Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi

Location	Passeig Olímpic, s/n, 08004 Barcelona, Spain
Capacity	Sporting events: 12,000 (athletics) 16,500 (handball) 16,670 (basketball) 24,000 (concert) but for safety 18,000
Surface	Parquet
Construction
Built	1990
Opened	21 September 1990
Renovated	2014
Expanded	2009 expanded temporary (architect: Nussli Group[1])
Architect	Arata Isozaki and Mamoru Kawaguchi
Tenants
FC Barcelona (1990–1992)[2]

Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi (Catalan pronunciation: [pəˈɫaw ˈsaɲ ˈʒɔrði], English: St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Designed by the Japanese architect Arata Isozaki, it was opened in 1990. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 16,670 for basketball, and 24,000 for musical events. It is the eleventh largest indoor arena in the world, the third largest indoor arena in Europe and the largest in Spain.

The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball final, and volleyball final events.^[3] Today, 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 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics.

It was the venue of three EuroLeague Final Fours in 1998, 2003, and 2011. It also hosted the EuroBasket 1997, from the quarterfinals on, and the 2012 Spanish Basketball Cup.^[4]

The final of 2000 Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi on 8–10 December, giving Spain their first title. The arena also hosted the finals of 2009 Davis Cup between Spain and Czech Republic with the victory for the Spaniards 5-0.

Palau Sant Jordi was the main venue of the 2003 FINA World Championships. A temporary, regulation swimming pool was installed for the occasion.^[5] It played the same role for the 2013 FINA World Championships, since the city of Barcelona hosted the Championships again after 10 years.^[6]

It was one of six sites that hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship including the final. It was also one of six sites to host the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.

On October 5th, 2016, the arena will host an NBA preseason game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and local team FC Barcelona Regal.

Concerts

List of Concerts 

• Backstreet Boys – 13 and 14 July 1999 with their Into the Millennium Tour
• The Pet Shop Boys – 22 May 1991 and 12 October 2007
• Gloria Estefan – 10 June 1991, 25 October 1996 and 17 September 2008
• Sopa de Cabra – 14 June 1991, with Sau, Els Pets and Sangtraït and 9–11 September 2011
• Diana Ross – 10 July 1991
• Paul Simon – 15 July 1991
• Simple Minds – 22 July 1991
• Mecano – 1–2 October 1991
• U2 – 16 and 18 May 1992, with The Fatima Mansions, 8 August 2001, with The Stereophonics and 5-10 October 2015
• Frank Sinatra – 3 June 1992^[7]
• Dire Straits – 2–4 October 1992
• Metallica – 12 November 1992, with Metal Church and 23 September 1996, with Corrosion of Conformity
• Peter Gabriel – 10 May 1993, 1 June 2003 and 23 September 2010, with Ane Brun
• Sade – 11 May 1993
• Def Leppard – 17 May 1993
• Elton John – 7 June 1993, 21 December 2003, 20 October 2009, with Teddy Thompson and 6 December 2014, with Bright Light Bright Light
• Sting – 28 July 1993, 2 June 2004, with Nellie McKay and 29 October 2010, with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Prince & The New Power Generation – 22 August 1993 and 18 December 1998, with Graham Central Station
• Paul McCartney – 26–27 October 1993 and 28–29 March 2003
• Whitney Houston – 16 November 1993
• Phil Collins – 4 May 1994, 7 October 1997 and 1 July 2004, with Mike + The Mechanics
• Roxette – 1 December 1994, 24 October 2001, with Bondage and 19 November 2011
• R.E.M. – 18 February 1995, with Grant Lee Buffalo and 9 January 2005, with Joseph Arthur
• Janet Jackson – 26 March 1995
• Eric Clapton – 4–5 May 1995, with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 26 October 1998, with Bonnie Raitt, 25 February 2001, with Doyle Bramhall II & Smokestack and 24 March 2004, with Robert Randolph and the Family Band
• Simply Red – 2 December 1995, with Sinéad O'Connor
• AC/DC – 2–3 July 1996, with The Wildhearts, 14 December 2000, with Slash's Snakepit and The Backyard Babies and 31 March 2009, with The Answer
• Bryan Adams – 4 July 1996, 21 February 2003 and 27 January 2005
• Tina Turner – 15 September and 17–18, 1996
• Maria del Mar Bonet – 23 April 1997
• Laura Pausini – 25 April 1997, 30 April 2009 and 21 April 2012
• Aerosmith – 13 June 1997, with Kula Shaker, 15 July 1999, with The Black Crowes and 27 June 2010, with The Cribs
• The Spice Girls – 13 March 1998
• Genesis – 20 March 1998
• The Backstreet Boys – 9 April 1998, 13–14 July 1999, with Mandy Moore and 20 February 2014
• Blondie – 2 May 1998 and 2 May 1999, with Bryan Adams and The Sunflowers
• Luis Miguel – 12 May 1998, 5–6 October 1999, 9 October 2002, 2 October 2004, 30 April 2007 and 10 May 2012
• Alejandro Sanz – 18–19 June 1998, 3–4 and 6 July 2001, 7 and 9 September 2004, 4 September 2007, 12 May and 15 September 2010 and 29–30 May 2013, 8 July 2016
• The Corrs – 27 November 1998
• Festival Europeo de la Solidaridad – 13 December 1998
• Bruce Springsteen – 9 and 11 April 1999, with The E Street Band, 16 October 2002, with The E Street Band and 24 October 2006, with The Seeger Sessions Band
• The Carles Sabater Tribute Concert – 27 April 1999
• Mike Oldfield – 6 July 1999, with Luar na Lubre and 6 July 2000
• The Doctor Metal Festival – 12 July 1999
• Texas – 14 November 1999, with The Pretenders
• Cher – 15 December 1999
• Ricky Martin – 29–30 April 2000, 9 May 2006 and 29 June 2011
• Santana – 20 May 2000 and 23 September 2003, with Citizen Cope
• Pearl Jam – 25 May 2000, with The Vandals
• Joaquín Sabina – 13 July 2000, 29 June 2006, 17 December 2009 and 22–23 December 2014
• Iron Maiden – 23 July 2000, with Entombed and Spiritual Beggars, 11 June 2003, with The Murderdolls, 30 November 2006, with Trivium and Lauren Harris and 27 May 2014, with Anthrax
• Miguel Bosé – 7 September 2000, with Ana Torroja, 16 June 2005, 20 September 2007, 26 June 2008, 29–30 September 2010, 27 September 2012 and 12 September 2013
• Britney Spears – 22 October 2000
• 25 Anys de l'Avui – 23 April 2001
• Estopa – 9 May 2001, 30 May 2002, 17 June 2004, 15 June 2006, 13 June 2008 and 25 February 2012, with Juan Maya and India Martínez
• Westlife – 8 June 2001
• Madonna – 9–10 June 2001, 20–21 June 2012 (with Martin Solveig) and 24–25 November 2015.
• Joan Manuel Serrat – 28 June 2001, with Joaquín Sabina, 3 December 2003, 4–6 October 2007, with Joaquín Sabina and 13–14 September 2012, with Joaquín Sabina
• The "Frock 'n' Roll" Concert – 30 June 2001
• Ana Belén & Víctor Manuel – 11 October 2001
• The Cranberries – 15 March 2002, with Weezer and 4 October 2012
• Supertramp – 28 April 2002 and 18 September 2010
• Roger Waters – 8 May 2002, 21 April 2007 and 29–30 March 2011, with The Bleeding Heart Band
• MTV Europe Music Awards – 14 November 2002
• Maná – 16 November 2002, with Álex Ubago, 12 June 2003, 26 June 2007 and 20 September 2011
• Shakira – 10 December 2002, 28 June 2006 and 24 November 2010
• Alice Cooper – 11–12 December 2002, with The Dogs D'Amour and 23 November 2010
• David Bisbal – 21 December 2002, 6 June and 7 October 2004, 14 September 2007, 18 June 2010, 2 February 2013 and 5 July 2014
• The Nit de Reis Festival – 4–5 January 2003
• Christina Aguilera – 22 October 2003
• Robbie Williams – 24 October 2003 and 27 March 2015
• Van Morrison – 6 November 2003
• Eros Ramazzotti – 24 April 2004, 15–16 February 2010 and 19 September 2013
• Lenny Kravitz – 14 June 2004
• B.B. King – 2 July 2004 and 10 July 2006
• Chayanne – 14 September 2004
• Anastacia – 20 November 2004
• Melendi – 22 December 2004, 29 October 2011 and 18 October 2013
• Queen + Paul Rodgers – 2 April 2005 and 22 October 2008
• Mark Knopfler – 7 April 2005, 13 June 2006, with Emmylou Harris and 2 April 2008
• Avril Lavigne – 27 May 2005, with No Children
• Destiny's Child – 11 June 2005, with Uncle John's Band
• Rod Stewart – 8 July 2005
• Hombres G – 14 July 2005, with El Canto del Loco and 13 June 2009
• Juanes – 7 September 2005, with Los Peces, 25 June 2008 and 19 July 2011
• Amaral – 15 September 2005 and 3 October 2008
• Antonio Orozco – 1 October 2005
• Andrés Calamaro – 17 November 2005
• Coldplay – 20 November 2005, with Goldfrapp and 6 September 2008, with Albert Hammond, Jr.
• Michael Bublé – 12 December 2005, 30 October 2010, with Naturally 7 and 30 January 2014, with Naturally 7
• The Profana Rock Festival – 23 December 2005
• Alejandro Fernández – 8 March 2006 and 20 July 2014
• Festival CAS – 22 April 2006 and 27 April 2007
• Jethro Tull – 11 May 2006
• Il Divo – 17 May 2006, with Hayley Westenra, 17 June 2007, 3 April 2009 and 26 April 2012
• The Eagles – 23 May 2006
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers – 30–31 May 2006, with Dizzee Rascal and 15 December 2011, with Foals
• El Canto del Loco – 8–9 June 2006, 4 July and 23 December 2008 and 19 December 2009
• Ana Torroja – 7 September 2006
• La Oreja de Van Gogh – 16 September 2006 and 5 June 2007
• George Michael – 23 September 2006 and 27 September 2011
• Marc Anthony – 15 October 2006 and 29 June 2008
• El Barrio – 4 November 2006, 21–23 January and 20 November 2010, 24 November 2012 and 31 January 2015
• Fito & Fitipaldis – 1 December 2006, 16–17 November 2007, with Quique González, 12–13 December 2009, 11 December 2010 and 20 December 2014
• RBD – 6 January 2007 and 25 August 2008
• Lorena – 28 April 2007
• Marea – 12 May 2007
• Beyoncé – 27 May 2007, with Lemar, 20 May 2009, with Labuat and 24 March 2014, with Monsieur Adi
• The Asics Music Festival – 12–13 October 2007
• Mika – 18 October 2007, with Yelle and 18 April 2010
• Take That – 20 October 2007
• 6ª Fira Internacional del Disc de Barcelona – 9–11 November 2007
• Delirium – 19–22 December 2007
• The Cure – 10 March 2008, with 65daysofstatic
• Tokio Hotel – 27 June 2008 and 5 April 2010
• Juan Luis Guerra – 9 September 2008
• Enrique Bunbury – 11 October 2008 and 21 January 2012, with El Barrio
• Sigur Rós – 13 November 2008, with For a Minor Reflection
• Zebrahead – 15 November 2008, with Simple Plan
• Tequila – 21 November 2008
• Marillion – 1 February 2009
• The Australian Pink Floyd Show – 11 March 2009
• Ricardo Arjona – 24 April 2009
• The Primavera Pop Festival – 25 April 2009 and 17 April 2010
• The U18 Festival – 25 June 2009
• John Fogerty – 14 July 2009
• Deep Purple – 14 September 2009
• Raphael – 19 September 2009
• Leonard Cohen – 21 September 2009 and 3 October 2012
• Green Day – 1 October 2009, with Prima Donna
• The Porcupine Tree – 23 November 2009, with Stick Men
• Muse – 24 November 2009, with Biffy Clyro
• Ben Hur Live – 26–27 December 2009
• Saltimbanco – 30 December 2009 – 10 January 2010
• Billy Talent – 24 January 2010, with NoWayOut and Sights & Sounds
• The Arctic Monkeys – 6 February 2010 and 28 January 2012, with Miles Kane
• Alicia Keys – 2 June 2010, with Melanie Fiona
• Placebo – 22 June 2010
• KISS – 24 June 2010, with The Imperial State Electric
• Barcelona Summer Week Festival – 4–7 August 2010
• Limp Bizkit – 16 September 2010, with The Blackout
• Mägo de Oz – 25 September 2010
• a-ha – 15 October 2010
• Avenged Sevenfold – 20 October 2010
• Blind Guardian – 6 November 2010
• Sum 41 – 12 November 2010, with Veara, Riverboat Gamblers and The Black Pacific
• Arcade Fire – 21 November 2010
• Miguel Ríos – 25 November 2010
• Lady Gaga – 7 December 2010, with Semi Precious Weapons, 6 October 2012, with Lady Starlight and The Darkness and 8 November 2014
• Motörhead – 17 December 2010
• 30 Seconds to Mars – 18 December 2010, with More Than a Thousand
• Pereza – 23 December 2010
• My Chemical Romance – 5 March 2011
• Kylie Minogue – 12 March 2011 and 14 October 2014, with Third Party
• Slayer – 1 April 2011, with Megadeth and Angelus Apatrida
• Justin Bieber – 6 April 2011 and 16 March 2013
• Turkish Airlines Eurolegue 40 Pop – 7 May 2011
• Franz Ferdinand – 21 May 2011, with Fangoria and 4 May 2014
• Sensation Innerspace – 8 October 2011
• Sergio Dalma – 21 October 2011
• Peter Frampton – 1 November 2011
• Rihanna – 14 December 2011, with Calvin Harris and 1 June 2013, with WE ARE GTA
• Maldita Nerea – 22 December 2011
• The FNAC Music Festival – 29 December 2011
• The Matinee Winter Festival – 1 January 2012
• Barón Rojo – 11 February 2012
• Dream Theater – 24 February 2012, with Periphery
• Michel Teló – 3 March 2012
• Anni B Sweet – 9 June 2012
• Barcelona's Gospel Music Festival – 25–30 June 2012
• The Manic Street Preachers – 29 September 2012, with The Courteeners and The Zombie Kids
• Alegría – 26 December 2012 – 6 January 2013
• Rammstein – 14 April 2013
• Michael Jackson: The Immortal – 17–21 April 2013
• Concierto Para la Investigación Contra el Alzheimer's – 28 September 2013
• Pablo Alborán – 11–12 October 2013
• Malú – 22 November 2013 and 10 October 2014
• Dralion – 18–29 December 2013
• Romeo Santos – 22 March 2014
• Miley Cyrus – 13 June 2014, with Sky Ferreira
• Pharrell Williams – 1 October 2014, with Foxes and Cris Cab
• Morrissey - 10 October 2014
• Extremoduro – 1 November 2014
• Enrique Iglesias – 13 November 2014
• Violetta – 10–11 January 2015

List of Concerts (2015 – present) 

• Ariana Grande – 16 June 2015, on her Honeymoon Tour
• U2 – 5-6/9-10 October 2015, on their Innocence + Experience Tour
• Madonna – 24-25 November 2015, on her Rebel Heart Tour (with opening act by Lunice)
• Ellie Goulding – 5 February 2016, on her Delirium World Tour
• Malú – 20 May 2016, on her Tour Caos
• Queen + Adam Lambert – 22 May 2016, on their 2016 Summer Festival Tour
• Adele – 24-25 May 2016, on her Adele Live 2016
• 5 Seconds Of Summer – 10 June 2016, on their Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour
• Chris Brown - 19 June 2016, during his One Hell Of a Nite Tour.
• Rihanna – 21 July 2016, on her Anti World Tour (with opening act by Big Sean)

• Ariana Grande - 13 June 2017 on her Dangerous Woman Tour

See also

• List of tennis stadiums by capacity
• Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

References

1. architect: Nussli Group
2. Palau Blaugrana
3. "Volume 2". 1992 Summer Olympics official report Check |url= value (help) (PDF) (Report). pp. 168–76.
4. "F4 History: 1998, A triumph for virtue". Euroleague.
5. "Notiweb: La piscina más moderna del mundo en el Palau Sant Jordi". construnario.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
6. "Barcelona officially confirmed as host of the 2013 World Aquatics Championships". Barcelona city Hall.
7. "Frank Sinatra in Barcelona, Catalunya (Spain) June 1992 Full Concert.".

External links

• official website
• technical dossier
• Davis Cup final 2009, inside imagine

Coordinates: 41°21′48.2″N 2°09′09.2″E / 41.363389°N 2.152556°E