Unipol Arena
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PalaMalaguti (1993–2008) |
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| place | Via Gino Cervi 2 40033 Casalecchio di Reno , Italy
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| Coordinates | 44 ° 29 '9.2 " N , 11 ° 14' 53.4" E |
| owner | Costructa Spa - Bologna |
| operator | Gruppo Sabatini |
| start of building | January 1, 1993 |
| opening | 1st December 1993 |
| Renovations | 2008–2011, 2016–2017 |
| Extensions | 2016 |
| capacity | 11,000 seats ( basketball ) 500–7,000 seats ( convention ) 3,500–20,000 seats ( concert , depending on configuration) |
| playing area | parquet |
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The Unipol Arena is a multi-purpose hall in the Italian municipality of Casalecchio di Reno of the Metropolitan City of Bologna , region Emilia-Romagna . The Unipol Arena offers space for 500 to 20,000 visitors, depending on the event and configuration. The hall is currently named after the financial group Unipol from Bologna .
History and use
Construction of the arena began on January 1, 1993 and opened on December 1 of that year. At first the hall was named PalaMalaguti , after the Italian motorcycle manufacturer Malaguti . This was followed by the FuturShow trade fair , which took place in Bologna. The hall was renovated from 2008 to 2009. The event hall is used for sports events, among other things; From 1993 to 2017 the building was the home of the Virtus Bologna basketball club . The rival Fortitudo Bologna was also based in the arena for two years from 1997 to 1999. The Virtus Bologna Club Museum is also located in the venue. In addition, look for concerts , theater , shows , exhibitions , conferences , and trade fairs are held in the Unipol Arena.
Concerts (selection)
Numerous national and international artists and bands performed in the hall.
- 1994: Jovanotti , Adriano Celentano
- 1995: Megadeth , Corrosion of Conformity , Take That , Zucchero
- 1996: Vasco Rossi , Ligabue , AC / DC
- 1997: Backstreet Boys
- 1998: Eric Clapton ( Pilgrim World Tour ), Genesis , Spice Girls , The Prodigy
- 1999: Bruce Springsteen , Eurythmics , Jamiroquai , The Cranberries , Ligabue , Jovanotti
- 2000: Sting , Santana , The Smashing Pumpkins ,
- 2001: The Offspring , Marilyn Manson , Disturbed , Depeche Mode , Fad Gadget
- 2002: The Cranberries , Bruce Springsteen , Eric Clapton and Friends
- 2003: Red Hot Chili Peppers , Ligabue , Peter Gabriel , Metallica , Godsmack
- 2004: Dream Theater
- 2005: Anastacia , Laura Pausini , Bruce Springsteen , Dream Theater , Bob Dylan , Goldfrapp , Coldplay
- 2006: Tool , Pearl Jam , My Morning Jacket , Bruce Springsteen , Noisettes , Muse
- 2007: Ennio Morricone , Take That
- 2008: The Smashing Pumpkins , Tokio Hotel , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Coldplay , REM , Negramaro
- 2009: Laura Pausini , Opeth , Dream Theater , Prima Donna , Green Day , Muse , Biffy Clyro , Soulsavers , Depeche Mode , Placebo
- 2010: Vasco Rossi ; The Whigs , Kings of Leon , Thirty Seconds to Mars
- 2011: Subsonica , Jovanotti , Negramaro , Paul McCartney , Francesco Guccini
- 2012: Negrita , Laura Pausini , Subsonica , Jennifer Lopez , Ginger Wildheart , Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Muse , Everything Everything , Ennio Morricone , Rob Zombie , Marilyn Manson
- 2013: Justin Bieber , Rammstein , Joe Letz , Green Day , All Time Low , Negramaro , TOY , Placebo
- 2014: Depeche Mode , Choir Of Young Believers , Editors , Elisa , Gianni Morandi , Nine Inch Nails , Cold Cave , Reignwolf , Black Sabbath , Black Label Society , Michael Bublé , Claudio Baglioni , Peter Gabriel , Subsonica
- 2015: Violetta LIVE! , Francesco De Gregori , Negrita , Eros Ramazzotti , Negramaro , Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Foo Fighters , Nightwish , Arch Enemy , Amorphis , Jovanotti
- 2016: Paul Kalkbrenner , Florence + the Machine , Gabriel Bruce
gallery
The mobile grandstands of the hall (2010)
The hall during the dance event Sensation "Source of Light"
Web links
- unipolarena.it: Official website (Italian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ unipolarena.it: La struttura (Italian)
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the PalaMalaguti , the FuturShow Station and the Unipol Arena (English)