Tbilisi Sports Palace
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Tbilisi Sport Palace
is an Indoor sports arena situated in Tbilisi
, Georgia
.
The arena usually hosts basketball
, handball
, judo
, tennis
, boxing
and other games and tournaments with high attendance. Built in 1961, the arena was used primely for the basketball games of local Dinamo Tbilisi
and is still the largest basketball designed arena in all of the former USSR successor states.
The arena was renovated in 2007 and was reopened on August 22, 2007, with management rights given to the Logic Group Ltd for a 30 year contract.
This was the first phase of renovation and reconstruction, with the second phase including changing the roof of the building and installing new individual seats. Total cost of the renovation is estimated at 5 million USD
. Many International and national acts have performed here.
Another sold out concerts were by Georgian rapper Lex-Seni and Georgian pop-group Kuchis Bichebi. (about 15 000 people)
Palace of Sports
The Kiev Palace of Sports is situated in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, on the right bank of the Dnieper River.It was built in 1960, under the leadership of Mykhailo Hrechyna and Aleksei Zavarov, as a major indoor sports arena....
is an Indoor sports arena situated in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
.
The arena usually hosts 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...
, handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, judo
Judo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and other games and tournaments with high attendance. Built in 1961, the arena was used primely for the basketball games of local Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi
BC Dinamo Tbilisi is the professional basketball team from Tbilisi, Georgia. The club competes in the Georgian Super Liga. Coach: Davit Tortladze.-History:...
and is still the largest basketball designed arena in all of the former USSR successor states.
The arena was renovated in 2007 and was reopened on August 22, 2007, with management rights given to the Logic Group Ltd for a 30 year contract.
This was the first phase of renovation and reconstruction, with the second phase including changing the roof of the building and installing new individual seats. Total cost of the renovation is estimated at 5 million USD
Concerts
Tbilisi Sports Palace is one of the greatest arena for concerts in GeorgiaGeorgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
. Many International and national acts have performed here.
- Ian GillanIan GillanIan Gillan is an English rock music vocalist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and lyricist for Deep Purple. During his career Gillan also fronted his own band, had a year-long stint as the vocalist for Black Sabbath, and sang the role of Jesus in the original recording of Andrew Lloyd...
- 1990, (sold out 5 gigs here in row) - Alla PugachevaAlla PugachevaAlla Borisovna Pugacheva or Pugachova , born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day...
- Lela TsurtsumiaLela TsurtsumiaLela Tsurtsumia is a Georgian Pop folk singer. She's popular since 1999 and nowadays is the most popular Georgian singer.- Music style :...
- Lela is Georgian pop-singer, who held the record of attendance in Tbilisi Sports Palace. Though the arena holds approximately 11 000 people, Lela TsurtsumiaLela TsurtsumiaLela Tsurtsumia is a Georgian Pop folk singer. She's popular since 1999 and nowadays is the most popular Georgian singer.- Music style :...
sold out 18 000 tickets for 1 concert, in 2002, May 22. (about 25 000 people were waitting for the tickets)
Another sold out concerts were by Georgian rapper Lex-Seni and Georgian pop-group Kuchis Bichebi. (about 15 000 people)