Rockhal

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 in the west of Esch.

Rockhal
Front entrance to venue
Full nameCentre de Musiques Amplifiées - Rockhal
Location5 Avenue du Rock'n'Roll
L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette
Luxembourg
Coordinates49.4998241°N 5.9472513°E / 49.4998241; 5.9472513
OwnerLuxembourg Government
Capacity6,500
Construction
Broke ground21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
Opened23 September 2005 (2005-09-23)
Construction cost€30 million
ArchitectBENG Architectes Associés
Website
www.rockhal.lu

Building

The Rockhal consists of 4 different parts:

  • 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.

Entertainment

Since its opening, Rockhal has been one of the top entertainment venues in the country, with many international and regional artists having performed at the venue spanning a wide range of music genres. A list of concerts held at the venue are listed in the table below; non-concert entertainment events are also included.

References
  1. "Mariah Carey". Rockhal. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  2. Cameroon, Patrick (2016-03-27). "Mariah Carey proves her diva credentials once more". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  3. "Pentatonix". Rockhal. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  4. "Chris Brown". Rockhal. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  5. "Iron Maiden". Rockhal. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  6. "Nickelback". Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  7. Cameron, Patrick (2016-09-30). "Nickelback's arena-filling rock hits Luxembourg". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  8. "Bryan Adams". Rockhal. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  9. Oudendijk, Josh (2016-10-02). "Still not old – Bryan Adams rocks Luxembourg with talent and music". Luxembourger Wort. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  10. "Fifth Harmony". Rockhal. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
  11. "Red Hot Chili Peppers". Rockhal. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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