Palau Sant Jordi (catalan language, St. George Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation located in Barcelona, Spain. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 17,000 for sporting events and 20,000 for musical events. It was opened in 1990 and designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki.

The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Nowadays, it is used for all kinds of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility.

   
 

Sporting events

The arena was the venue of the 1998 and 2003 Euroleague final four, in which the local club, FC Barcelona, won the competition.

Musical events

The Palau Sant Jordi has hosted many musical events including:

  • Tina Turner - Foreign Affair Tour - 1990
  • Paul McCartney - The New World Tour - October 26 & October 27, 1993
  • AC/DC - Ballbreaker World Tour - July 2 & July 3, 1996
  • Tina Turner - Wildest Dreams Tour - September 17 & September 18, 1996
  • Aerosmith - Nine Lives Tour - June 13, 1997
  • Spice Girls - Spiceworld Tour - March 13, 1998
  • Luis Miguel - Amarte Es Un Placer Tour - October 5 & October 6, 1999
  • Cher - Do You Believe? Tour - December 15, 1999
  • Pearl Jam - Binaural Tour - May 25, 2000
  • Iron Maiden - Brave New World Tour - July 23, 2000
  • Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour - October 22, 2000
  • AC/DC - Stiff Upper Lip Tour - December 14, 2000
  • The kickoff of Madonna's Drowned World Tour - June 9 & June 10, 2001
  • Luis Miguel - Mis Romances Tour - October 9, 2002
  • The filming of Bruce Springsteen Live in Barcelona DVD - October 16, 2002
  • Maná - Revolución de Amor Tour - November 16, 2002
  • Shakira - Tour of the Mongoose - December 10, 2002
  • The MTV Europe Music Awards in 2002
  • Christina Aguilera - Stripped Tour - October 22, 2003
  • Luis Miguel - 33 Tour - October 2, 2004
  • Anastacia - Live at Last Tour - November 20, 2004
  • Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled ... And Lovin' It - June 11, 2005. This was during that tour that Kelly Rowland announced on stage that Destiny's Child won't sing together anymore.
  • Depeche Mode - Touring the Angel - February 10 & February 11, 2006
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium tour - May 30 & May 31, 2006
  • Shakira - Oral Fixation Tour - June 28, 2006
  • Luis Miguel - Mexico En La Piel Tour - April 30, 2007
  • Beyoncé - The Beyoncé Experience - May 27, 2007
  • Maná - Amar es Combatir Tour - June 26, 2007
  • Take That - Beautiful World Tour 2007 - October 20, 2007
  • The Cure - 4Tour World Tour 2008 - March 10, 2008
  • Juanes - La Vida World Tour - June 25, 2008
  • RBD's Empezar desde Cero Tour 2008 - August 25, 2008 [3].
  • Coldplay - Viva la Vida Tour - September 6, 2008
  • Gloria Estefan - 90 Millas World Tour - September 17, 2008
  • AC/DC - Black Ice World Tour - March 31, 2009
  • Laura Pausini - World Tour 2009 - April 30, 2009
  • Beyoncé - Beyoncé's I Am... Tour - May 20, 2009
  • Deep Purple - Rapture of the Deep Tour - August 14, 2009
  • Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown Tour - October 1, 2009
  • Ben Hur Live - The Monutainment Arena Show - December 26,27, 2009

 

Palau Sant Jordi

Location Palau Sant Jordi, Passeig Olímpic, s/n, 08004 Barcelona
Built 1990
Opened September 21, 1990
Surface Parquet
Architect Arata Isozaki and Mamoru Kawaguchi
Capacity Sporting events:13,000 to 17,000
Concerts:20,000
Tenants
FC Barcelona (1990-1992)[
Fuente de la nota: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_Sant_Jordi
Fuente de la foto: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_Sant_Jordi

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