Hippodrome de Vincennes

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Address 2 Route de la Ferme, 75012 Paris, France Similar Longchamp Racecourse, Bois de Vincennes, Deauville‑La Touques Racecourse, Château de Vincennes, Bois de Boulogne Profiles Twitter

Hippodrome de Vincennes is a horse racing track located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 60,000. 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:

Grateful Dead - Oct 17, 1981

Genesis - June 3, 1987, with Paul Young

Queen - June 14, 1986, with Belouis Some, Level 42 and Marillion

U2 - July 4–5, 1987 and June 26, 1993, with Belly and The Velvet Underground. The first date, was filmed and recorded for the live home video and album, Live from Paris.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - June 19, 1988

Monsters of Rock - 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

References

Hippodrome de Vincennes Wikipedia

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