Rockhal
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Front entrance to venue | |
| Full name | Centre de Musiques Amplifiées - Rockhal |
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| Location |
5 Avenue du Rock'n'Roll L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg |
| Owner | Le Gouvernement du Grande-Duché de Luxembourg |
| Capacity |
Main Hall: 6,500 (standing), 2,800 (seated) The Club: 1,100 (standing) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 21 July 2003 |
| Opened | 23 September 2005 |
| Construction cost | €30 million |
| Architect | BENG Architectes Associés |
| Website | |
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The Rockhal is a concert hall in Esch-sur-Alzette, in southern Luxembourg. It opened on 23 September 2005, has a maximum capacity of 6,500 people and is sited on the former industrial site of Belval.
The Rockhal consists of 4 different parts: [1]
- The Main hall with a maximum capacity of 6,500 standing places or 2,800 seats on an area of 2625 m²
- The Club, the small venue at the Rockhal, with a maximum capacity of 1,100 standing places on an area of 560 m²
- The “Rockhalcafé”, a bar and restaurant, which also hosts smaller shows
- The Music & Resources Centre with six rehearsal rooms, a recording studio, a dance studio and a documentation centre.
The first concert hosted was by The Prodigy and then Korn, the following day.[2]
Depeche Mode performed at the concert hall on May 6, 2009 during their Tour of the Universe, in front of a crowd of 6,000 people.
References
- ↑ "The Rockhal", Official Website. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ "Inauguration de la Rockhal". Service Information et Presse. 23 September 2005. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
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Coordinates: 49°29′59″N 5°56′50″E / 49.4998241°N 5.9472513°E