PalaDozza
{{Infobox venue
| name = PalaDozza
| image = PalaDozza 2022.jpg
| nickname = Il Madison
| location = Bologna, Italy
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1956
| renovated =
| owner =
| architect =
| former_names = PalaDozza
| tenants = Virtus Bologna (1957–1996, 2017–2019)
Fortitudo Bologna (1957–1996, 1999–2020, 2021–present)
Volley Forlì Bologna 2002 (2012–2013)
| seating_capacity = Basketball: 5,570
}}
PalaDozza is an indoor sporting arena located at Piazza Azzarita Manfredi 8, in Bologna, Italy. It was named after Giuseppe Dozza, the long-time communist mayor of Bologna, who served from 1945 to 1966. In Italy, the arena is frequently nicknamed Il Madison, after Madison Square Garden. The seating capacity of the arena for basketball games is 5,721 people. It is currently home to the Fortitudo Bologna professional basketball team.
History
The arena was inaugurated in 1956. The arena hosted the FIBA European Champions Cup's 1965–66 season's Final Four, in which the Italian club Simmenthal Milano, won the competition.{{cite web| url=http://www.bolognabasket.it/bologna/vecchioBasket.aspx| title=I Luoghi Del Basket Bolognese| trans-title=Sites of Bolognese Basketball| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212221524/http://www.bolognabasket.it/bologna/vecchioBasket.aspx| archive-date=2007-12-12| language=it| access-date=2019-10-16}} It was played in front of an 8,000 capacity crowd.{{cite web| url=http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_66.htm| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103173213/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c1/C1_66.htm| url-status=usurped| archive-date=January 3, 2013| title=Champions Cup 1965-66| website=LinguaSport| access-date=2019-10-16}}
The Rolling Stones' first Italian concert was held here on 5 April 1967. During the band's sixth European tour.
Bruce Dickinson's first live show with Iron Maiden was performed here in October of 1981.{{cite book| title=Iron Maiden: Run to the Hills, the Authorised Biography| last=Wall| first=Mick| edition=2-Revised| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QkijOAAACAAJ&q=editions:mUC5R7CyXtcC| url-access=subscription| pages=217–219| publisher=Sanctuary| year=2001| isbn=978-1860742873}}{{cite web| title=Killer World Tour - 1981| url=https://ironmaiden.com/tours/killer-world-tour--1981| website=Iron Maiden| access-date=2019-10-16}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://paladozza.org/ Official website] {{in lang|it}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQeYyIAGQ80 PalaDozza.org Video of the Arena]
- [https://www.bolognawelcome.com/home/vivi/tempo-libero/sport/campi-sportivi-palazzetti-dello-sport/palazzo-dello-sport-giuseppe-dozza/ BolognaWelcome.com PalaDozza] {{in lang|it}}
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{{succession box
| title = FIBA European Champions Cup
Final Four venue
| years = 1966
| before =Two legged Final
| after = Sports City of Real Madrid Pavilion
Madrid
}}
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{{Music venues in Italy}}
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{{Coord|44.49988|N|11.33220|E|type:landmark_region:IT|display=title}}
Category:Basketball venues in Italy
Category:Indoor arenas in Italy
Category:Sports venues in Bologna
Category:Basketball in Emilia-Romagna
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