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The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy

BercyThe Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

The Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy opened in 1984. It was designed by a team of architects: Andrault-Parat, Prouvé, Guvan. It is the venue for the Paris Masters ATP Tour tennis tournament and for many sports: basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track cycling, show jumping and more.

The seating varies from 7,000 to 18,000, depending on the sport.

POPB hosted the European gymnastics championship in 2000, the 1991 and 1996[1] FIBA European Championships Final Fours and the European Basketball Championship in 1999 among others.

Bercy has staged concerts by stars such as Dire Straits, Spice Girls, Céline Dion, Dép?che Mode, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Iron Maiden, R.E.M., The Smashing Pumpkins, Björk, Mariah Carey, P!nk, Rammstein, Myl?ne Farmer, Justin Timberlake, Cher, The Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Deep Purple, Tina Turner, Madonna, Daft Punk, Barbra Streisand, Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Coldplay. Placebo’s live DVD Soulmates Never Die (Live in Paris 2003) was filmed at the Bercy.

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