Unipol Arena
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| Former names |
PalaMalaguti (1993–2008) Futurshow Station (2008–2011) |
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| Location | Via Gino Cervi, 2 40033 Casalecchio di Reno (BO)[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°29′9.01″N 11°14′53.26″E / 44.4858361°N 11.2481278°ECoordinates: 44°29′9.01″N 11°14′53.26″E / 44.4858361°N 11.2481278°E |
| Operator | Claudio Sabatini[1] |
| Capacity |
Basketball: 11,000 Concerts: 18,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1993 |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Renovated | 2008–2009 |
| Expanded | 2016 |
| Tenants | |
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Virtus Bologna (1993-Present) Fortitudo Bologna (1997-1999) | |
| Website | |
| www.unipolarena.it | |
Unipol Arena (previously known as Futureshow Station and PalaMalaguti) is an indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, Province of Bologna, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 11,000 people, and the seating capacity for concerts is 18,000 people. It was opened in December 1993.[2] It is currently home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team.
During the year 2008, the arena had restyling works, which included a new museum dedicated to Virtus' history, four new JumboTrons, new white seats and black stairs, and new white parquet. In October 2011, the arena changed its name to the current Unipol Arena, in a name sponsorship marketing deal, which was scheduled to last through 2016.[3]
In summer 2016, the capacity of the arena for basketball games will rise from 8,650 up to 11,000. The arena will also be connected to a suburban train station. Other museums will also be built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and one dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti.
Entertainment
| Year | Date | Nationality | Artists | Tours | Opening/Supporting Acts | Attendance | Box Office |
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| 2016 | November 19 & 20 | Canada | Justin Bieber | Purpose World Tour | |||
References
- 1 2 Info, contatti e crediti (Italian)
- ↑ Il PalaMalaguti di Ceretolo
- ↑ Virtus nell'arena Unipol Archived March 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. (Italian)
External links
| Preceded by Five game Final series |
Euroleague Final Four Venue 2002 |
Succeeded by Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona |