Accor Arena

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Accor Arena
POPB
Bercy
Exterior view from August 2012
Exterior view from August 2012
Earlier names

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (1984–2014)
Bercy Arena (2014–2015)
AccorHotels Arena (2015–2020)

Data
place 8, Boulevard de Bercy Bercy , 75012 Paris , France
FranceFrance 
Coordinates 48 ° 50 '19 "  N , 2 ° 22' 43"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 50 '19 "  N , 2 ° 22' 43"  E
owner City of Paris
start of building February 1981
opening 0February 3, 1984
October 14, 2015
Renovations March 2014 to October 2015
surface Parquet
PVC - Flooring
ice
architect 1984:
Michel Andrault
Pierre Parat
Aydın Guvan
2014:
DVVD Architectes
capacity 8,000 to 20,300 seats
(depending on the configuration)
Events

The Accor Arena (originally Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , short: POPB or Bercy) is a multifunctional arena in the Bercy district of Paris in the 12th arrondissement in the east of the city. The building is located at the northern end of the 14 hectare Parc de Bercy directly on the right bank of the Seine .

history

Palais Omnisports

The hall was designed by the architects Michel Andrault , Pierre Parat , Jean Prouvé and Aydın Guvan . Construction work began in February 1981 and three years later, the inauguration was celebrated on February 3, 1984. The opening was made by Jacques Chirac , then Mayor of Paris and later President. The pyramid- shaped building, which is still futuristic today, is covered by a steel frame construction designed by Jean Prouvé. It is supported by four massive, round concrete pillars. Another striking feature is the sloping exterior facade planted with lawn . Today, the POPB offers around 30 possible configurations, depending on the event, with a capacity of 8,000 to 20,300 spectators. Not far from the arena is the Pont de Bercy bridge and the Bercy station of the Métro Paris .

Inside the hall is the Patinoire Sonja Henie , a small ice rink with 400 seats and an ice surface of 56 × 26 meters. It was named in memory of Sonja Henie , the most successful figure skater in history. The Hockey Team of Français Volants receives his opponents in the venue.

The AccorHotels Arena is a member of the European Arenas Association.

Bercy Arena

For its 30th birthday, the POPB is undergoing extensive renovation and modernization. In the course of this, the Palais Omnisports was renamed the Bercy Arena . The work began on March 3, 2014 and after 18 months and costs of 100 million euros, the completion of the work was targeted for October 2015. For the ATP tournament Paris Masters 2014, work was interrupted in October / November. Instead of around 17,000 visitors now, the event hall will hold more than 20,000, and concerts even 21,000. The number of VIP - boxes to be increased from 18 to 50th The architectural office DVVD is responsible for the design of the arena.

AccorHotels Arena

The French hotel company AccorHotels , based in the capital, became the name sponsor of the event arena for ten years at the end of September 2015 with an option for five more years. The cooperation agreement was signed on October 8th of that year. Since then the hall has been called AccorHotels Arena POPB (short: AccorHotels Arena ). The company pays 4.15 million euros annually . The hall was reopened on October 14, 2015.

Accor Arena

After the name giver was renamed Accor in 2019, the name of the multi-purpose hall was changed in February 2020.

Sporting events

The Accor Arena was the venue for a large number of world and European championships . The World Indoor Athletics Championships in 1997 , the European Basketball Championships in 1999 , the Women's Gymnastics Championships in 2000 and the Electronic Sports World Cup in 2006 took place in the arena in Bercy. The ATP - Paris Masters indoor tennis tournament is held annually in the arena. The final of the national ice hockey cup , the Coupe de France, has been held annually in the Palais Omnisports since 2007 . In May 2010, the final of the European Basketball Cup, the ULEB Euroleague and the 21st WKF Karate World Championship in 2012 were also held there.

Also typical outdoor sports are held there, such as beach volleyball , beach rugby , jet skiing , windsurfing or sailing (was sailed in the boat class 12er Mini ) as well as various motorsport events such as the kart race EDF Master Kart take place there. The Supercross Paris-Bercy ( Motocross ) took place in the arena from 1984 to 2013. Because of the renovation work in Omnisports , the event has been located in the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille since 2014 .

In 2017 the arena was one of the nine venues for the men's handball world championship and, alongside the Lanxess Arena in Cologne , the venue for the ice hockey world championship .

Concerts

In addition to sporting events, the Bercy is a popular venue for concerts . The first concert in the Palais Omnisports of Paris-Bercy gave the hard rock group Scorpions on February 29, 1984 with the support act Mama's Boys.

In addition, AC / DC , Arcade Fire , blink-182 , Bon Jovi , Booba , Britney Spears , Bryan Adams , Celine Dion , Daft Punk , Depeche Mode , Dorothée , Eric Clapton , Ed Sheeran , Guns N 'Roses , Indochine , Iron Maiden , Jack Johnson , Jay-Z , Johnny Hallyday , Kanye West , Kiss , KoRn , Lady Gaga , Linkin Park , Lorie , Madonna , Mariah Carey , Marilyn Manson , Metallica , Michel Sardou , Pearl Jam , Paul McCartney , Phil Collins , Prince , Rammstein , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Scorpions , Sean Paul , Shakira , Justin Bieber , The Rolling Stones , Tina Turner , Tokio Hotel and Tri Yann .

Mylène Farmer's performances enjoy cult status , especially the 13 concerts of her “Avant Que L'Ombre” tour, which were held between January 13th and 29th, 2006 and were sold out shortly after the advance sales start at the end of 2004. Since the superstructures of this gigantic stage show were not to be dismantled and transported, the Bercy was the only arena used on the tour. In September 2013, ten sold out concerts of their “Timeless 2013” ​​tour took place here in September.

In December 2015, the Eagles of Death Metal performed as a special guest together with the band in the arena at a U2 concert . The occasion was, among other things, the terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015 in Paris , in which Eagles of Death Metal were personally affected.

On March 6 and 7, 2012, the raw material for the concert film Rammstein: Paris , released in March 2017, was created in this hall . The director Jonas Åkerlund filmed two concerts here, which the Berlin band gave to 17,000 fans each time.

Metallica set a new attendance record in 2017: On September 10, 2017, 18,896 spectators filled the arena.

other events

In the hall also find musicals , shows and similar events. These include Danse Avec Les Stars - La Tournee (known in Germany as Let's Dance ), the Cirque du Soleil , games by the basketball show troupe Harlem Globetrotters or the ice skating shows Holiday on Ice and L'Age de Glace Live! (based on the Ice Age film series ).

The hall is also used for political events. In the race for the French presidency in 2007 , an election campaign event for the candidate François Bayrou ( UDF ) took place on April 18 that year . Five years later in the 2012 presidential election campaign there was a party meeting of the Parti socialiste with candidate François Hollande on April 29, a few days before the runoff election against President Nicolas Sarkozy of the UMP .

gallery

Web links

Commons : Accor Arena  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ evene.lefigaro.fr: “Anciennement Palais omnisport de Paris-Bercy (POPB), la Bercy Aréna ouvrira ses portes au public, artistes et athlètes en October 2015 on the term of 18 mois de travaux. » (French)
  2. ↑ Chirac opened Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy ( Memento from April 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
  3. ↑ a b votreargent.lexpress.fr: AccorHotels: signe le contrat de naming avec Bercy Arena Article of October 8, 2015 (French)
  4. ↑ accorhotelsarena.com: Patinoire Sonja Henie (French)
  5. ↑ La patinoire Sonja Henie ( Memento from October 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
  6. ↑ europeanarenas.com: AccorHotels Arena on the website of the European Arenas Association ( Memento of February 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  7. ↑ Bercy Arena: le nouvel horizon du POPB ( Memento of August 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
  8. ↑ Le projet ( Memento of March 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
  9. ↑ dvvd.fr: Reconstruction project on the DVVD homepage ( Memento from June 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (French)
  10. ↑ france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr: Le Palais omnisports de Bercy va être rebaptisé Accorhotels Arena POPB article from September 30, 2015 (English)
  11. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Naming-Right-Deal for multifunctional arena Article from September 29, 2015
  12. ^ Alexandre Bailleul: Naming: L'AccorHotels Arena va "bientôt" changer de nom pour devenir Accor Arena. In: sportbuzzbusiness.fr. October 4, 2019, accessed on May 27, 2020 (French).
  13. ↑ Romain Dézèque: Changement de nom pour l'Accor Hotels Arena. In: francebleu.fr. France Bleu , February 12, 2020, accessed on May 27, 2020 (French).
  14. ↑ ERDF Masters Kart in Paris-Bercy ( Memento from October 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  15. ↑ supercrossbercy.com: La Saga de Bercy (French)
  16. ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Palais omnisports and the AccorHotels Arena (English)
  17. ↑ laut.de : After the terrorist attack: Paris celebrates U2 and Eagles Of Death Metal
  18. ↑ focus.de: Rammstein: Paris with Brute Force , accessed on October 24, 2017
  19. ↑ moviepilot.de: Rammstein: Paris , accessed on October 24, 2017
  20. ^ Jon Chapple: Metallica smash more attendance records with WorldWired tour. In: iq-mag.net. November 9, 2017, accessed August 30, 2018 .