Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
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| POPB, Bercy | |
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| Location | XIIe Paris, France |
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| Opened | 1984 |
| Architect | Andrault-Parat, Prouvé, Guvan |
| Capacity | Concert: 17,000 Boxing: 16,000 Tennis: 14,000 Basketball: 14,000 Athletics: 8,500 Cycling: 7,000 |
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| Paris Masters | |
The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.
The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy opened in 1984. It was designed by a team of architects: Andrault-Parat, Prouvé, Guvan. It is the venue for the Paris Masters ATP Tour tennis tournament and for many sports: basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track cycling, show jumping and more.
The seating varies from 7,000 to 17,000, depending on the event.
POPB hosted the European gymnastics championship in 2000, the 1991 and 1996[1] FIBA European Championships Final Fours and the European Basketball Championship in 1999 among others. The POPB will also stage WWE Raw on September 28, 2008, marking the first ever time WWE Television has been taped in France. It will also host the 2010 Euroleague Final Four.
It also hosted the Paris-Bercy Elf Masters kart race for well known and high ranking professional racing drivers from 1993.
Bercy has hosted many concerts by stars, including the following: Fairuz, Muse, Janet Jackson, Destiny's Child, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Iron Maiden, The Cure, Radiohead, Oasis, Kiss, Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Beyonce,AC/DC, The Cranberries, Shakira, Dire Straits, Spice Girls, Céline Dion, Depeche Mode, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, R.E.M., The Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, Gwen Stefani, Daft Punk, Björk, Mariah Carey, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Korn, Rammstein, Mylène Farmer, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Polnareff, Justin Timberlake, Cher, The Rolling Stones, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Deep Purple, Tina Turner, Barbra Streisand, Guns N' Roses, Fairuz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Zazie, Coldplay, The Who, Queen + Paul Rodgers and Lionel Richie. The Cranberries' live DVD 'Beneath The Skin', the Depeche Mode live record One Night in Paris and Placebo's live DVD Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) and Lionel Richie's Live in Paris CD/DVD were filmed at the venue.
In March 2008, the Orchestre de Paris under Christoph Eschenbach performed Mahler's massive Eighth symphony at the venue. Together with four mixed choruses, five children choruses and eight soloists the masses involved excessed 1.000 participants in "The symphony of a Thousand".
AC/DC planned one gig at Bercy on 25 February 2009. After their first concert sold out in just two minutes, a second concert was scheduled for the 27th.
On April 28th 2009, Pop Legend Britney Spears announced that she would bring her sold out tour, The Circus Starring Britney Spears to France. Announcing the 5th and 6th of July originally but due to immense demand for her tour, an extra date had to be added on the 4th of July to fit demand. At the July 5th show, Spears added the song Mannequin to the set list, which was announced prior to curtain via twitter
Madonna performed at Bercy on July 9th 2009 after two concerts at the Stade de France on Semptember 2008 during her Sticky & Sweet Tour.
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- (French) Official Site
- (French) Info From Paris.fr
Coordinates: 48°50′19.15″N 2°22′42.60″E / 48.8386528°N 2.3785°E
| Preceded by none |
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1985 |
Succeeded by Hoosier Dome Indianapolis |
| Preceded by Principe Felipe Arena Zaragoza |
FIBA European Championship Final Venue 1991 |
Succeeded by Abdi Ipekçi Arena Istanbul |
| Preceded by Palasport di Genoa Genoa |
European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1994 |
Succeeded by Globen Arena Stockholm |
| Preceded by Principe Felipe Arena Zaragoza |
FIBA European Championship Final Venue 1996 |
Succeeded by PalaEur Rome |
| Preceded by Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona |
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 1997 |
Succeeded by Green Dome Maebashi Maebashi |
| Preceded by Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona |
Eurobasket Final Venue 1999 |
Succeeded by Abdi Ipekçi Arena Istanbul |
| Preceded by PAOK Sports Arena Thessaloniki |
FIBA Suproleague Final Venue 2001 |
Succeeded by League Folded |
| Preceded by Rod Laver Arena Melbourne |
Davis Cup Final Venue 2002 |
Succeeded by Rod Laver Arena Melbourne |
| Preceded by Oval Lingotto Turin |
European Indoor Championships in Athletics Venue 2011 |
Succeeded by Scandinavium Gothenburg |
