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Olympen was a music venue located in Lund, Sweden. It had a capacity of 2,500 and hosted many famous artists from 1971 to 2009. A partial list of performers include Alice Cooper, Steppenwolf, Queen, Faces, Paul McCartney and Wings, Kiss, ABBA, Neil Young, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Frank Zappa, Santana and Metallica. [1] The facility was remodeled into a gym in 2011. [2]

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References

  1. Artisterna på Olympen 1971–2009 (in Swedish) Sydsvenskan, 23 March 2011
  2. Alf Sjögren: Olympen har blivit jättegym (in Swedish) Sydsvenskan, 2 September 2011