First UBS Arena opens its doors
So far, almost 60 percent of the 500,000 tickets for the seats in the 16 UBS arenas have been sold.
One week before the kick-off of Euro 2008, the first UBS Arena in Biel was opened on Friday evening with several concerts. The major bank is presenting public viewing on big screens in 16 Swiss cities. Almost 60 percent of the 500,000 tickets for the seats have been sold so far, said Thomas Gloor, Director of the organizer Perron 8. "We are expecting around 1.5 million visitors to the 16 arenas," Gloor added to the media in Biel. The Federal Council delegate for Euro 2008, Benedikt Weibel, said that thanks to the UBS arenas, the whole of Switzerland would be able to attend the major sporting event.
