Gigantinho

The Gigantinho ("Little Giant" in Portuguese) is a sports arena in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Gigantinho
Gigantinho
Full nameGinásio Gigantinho
LocationPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
OwnerSport Club Internacional
Capacity14,586
OpenedNovember 4, 1973

The sixth largest arena in the country, it was opened on 4 November 1973. It is located in the riverside Beira-Rio complex of Sport Club Internacional, next to the "Gigante" ("Giant") stadium. Covering 7,200 square meters, the arena includes an indoor football pitch. The capacity of the gym is 12,864 people for games and 14,586 for concerts. Eleven cabins are set aside for the press. There are thirteen bathrooms (six women, six men and one for the disabled), six changing rooms, and eleven bars. The gym houses the Foundation for Education and Culture of SCI (FECI), where the library is located.

The Gigantinho has hosted numerous events and concerts, as well as the World Social Forum and the World Forum on Education.

Concerts

Many concerts have been held at the arena during recent years, including:

ArtistDateTour
Evanescence April 17, 2007 The Open Door Tour
The Jackson FiveSeptember 17, 1974
GenesisMay 10&11, 1977 Wind & Wuthering Tour
Van HalenJanuary 28&29/Feb. 01, 1983Hide Your Sheep Tour
Echo & the BunnymenMay 09, 1987
New OrderNovember 28, 1988
Jethro TullAugust 02, 198820th Anniversary Tour
Jethro TullSeptember 08, 1990Rock Island Tour
Eric ClaptonOctober 16, 1990Journeyman World Tour
A-haJune 7, 1990East Of The Sun West Of The Moon Tour
Bob DylanAugust 14, 1991Never Ending Tour 1991
Faith no MoreSeptember 27, 1991The Real Thing Tour
RoxetteMay 6, 1992Join the Joyride! Tour
Iron MaidenAugust 4, 1992Fear of the Dark Tour
Red Hot Chili PeppersOctober 14, 2002By the Way World Tour
Deep PurpleSeptember 18, 2003Bananas Tour
Deep PurpleNovember 25, 2006Rapture Of The Deep Tour
RBDOctober 3,4, 2006Tour Generación RBD
RBDApril 27,2007Tour Celestial
Iron MaidenMarch 5, 2008Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
Green DayOctober 13, 201021st Century Breakdown World Tour
Jonas BrothersNovember 10, 2010Jonas Brothers Live in Concert World Tour
Ringo StarrNovember 10, 201011th All Star Band Tour
Linkin ParkOctober 12, 2012Living Things World Tour
Robert PlantOctober 29, 2012The Sensational Space Shifters Tour
KISSNovember 14, 2012Monster Tour

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