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It was built in time for the 2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships.
O2 Arena is easily accessible by public transport, there is a metro line B "Českomoravská" station, tram stops and bus stops; a train station "Praha Libeň" is close to the O2 arena as well.
O2 Arena is the home of Czech Extraliga team HC Slavia Praha.
It hosted the Final Four, of the Euroleague, in 2006.
In November 2008, the French electronia pioneer Jean Michel Jarre performed his Oxygène album live at the arena, as part of the second leg of the Oxygène 30th anniversary tour.
In December 2008, the arena played host to the playoff matches of the 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships, including the 7:6 Finnish upset over Sweden.
Sting performed during his Symphonicities Tour on September 22, 2010, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
In early October 2010, the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins and Phoenix Coyotes played two back-to-back games there to start their regulation season play in the 2010-11 NHL season.
The construction of the arena (which began in September 2002) was not without problems, but it finally finished in time to host the 2004 tournament.
In March 2008, the building was renamed O2 Arena.
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