Rockhal

The Rockhal, officially Centre de Musiques Amplifiées, 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 (2007)
Full nameCentre de Musiques Amplifiées
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.
  12. "The Rasmus". Rockhal. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  13. "Luxembourg sets January date for televised national final". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.

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