Reinhard Tritscher, the director of the opening ceremony in the UEFA EURO 2008 Fan Zone in Salzburg, has revealed his programme for the event on Saturday.

Diverse programme
Some 350 local artists will perform in the Fan Zone in the city’s old town between 15.00 and 17.00CET on 7 June, with the event featuring an attractive and diverse side programme which incorporates folk culture to classical music to Balkan pop and jazz. In addition, the national anthems of the four teams who will play in Salzburg – Spain, Greece, Russia and Sweden – will be performed.

‘Anticipation and welcome’
"The opening of the Fan Zone at Salzburg’s Residenz Platz represents both anticipation and welcome, and the focus will be interacting with the people of other European countries," said Tritscher. An hour after the opening ceremony, the Fan Zone will experience another highlight with the live broadcast of the opening match of the final tournament between co-hosts Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

Vienna is a hive of activity as preparations continue apace for UEFA EURO 2008™ with the finishing touches now being put in place on the city’s Fan Zone.

Big event
“We have 100,000m² to cable, which is way larger than any other event,” said Thomas Karab who is responsible for constructing the Fan Zone. He and 200 others are installing a 70m² video screen, dozens of toilets and five kilometres of fencing around the Fan Zone at Helden Square which will have a capacity of 15,000 during the tournament.

Exhibition Grounds fan zone

Unlimited entertainment will be provided in two fan zones. The Exhibition Grounds fan zone is the "main fan zone" and offers space for 25,000 people.
All matches will be shown live on a 60 sq.m. video wall that is integrated INTO the stage. The regular programme with DJs, VJs and MCs starts daily at 2:00 in the afternoon. On some match days, there will also be live concerts in the Exhibition Grounds fan zones, and eight catering enterprises will make sure that visitors will find food and drink to their taste.
Entertainment is ensured also on the days without any matches (see programme).
Hall 3 of the Exhibition Centre offers space for 6000 people. In the first week, the matches will be shown there, too. On some days, there will be clubbings and parties after the end of the match.
The Fan Camp and the Fan Embassy are right next door.
Everything can be reached from here by foot. The train station is about five minutes away, the nearest grocery shop is very close by and the Neuer Platz fan zone is only 10 minutes away. An Internet café and a cash point are conveniently located opposite Hall 5 of the Exhibition Centre there. The stadium is about 30 minutes away by foot.

The clear signposts and dedicated shuttle service will ensure that nobody gets lost between the fan zones and the fan mile.
FACTS & FIGURES

Opening times
11:00 - 24:00
Prices
Beer   € 4.00
Cola  € 3.00
Water   € 2.50

The smaller fan zone at Neuer Platz square offers space for 6,000 people. There is a direct footpath connecting the fan zones at the Exhibition Grounds and that on Neuer Platz. All matches will be shown live on a 40m² video wall.
The fan zone will open daily at 9:00 in the morning and is open for everybody. At 2:00 in the afternoon, the entertainment programme with DJs, VJs and MCs will begin. Culinary demands will be fulfilled by six catering units.
There will also be entertainment on days without matches. In cooperation with the Carinthian Museum of Modern Art, "Art Days" will be held on 23 and 24 June. On 27 June, the Charity Day, bands will play for free. Christina Stürmer and band will perform on 28 June.

Neuer Platz square offers the typical atmosphere that is so characteristic of a small city such as Klagenfurt. Located in the old city centre, the square is home to Klagenfurt’s heraldic beast, the lindworm dragon. Encased in plexiglass for safety reasons, the lindworm is still accessible for tourists. 
FACTS & FIGURES
Opening times
09:00 - 24:00
Prices
Beer   € 4.00
Cola  € 3.00
Water  € 2.50