The Hallenstadion (German: Zürcher Hallenstadion, Zürich Indoor Stadium) is a multi-purpose facility in the Oerlikon quarter of northern Zürich. It has a capacity of 11,200 spectators. Designed by Bruno Giacometti, it opened on November 4, 1939, and was renovated in 2004–05.

Hallenstadion
Exterior of venue (c. 2011)
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AddressWallisellenstrasse 45
8050 Zürich
Switzerland
LocationOerlikon
Coordinates47°24′41″N 8°33′06″E / 47.41139°N 8.55167°E / 47.41139; 8.55167
OwnerStadt Zürich
Capacity11,200 (Ice hockey)
12,000 (Handball)[1]
13,000 (Concerts)
15,000 (max.)
Construction
Broke ground2 May 1938 (1938-05-02)
Opened4 November 1939 (1939-11-04)
Renovated2004–05
Construction costFr. 3.5 million
ArchitectKarl Egender
Bruno Giacometti
Structural engineerR. A. Naef
Ernst Rathgeb
Tenants
ZSC Lions (NL) (1939–2022)
Website
www.hallenstadion.ch
Building details
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General information
RenovatedJune 2004—July 2005
Renovation costFr. 145 million
Renovating team
Architect(s)Pfister Schiess Tropeano
Meier + Steinauer
Civil engineerWalt + Galmarini
Other designersGrünberg & Partner
Main contractorSteiner

The Hallenstadion was home to the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL) from 1950 to 2022.[2] The Lions moved out of the Hallenstadion at the end of the 2021/22 season to a new 12,000-seat arena a few kilometers away in the Altstetten area. Construction for the new Swiss Life Arena officially began on 6 March 2019 and was completed towards the end of 2022, with the ZSC Lions playing their first game in the new arena on 18 October 2022.[2]

Events

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Sporting events

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The arena was the home stadium for the ZSC Lions.
 
Venus Williams against Ana Ivanovic at the 2008 Zurich Open.

Bicycle race events were held in the Hallenstadion in its first year of service, 1939, and most years since then. The classic Zürcher 6-Tagerennen (Zürich 6-day race) began there in 1954, running on its characteristic oval of wooden boards, until the arena closed temporarily for renovation in 2004. The event is run there again now, in a more modern atmosphere.[3]

The Hallenstadion hosted the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1998, along with Basel, and was the home stadium of the ZSC Lions ice hockey team. In February 2006, it hosted semi-finals and the final of the 2006 European Men's Handball Championship.[4][5]

It had been the home of the annual Zürich Open, a WTA Tour tennis tournament that was discontinued after 25 years in 2008. On 21 December 2010, tennis returned to the arena with an exhibition featuring Roger Federer against Rafael Nadal, for the benefit of Federer's foundation.[6]

On September 29, 2009, the Hallenstadion hosted the 2009 Victoria Cup. The game pit the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks against the Champions Hockey League title-holder, the Zurich Lions.

In April 2011, the 2011 IIHF Women's World Championship top division were held at the arena and also at the Deutweg Arena in Winterthur.

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Among many others, in August 2005 the 14th Dalai Lama gave several teachings and initiations as well as a public talk on "The Art of Happiness" open for everyone for 10 days.

The 61st FIFA Congress was held at the Hallenstadion on 31 May and 1 June 2011,[7] and the 65th FIFA Congress was held there on 28 May and 29 May 2015.[8] The 2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress took place at the venue on 26 February 2016.[9]

Monster Jam will make its debut at the venue on 19–21 April 2024.

Entertainment

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Hallenstadion has been a top venue for entertainment in Switzerland as many international artists have performed at the venue, spanning a wide range of genres.

Notable entertainment events at Hallenstadion
Date(s) Artist(s) Event/tour
14 April 1967 The Rolling Stones European Tour 1967
17 April 1976 David Bowie Isolar – 1976 Tour
16 May 1976 Jethro Tull Too Old to Rock 'N' Roll Tour
15 June 1976 The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones Tour of Europe '76
28 October 1979 ABBA ABBA: The Tour
30 May 1980 Bob Marley and The Wailers Uprising Tour
9 June 1980 Fleetwood Mac Tusk Tour
30 April 1978 – 2 July 1986 Queen News Of The World Tour/Jazz Tour/The Game Tour/Hot Space Tour/The Magic Tour
26–27 May 1984 Elton John European Express Tour
8 March 1985 Tina Turner Private Dancer Tour
10 March 1985 Phil Collins The No Jacket Required World Tour
26–27 March 1986 Elton John Ice on Fire Tour
4 May 1986 Depeche Mode Black Celebration Tour
15 October 1986 ZZ Top Afterburner World Tour
21–24 April 1987 Tina Turner Break Every Rule World Tour
12 November 1987 Depeche Mode Music for the Masses Tour
10–11 November 1988 Bon Jovi New Jersey Syndicate Tour
3, 5–6 May 1989 Elton John Reg Strikes Back Tour
19–20 May 1989 Bee Gees One for All World Tour
12 October 1990 Depeche Mode World Violation Tour
13 October 1990 Tina Turner Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour
19 June 1991 Bee Gees High Civilization World Tour
14 May 1992 Cher Love Hurts Tour
4–5 April 1993 Bon Jovi Keep the Faith Tour
21 May 1993 Depeche Mode Devotional Tour
2–3 June 1993 Elton John The One Tour
27–28 May 1995 Elton John Made in England Tour
19 November 1995 Celine Dion D'eux Tour
21 June 1996 ZZ Top Continental Safari Tour
1–2 November 1996 Tina Turner Wildest Dreams Tour
3–4 November 1996 Celine Dion Falling into You: Around the World
25 September 1998 Depeche Mode The Singles Tour
9 November 1998 Elton John Big Picture Tour
3 November 1999 Cher Do You Believe?
25 October 2000 Britney Spears Oops!... I Did It Again Tour
24 November 2000 Elton John Medusa Tour
4 October 2001 Depeche Mode Exciter Tour
29–30 June 2002 Elton John Songs from the West Coast Tour
26 October 2002 ZZ Top XXX Tour
2 April 2003 Shakira Tour of the Mongoose
27 April 2003 Westlife Unbreakable Tour
22 November 2003 Justin Timberlake The Justified World Tour
20 May 2004 Britney Spears The Onyx Hotel Tour
29 May 2004 Cher Living Proof: The Farewell Tour
14 December 2005 Elton John Peachtree Road Tour
21–22 February 2007 Shakira Oral Fixation Tour
2 June 2007 Justin Timberlake FutureSex/LoveShow
18 June 2007 Barbra Streisand Streisand: The Tour
24 June 2008 Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour
15–16 February 2009 Tina Turner Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour
22 March, 2–3 December 2009 P!nk Funhouse Tour
6 April 2009 AC/DC Black Ice World Tour
8 May 2009 Laura Pausini LP World Tour
6–7 December 2009 Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe (tour)
19 April 2010 Rihanna Last Girl on Earth
22 June 2010 Rod Stewart Soulbook Tour
14–15 November 2010 Lady Gaga The Monster Ball Tour
17 November 2010 Shakira The Sun Comes Out World Tour
25 February 2011 Katy Perry California Dreams Tour
8 April 2011 Justin Bieber My World Tour
7 May 2011 Duran Duran All You Need is Now
8 June 2011 Shakira The Sun Comes Out World Tour
3 October 2011 Britney Spears Femme Fatale Tour
7 November, 10 December 2011 Rihanna Loud Tour
13 December 2011 Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm with You World Tour
2 March 2012 International Festival of Country Music, Reba McEntire
10 April 2012 Laura Pausini Inedito World Tour
26–27 September 2012 Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball
22 March 2013 Justin Bieber Believe Tour
21 May 2013 P!nk The Truth About Love Tour
20 June 2013 KISS Monster World Tour
29–30 June 2013 Rihanna Diamonds World Tour
6 February 2014 Laura Pausini The Greatest Hits World Tour
14–15 February 2014 Depeche Mode The Delta Machine Tour
14, 16 April 2014 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour
7 June 2014 Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour
20 June 2014 Black Sabbath Black Sabbath Reunion Tour
6 November 2014 Lady Gaga ArtRave: The Artpop Ball
3 December 2014 Elton John Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour
28 January 2015 Ed Sheeran x Tour
1 March 2015 Katy Perry Prismatic World Tour
10 June 2015 KISS Kiss 40th Anniversary World Tour
12 October 2015 Take That Take That Live 2015
12 December 2015 Madonna Rebel Heart Tour
28 February 2016 Ellie Goulding Delirium World Tour
17–18 May 2016 Adele Adele Live 2016
15 June 2016 Black Sabbath The End Tour
5–6 October 2016 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway World Tour
20 October 2016 Laura Pausini Simili Tour
17 November 2016 Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour
8 December 2016 Elton John Wonderful Crazy Night Tour
19 March 2017 Ed Sheeran Divide Tour
14 May 2017 Shawn Mendes Illuminate World Tour
11 February 2018 Lady Gaga Joanne World Tour
1 June 2018 Katy Perry Witness: The Tour
7 June 2018 Demi Lovato Tell Me You Love Me World Tour
22 June 2018 Shakira El Dorado World Tour
16 August 2018 Justin Timberlake The Man of the Woods Tour
24 October 2018 Laura Pausini Fatti Sentire World Tour
27 March 2019 Nicki Minaj The Nicki Wrld Tour
31 March 2019 Shawn Mendes Shawn Mendes: The Tour
4 July 2019 KISS End of the Road World Tour
9 October 2019 Cher Here We Go Again Tour
13 October 2019 Ariana Grande Sweetener World Tour
13 February 2020 Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Tour
20 May 2022 Dua Lipa Future Nostalgia Tour
30 November 2022 Burna boy Love, Damini Tour
26 February 26 2023 Chris Brown Under the Influence Tour
3 March 2023 Lizzo The Special Tour
25 April 2023 Roger Waters This Is Not a Drill
7 June 2023 SZA SOS Tour
20 October 2023 50 Cent The Final Lap Tour
23 October 2023 Louis Tomlinson Faith in the Future World Tour
28 October 2023 Luciano Ligabue Dedicato a noi Tour
13–14 March 2024 Céline Dion Courage World Tour (cancelled)
6 April 2024 Anirudh Ravichander Hukum World Tour
4 June 2024 Jonas Brothers Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour
8 June 2024 Karol G Mañana Será Bonito Tour
11 June 2024 Olivia Rodrigo Guts World Tour
5 July 2024 Travis Scott Circus Maximus Tour
6 July 2025 Kylie Minogue Tension Tour[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ellenberger, Marco (3 November 2017). "Dänemark und die Schweiz bewerben sich um die EM 2022 und 2024" [Denmark and Switzerland are applying for the European Championships 2022 and 2024] (in German). Swiss Handball Association. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Completion". swisslifearena.ch (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  3. ^ "Geschichte" [History]. Sechstagerennen Hallenstadion Zürich (in German). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Zürich Hallenstadion". euro06.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2006.
  5. ^ "2006 Men's European Handball Championship". Oceania Handball Federation. 5 February 2006. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Roger Federer - The world-renowed [sic] athlete with Swiss roots is an ambassador for Credit Suisse". Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Congress: working to protect the game". FIFA. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on May 9, 2011.
  8. ^ "Agenda of the 65th FIFA Congress" (PDF). FIFA. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Fifa announce presidential election will be held in February 2016". 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Completion". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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Preceded by European Men's Handball Championship
Final Venue

2006
Succeeded by