Stavanger has an unemployment rate of just 1% and is a wealthy town, having profited from the oil industry, shipping, fishing and timber.
Vakar Liverpūle ieskandināja „savu" gadu ar muzikālo izrādi „ Liverpool The Musical”, kur uzstājās kādreizējais bītls Ringo Stārs un Liverpūles filharmonijas orķestris.