Ljubljana Hippodrome

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Ljubljana Hippodrome (Slovene: Hipodrom Ljubljana) or Stožice Hippodrome (Slovene: Hipodrom Stožice), a horse racecourse stadium in the capital of Slovenia, is the main sport venue of this kind in the country. It is only 3 kilometres north from the center of Ljubljana. It was built in 1957. It is the seat of 'Horse Club Ljubljana'.

Events

  • In 1996, Pope John Paul II had Mass in front of 150,000 people, which is the biggest crowd in Slovenia ever.
  • In 1997, Michael Jackson was scheduled to have a History World Tour concert, but it was cancelled.[1]
  • In 2009, The Killers performed in the Hippodrome in front of 30,000 people, as a part of their Day & Age Tour.
  • In 2009, Madonna was scheduled to have a Sticky & Sweet Tour concert, but it was cancelled. According to Slovenian media only 7,000 out of 63,000 tickets were sold.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sta.si/en/vest.php?s=a&t=0&id=279343
  2. ↑ http://requiem4adream.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/madonna-has-canceled-her-concert-in-ljubljana-slovenia-scheduled-for-august-20/
  3. ↑ http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=184

Sources

Coordinates: 46°05′08″N 14°31′31″E / 46.085644°N 14.525246°E / 46.085644; 14.525246

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