Unipol Arena (previously known as Futurshow Station, PalaMalaguti and originally Palasport Casalecchio) is an indoor sporting arena located in Casalecchio di Reno, citta Metropolitana di Bologna, Italy. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 11,000 people, and the seating capacity for concerts is 20,000 people. It was opened in December 1993. It was home to the Virtus Bologna basketball team from 1996 to 2017.

It is served by Casalecchio Palasport railway station.

History

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.

In summer 2016, the capacity of the arena for basketball games was increased from 8,650 up to 11,000. Other museums were also built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and another to Luciano Pavarotti.

Entertainment

Entertainment events at the Unipol Arena
DateNationalityArtistsToursOpening/supporting actsAttendanceBox office
2005
November 15United KingdomColdplayTwisted Logic Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
2008
September 29United KingdomColdplayViva la Vida Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
2011
November 26United KingdomPaul McCartneyOn the Run—N/a—N/a—N/a
2012
October 11United StatesJennifer LopezDance Again World Tour—N/a11,746 / 13,910$885,945
October 23United Kingdom United StatesSlashApocalyptic Love World Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
November 16United KingdomMuseThe 2nd Law World TourEverything Everything—N/a—N/a
December 12United StatesRob Zombie Marilyn MansonTwins of Evil Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
2013
March 23CanadaJustin BieberBelieve TourCarly Rae Jepsen—N/a—N/a
April 26GermanyRammsteinMade in Germany 1995–2011Joe Letz—N/a—N/a
June 6United StatesGreen Day99 Revolutions TourAll Time Low—N/a—N/a
2014
February 22United KingdomDepeche ModeThe Delta Machine TourChoir of Young Believers12,833 / 12,833$981,579
June 3United StatesNine Inch NailsTwenty Thirteen TourCold Cave—N/a—N/a
June 18United KingdomBlack SabbathBlack Sabbath Reunion TourBlack Label Society Reignwolf—N/a—N/a
November 8CanadaMichael BubléTo Be Loved Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
November 21United KingdomPeter GabrielBack to Front Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
2015
November 13United StatesFoo FightersSonic Highways World TourTrombone Shorty—N/a—N/a
November 29FinlandNightwishEndless Forms Most Beautiful World TourArch Enemy Amorphis—N/a—N/a
2016
April 13United KingdomFlorence and the MachineHow Big, How Blue, How Beautiful TourGabriel Bruce—N/a—N/a
September 17United KingdomThe WhoBack to the Who Tour 51!—N/a—N/a—N/a
October 8United StatesRed Hot Chili PeppersThe Getaway World TourLa Femme—N/a—N/a
November 19CanadaJustin BieberPurpose World TourThe Knocks MiC Lowry27,418 / 27,418$2,033,361
November 20
2017
January 13United StatesGreen DayRevolution Radio TourThe Interrupters—N/a—N/a
May 16United StatesKissKissworld Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
May 19SpainEnrique IglesiasSex and Love Tour—N/a12,789 / 13,905—N/a
June 12United StatesBruno Mars24K Magic World TourAnderson .Paak14,246 / 14,246$850,732
June 26United KingdomDeep PurpleThe Long Goodbye Tour—N/a—N/a—N/a
November 4United StatesQueens of the Stone AgeVillains World TourBroncho—N/a—N/a
November 10United Kingdom United StatesQueen Adam LambertQueen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018—N/a—N/a—N/a
December 13United KingdomDepeche ModeGlobal Spirit TourPumarosa—N/a—N/a
2018
February 12United StatesMetallicaWorldWired TourKvelertak—N/a—N/a
February 14
March 17United StatesThirty Seconds to MarsThe Monolith Tour—N/aTBATBA
April 4United KingdomHarry StylesHarry Styles: Live on TourMabelTBATBA
April 21United KingdomRoger WatersUs + Them Tour—N/aTBATBA
April 22
April 24
April 25
May 6IrelandNiall HoranFlicker World TourJulia MichaelsTBATBA
June 2United StatesKaty PerryWitness: The TourTove StyrkeTBATBA
June 27United StatesDemi LovatoTell Me You Love Me World TourJoyTBATBA
2019
March 23CanadaShawn MendesShawn Mendes The TourTBATBATBA
2020
June 8United KingdomEric ClaptonEric Clapton Summer European Tour 2020TBATBATBA
2022
May 28United KingdomDua LipaFuture Nostalgia TourGriffTBATBA
May 28United KingdomHarry StylesLove On TourWolf Alice12,699 / 12,699$912,467
2023
January 20United KingdomRobbie WilliamsXXV TourTBATBATBA
2024
February 24United StatesKanye West and Ty Dolla SignVultures 1 listening event—N/aTBA—N/a
June 9United StatesOlivia RodrigoGuts World TourTBATBATBA
October 18United StatesMelanie MartinezThe Trilogy TourElita Men I TrustTBATBA
2025
November 2United StatesKaty PerryThe Lifetimes TourTBATBATBA
November 14United KingdomRadiohead2025 Radiohead tour—N/aTBATBA
November 15
November 17
November 18
December 6ItalyGiorgiaPalasport Live—N/a9.000 / 9.000—N/a
2026
February 15United StatesMGKLost Americana TourJulia WolfTBATBA
March 21ItalyGiorgiaPalasport Live—N/a—N/a—N/a
April 4variousVarious artistsK-Pop Forever!—N/a—N/a—N/a

See also

External links

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