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St. Jakobshalle

Coordinates: 47°32′23″N 7°37′07″E / 47.53972°N 7.61861°E / 47.53972; 7.61861
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St. Jakobshalle, Basel

St. Jakobshalle is an arena in Münchenstein, near Basel, Switzerland. It is primarily used for indoor sports and concert events. The St. Jakobshalle holds 9,000 people and was built in 1976. It is the home of the Davidoff Swiss Indoors men's tennis tournament.

After the success of the Swiss tennis player and Basel native Roger Federer, the Basel sports director has announced the arena is to be renamed the 'Roger Federer Arena'.[1]

According to Bob Dylan's biography Chronicles: Volume One, he decided after a concert at St. Jakobshalle to go on the Never Ending Tour.

References

  1. ^ http://thetennistimes.com/roger-federer-has-arena-named-after-him-in-basel/

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47°32′23″N 7°37′07″E / 47.53972°N 7.61861°E / 47.53972; 7.61861

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