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Arkéa Arena
Arkéa Arena (; previously known as the Bordeaux Métropole Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Floirac, near Bordeaux in France. Opened in January 2018, it offers a capacity for all types of shows and events from 2,500 to 11,300. The arena is mainly used for concerts and sporting events. Construction Lagardère Live Entertainment (agent and operator), Bouygues Bâtiment Centre Sud-Ouest (a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction), and architect Rudy Ricciotti won the tender on 20 December 2013. The building permit was granted in July 2015, work started in early 2016, and the first stone was laid on 11 April 2016. The construction ends in January 2018. It was designed by the architect to look like a pebble, deposited on the shore by the Garonne river that flows alongside. The project meets the need to create a concert hall in the Bordeaux Métropole capable of hosting tours of international artists, which the Patinoire de Mériadeck ice rink does not allow. History The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floirac, Gironde
Floirac (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Gironde, New Aquitaine, southwestern France. Population Twin towns Floirac is twinned with: * Diébougou, Burkina Faso * Burlada, Spain, since 1985 See also * Bordeaux Observatory * Communes of the Gironde departmentReferences Communes of Gironde {{Bordeaux-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Dorado World Tour
The El Dorado World Tour was the sixth world tour by Colombian singer Shakira, in support of her eleventh studio album, ''El Dorado (Shakira album), El Dorado''. Comprising a total of 54 shows, It was her first tour in seven years, the last being The Sun Comes Out World Tour. The tour began on 3 June 2018, in Hamburg, Germany and ended on 3 November 2018 in Bogotá, Colombia. The tour was set to begin in November 2017, but due to a haemorrhage at Shakira's right vocal cord acquired at her last round of rehearsals, the entire tour was postponed to start mid-2018. Background After an anticipation tweet from Shakira's official account featuring the flags of 18 countries and a link to a newsletter subscription to her Sony Music, music label, the tour was announced three days later, on 27 June 2017, primarily sponsored by Rakuten. Also teaming on the tour were Live Nation Entertainment's Global Touring Division (that had previously collaborated with Shakira on her The Sun Comes Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indoor Arenas In France
The following is a list of Arena, indoor arenas in France with a capacity of at least 2,500 spectators, most of the arenas in this list are for multi use proposes and are used for popular sports such as individual sports like karate, judo, boxing as well as team sports like handball, basketball, volleyball. The arenas also serves as a venue for cultural and political events. Currently in use Under construction * Paris Aquatic Centre (5,000) See also *List of football stadiums in France *List of indoor arenas by capacity *Lists of stadiums References {{World topic, List of indoor arenas in, noredlinks=y, title=List of indoor arenas Indoor arenas in France, Lists of indoor arenas, France Lists of buildings and structures in France, Indoor arenas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicycle Parking Station
A bicycle parking station, or bicycle garage, is a building or structure designed for use as a bicycle parking facility. Such a facility can be as simple as a lockable bike cage or shed or as complex as a purpose-built multi-level building: the common purpose is that they provide secure bicycle parking. Bicycle parking stations also go by names such as ''bike stations'', ''bicycle centers'' and ''cycle centers'', among many others. Bicycle parking stations can offer additional facilities such as bicycle repairs, and customer facilities such as showers or lockers. Some are staffed while others are not. Some require users to join as members, while others are on a per-use basis or completely free of charge. Some are based at railway stations to facilitate "Intermodal passenger transport#Cycling to public transport nodes, i.e. Bike-and-Ride, bike and ride" multi-modal transport, while others are situated at the end of the commute and as such are located in town or city centres, uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordeaux Tramway
The Bordeaux tramway network (, ) consists of four lines serving the city of Bordeaux in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. The system has a route length of , serving a total of 133 tram stops. The first line of Bordeaux's modern tramway opened on 21 December 2003. The system is notable for using the Alstom APS ground-level power supply system in the city centre. It has been operated by Keolis Bordeaux since 1 May 2009. History Original tramway The first public transport service in Bordeaux was a horse-drawn omnibus, introduced in 1830. In 1880, the first horse-drawn tramway was introduced, and eventually 752 horses were used to pull 71 cars. The horse-drawn tramway was limited to the city of Bordeaux and, as a consequence, the first electric tramway was introduced in the neighbouring suburbs in 1890. The city's horse-drawn trams were replaced by electric trams in 1900. In 1920, the various tramways were unified, allowing expansion of the system. By 1946, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuttle Bus
A shuttle bus is a bus that travels a shorter route in comparison to most bus routes. Typically, shuttle buses travel in both directions between two points. Shuttle buses are designed to transport large groups of people who are all travelling to and from a specific destination in a more organized manner. Shuttle buses can be used for several applications, such as transporting university students or transporting people from airports to hotels. Types of shuttle buses Airport bus Airport buses, also known as airport shuttles, and airport shuttle buses, are buses that take passengers to and from an airport, usually connecting to a city centre. These buses mainly travel to major transit hubs, however, they may also travel directly to major hotels around the city. Buses that travel directly between an airport and a hotel are often called hotel shuttles. University shuttles University shuttles are buses that travel within the campus area, or may serve major transport hubs and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Road
A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducing traffic volumes in the urban centre, such as by offering an alternate route around the city for drivers who do not need to stop in the city core. Ring roads can also serve to connect suburbs to each other, allowing efficient travel between them. Nomenclature The name "ring road" is used for the majority of metropolitan circumferential routes in Europe, such as the Berliner Ring, the Brussels Ring, the Amsterdam Ring and the Leeds Inner and Outer ring roads. Australia, Pakistan, and India also use the term ring road, as in Melbourne's Western Ring Road, Lahore's Lahore Ring Road and Hyderabad's Outer Ring Road. In Canada the term is the most commonly used, with "orbital" also used, but to a much lesser extent. In Europe and Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transports Bordeaux Métropole
Transports Bordeaux Métropole (, TBM; formerly Tram et bus de la CUB, or TBC) is a public transport system for the 28 ''communes'' of Bordeaux Métropole Bordeaux Métropole () is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Bordeaux. It is located in the center of the Gironde department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, in South West France. It represents about half .... It also provides service to part of the ''commune'' of Cadaujac. The TBC had replaced the CGFTE (Compagnie générale française des transports et entreprises) on 3 July 2004 after the completion of the three TBC tramway lines and partial reorganization of the network. External links *TBM official website {{France-rail-transport-stub Public transport in Bordeaux Public transport operators in France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornucopia (concert Tour)
Cornucopia (also called Björk's Cornucopia) was the tenth concert tour and first theatrical production by Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk. Debuting as a residency show on eight non consecutive nights at Manhattan's The Shed culture center, it was one of the first shows being performed at the venue, which was inaugurated in April 2019. Concepted upon Björk's ninth studio album, ''Utopia'' (2017), it is directed by Argentine film director Lucrecia Martel, and was described as the singer's "most elaborate stage concert yet." The show featured several digital visuals created by media artist Tobias Gremmler, while Chiara Stephenson provided the stage design, which was made to resemble fungi. Onstage, Björk was backed by The Hamrahlid Choir, an Icelandic 50-people choir, which would also open the show. The live band included a 7-piece flute ensemble, a harpist, a percussion section, electronics and also a number of bespoke instruments, which were implemented in the surround ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed an Eclecticism in music, eclectic musical style over a career spanning four decades, drawing on electronica, pop music, pop, dance music, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music, avant-garde music. She is one of the most influential pioneers in electronic music, electronic and experimental music. Born and raised in Reykjavík, Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band the Sugarcubes by the age of 21. After the Sugarcubes disbanded in 1992, Björk gained prominence as a solo artist with her albums ''Debut (Björk album), Debut'' (1993), ''Post (Björk album), Post'' (1995), and ''Homogenic'' (1997), collaborating with artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caution World Tour
Caution World Tour was the eleventh concert tour by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, in support of her fifteenth studio album, '' Caution''. The tour consisted of 35 dates, including shows in North America, Europe and the Caribbean, at a mix of small and mid-size venues and arenas. The tour was met with praise from some music critics. Background and development Carey's fifteenth studio album, titled '' Caution'', was released on November 16, 2018 and received universal acclaim from critics. The album was described as a "fine-tuning" of Carey's previous work, and was praised for its freshness which made it "pleasingly defiant", with some critics hailing it as being "the new blueprint for legacy acts" of Carey's stature. By December 2018, the album had been featured on several year-end lists. Prior to the album's release, dates were announced for both the North American and European leg of the tour, teasing it as being her "most intimate tour yet". The opening leg of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
