Tivoli Hall
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| Location | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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| Coordinates | 46°03′37″N 14°29′43″E / 46.0602916°N 14.4952792°E |
| Owner | City Municipality of Ljubljana |
| Operator | Javni zavod Šport Ljubljana |
| Capacity | 4,000 (larger hall, ice hockey) 5,600 (larger hall, basketball)[1] 4,050 (smaller hall, basketball) |
| Surface | Ice (larger hall) Parquet (smaller hall) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1963 |
| Opened | 1965 |
| Renovated | 1995 (smaller hall) 2000 (larger hall) |
| Architect | Marjan Božič Stanko Bloudek |
Tivoli Hall (Template:Lang-sl) is a complex of two multi-purpose indoor sport arenas in Tivoli City Park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The complex was opened in 1965. The larger, ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 4,000 people. When configured to host basketball games, the capacity is adjusted to 5,600.[2]
This hall hosted home games of the professional basketball team KK Union Olimpija until 2011. The smaller basketball hall has a seating capacity of 4,050 people. The larger one is the home of HDD Olimpija Ljubljana professional ice hockey club.
Events
Regular sporting events include:
- HK Olimpija (ice hockey)
- KK Union Olimpija (basketball); second home venue after Arena Stožice.
- Ilirija (basketball); since the 2017–18 season.
One time sporting events include:
- 1965 World Table Tennis Championships
- 1970 World Basketball Championship, the final round[3]
- 1970 World Figure Skating Championships
- 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
- 1984 World Nine-pin bowling Championships
- 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, the Slovenia-Portugal play-off
- Ice Hockey World Championships:
- 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group A
- 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
- 1974 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
- 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
- 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group C
- 1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
- 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
- 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
- 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
- 2013 FIBA EuroBasket 2013, Group A
Other activities
Apart from being a sporting venue, Tivoli Hall also hosts numerous concerts, musicals and other shows.
Concerts
- Louis Armstrong & The All Stars – April 4, 1965
- Jethro Tull – April 15, 1975 and May 11, 2000
- Ike & Tina Turner - November 2, 1974
- Tina Turner - November 15, 1975
- Frank Zappa – November 22, 1975
- Procol Harum – January 30, 1976
- Cat Stevens – May 14, 1976
- Queen – February 7, 1979
- Gillan – December 7, 1979
- Lene Lovich - April 4, 1980
- Motörhead – April 27–28, 1989, December 10, 2012
- Iron Maiden – August 19, 1984, September 12, 1986 and January 21, 1996
- Uriah Heep – May 16, 1983
- Dire Straits – May 13, 1985
- The Pixies – September 24, 1988
- Laibach – March 30, 1989
- The Cure – May 24, 1989, with Shelleyan Orphan
- Black Sabbath – September 27, 1989, with Axxis
- Nirvana – February 27, 1994, with The Melvins
- The Sisters of Mercy – March 11, 1991
- Siouxsie and the Banshees – October 9, 1991
- Faith No More – June 16, 1993 and November 19, 1997
- The Ramones – October 10, 1994
- Đorđe Balašević – November 14, 1994
- The Beastie Boys – February 26, 1995, with Luscious Jackson
- Simple Minds – October 19, 1995 and April 8, 2006
- David Bowie – February 6, 1996
- Green Day – March 23, 1996
- The Sex Pistols – July 9, 1996
- ZZ Top – March 12, 1997 and October 16, 2009
- The Prodigy – October 31, 1997
- NOFX – October 6, 1998
- Bob Dylan – April 28, 1999 and June 13, 2010
- Blondie – October 23, 1999, with The Flirt
- Joe Cocker – November 7, 1999 and May 22, 2005
- Rage Against the Machine – February 8, 2000, with The Asian Dub Foundation
- Yes – March 20, 2000
- Steve Vai and Eric Sardinas – April 13, 2000
- Sting – May 14, 2000
- Pearl Jam – June 19, 2000, with The Dismemberment Plan
- HIM – November 12, 2000
- The Offspring – January 28, 2001, with AFI
- Melanie C – February 14, 2001
- Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance – April 24–26, 2001
- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – June 3, 2001
- Eros Ramazzotti – June 17, 2001 and November 19, 2009
- Rammstein – June 10, 2002 and February 25, 2005, with Apocalyptica
- Kosheen – February 22, 2003
- Bryan Adams – April 22, 2003 and November 26, 2006
- Simply Red – July 9, 2003, with Sinéad O'Connor and June 24, 2009
- Deep Purple – December 5, 2003 and October 5, 2006
- G3 – July 9, 2004
- R.E.M. – January 17, 2005, with Brainstorm
- Anastacia – February 19, 2005
- Lou Reed – March 13, 2005 and March 13, 2006
- Mark Knopfler – May 3, 2005
- Ceca – May 20, 2005
- Dream Theater – October 19, 2005, and October 31, 2009, with Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect
- Joan Baez – March 30, 2007
- Zucchero – May 12, 2007
- Il Divo – June 15, 2007 and March 27, 2009
- Tori Amos – June 26, 2007, with Joshua Radin
- P!nk – July 4–5, 2007
- Bryan Ferry – October 10, 2007
- Nightwish – March 4, 2008, with PAIN
- Tribute to Bijelo Dugme – April 5, 2008
- Katie Melua – April 27, 2008
- John Fogerty – June 14, 2008
- Status Quo – July 2, 2008
- Seal – July 14, 2008
- RBD – September 4–5 (twice on the 5th) and December 16, 2008
- Iggy Pop & The Stooges – September 29, 2008, with The Psihomodo Pop
- Jean Michel Jarre – November 7, 2008
- Uriah Heep – December 13, 2008
- Lepa Brena – March 21, 2009
- Armin van Buuren and Rank 1 – October 23, 2009
- Air – December 14, 2009, with We Fell to Earth
- Michael Bolton – January 25, 2010
- Chris Rea – February 22, 2010
- 50 Cent – March 3, 2010
- Anahí – March 12, 2010
- Billy Idol – June 24, 2010
- Boy George – September 23, 2010
- Smokie – February 2, 2012
- Keane – October 29, 2012
- Whitesnake – November 30, 2011
- Brit Floyd - Tribute to Pink Floyd – November 9, 2012
- Srebrna krila – November 30, 2012
- Motörhead – December 10, 2012
- Slash – February 8, 2013
- Nelly Furtado – March 14, 2013
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – November 25, 2013
- Dream Theatre – February 4, 2014
- Sticky Fingers - Tribute to Rolling Stones – February 14, 2014
- Tadej Toš - Stand Up for Slovenija – March 26, 2015
- Toto – July 2, 2015
- Alice Cooper – June 12, 2016
- Whitesnake – July 12, 2016
References
External links
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