Editing Ullevi (section)

===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>