Unipol Arena
{{Short description|Indoor sporting arena in the Province of Bologna, Italy}}{{More citations needed|date=April 2023}}{{Infobox venue
| name = Unipol Arena
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| logo_image = Unipol Arena.png
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| image = Unipol Arena 2024.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Unipol Arena in 2024
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| former_names = Palasport Casalecchio (1993–1998)
PalaMalaguti (1998–2008)
{{ill|Futurshow|it}} Station (2008–2011)
| location = Via Gino Cervi, 2 40033 Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna
| coordinates = {{coord|44|29|9.01|N|11|14|53.26|E|region:IT|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground =
| built = 1991–1993
| opened = December 1993
| renovated = 2008–2009, 2016–2017
| expanded = 2016
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| owner = Costructa Spa - Bologna
| operator = {{ill|Claudio Sabatini|it|Claudio Sabatini (imprenditore)}}
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| architect = Studio Arco (Mauro Checcoli, Maria Beatrice Bergamaschi), Luigi Villano and Franco Zarri{{cite web|url=http://www.cogei.it/Realizzazioni/Tempo-libero/PALASPORT-DI-CASALECCHIO-DI-RENO.aspx|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/?url=http://www.cogei.it/Realizzazioni/Tempo-libero/PALASPORT-DI-CASALECCHIO-DI-RENO.aspx|archive-date=August 3, 2020|url-status=dead|title=Una costruzione adeguata per il successo della città |website=archive.wikiwix.com|access-date=17 April 2019}}
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| capacity = Basketball: 11,000
Concerts: 20,000
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| tenants = Virtus Bologna (1996–2017)
Fortitudo Bologna (1997–1999, 2020–present)
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| website = [http://www.unipolarena.it/ www.unipolarena.it]
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unipolarena.it/agenzie/struttura/|title=STRUTTURA | Unipol Arena|language=it|publisher=Unipol Arena|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524074551/https://www.unipolarena.it/agenzie/struttura/|archive-date=2021-05-24|url-status=live}} It was opened in December 1993.{{cite web|url=http://www.bibliotecasalaborsa.it/documenti/|title=1993 - Il PalaMalaguti di Ceretolo - Cronologia di Bologna dal 1796 a oggi|first=Biblioteca|last=Salaborsa|website=Biblioteca salaborsa|access-date=17 April 2019}} 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.[http://www.vmagazine.it/V-News/virtus-nellarena-unipol.html Virtus nell'arena Unipol] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330014410/http://www.vmagazine.it/V-News/virtus-nellarena-unipol.html |date=March 30, 2012 }} {{in lang|it}}
In summer 2016, the capacity of the arena for basketball games increased from 8,650 up to 11,000. Other museums were also built, one dedicated to Futurshow, and one dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti.
Entertainment
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! colspan="7"|Entertainment events at the Unipol Arena |
Date
! Nationality ! Artists ! Tours ! Opening/Supporting Acts ! Attendance ! Box Office |
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colspan="7"|2005 |
November 15
| United Kingdom | Coldplay | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2008 |
September 29
| United Kingdom | Coldplay | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2011 |
November 26
| United Kingdom | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2012 |
October 11
| United States | {{n/a}} | 11,746 / 13,910 | $885,945 |
October 23
| United Kingdom | Slash | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
November 16
| United Kingdom | Muse | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
December 12
| United States | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2013 |
March 23
| Canada | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
April 26
| Germany | Joe Letz | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
June 6
| United States | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2014 |
February 22
| United Kingdom | 12,833 / 12,833 | $981,579 |
June 3
| United States | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
June 18
| United Kingdom | Black Label Society | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
November 8
| Canada | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
November 21
| United Kingdom | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2015 |
November 13
| United States | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
November 29
| Finland | Endless Forms Most Beautiful World Tour | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2016 |
April 13
| United Kingdom | How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Tour | Gabriel Bruce | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
September 17
| United Kingdom | The Who | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
October 8
| United States | La Femme | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
November 19
|rowspan="2"| Canada |rowspan="2"| Justin Bieber |rowspan="2"| Purpose World Tour |rowspan="2"| The Knocks |rowspan="2"| 27,418 / 27,418 |rowspan="2"| $2,033,361 |
November 20 |
colspan="7"| 2017 |
January 13
| United States | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
May 16
| United States | Kiss | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
May 19
| Spain | {{n/a}} | 12,789 / 13,905 | {{n/a}} |
June 12
| United States | 14,246 / 14,246 | $850,732 |
June 26
| United Kingdom | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
November 4
| United States | Broncho | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
November 10
| United Kingdom | Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–2018 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
December 13
| United Kingdom | Pumarosa | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} |
colspan="7"|2018 |
February 12
| rowspan="2"|United States | rowspan="2"|Metallica | rowspan="2"|WorldWired Tour | rowspan="2"|Kvelertak | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} | rowspan="2" {{n/a}} |
February 14 |
March 17
| United States | {{n/a}} | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
April 4
| United Kingdom | Mabel | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
April 21
| rowspan="4"|United Kingdom | rowspan="4"|Roger Waters | rowspan="4"|Us + Them Tour | rowspan="4" {{n/a}} | rowspan="4" {{tba}} | rowspan="4" {{tba}} |
April 22 |
April 24 |
April 25 |
May 6
| Ireland | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
June 2
| United States | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
June 27
| United States | Tell Me You Love Me World Tour | Joy | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
colspan="7"|2019 |
March 23
| Canada | {{tba}} | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
colspan="7"|2020 |
June 8
| United Kingdom | Eric Clapton{{cite web|author=Scott Bernstein|url=http://www.jambase.com/article/eric-clapton-tour-european-2020|title=Eric Clapton Announces European Tour 2020|publisher=Jam Base Magazine|date=2 October 2019|access-date=29 November 2019}} | Eric Clapton Summer European Tour 2020 | {{tba}} | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
colspan="16"|2022 |
May 28
| United Kingdom | Dua Lipa | Griff | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
May 28
| United Kingdom | 12,699 / 12,699 | $912,467 |
colspan="9"|2023 |
January 20
| United Kingdom | XXV Tour | {{tba}} | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
colspan="9"|2024 |
February 24
| United States | Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign | Vultures 1 listening event | {{n/a}} | {{tba}} | {{n/a}} |
June 9
| United States | {{tba}} | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
October 18
| United States | Elita Men I Trust | {{tba}} | {{tba}} |
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.unipolarena.it/}} {{in lang|it}}
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