The Mitsubishi Electric Halle (formerly Philips Halle) is an
indoor arena
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located in
Düsseldorf,
Germany. It opened in 1971 and has a capacity of 7,500 people. It was originally named after
Dutch electronics conglomerate
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Philips. It was renamed the Mitsubishi Electric Halle in April 2011.
It was home of the
RheinEnergie Köln, for
Euroleague games, for the
2006/2007 season. On 7 May 2001, Irish vocal pop band
Westlife held a concert for their
Where Dreams Come True Tour supporting their album
Coast to Coast. In their early days,
U2 played there on the 10 October 1984 as part of
The Unforgettable Fire Tour
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. On June 29 2007 french electronic duo
Daft Punk
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performed their first time in Germany with the
Alive 2006/2007 tour.
On 15 June 2019, British pop band
Take That played a date as part of their European
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tour.
The nearest Train Station to the arena is
Düsseldorf-Oberbilk, which is served by
S-Bahn lines S1,
S6 and during peak hours
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,
Stadtbahn lines U74, U77 and U79 as well as
Tram line 705.
References
External links
Official website
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Indoor arenas in Germany
Basketball venues in Germany
Buildings and structures in Düsseldorf
Mitsubishi Electric
Sports venues in North Rhine-Westphalia
Convention centres in Germany