Bizkaia Arena

Bizkaia Arena
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LocationRonda de Azkue Nr. 1, 48902 Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain
Coordinates43°17′17.65″N 2°59′26.64″W / 43.2882361°N 2.9907333°W / 43.2882361; -2.9907333
CapacityConcerts: 26,000
Sports: 15,414[1][2]
Record attendance15,483 (Ukraine vs United States, 4 September 2014)
Construction
OpenedNovember 2004
ArchitectACXT
Tenants
Bizkaia Bilbao Basket (2009–2010)

Bizkaia Arena is an indoor arena in Barakaldo, Greater Bilbao. It is the biggest multipurpose hall in Spain, as it can hold up to 26,000 people,[3] and 15,414 for indoor sports. The arena is part of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) complex, the Exhibition and Congress Centre of Bilbao and Biscay, inaugurated in April 2004.

The venue regularly hosts basketball games, for which it has a capacity of 15,414.[4][5] It was one of the six venues used for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, hosted by Spain. The arena hosted the annual MTV Europe Music Awards in 2018 as the awards show was held in Spain for the third time and the first time in Bilbao.[6]

History

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The arena was used as the home arena of the Spanish League basketball club Bilbao Basket during the 2009-10 season. In other seasons, it has also occasionally been used for their most attractive games. It hosted the 2010 Spanish King's Cup Final Eight.

The arena hosted a preseason game between Bilbao Basket and the NBA team the Philadelphia 76ers.[7] Several international pop and rock acts have also performed at the Bizkaia Arena.

The venue has also been used for other kinds of shows, such as opera, Disney on Ice, etc., political speeches, and religious meetings.

Concerts

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Concerts held at Bizkaia Arena
Year Date Nationality Artist(s) Tour
2005 17 June United States Lenny Kravitz Electric Church Tour
2006 24 October United Kingdom Muse Black Holes and Revelations
2007 29 January United States Chuck Berry
3 May Mexico Luis Miguel México En La Piel Tour
2009 17 September Canada Leonard Cohen 2009 Tour
10 November United States Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009
14 November Germany Rammstein Liebe Ist Für Alle Da Tour
2010 8 November Basque Berri Txarrak
2011 17 September Mexico Maná Drama y Luz Tour
24 September United Kingdom George Michael Symphonica Tour
2013 19 April Germany Rammstein Made in Germany 1995–2011
26 May Barbados Rihanna Diamonds World Tour
2014 29 May United Kingdom Iron Maiden Maiden England Tour
19 July France David Guetta Guetta Live
20 September Spain Extremoduro Para Todos los Públicos
2 November United Kingdom Elton John Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour
13 December Spain Fito & Fitipaldis Huyendo Conmigo de Mí
2015 14 March Spain Joaquín Sabina 500 Noches Para 1 Crisis
10 April United States Romeo Santos Vol. 2 World Tour
1 May Spain Vetusta Morla La Deriva Tour
9 September Mexico Maná Cama Incendiada Tour
4 October United States Rise Against 2015 Tour
24 October Spain Fito & Fitipaldis Huyendo Conmigo de Mí
2016 29 January Canada Bryan Adams Get Up Tour
16 February Italy Eros Ramazzotti Perfetto World Tour
8 June Various Il Divo Amor & Pasión Tour
14 October Argentina God Save the Queen Forever World Tour
15 October Spain El Barrio
17 November United States Paul Simon Live in Concert
24 November United Kingdom The Twilight Sad Nobody Wants to be Here
29 November Basque La Oreja de Van Gogh
2017 25 March Spain Juan Magán En Concierto
31 March Colombia Carlos Vives La Fiesta de Todos Tour
29 April United States Dream Theater Images, Words & Beyond
11 June Puerto Rico Ricky Martin One World Tour
30 June United Kingdom Deep Purple The Long Goodbye Tour
13 September Colombia Maluma Maluma World Tour
7 October Spain Joaquín Sabina Lo Niego Todo
8 October
4 November Spain Kase.O Gira el Círculo
2018 9 January Mexico Soy Luna Soy Luna Live
17 March Basque Berri Txarrak Infra Tour
14 April United States Thirty Seconds to Mars The Monolith Tour
4 May Spain Fito & Fitipaldis Gira 20 Aniversario
5 May
1 June Spain Pablo Alborán Prometo Tour
24 June Spain Operación Triunfo OT 2017 en concierto
28 June United Kingdom Judas Priest
30 June Colombia Shakira El Dorado World Tour
6 October Spain Melendi Ahora Tour
20 October Spain Dani Martín Gira Grandes Éxitos
16 November Spain Loquillo 40 Años de Rock and Roll
17 November Spain Malú Oxígeno Tour
2 December Finland Nightwish Decades: World Tour
15 December Spain Rosendo Tour 2018
29 December Lebanon Ara Malikian La Increíble Gira de Violín
2019 15 March United States Twenty One Pilots The Bandito Tour
26 April United States Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour
3 May Spain Taburete Ayahuasca Tour
4 May Italy Ennio Morricone 60 Years of Music
1 June Spain Operación Triunfo OT 2018 en concierto
22 June Spain Leiva Nuclear Tour
5 October Puerto Rico Anuel AA Real Hasta la Muerte Tour
18 October Basque La Polla Records ¡Ni Descanso, Ni Paz!
19 October
23 November Spain Amaral Salto al Color Tour
1 December Germany Hans Zimmer The World of Hans Zimmer
10 December Canada Bryan Adams Shine a Light Tour
21 December Spain Melendi Mi Cubo de Rubik Tour
28 December Basque Marea El Azogue
2020 24 October Spain Triángulo de Amor Bizarro
2021 22 May Spain M Clan En Acústico
5 June Spain Derby Motoreta's Burrito Kachimba Tour 2021
3 September Puerto Rico Myke Towers Myke Towers World Tour
11 October Puerto Rico Rauw Alejandro Rauw Alejandro World Tour
16 October United States Justin Quiles 2021 Tour
27 November Basque Gatibu 20 Years Tour
11 December Spain Dani Martín Qué Caro Es El Tiempo
18 December Spain Beret Prisma Tour
2022 9 April Spain C. Tangana Sin Cantar Ni Afinar Tour
7 May Spain Estopa Fuego Tour
13 May United States Bad Religion European Tour
7 July Dominican Juan Luis Guerra Entre Mar y Palmeras Tour
16 July Spain Alejandro Sanz Sanz en Vivo
23 July Colombia Camilo De Adentro Pa Afuera Tour
27 July Spain Rosalía Motomami World Tour
10 September Spain Aitana 11 Razones Tour
23 September United States Becky G Ni Mala Ni Santa Tour
11 November Denmark Volbeat Servant of the Road Tour
2 December Spain Rigoberta Bandini Rigotour
16 December Basque Hertzainak Jaio Eta Bukatu
17 December
2023 2 March United Kingdom Queen Extravaganza 2023 Tour
11 May Germany Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer Live
23 June Spain Joaquín Sabina Contra Todo Pronóstico Tour
25 June
22 July United Kingdom Iron Maiden The Future Past World Tour
2 September Puerto Rico Rauw Alejandro Saturno World Tour
7 October Spain Quevedo DQE Tour
1 November Spain Aitana Alpha Tour
10 November Spain Melendi 20 Años Sin Noticias
18 November Spain / Morocco Morad Morad Euro Tour
25 November Basque Marea Tour 2023
15 December Spain Melendi 20 Años Sin Noticias
2024 21 March United Kingdom Depeche Mode Memento Mori World Tour
27 April Spain Operación Triunfo OT 2023 en concierto
30 April Spain Saiko Sakura Tour
11 May Spain Estopa Gira 25 Aniversario
29 June Mexico Maná México Lindo y Querido
28 September Spain Ana Mena Bellodrama Tour
5 October Spain / Morocco Morad Tour 2024/2025
15 November Canada Bryan Adams So Happy It Hurts Tour

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Scoresway.us Bizkaia Arena Capacity: 15414.
  2. ^ Eurocupbasketball.com The Club Scene: Bizkaia Bilbao Basket - The club was allowed to host four regular season games at Bizkaia Arena - against Real Madrid, Barcelona, Tau and Guipuzkoa Basket - and managed to set an all-time ACB attendance record by hosting 15,414 fans in the game against Tau..
  3. ^ BilbaoExhibitionCentre.com About Us. Archived July 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Livescores - Soccer - Scoresway". www.scoresway.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. ^ "The Club Scene: Bizkaia Bilbao Basket". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup. Retrieved 2021-09-27.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Los premios MTV viajarán a Bilbao" (in Spanish). El País. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Preseason game presented in Bilbao". Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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