Pala Alpitour

The Pala Alpitour (Palasport Olimpico or PalaIsozaki) is a multipurpose indoor sports/concert arena located at the Santa Rita district in Turin, Italy. It is a few metres east of the Olympic Stadium. With 12,300 seats (cost 87 million euros), it is the largest indoor arena in Italy. Built for the 2006 Winter Olympics, it hosted with Torino Esposizioni the ice hockey events.Since its opening the Pala Alpitour has become one of Italy’s most booked venues for large-scale concerts. It is also the largest capacity venue for these type of events, with the allowed maximum capacities set at 15,567 for general admission center-stage concerts, and 13,347 maxiumum capacity for general admission end-stage concerts. August 8, 2014 the arena was renamed Pala Alpitour. It served as one of the venues hosting the ice hockey events at the 2006 Winter Olympics, including the finals. It opened in 2005 and has seats for 12,350 spectators. It also has a practice rink. In basketball, the Pala Alpitour hosted the 2008–09 Eurocup Basketball final stage, and the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The Palasport was due to host the 2010-11 Euroleague Final Four as announced on February 16, 2010^[1], but the event was later moved to the Palau Sant Jordi at Barcelona. It was one of the three main venues of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments for Men, which was held in Italy, the Philippines, and Serbia on July 4–10, 2016. Mixed martial arts events Bellator 152 and Bellator 176 were held at Pala Alpitour. Also, some matches of the FIVB Volleyball World Championship are scheduled to be held at the venue. Pala Alpitour has become one of the main venue for music events in Italy. Artists such as Bob Dylan, Madonna, Rihanna, U2, Florence and the Machine, 5 Seconds of Summer, Lana Del Rey, Tiziano Ferro, Il Volo, Elisa or Marco Mengoni performed in the arena