Zénith Paris
Zénith Paris[2] (originally known as Zénith de Paris,[3] pronounced [zenit də paʁi]; and commonly referred to as Le Zénith, [lə zenit]) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Paris, France. It is located in the Parc de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement on the edge of the Canal de l'Ourcq. Its ability to seat up to 6,293 people makes it one of the largest venues in Paris. The closest métro and RER stations are Porte de la Villette, Porte de Pantin, and Pantin.
Exterior of arena during a meeting for the Lutte Ouvrière (c.2012) | |
| Full name | Zénith Paris—La Villette |
|---|---|
| Former names | Zénith de Paris (1984–2013) |
| Address | 211 Avenue Jean Jaurès 75019 Paris France |
| Location | 19ème arrondissement Parc de la Villette, Paris, Île-de-France |
| Coordinates | 48°53′39″N 2°23′35″E / 48.89417°N 2.39306°ECoordinates: 48°53′39″N 2°23′35″E / 48.89417°N 2.39306°E |
| Owner | Ministère de la Culture |
| Capacity | 9,000[1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1983 |
| Opened | 12 January 1984 |
| Architect | Philippe Chaix and Jean-Paul Morel |
| Website | |
| Venue Website (in French) | |
It is the first venue to bear the moniker of Le Zénith;[4] a theatre located in France with a minimum capacity of 3,000.[5] Because of this, the venue in Paris simply referred to as "Le Zénith" in many forms of media.
History
The venue was built in 1983 to replace the Hippodrome de Pantin, a circus big-top which had become the main venue for touring rock bands visiting Paris (after the closing of the Pavillon de Paris). The Zénith was built on the same location as the old circus tent, and was designed by architects Philippe Chaix and Jean-Paul Morel on the initiative of Minister of Culture Jack Lang. It was inaugurated by Renaud at the start of 1984.
Somewhat reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower, this hall was intended to be used for a fixed term of three years after which it was to be dismantled and replaced by a new hall nearby. However, instead, its success gave birth to a chain of new halls throughout France, in Strasbourg, Toulouse, Montpellier, Nantes, Clermont-Ferrand, Rouen, Dijon, Pau, Toulon, Saint-Étienne, Caen, Orléans, Nancy, Amiens, Lille and Limoges. These halls are also named "Zénith", which is a trademark registered by COKER and the Ministry of Culture.
Concerts
| Entertainment events at the Zénith Paris | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Nationalities | Artists | Tours | Supporting Acts | Attendance | Box Office | |
| 1988 | |||||||
| May | South Africa | Johnny Clegg & Savuka | World Tour | — | |||
| 1994 | |||||||
| 14 February | United States | Nirvana | In Utero European Tour | Buzzcocks | — | ||
| 1996 | |||||||
| 7 November | United States | Pearl Jam | No Code Tour | Fastbacks | — | ||
| 1998 | |||||||
| 22 March | United Kingdom | Spice Girls | Spiceworld Tour | — | |||
| 23 March | |||||||
| 2000 | |||||||
| 14 November | United States | Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again Tour | — | |||
| 2002 | |||||||
| 14 November | Zaïre | Zaiko Langa Langa | Feeling Tour | — | |||
| 2002 | |||||||
| 6 November | United Kingdom | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour | — | |||
| 2003 | |||||||
| 18 March | Canada | Avril Lavigne | Try to Shut Me Up Tour | Our Lady Peace | — | ||
| 30 March | United Kingdom | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour | ||||
| 9 October | United States | Christina Aguilera | Stripped World Tour | So Solid Crew | |||
| 2004 | |||||||
| 25 May | United States | Evanescence | Fallen Tour | — | |||
| 28 September | Canada | Avril Lavigne | Bonez Tour | ||||
| 2005 | |||||||
| 26 March | Australia | Kylie Minogue | Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour | Melody Club | — | ||
| 2007 | |||||||
| 11 November | Barbados | Rihanna | Good Girl Gone Bad Tour | — | |||
| 2010 | |||||||
| 22 November | United Kingdom | Gorillaz | Escape to Plastic Beach Tour | Little Dragon & De La Soul | — | ||
| 23 November | |||||||
| 2011 | |||||||
| 17 March | United States | Taylor Swift | Speak Now World Tour | — | 3,598 / 3,598 | $201,781 | |
| 10 June | SMTown Live '10 World Tour[6] | — | |||||
| 11 June | |||||||
| 20 October | United States | Bruno Mars | The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour | Tanya Lacey | — | ||
| 2012 | |||||||
| 4 June | South Korea | Super Junior | Super Show 4 World Tour[7] | — | 7,123 / 7,123 | $853,547 | |
| 2013 | |||||||
| 5 September | United States | Selena Gomez | Stars Dance Tour | Timeflies | — | ||
| 7 September | United States | Paramore | The Self-Titled Tour | Fenech-Soler | |||
| 7 November | United Kingdom | Arctic Monkeys | AM Tour | The Strypes | — | ||
| 8 November | |||||||
| 2014 | |||||||
| 23 February | Taiwan | Mayday | Mayday Nowhere World Tour | — | |||
| 30 April | South Korea | B.A.P | B.A.P Live on Earth 2014 Continent Tour | — | |||
| 30 October | United States | Lady Gaga | Artrave: The Artpop Ball | Lady Starlight | — | ||
| 31 October | |||||||
| 28 November | France | Gesaffelstein | — | ||||
| 2015 | |||||||
| 18 February | Argentina | Violetta | Violetta Live | — | |||
| 19 February | |||||||
| 20 February | |||||||
| 21 February | |||||||
| 22 February | |||||||
| 16 March | Ireland | The Script | No Sound Without Silence Tour | Colton Avery Tinie Tempah | — | ||
| 25 March | Trinidad & Tobago | Nicki Minaj | The Pinkprint Tour | Trey Songz Ester Dean | — | ||
| 26 March | |||||||
| 14 May | United States | Ariana Grande | The Honeymoon Tour | Rixton | |||
| 15 May | |||||||
| 22 May | Australia | 5 Seconds of Summer | Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour | Hey Violet | |||
| 24 May | United States | Maroon 5 | Maroon V Tour | ||||
| 15 September | Argentina | Violetta | Violetta Live | ||||
| 16 September | |||||||
| 2 November | United States | Imagine Dragons | Smoke + Mirrors Tour | Sunset Sons | — | ||
| 17 November | United Kingdom | Simply Red | Big Love 30th Anniversary Tour | — | |||
| 2016 | |||||||
| 25 February | United Kingdom | Ellie Goulding | Delirium World Tour[citation needed] | Sara Hartman | — | ||
| 30 May | United States | Pentatonix | 2016 World Tour | Us the Duo | |||
| 8 June | United Kingdom | Little Mix | The Glory Days Tour | The Vamps | |||
| 18 October | United States | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 Tour | Camryn and Aleem | |||
| 17 November | United States | Twenty One Pilots | Emotional Roadshow World Tour[8] | Bry | |||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 24 November | United Kingdom | Gorillaz | Humanz Tour | Little Simz | — | ||
| 25 November | |||||||
| 2018 | |||||||
| 3 March | United States | The Killers | Wonderful Wonderful World Tour | TBA | — | ||
| 3 April | United States | Fall Out Boy | Mania Tour | Against the Current MAX | — | ||
| 13 April | United States | Macklemore | Gemini Tour | TBA | — | ||
| 18 April | Ireland | Niall Horan | Flicker World Tour | Julia Michaels | — | ||
| 4 June | United States | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me World Tour | Joy | — | ||
| 10 June | South Korea | Got7 | Eyes On You Tour | — | |||
| 14 October | United States | Jason Derulo | The 777 Tour | TBA | — | ||
| 16 November | Netherlands | Within Temptation | Resist Tour | Ego Kill Talent | — | ||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 19 March | United States | Panic! at the Disco | Pray for the Wicked Tour | A R I Z O N A | — | ||
| 26 May | South Korea | Blackpink | "In Your Area" World Tour | TBA | — | ||
| 2020 | |||||||
| 16 January | Japan | Hatsune Miku | Hatsune Miku Expo 2020 Europe | Megurine Luka Kagamine Rin & Len Meiko Kaito | — | ||
| 3 June | United States | Tyler, the Creator | Igor Tour | — | |||
See also
- Le Zénith
- Parc de la Villette
- Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, City of Science and Industry in Parc de la Villette
- La Géode, an IMAX domed theatre in Parc de la Villette
- Cité de la musique, City of Music, in Parc de la Villette
References
- ^ Capacity
- ^ Sources for current venue name:
- "Qui sommes-nous? - LE CONCEPT ZÉNITH" [Who are we? - THE ZENITH CONCEPT]. Le Zénith Paris - La Villette Official Website (in French). January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- "Zénith Paris – La Villette". Arcora. January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- Kichenama, Mathilde (1 December 2014). "Le Zénith Paris : une exposition pour ses 30 ans !" [The Zenith Paris: an exhibition for its 30 years!]. Villa Schweppes (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ Sources for original/previous name:
- Giacometti, Pierre (13 September 2013). "Taratata sur internet et pour son 20ème anniversaire au Zénith de Paris" [Taratata on the internet and for its 20th anniversary at the Zénith de Paris]. Télé Star (in French). Mondadori France. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- Rivais, Rafaële (7 April 2017). "Le Zénith de Paris fait de la musique… mais aussi du bruit" [The Zenith of Paris makes music ... but also noise]. Le Monde (in French). Groupe Le Monde. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- "Dieudonné invite le négationniste Faurisson sur scène, "consternation" d'Albanel" [Dieudonné invites the negationist Faurisson on stage, "consternation" of Albanel]. Le Parisien (in French). Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ Hughes, Alex; Reader, Keith, eds. (1998). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary French Culture. London, England: Routledge. ISBN 0415131863.
- ^ Ayers, Andrew (2004). The Architecture of Paris: An Architectural Guide. Stuttgart, Germany: Edition Axel Menges. ISBN 393069896X.
- ^ "SM타운 라이브, 6월 파리 공연 확정..유럽 한류열풍 기대 - 아시아경제". Asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Super Junior to hold concert in Paris". Koreaherald.com. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "twenty one pilots announce world tour dates - News - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
External links
Media related to Zénith de Paris at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)