Mitsubishi Electric Halle
Appearance
The Mitsubishi Electric Halle (formerly the Philips Halle) is an indoor arena located in Düsseldorf, Germany that was opened in 1971. The capacity of the arena is up to 7,500 people. It was originally named after Dutch electronics conglomerate Philips. It was renamed the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in April 2011.[1]
It was home of the RheinEnergie Köln, for Euroleague games, for the 2006/2007 season.
List of performing artists
- Pink Floyd performed here on November 14, 1972 during their 1972 Dark Side of the Moon Tour.
- Bob Marley & The Wailers performed in here on June 8,1976 during the Rastaman Vibration Tour.
- David Bowie was scheduled to perform during his Isolar II Tour on May 16, 1978, but the show was cancelled.
- Richie Blackmore's Rainbow did Concerts in 1976 and in 1995 during their World Tours.
- Leonard Cohen performed on November 18, 1979 during his The Smokey Life Tour.
- Kraftwerk performed in the venue in 1981 as apart of their Computer World Tour to support their new album Computer World. The band revisited the venue in 1991 to perform a concert
- Status Quo performed in the venue on March 30, 1981.
- The Cure june 18th 1981 during their picture tour for their Album Faith
- The Cure may 20th 1982 during their Pornography Tour
- The Cure may 25th 1984
- The Cure november 29th 1985
- The Cure 6th of november 1987 The Kissing Tour 1987
- The Cure 4th of october 1992 during their Wish tour 1992
- Billy Talent recorded part of their live CD/DVD, titled 666, here on February 20, 2007.
- Rihanna performed here during her Good Girl Gone Bad Tour on March 22, 2008.
- James Blunt reopened the new named and rehabilitated hall with a concert on October 10, 2011.[2]
- Rise Against have played here on August 13, 2011.
- Evanescence performed in the venue in November 18, 2011.
- Laura Pausini performed in the venue in 2012 as part of her Inedito World Tour
- Santana performed in the venue in July 14, 2008.
- Leona Lewis performed here for her Glassheart Tour in 2013
References
- ^ "Neuer Name für die Philipshalle". Die Welt. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Mitsubishi Electric feiert Umbenennung" (PDF). mitsubishi-electric.de. 12 September 2011.
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