Palasport di San Siro was an
indoor arena in
Milan
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,
Italy
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. It was primarily used for
basketball
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and
volleyball
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until the
PalaSharp
Palatrussardi, later known as PalaVobis, PalaTucker, Mazda Palace and PalaSharp, was an indoor arena located in Milan, Italy. The seating capacity was 8,479 and it hosted concerts and sporting events. It was built in 1985 to replace two pre-exist ...
opened in 1985. The arena held 18,000 spectators and opened on 31 January 1976. On January 17, 1985, a large snowfall collapsed the roof and the arena was closed.
On 14 and 15 September 1984, at Palasport di San Siro, British rock band
Queen
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* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
made their only own two concerts (besides the 1984
Sanremo Music Festival
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) in Italy with
Freddie Mercury as frontman.
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Defunct indoor arenas
Defunct basketball venues
Defunct sports venues in Italy
Indoor track and field venues
Sports venues in Milan
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