Maimarktgelände
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The Maimarktgelände (English: May Market area) is an exhibition site located in Mannheim, Germany, which covers a surface of 210,000 m². It hosts the annual Mannheim May Market as well as open-air concerts and other events. Starting in February each year, 47 exhibition halls with a surface of 42,000 m² are developed on the apron of the site. With approximately 1,500 exhibitors and around 400,000 visitors annually, the Maimarktgelände is a major German regional exhibition.[1]
The area has good transport connections because the Mannheim motorway interchange is nearby and the A 656 and the B 38a can be reached directly. The Mannheim Arena/Maimarkt stop on the Rhine-Neckar S-Bahn is 1,000 m away. The park area enclosure has 12,000 parking bays and on Sundays and holidays parts of the neighboring Mannheim City Airport is available with around a further 8,000 parking bays.
Notable events
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Notable past performers have included Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, Anastacia, Bon Jovi, Queen, The Rolling Stones, U2, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Guns N' Roses, ZZ Top, Prince and Genesis.[2]
References
- ^ "Veranstaltungen". maimarktgelaende-mannheim.de. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
- ^ "Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2014-06-15.