May 2006 during their Have a Nice Day Tour.
- Michael Jackson performed at the venue on 6 September 1988 during his Bad World Tour in front of 40,000 people.
References
- ^ "LIVASPORT - Technical Rider". livasport.at. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Die Geschichte des Linzer Stadions auf der Gugl | Redaktion Österreichisches Pressebüro". oepb.at. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "LINZER STADION – Erinnerungen an die Gugl". Redaktion Österreichisches Pressebüro. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "1961 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "LASK präsentiert neues Stadion". Stadionwelt (in German). 22 July 2020.
- ^ "LASK ENGAGES PORR TO DEVELOP RAIFFEISEN ARENA". thestadiumbusiness.com. 1 October 2021.
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