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Hippodrome de Vincennes is a horse racing track located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 80,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War.
It has been used for concerts as well, hosting:
*Pink Floyd - September 12, 1970
*Grateful Dead - Oct 17, 1981
*Queen (band), Queen - June 14, 1986, with Belouis Some, Level 42 and Marillion
*Genesis (band), Genesis - June 3, 1987, with Paul Young
*U2 - July 4–5, 1987 and June 26, 1993, with Belly (band), Belly and The Velvet Underground. The first date, was filmed and recorded for the live home video and album, ''Live from Paris (U2 video), Live from Paris''.
*Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - June 19, 1988
*Whitesnake - September 1, 1990
*AC/DC - September 21, 1991
*Guns N' Roses - June 6, 1992
*Elton John - June 18, 1992
*Michael Jackson - September 13, 1992 (85,000 fans attended the show)
*Metallica - June 13, 1993, with The Cult and Suicidal Tendencies
Horse racing venues in France
Sports venues in Paris
Sports venues completed in 1863
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Hippodrome de Vincennes is a horse racing track located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 80,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War.
It has been used for concerts as well, hosting:
*Pink Floyd - September 12, 1970
*Grateful Dead - Oct 17, 1981
*Queen (band), Queen - June 14, 1986, with Belouis Some, Level 42 and Marillion
*Genesis (band), Genesis - June 3, 1987, with Paul Young
*U2 - July 4–5, 1987 and June 26, 1993, with Belly (band), Belly and The Velvet Underground. The first date, was filmed and recorded for the live home video and album, ''Live from Paris (U2 video), Live from Paris''.
*Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - June 19, 1988
*Whitesnake - September 1, 1990
*AC/DC - September 21, 1991
*Guns N' Roses - June 6, 1992
*Elton John - June 18, 1992
*Michael Jackson - September 13, 1992 (85,000 fans attended the show)
*Metallica - June 13, 1993, with The Cult and Suicidal Tendencies
Horse racing venues in France
Sports venues in Paris
Sports venues completed in 1863
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