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The first major concert in the arena was held by [[Jean Michel Jarre]], followed by artists [[Sade (band)|Sade]] and [[Amorphis]].
The arena has hosted the 2012 European [[Taekwon-do]] [[International Taekwon-Do Federation|ITF]] championship in May, followed by the [[2012 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships]] in the first three days of June. The city was previously awarded the [[2004 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships|2004 edition]] of the event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sofia2012.fig-gymnastics.com/ |title=2012 Sofia AER World Championships : Homepage |publisher=Sofia2012.fig-gymnastics.com |access-date
During three days in February 2012 the arena hosted the [[Cirque du Soleil]] show ''[[Saltimbanco#2012 schedule|Saltimbanco]]'' for the first time in Bulgaria.<ref>[http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/saltimbanco/tickets/sofia.aspx ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109001104/http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/saltimbanco/tickets/sofia.aspx |date=January 9, 2012 }}</ref> Between 9 and 11 November 2012 it also hosted the travelling [[ice show]] [[Disney on Ice]], another debut for the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenaarmeecsofia.com/%D0%A1%D1%8A%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%B5/%D0%94%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B4_l.ev_i.106_lang.bg.html |title=Дисни на лед - Събитие - Арена Армеец София |publisher=Arenaarmeecsofia.com |
The [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015]] was held in the arena on 21 November 2015, the first time a [[Eurovision (network)|Eurovision event]] was held in Bulgaria.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=junior_eurovision_2015_21_november_in_sofia_bulgaria|title=Junior Eurovision 2015: 21 November in Sofia, Bulgaria|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union|JuniorEurovision.tv]]|
The arena recorded its first sold-out game on 9 June 2012, when 12,501 fans (128 more than the official capacity) came to see the [[Volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#Tournament 2|Olympic qualification]] volleyball match between [[France men's national volleyball team|France]] and [[Bulgaria men's national volleyball team|Bulgaria]]. It will be used for the 2020 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
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* [[Lady Gaga]] – 14 August 2012
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] – 1 September 2012<ref>[http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers_l.ev_i.196_lang.en.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723063631/http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers_l.ev_i.196_lang.en.html |date=July 23, 2012 }}</ref>
* [[Jennifer Lopez]] – 18 November 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Jennifer-Lopez_l.ev_i.160_lang.bg.html |title=Дженифър Лопес - Събитие - Арена Армеец София |publisher=Arenaarmeecsofia.com |access-date
* [[Lili Ivanova]] – 22 November 2012
* [[Goran Bregović]] – 29 November 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arenaarmeecsofia.com/Event/Goran-Bregovi-_l.ev_i.203_lang.bg.html |title=Горан Брегович - Събитие - Арена Армеец София |publisher=Arenaarmeecsofia.com |access-date
* [[Giorgos Mazonakis]] – 12 December 2012
* Solar Christmas 2012: Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, [[Fedde le Grand]], [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] – 21 December 2012
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