Zenith de Lille
| Zenith de Lille | |
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| The arena in 2014 | |
| Earlier names | |
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Zénith Arena |
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| Data | |
| place | 1 Boulevard des Cités Unies 59777 Lille -Euralille, France
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 37 '57.5 " N , 3 ° 4' 40.9" E |
| owner | City of Lille |
| operator | Zenith |
| start of building | 1994 |
| opening | November 26, 1994 |
| surface |
Concrete parquet |
| architect | Rem Koolhaas |
| capacity | 7,000 seats |
| Events | |
The Zénith de Lille is a multi-purpose hall in the Euralille district of the French city of Lille , Département Nord . The building is owned by the city of Lille.
history
The building was designed in 1993 by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas . The laying of the foundation stone and the start of construction were celebrated at the beginning of 1994. The Zénith is part of the Lille Grand Palais cultural complex , which includes a convention center and exhibition halls . The official opening took place on November 26, 1994. The American rock band ZZ Top performed in the arena.
The hall holds around 7,000 spectators with minimal seating and is mainly the venue for concerts by nationally and internationally known artists and bands such as Indochine , Deep Purple , Bob Dylan , Renaud , Scorpions , Eric Clapton , -M- , Jamiroquai , Maître Gims , Mark Knopfler , Selah Sue , Raphaël , Placebo , Lorie , David Bowie , M. Pokora , Toto , Francis Cabrel , Shaka Ponk , Jean-Louis Aubert , Chuck Berry , Bernard Lavilliers , Simple Minds , Trust , Oasis , Michel Polnareff , Céline Dion , Michel Sardou , Joe Bonamassa and Iron Maiden .
See also
Web links
- zenithdelille.com: Official website (French)
- .trouw.nl: Euralille, Rem Koolhaas en een schuur met schouders article from June 30, 1994 (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le 8e Zénith de France ( Memento of May 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Zénith de Lille (English)