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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden}}
{{Distinguish|Gamla Ullevi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Ullevi
| image = 
Nya Ullevi 2013-07-06 001.jpg
| caption = '''[[UEFA stadium categories|UEFA]]''' {{rating|3|4}}
| location = [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]
| coordinates = {{coord|57|42|21|N|11|59|14|E|region:SE_scale:10000_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = 
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| opened = {{start date|1958|5|29|df=y}}
| renovated = 
| expanded = 
| owner = Higab
| operator = [[Got Event]]
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost = 
| architect = Sten Samuelsson and Fritz Jaenecke
| structural engineer = 
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| project_manager = 
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| seating_capacity = 43,000<br />75,000 for concerts
| dimensions = 105 × 66 m
}}

'''Ullevi''', sometimes known as '''Nya Ullevi''' ({{IPA|sv|(ˈnŷːa) ˈɵ̂lːɛˌviː|lang}}, ''New Ullevi''), is a multi-purpose stadium in [[Gothenburg]], [[Sweden]]. It was built for the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]], but since then has also hosted the [[World Allround Speed Skating Championships]] six times; the [[1995 World Championships in Athletics]] and the [[2006 European Athletics Championships]]; the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] finals in [[1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1983]] and [[1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1990]]; the [[UEFA Euro 1992]] final, the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] final in [[2004 UEFA Cup Final|2004]]; and annually hosted the opening ceremony of the [[Gothia Cup]], the world's largest football tournament in terms of the number of participants. [[IFK Göteborg]] has also played two UEFA Cup finals at the stadium, in [[1982 UEFA Cup Final|1982]] and [[1987 UEFA Cup Final|1987]], but then as "home game" in a home and away final. The stadium has hosted several events, including football, ice hockey, boxing, racing, athletics and concerts.

The stadium is one of the biggest in the [[Nordic countries]], with a [[seating capacity]] of 43,000 and a total capacity of 75,000 for concerts.

==History==

===Sport===
The ground opened for the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]] held across Sweden. It hosted four matches in Group D, including a play-off.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Cup 1958 Group D|url=http://www.planetworldcup.com/CUPS/1958/wc58groupd.html|publisher=Planet World Cup}}</ref> It also held a quarter-final, a semi-final and the third-place match. The stadium's record attendance for football is 52,194, set on 3 June 1959 when [[Örgryte IS]] played against [[IFK Göteborg]]. The stadium hosted the [[1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]], which saw Scotland's [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] defeat Spanish giants [[Real Madrid F.C.|Real Madrid]] 2–1 after extra time. It also hosted the first leg of the [[1987 UEFA Cup Final]] between IFK Göteborg and [[Dundee United]] of Scotland. The hosts won the game 1-0 thanks to a goal from [[Stefan Pettersson (footballer)|Stefan Pettersson]]. The Swedish side would go on to lift the trophy for the second time in their history after a 1–1 draw at [[Tannadice Park]], [[Dundee]] in the second leg.

It was also the venue for the first game between [[National Football League]] teams to be played on the European continent, organised by Swedish motor company [[Volvo]]. In a pre-season game on 14 August 1988, the [[Minnesota Vikings]] won 28–21 against the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lohr|first=Steve|title=Sunday in Sweden: Vikings Beat Bears|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/15/sports/sunday-in-sweden-vikings-beat-bears.html|access-date=24 January 2014|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=15 August 1988}}</ref> The [[1990 European Cup Winners' Cup Final]] was also held at the stadium. It saw [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] of Italy defeat [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] of Belgium 2-0 after extra-time.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Competitions 1989-90|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec198990.html|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref>

Ullevi held three Group B matches at [[UEFA Euro 1992]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Euro '92 Standings|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1992/standings/round=219/group=80/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429001254/http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/season=1992/standings/round=219/group=80/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 April 2012|publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> as well as a semi-final, and the final itself on 26 June in which [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] won the trophy against [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. The [[2004 UEFA Cup Final]] was held at the stadium on 19 May of that year. [[Valencia CF|Valencia]] of Spain defeated [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] of France, 2–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=Valencia victorious in Gothenburg|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/75432--valencia-vs-marseille/|access-date=24 January 2014|newspaper=[[UEFA]]|date=20 May 2004}}</ref> The annual [[Världsungdomsspelen]] (translation: World Youth Games) [[track and field]] competition is held at the stadium and the mass event has around 3000 athletes competing each year.<ref>[https://www.vuspel.se/pdf/VUinbj19eng.pdf Gothenburg Youth Games 28-30/6 2019, Ullevi Arena in Göteborg, Sweden] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820200522/https://www.vuspel.se/pdf/VUinbj19eng.pdf |date=20 August 2019 }}. Vuspel. Retrieved 2019-08-20.</ref>

{{wide image|Ullevi stadium, 23 june 2018.png|1000px|alt=Ullevi stadium, 23 June 2018|Ullevi stadium, 23 June 2018}}

===Music===
Ullevi nearly collapsed during a [[Bruce Springsteen]] concert on 8 June 1985 due to the rhythmic movement of tens of thousands of people in the audience and the clay soil on which the stadium is built.<ref name="scholarsmine.mst.edu">{{cite web | last=Bodare | first=A. | title=Rock Music Induced Damage and Vibration at Nya Ullevi Stadium | website=Scholars' Mine | date=3 June 1993 | url=https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/icchge/3icchge/3icchge-session04/7/ | access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref> The concert also caused nearly £3&nbsp;million in damages, while [[David Bowie]]'s [[Glass Spider Tour]] in June 1987 was relocated from Ullevi to Eriksberg because of fears about the safety of the structure.<ref name=GlassIdol>{{Citation | last = Currie| first = David| title = David Bowie: Glass Idol| publisher = Omnibus Press| place = London and Margate, England| edition = 1st| year = 1987| isbn = 0-7119-1182-7}}</ref> Since then, the concrete pillars supporting the stadium have been extended down to the bedrock. Springsteen has performed at the stadium on subsequent tours in 2003, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2023.<ref name="scholarsmine.mst.edu"/>

[[Pink Floyd]] performed at Ullevi on 27 August 1994 as part of their [[The Division Bell Tour]].{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} [[Michael Jackson]] came to Ullevi on 16 August 1997, as part of his [[HIStory World Tour]], performing for a crowd of 50,000 people.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} [[Elton John]] hosted a sell-out concert in 1998.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} It was part of the Face-To-Face Tour with [[Billy Joel]], although Joel was unable to perform because of illness. John played for over three hours.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} [[Tina Turner]] came to Ullevi on 0 August 1996, as part of her [[Wildest Dreams Tour]] and 5 August 2000, as part of her [[Twenty Four Seven Tour]] with a sold-out crowd of 55,180.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

The "big four" of [[thrash metal]] ([[Slayer]], [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]], [[Megadeth]] and [[Metallica]]) played in the stadium on 3 July 2011.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} [[U2]] have performed at the stadium four times: the first occasion was on 2 August 1997 during their [[PopMart Tour]], in front of a crowd of 46,658 people. The second was on 29 July 2005 during their [[Vertigo Tour]], in front of a sold-out crowd of 58,478 people. The third and the fourth were on 31 July and 1 August 2009 during their [[U2 360° Tour]], in front of a total sold-out crowd of 119,297 people. The performance of "[[The Unforgettable Fire (song)|The Unforgettable Fire]]" from the first 2009 show was recorded for the group's live album ''[[U22 (album)|U22]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

[[Foo Fighters]] performed at the venue on 12 June 2015 on the [[Sonic Highways World Tour]]. However, [[Dave Grohl]] fell off stage during the second song of the concert, breaking his leg. He was treated in the stadium before returning to the stage to continue the rest of the concert sitting down in a chair while a medic applied a cast. Despite Grohl's injuries, the band was able to complete the concert.

[[Iron Maiden]] performed at the stadium five times. The first was on 9 July 2005 during their [[Eddie Rips Up the World Tour]]. The second time was on 26 July 2008 during their [[Somewhere Back in Time World Tour]]. The third time was on 1 July 2011 during [[The Final Frontier World Tour]]. The fourth time was on 17 June 2016 during [[The Book of Souls World Tour]]. The fifth time was on 22 July 2022 as a part of [[Legacy of the Beast Tour]] before more than 60,000 fans.

The Swedish artist [[Håkan Hellström]] has in 2014, 2016 and 2022 broken the attendance record thanks to a small stage which gave room for more spectators.

The Gothenburg-raised artist [[Laleh (singer)|Laleh]] became the first Swedish female to headline Ullevi, with a concert held on her 40th birthday on 10 June 2022.<ref name="lalehbirthdayconcert">{{cite news |last=Gustafsson |first=Amanda |date=10 June 2022 |title=Laleh redo för historiska konserten – första svenska kvinnliga soloartist på Ullevi i Göteborg |trans-title=Laleh ready for the historic concert - first Swedish female solo artist at Ullevi in Gothenburg|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vast/laleh-ar-forsta-svenska-kvinnliga-artisten-att-inta-ullevi |language=Swedish |work=[[Sveriges Television]] |location=Stockholm, Sweden |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> When the tickets were released, 15,000 were sold in the first hour.<ref name="lalehbirthdayconcert"/> The concert, which featured orchestration from the [[Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra]], was broadcast on [[SVT1]] on 2 January 2023 and made available on [[SVT Play]] on 28 December 2022.<ref name="lalehsvt1">{{cite news |last=Waldeck |first=Lovisa |date=28 December 2022 |title=Följ med bakom kulisserna på Lalehs historiska spelning |trans-title=Join us behind the scenes at Laleh's historic gig |url=https://www.svt.se/kultur/folj-med-bakom-kulisserna-pa-lalehs-historiska-spelning-pa-ullevi-i-goteborg |language=Swedish |work=[[Sveriges Television]] |location=Stockholm, Sweden |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="lalehsvtplayconcert">{{cite web |url=https://www.svtplay.se/video/e4gyo1b/laleh-pa-ullevi |title=Laleh på Ullevi |date=28 December 2022 |access-date=1 January 2023 |language=Swedish |trans-title=Laleh at Ullevi
}}</ref> An accompanying documentary directed by Sara Aren going behind the scenes of the concert preparations was also broadcast on [[SVT2]] on 30 December 2022 under the title ''Laleh – välkommen hem''.<ref name="lalehdocSVT2">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=28 December 2022 |title=Laleh – välkommen hem |trans-title=Laleh - Welcome home |url=https://www.tv.nu/program/laleh-valkommen-hem |language=Swedish |work=[[Schibsted|tv.nu]] |location=Sweden |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref> She played a second concert at Ullevi on 26 August 2023 as part of a national summer tour.<ref name="laleh2023">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=1 November 2022 |title=Laleh presenterar sommarturné 2023 - hennes största någonsin - första svenska kvinnliga artist på Tele2 Arena. |trans-title=Laleh presents summer tour 2023 - her biggest ever - first Swedish female artist at Tele2 Arena. |url=https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/united-stage/pressreleases/laleh-presenterar-sommarturne-2023-hennes-stoersta-naagonsin-foersta-svenska-kvinnliga-artist-paa-tele2-arena-3214286 |language=Swedish |work=MyNewsDesk |location=Stockholm, Sweden |access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>

===Innovation===
In March 2007, Ullevi installed what whas then one of Sweden's largest solar power plants, consisting of 600m² of photovoltaic panels situated on the roof of the luxury boxes section. The peak power is 86.4&nbsp;kW and the yield is supposed to cover the total power used by the artificial lighting for events, with a surplus.<ref>{{cite web |title=En av Sveriges största solcellsanläggning producerar grön el på Ullevi |url=http://www.gotevent.se/solceller/default.asp |publisher=[[Got Event]] |access-date=2008-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070724063423/http://www.gotevent.se/solceller/default.asp |archive-date=24 July 2007 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Speedway==
Ullevi has also hosted [[Motorcycle speedway]] and hosted the [[Speedway World Championship]] on no less than eight occasions, second only to the old [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] in London, England which hosted the World Final a record 26 times.<ref>{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1981 Speedway Yearbook |year=1981  |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=0-86215-017-5}}</ref> The track is a dirt surface laid out over the athletics track and is officially {{convert|404|m|yd|abbr=off}} long with a track record of 69.4 seconds (4 laps clutch start).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speedwayworld.tv/event/speedwaygp-2011-gothenburg |title=Speedway World Championships |access-date=2011-06-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921101445/http://www.speedwayworld.tv/event/speedwaygp-2011-gothenburg |archive-date=21 September 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The first Championship World Final to be held at Ullevi was the inaugural [[Speedway World Team Cup]] competition in [[1960 Speedway World Team Cup|1960]]. Led by reigning world champion [[Ove Fundin]] and his teammates [[Olle Nygren]], [[Rune Sörmander]] and [[Björn Knutson]], [[Sweden national speedway team|Sweden]] swept to victory over [[England national speedway team|England]], [[Czechoslovakia national speedway team|Czechoslovakia]] and [[Poland national speedway team|Poland]]. Ullevi would have to wait 26 years before World Team Cup competition returned with the stadium hosting the first round of the three round [[1986 Speedway World Team Cup|1986 Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalspeedway.co.uk/wtc86.htm|title=1986 WORLD TEAM CUP|website=International Speedway|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>

The first ever Individual World Final staged at Ullevi was in [[1964 Individual Speedway World Championship|1964]] when New Zealand's [[Barry Briggs]] won with a 15-point maximum.<ref>{{cite book |last=Oakes |first=Peter |title=1978 Speedway Yearbook |year=1978  |publisher=Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd |isbn=978-0904584509}}</ref> The largest attendance for a World Final at Ullevi occurred in [[1974 Individual Speedway World Championship|1974]] when 38,390 turned out to see Sweden's own [[Anders Michanek]] win his only World Championship with an unbeaten 15 point maximum.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bott|first=Richard|title=The Peter Collins Speedway Book No.4|year=1980|publisher=Stanley Paul & Co Ltd|isbn=0-09-141751-1}}</ref> No World Championship winners at Ullevi dropped more than one point in their five rides with five of the seven World Finals being won with a 15-point maximum. The stadium also hosted other qualifying rounds for the Individual World Final including the inaugural running of the [[Intercontinental Final]] in [[1975 Intercontinental Final|1975]] won by New Zealand legend [[Ivan Mauger]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.speedway.org/history/75.htm#1975|title=HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK|website=Speedway.org|access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>

Since the World Championship was changed in 1995 from a single meeting Final to the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] (SGP), Ullevi has hosted a round of the series in [[2002 Speedway Grand Prix|2002]], [[2003 Speedway Grand Prix|2003]], [[2004 Speedway Grand Prix|2004]] ([[Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia|Grand Prix of Scandinavia]]), [[2008 Speedway Grand Prix|2008]], [[2009 Speedway Grand Prix|2009]], [[2010 Speedway Grand Prix|2010]] and [[2011 Speedway Grand Prix|2011]] ([[Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden|Grand Prix of Sweden]]).

Ullevi hosted its only [[Speedway World Pairs Championship|World Pairs Championship]] Final in [[1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1983]] when [[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]] and [[Kenny Carter]] won England's 6th Pairs crown.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bamford |first=Robert |title=Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007 |year=2007 | publisher=Tempus Publishing, Stroud | isbn=978-0-7524-4250-1}}</ref>

===Speedway World Finals===
====Individual World Championship====
*[[1964 Individual Speedway World Championship|1964]] - {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Barry Briggs]] - 15pts
*[[1968 Individual Speedway World Championship|1968]] - {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ivan Mauger]] - 15pts
*[[1971 Individual Speedway World Championship|1971]] - {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Ole Olsen (speedway rider)|Ole Olsen]] - 15pts
*[[1974 Individual Speedway World Championship|1974]] - {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Anders Michanek]] - 15pts
*[[1977 Individual Speedway World Championship|1977]] - {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ivan Mauger]] - 14pts
*[[1980 Individual Speedway World Championship|1980]] - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Lee (speedway rider)|Michael Lee]] - 14pts
*[[1984 Individual Speedway World Championship|1984]] - {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Erik Gundersen]] - 14pts
*[[1991 Individual Speedway World Championship|1991]] - {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jan O. Pedersen]] - 15pts

====World Pairs Championship====
*[[1983 Speedway World Pairs Championship|1983]] - {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national speedway team|England]] ([[Peter Collins (speedway rider)|Peter Collins]] / [[Kenny Carter]]) - 25pts

====World Team Cup====
*[[1960 Speedway World Team Cup|1960]] - {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sweden national speedway team|Sweden]] ([[Ove Fundin]] / [[Olle Nygren]] / [[Rune Sörmander]] / [[Björn Knutson]]) - 44pts
*[[1986 Speedway World Team Cup|1986]]* - {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Denmark national speedway team|Denmark]] ([[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]] / [[Erik Gundersen]] / [[Tommy Knudsen]] / [[Jan O. Pedersen]] / [[John Jørgensen]]) - 130pts
<small>''* Ullevi hosted the first of 3 rounds in the Final.''</small>

===Speedway Grand Prix===
* [[2002 Speedway Grand Prix|2002]] [[Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia]] - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Leigh Adams]]
* [[2003 Speedway Grand Prix|2003]] [[Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia]] - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ryan Sullivan]]
* [[2004 Speedway Grand Prix|2004]] [[Speedway Grand Prix of Scandinavia]] - {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Hans N. Andersen]]
* [[2008 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden]] - {{flagicon|POL}} [[Rune Holta]]
* [[2009 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden]] - {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Emil Sayfutdinov]]
* [[2010 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden]] - {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Kenneth Bjerre]]
* [[2011 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden]] - {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Holder]]
* [[2012 Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden]] - {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Fredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)|Fredrik Lindgren]]
* [[2013 Speedway Grand Prix|2013]] [[Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden]] - {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Emil Sayfutdinov]]

==Record attendances==
[[File:2006 European Championships in Athletics - Ullevi august 11th.jpg|thumb|right|The east stand of Ullevi during the [[2006 European Athletics Championships]]]]

===Most attended concerts===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- align=center
!#
! Event
! Attendance
! Date
|- 
| 1 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Håkan Hellström]] || 70,144 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|5}}
|- 
| 2 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Håkan Hellström]] || 70,091 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|4}}
|- 
| 3 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Håkan Hellström]] || 69,349 || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|June|7}}
|-
| 4 || align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ed Sheeran]]<br /><small>[[%2B–%3D÷x_Tour|+–=÷x Tour]]</small>|| 67,383 || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|August|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/wO71GM/sheeran-lockade-rekordmanga | title=Sheeran lockade rekordpublik | date=11 August 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| 5 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]<br /><small>[[Wrecking Ball Tour]]</small> || 66,561 || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|July|28}}
|-
| 6 || align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Coldplay]]<br /><small>[[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]]</small> || 66,249 || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|June|26}}
|-
| 7 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]<br /><small>[[Wrecking Ball Tour]]</small> || 66,018 || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|July|27}}
|-
| 8 || align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Coldplay]]<br /><small>[[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]]</small> || 65,427 || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|June|25}}
|-
| 9 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Håkan Hellström]]<br /><small>[[Rullande Åska]]</small> || 65,000 || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|July|29}}
|-
| 10 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]<br /><small>[[The River Tour 2016]]</small> || 64,959 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|July|23}}
|-
| 11 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]<br /><small>[[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]]</small> || 64,312 || {{dts|format=dmy|1985|June|8}}
|-
| 12 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Guns N' Roses]]<br /><small>[[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]]</small> || 64,289 || {{dts|format=dmy|2018|July|21}}
|-
| 13 || align="left" |{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Håkan Hellström]]<br /><small>[[Rullande Åska]]</small>|| 63,788 || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|July|28}}
|-
| 14 || align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ed Sheeran]]<br /><small>[[÷ Tour]]</small>|| 63,500 || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|July|10}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gotevent.se/mynewsdesk/#/blog_posts/ullevi-historiken-som-baeddat-foer-ullevis-rekordsommar-107035 | title=Aktuella nyheter och pressmeddelanden }}</ref>
|-
| 15 || align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ed Sheeran]]<br /><small>[[÷ Tour]]</small>|| 63,500 || {{dts|format=dmy|2017|July|11}}
|-
| 16 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Metallica]]<br /><small>[[WorldWired Tour]]</small> || 63,348 || {{dts|format=dmy|2019|July|9}}
|-
| 17 || align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Metallica]]<br /><small>[[2015 European Tour]]</small>|| 63,000 || {{dts|format=dmy|2015|August|22}}
|-
| 18 || align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]<br /><small>[[The River Tour 2016]]</small>|| 62,701 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|27}}
|-
| 19 || align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]<br /><small>[[The River Tour 2016]]</small>|| 62,676 || {{dts|format=dmy|2016|June|25}}
|-
| 20 || align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ed Sheeran]]<br /><small>[[%2B–%3D÷x_Tour|+–=÷x Tour]]</small>|| 62,631 || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|August|11}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/wO71GM/sheeran-lockade-rekordmanga | title=Sheeran lockade rekordpublik | date=11 August 2022 }}</ref>
|-
| 21 || align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Springsteen]]<br /><small>[[Born in the U.S.A. Tour]]</small>|| 62,544 || {{dts|format=dmy|1985|June|9}}
|-
| 22 || align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Iron Maiden]]<br /><small>[[Legacy of the Beast World Tour]]</small>|| 61,867 || {{dts|format=dmy|2022|July|22}}
|-
| 23 || align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Robbie Williams]]<br /><small>[[Take the Crown Stadium Tour]]</small>|| 61,449 || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|July|20}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://gotevent.se/mynewsdesk/#/blog_posts/ullevi-historiken-som-baeddat-foer-ullevis-rekordsommar-107035 | title=Aktuella nyheter och pressmeddelanden }}</ref>
|-
| 24 || align="left" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Bowie]]<br /><small>[[Serious Moonlight Tour]]</small>|| 61,206 || {{dts|format=dmy|1983|June|11}}
|-
| 25 || align="left" |{{flagicon|IRL}} [[U2]]<br /><small>[[U2 360° Tour]]</small>|| 60,099 || {{dts|format=dmy|2009|August|1}}
|-
| 26 || align="left" |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]<br /><small>[[Sticky & Sweet Tour]]</small>|| 59,600 || {{dts|format=dmy|2009|August|9}}
|-
|}

===Sports===
;'''One day events'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- align=center
!#
! width=250 | Event
! Attendance
! Date
|- 
| 1 || align=left|[[Ingemar Johansson]] – [[Eddie Machen]]<br /><small>Boxing</small> || 53,614 || {{dts|format=dmy|1958|September|14}}
|-
| 2 || align=left|[[IFK Göteborg]] – [[Örgryte IS]]<br /><small>Football</small> || 52,194|| {{dts|format=dmy|1959|June|4}}
|-
| 3 || align=left|[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] – [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]<br /><small>Football</small> || 51,062|| {{dts|format=dmy|1960|October|23}}
|-
| 4 || align=left|[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]] – Göteborgsalliansen<br /><small>Football</small> || 50,989|| {{dts|format=dmy|1958|May|29}}
|-
| 5 || align=left|[[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] – [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]]<br /><small>Football</small> || 50,928|| {{dts|format=dmy|1958|June|15}}
|}

;'''Multi day events'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- align=center
!#
! width=250 | Event
! Attendance
! Date
|- 
| 1 || align=left|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Athletics Championships]]<br /><small>Athletics</small> || 592,240 || 4–13 August 1995
|- 
| 2 || align=left|[[2006 European Athletics Championships|European Athletics Championships]]<br /><small>Athletics</small> || 269,038 || 6–13 August 2006
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| 3 || align=left|[[World All-Round Speed Skating Championships|World Speed Skating Championships]]<br /><small>Speed Skating</small> || 69,599 || 13–14 February 1971
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| 4 || align=left|[[Finnkampen]]<br /><small>Athletics</small> || 51,567 || 4–5 September 2004
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| 5 || align=left|[[Finnkampen]]<br /><small>Athletics</small> || 49,366 || 28–29 August 1971
|}

==Location and transport==
Ullevi is located on the eastern edge of Gothenburg's city centre and is one of the centrepieces of the event district [[Evenemangsstråket]], with [[Scandinavium]], [[Liseberg]], [[Universeum]], the [[Museum of World Culture]] and [[Bergakungen]] nearby. Public transport is easily accessible. There are two tram stops named after the stadium; Ullevi Norra (North) and Ullevi Södra (South). Both tram stops serve lines 6 (orange) and 8 (purple). Ullevi Södra also serves lines 2 (yellow) and 13 (beige), while Ullevi Norra also serves lines 1 (white) and 3 (blue). Approximately 700 metres west of Ullevi lies the [[Gothenburg Central Station]] and [[Nils Ericson Terminal]]. 900 metres south of Ullevi lies [[Korsvägen]], a major public transport hub which serves more than fifteen different bus lines and several tram lines, and the [[Liseberg station]] serving the [[Gothenburg commuter rail]].

The stadium has 650 parking spaces located in a garage underneath the pitch. Additionally visitors are guided to eighteen nearby parking lots and parking garages—with a total of 7,000 parking spaces—by the event districts parking guidance and information system.<ref name="parking">{{cite web |url=http://www22.vv.se/filer/17918/P-evenemang_2-2005_mini.pdf |title=Så prioriteras evenemangen som syns på skyltarna |access-date=2008-07-08 |date=May 2005 |publisher=[[Swedish Road Administration]] |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017100544/http://www22.vv.se/filer/17918/P-evenemang_2-2005_mini.pdf |archive-date=17 October 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The system has a total of 130 digital signs, located on motorways with information about which exit to use, and on streets in the city with more detailed information about directions and number of available parking spaces.<ref name="parking"/>

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ullevi}}
*[http://www.ullevi.se/arenafakta/ULL.asp Ullevi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185326/http://www.ullevi.se/arenafakta/ULL.asp |date=3 March 2016 }} — Official site
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| years = [[1983 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1983]]
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