Tivoli Hall
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| Location | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 
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| Coordinates | 46°03′37″N 14°29′43″E / 46.0602916°N 14.4952792°E | 
| Owner | City Municipality of Ljubljana | 
| Operator | Javni zavod Šport Ljubljana | 
| Capacity | 
4,000 (Larger Hall, Ice Hockey) 5,600 (Larger Hall, Basketball)[1] 4,050 (Smaller Hall, Basketball)  | 
| Surface | 
 Ice (Larger Hall) Parquet (Smaller Hall) | 
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1963 | 
| Opened | 1965 | 
| Renovated | 
1995 (Smaller Hall) 2000 (Larger Hall)  | 
| Architect | 
Marjan Božič Stanko Bloudek  | 
Tivoli Hall (Slovene: Hala Tivoli) is a complex of two multi-purpose indoor sport arenas in Tivoli City Park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The complex was opened in 1965. The larger, ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 4,000 people. When configured to host basketball games, the capacity is adjusted to 5,600.[2]
This hall hosted home games of the professional basketball team KK Union Olimpija until 2011. The smaller basketball hall has a seating capacity of 4,050 people. The larger one is the home of HDD Olimpija Ljubljana professional ice hockey club.
History
- Regular sporting events:
- HDD Olimpija Ljubljana (ice hockey) plays all home games here, on the national and international levels (EBEL, Slovenian Ice Hockey League).
 - HK Olimpija Ljubljana (ice hockey)
 - KK Union Olimpija (basketball) Played all home games between 1966–2010
 
 
- One time sporting events:
- 1965 World Table Tennis Championships
 - 1970 World Basketball Championship, the final round[3]
 - 1970 World Figure Skating Championships
 - 1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
 - 1982 World Weightlifting Championships
 - 1984 World Nine-pin bowling Championships
 - 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, the Slovenia-Portugal play-off
 - Ice Hockey World Championships:
- 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group A
 - 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
 - 1974 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
 - 1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
 - 1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group C
 - 1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B
 - 2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
 - 2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
 - 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I
 
 - 2013 FIBA EuroBasket 2013, Group A
 
 
Other activities
Apart from being a sporting venue, Tivoli Hall also hosts numerous concerts, musicals and other shows.
Concerts
- Louis Armstrong & The All Stars – April 4, 1965
 - Jethro Tull – April 15, 1975 and May 11, 2000
 - Ike & Tina Turner - November 2, 1974
 - Tina Turner - November 15, 1975
 - Frank Zappa – November 22, 1975
 - Procol Harum – January 30, 1976
 - Cat Stevens – May 14, 1976
 - Queen – February 7, 1979
 - Gillan – December 7, 1979
 - Lene Lovich - April 4, 1980
 - Motörhead – April 27–28, 1989, December 10, 2012
 - Iron Maiden – August 19, 1984, September 12, 1986 and January 21, 1996
 - Uriah Heep – May 16, 1983
 - Dire Straits – May 13, 1985
 - The Pixies – September 24, 1988
 - Laibach – March 30, 1989
 - The Cure – May 24, 1989, with Shelleyan Orphan
 - Black Sabbath – September 27, 1989, with Axxis
 - Nirvana – February 27, 1994, with The Melvins
 - The Sisters of Mercy – March 11, 1991
 - Siouxsie and the Banshees – October 9, 1991
 - Faith No More – June 16, 1993 and November 19, 1997
 - The Ramones – October 10, 1994
 - Đorđe Balašević – November 14, 1994
 - The Beastie Boys – February 26, 1995, with Luscious Jackson
 - Simple Minds – October 19, 1995 and April 8, 2006
 - David Bowie – February 6, 1996
 - Green Day – March 23, 1996
 - The Sex Pistols – July 9, 1996
 - ZZ Top – March 12, 1997 and October 16, 2009
 - The Prodigy – October 31, 1997
 - NOFX – October 6, 1998
 - Bob Dylan – April 28, 1999 and June 13, 2010
 - Blondie – October 23, 1999, with The Flirt
 - Joe Cocker – November 7, 1999 and May 22, 2005
 - Rage Against the Machine – February 8, 2000, with The Asian Dub Foundation
 - Yes – March 20, 2000
 - Steve Vai and Eric Sardinas – April 13, 2000
 - Sting – May 14, 2000
 - Pearl Jam – June 19, 2000, with The Dismemberment Plan
 - HIM – November 12, 2000
 - The Offspring – January 28, 2001, with AFI
 - Melanie C – February 14, 2001
 - Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance – April 24–26, 2001
 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – June 3, 2001
 - Eros Ramazzotti – June 17, 2001 and November 19, 2009
 - Rammstein – June 10, 2002 and February 25, 2005, with Apocalyptica
 - Kosheen – February 22, 2003
 - Bryan Adams – April 22, 2003 and November 26, 2006
 - Simply Red – July 9, 2003, with Sinéad O'Connor and June 24, 2009
 - Deep Purple – December 5, 2003 and October 5, 2006
 - G3 – July 9, 2004
 - R.E.M. – January 17, 2005, with Brainstorm
 - Anastacia – February 19, 2005
 - Lou Reed – March 13, 2005 and March 13, 2006
 - Mark Knopfler – May 3, 2005
 - Ceca – May 20, 2005
 - Dream Theater – October 19, 2005, and October 31, 2009, with Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect
 - Joan Baez – March 30, 2007
 - Zucchero – May 12, 2007
 - Il Divo – June 15, 2007 and March 27, 2009
 - Tori Amos – June 26, 2007, with Joshua Radin
 - P!nk – July 4–5, 2007
 - Bryan Ferry – October 10, 2007
 - Nightwish – March 4, 2008, with PAIN
 - Tribute to Bijelo Dugme – April 5, 2008
 - Katie Melua – April 27, 2008
 - John Fogerty – June 14, 2008
 - Status Quo – July 2, 2008
 - Seal – July 14, 2008
 - RBD – September 4–5 (twice on the 5th) and December 16, 2008
 - Iggy Pop & The Stooges – September 29, 2008, with The Psihomodo Pop
 - Jean Michel Jarre – November 7, 2008
 - Uriah Heep – December 13, 2008
 - Lepa Brena – March 21, 2009
 - Armin van Buuren and Rank 1 – October 23, 2009
 - Air – December 14, 2009, with We Fell to Earth
 - Michael Bolton – January 25, 2010
 - Chris Rea – February 22, 2010
 - 50 Cent – March 3, 2010
 - Anahí – March 12, 2010
 - Billy Idol – June 24, 2010
 - Boy George – September 23, 2010
 - Smokie – February 2, 2012
 - Keane – October 29, 2012
 - Whitesnake – November 30, 2011
 - Brit Floyd - Tribute to Pink Floyd – November 9, 2012
 - Srebrna krila – November 30, 2012
 - Motorhead – December 10, 2012
 - Slash – February 8, 2013
 - Nelly Furtado – March 14, 2013
 - Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – November 25, 2013
 - Dream Theatre – February 4, 2014
 - Sticky Fingers - Tribute to Rolling Stones – February 14, 2014
 - Tadej Toš - Stand Up for Slovenija – March 26, 2015
 - Toto – July 2, 2015
 - Alice Cooper – June 12, 2016
 - Whitesnake – July 12, 2016
 
Cancellations:
- Chris Rea – 2008
 - Lenny Kravitz – June 9, 2009
 - Lady Gaga was unofficially scheduled to perform on September 6, 2009, but the show was cancelled before official announcement.
 
References
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| Preceded by Cilindro Municipal Montevideo  | 
FIBA World Championship Final Venue 1970  | 
 Succeeded by Roberto Clemente Coliseum San Juan  | 
| Preceded by Ericsson Globe Stockholm  | 
European Men's Handball Championship Final Venue 2004  | 
 Succeeded by Hallenstadion Zurich  | 
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Coordinates: 46°3′35″N 14°29′42″E / 46.05972°N 14.49500°E