Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi ( English: St. George's Palace) is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation located in Barcelona, Spain. The maximum seating capacity of the arena is 16,500 for handball, 17,000 for basketball, and 24,000 for musical events. It was opened in 1990 and designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki. The Palau Sant Jordi was one of the main venues of the 1992 Summer Olympics hosting the artistic gymnastics, handball final, and volleyball final. Nowadays, it is used for all kinds of indoor sport events as well as for concerts and other cultural activities, due to its great flexibility.

Sporting events
The arena was the venue of the 1998 and 2003 Euroleague final four , in which the local club, FC Barcelona, won the competition. Also hosted the EuroBasket 1997 from the quarter-finals. The final of 2000 Davis Cup was the 89th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Spain defeated Australia at Palau Sant Jordi on 8-10 December, giving Spain their first title. It also received the final of 2009 Davis Cup between Spain and Czech Republic with the victory for the Spaniards 5-0. The arena was the main venue of the 2003 World Aquatics Championships. A temporary reglamentary swimming pool was installed for the occasion. The arena will be one of six sites to host the 2014 FIBA World Championship in Spain.

Musical events

• Depeche Mode - November 5, 1990, July 17, 1993, October 16, 1998, with Purity and Bomb the Bass/ Tim Simenon, October 13, 2001, February 10-11, 2006, with The Bravery and November 20-21, 2009, with Soulsavers
• Frank Sinatra - 1992
• U2 - May 16 and 18, 1992, with The Fatima Mansions and August 8, 2001
• Metallica - November 12, 1992, with Metal Church, September 23, 1996 and July 12, 1999
• Sting - July 28, 1993 and October 29, 2010, with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Paul McCartney - October 26-27, 1993 and March 28-29, 2003
• Whitney Houston - November 16, 1993
• Phil Collins - May 4, 1994 and July 1, 2004
• Janet Jackson - March 26, 1995
• Simply Red - December 2, 1995
• AC/DC - July 2-3, 1996, December 14, 2000, with Slash's Snakepit and March 31, 2009
• Tina Turner - September 15 and 17-18, 1996
• Laura Pausini - April 25, 1997 and April 30, 2009
• Aerosmith - June 13, 1997 and June 27, 2010
• The Spice Girls - March 13, 1998
• Genesis - March 20, 1998
• The Corrs - November 27, 1998
• Prince & The New Power Generation - December 18, 1998
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - April 9, 1999 and October 16, 2002
• Luis Miguel - May 12, 1998, October 5-6, 1999, October 9, 2002, October 2, 2004 and April 30, 2007
• Cher - December 15, 1999
• Ricky Martin - April 29-30, 2000 and May 9, 2006
• Santana - May 20, 2000 and September 23, 2003
• Pearl Jam - May 25, 2000, with The Vandals
• Iron Maiden - July 23, 2000, June 11, 2003 and November 30, 2006
• Britney Spears - October 22, 2000
• Madonna - June 9-10, 2001
• Roger Waters - May 8, 2002, April 21, 2007 and March 29-30, 2011
• Maná - November 16, 2002, June 12, 2003 and June 26, 2007
• Shakira - December 10, 2002, June 28, 2006 and November 24, 2010
• The MTV Europe Music Awards - 2002
• Christina Aguilera - October 22, 2003
• Robbie Williams - October 24, 2003
• Anastacia - November 20, 2004
• Queen + Paul Rodgers - April 2, 2005 and October 22, 2008
• Avril Lavigne - May 27, 2005
• Destiny's Child - June 11, 2005
• Coldplay - November 20, 2005 and September 6, 2008
• The Red Hot Chili Peppers - May 30-31, 2006
• Beyoncé - May 27, 2007 and May 20, 2009
• Take That - October 20, 2007
• The Cure - March 10, 2008
• Juanes - June 25, 2008
• Tokio Hotel - June 27, 2008 and April 5, 2010
• RBD - August 25, 2008
• Gloria Estefan - September 17, 2008
• Il Divo - April 3, 2009
• Katy Perry - June 25, 2009
• Deep Purple - August 14, 2009
• Leonard Cohen - September 21, 2009
• Green Day - October 1, 2009, with Prima Donna
• Elton John - October 20, 2009
• Depeche Mode - November 20-21, 2009
• Muse - November 24, 2009, with Biffy Clyro
• Ben Hur Live - December 26-27, 2009
• Billy Talent - January 24, 2010, with NoWayOut and Sights & Sounds
• The Arctic Monkeys - February 6, 2010
• Alicia Keys - June 2, 2010
• KISS - June 24, 2010
• Limp Bizkit - September 16, 2010, with The Blackout
• a-ha - October 15, 2010
• Avenged Sevenfold - October 20, 2010
• Michael Bublé - October 30, 2010, with Naturally 7
• Sum 41 - November 12, 2010, with Veara, Riverboat Gamblers and The Black Pacific
• Arcade Fire - November 21, 2010
• Lady Gaga - December 7, 2010, with Semi Precious Weapons
• Motörhead - December 17, 2010
• 30 Seconds to Mars - December 18, 2010
• My Chemical Romance - March 5, 2011
• Kylie Minogue - March 12, 2011