Pavello Barris Nord
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Pavelló Barris Nord is an arena
in Lleida
, Catalonia
, Spain
. It is primarily used for basketball
games and the home arena of CE Lleida Bàsquet. Its construction began on June 1, 2001 and was opened on October 4, 2001. From an initial capacity of 5,500 people, after being remodelled in summer of 2003, its new capacity is of 6,100 seats.
The pavilion is located in Barris Nord, an area of Lleida made out of parts of the neighborhoods of Pardinyes
, Secà de Sant Pere and Balàfia
, in the intersection of Rambla de Pardinyes with Avinguda de Prat de la Riba
.
When CE Lleida Bàsquet reached the ACB league, the team left the old Pavilion "Onze de Setembre" as the former did not fulfill the minimum requirements of capacity marked by league. The construction of a new pavilion was entrusted to a team of forty companies of Lleida, which achieved every a milestone: finishing it before the first day of the league, that is, 125 days afterwards.
The venue has hosted many musical events, including concerts by Fito & Fitipaldis
, Miguel Bosé
or El Canto del Loco
, among others.
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
in Lleida
Lleida
Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It is primarily used for basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
games and the home arena of CE Lleida Bàsquet. Its construction began on June 1, 2001 and was opened on October 4, 2001. From an initial capacity of 5,500 people, after being remodelled in summer of 2003, its new capacity is of 6,100 seats.
The pavilion is located in Barris Nord, an area of Lleida made out of parts of the neighborhoods of Pardinyes
Pardinyes
Pardinyes is a neighbourhood in Lleida . It's a 1920s to mid-20th century urban development grown out of new architecture built on former agricultural land between Balàfia and the River Segre...
, Secà de Sant Pere and Balàfia
Balàfia
Baláfia is a barrio of Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. As of 2008 it had a population of 13, 151 people....
, in the intersection of Rambla de Pardinyes with Avinguda de Prat de la Riba
Avinguda de Prat de la Riba, Lleida
Avinguda Prat de la Riba, formerly called Avenida del General Mola during the Francoist dictatorship, is one of the main avenues of the city of Lleida, at 2,5 km in length and 25 meters wide, with 3 lanes in each traffic direction. It's named after the Catalan politician Enric Prat de la Riba,...
.
When CE Lleida Bàsquet reached the ACB league, the team left the old Pavilion "Onze de Setembre" as the former did not fulfill the minimum requirements of capacity marked by league. The construction of a new pavilion was entrusted to a team of forty companies of Lleida, which achieved every a milestone: finishing it before the first day of the league, that is, 125 days afterwards.
The venue has hosted many musical events, including concerts by Fito & Fitipaldis
Fito & Fitipaldis
Fito & Fitipaldis is a Spanish band, formed in 1998. It was created by Fito Cabrales with the intention of publishing songs which were not in the style of his other band, Platero y Tú...
, Miguel Bosé
Miguel Bosé
Miguel Dominguín Bosé is a Latin Grammy-winning Spanish/Italian musician and actor.-Early life:Bosé was born in San Fernando Hospital in Panama City, Panama, the son of the famous Italian actress Lucia Bosé and the legendary bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín. He is also a cousin of Carmen...
or El Canto del Loco
El Canto del Loco
El Canto del Loco is a Spanish pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of power pop....
, among others.