Tivoli Hall (Slovene: Hala Tivoli) is a complex of two multi-purpose indoor sport arenas in Tivoli City Park in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The complex was opened in 1965. The larger, ice hockey arena has a seating capacity of 4,000 people. When configured to host basketball games, the capacity is adjusted to 5,600.
This hall hosted home games of the professional basketball team KK Union Olimpija until 2011. The smaller basketball hall has a seating capacity of 4,050 people. The larger one is the home of HDD Olimpija Ljubljana professional ice hockey club.
Regular sporting events include:
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana (ice hockey) plays all home games here, on the national and international levels (EBEL, Slovenian Ice Hockey League).HK Olimpija Ljubljana (ice hockey)KK Union Olimpija (basketball) Played all home games between 1966–2010One time sporting events include:
1965 World Table Tennis Championships1970 World Basketball Championship, the final round1970 World Figure Skating Championships1970 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships1982 World Weightlifting Championships1984 World Nine-pin bowling Championships2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, the Slovenia-Portugal play-offIce Hockey World Championships:1966 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group A1969 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B1974 World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B1991 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B1993 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group C1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Group B2001 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division I2013 FIBA EuroBasket 2013, Group AApart from being a sporting venue, Tivoli Hall also hosts numerous concerts, musicals and other shows.
Louis Armstrong & The All Stars – April 4, 1965Jethro Tull – April 15, 1975 and May 11, 2000Ike & Tina Turner - November 2, 1974Tina Turner - November 15, 1975Frank Zappa – November 22, 1975Procol Harum – January 30, 1976Cat Stevens – May 14, 1976Queen – February 7, 1979Gillan – December 7, 1979Lene Lovich - April 4, 1980Motörhead – April 27–28, 1989, December 10, 2012Iron Maiden – August 19, 1984, September 12, 1986 and January 21, 1996Uriah Heep – May 16, 1983Dire Straits – May 13, 1985The Pixies – September 24, 1988Laibach – March 30, 1989The Cure – May 24, 1989, with Shelleyan OrphanBlack Sabbath – September 27, 1989, with AxxisNirvana – February 27, 1994, with The MelvinsThe Sisters of Mercy – March 11, 1991Siouxsie and the Banshees – October 9, 1991Faith No More – June 16, 1993 and November 19, 1997The Ramones – October 10, 1994Đorđe Balašević – November 14, 1994The Beastie Boys – February 26, 1995, with Luscious JacksonSimple Minds – October 19, 1995 and April 8, 2006David Bowie – February 6, 1996Green Day – March 23, 1996The Sex Pistols – July 9, 1996ZZ Top – March 12, 1997 and October 16, 2009The Prodigy – October 31, 1997NOFX – October 6, 1998Bob Dylan – April 28, 1999 and June 13, 2010Blondie – October 23, 1999, with The FlirtJoe Cocker – November 7, 1999 and May 22, 2005Rage Against the Machine – February 8, 2000, with The Asian Dub FoundationYes – March 20, 2000Steve Vai and Eric Sardinas – April 13, 2000Sting – May 14, 2000Pearl Jam – June 19, 2000, with The Dismemberment PlanHIM – November 12, 2000The Offspring – January 28, 2001, with AFIMelanie C – February 14, 2001Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance – April 24–26, 2001Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – June 3, 2001Eros Ramazzotti – June 17, 2001 and November 19, 2009Rammstein – June 10, 2002 and February 25, 2005, with ApocalypticaKosheen – February 22, 2003Bryan Adams – April 22, 2003 and November 26, 2006Simply Red – July 9, 2003, with Sinéad O'Connor and June 24, 2009Deep Purple – December 5, 2003 and October 5, 2006G3 – July 9, 2004R.E.M. – January 17, 2005, with BrainstormAnastacia – February 19, 2005Lou Reed – March 13, 2005 and March 13, 2006Mark Knopfler – May 3, 2005Ceca – May 20, 2005Dream Theater – October 19, 2005, and October 31, 2009, with Opeth, Bigelf and UnexpectJoan Baez – March 30, 2007Zucchero – May 12, 2007Il Divo – June 15, 2007 and March 27, 2009Tori Amos – June 26, 2007, with Joshua RadinP!nk – July 4–5, 2007Bryan Ferry – October 10, 2007Nightwish – March 4, 2008, with PAINTribute to Bijelo Dugme – April 5, 2008Katie Melua – April 27, 2008John Fogerty – June 14, 2008Status Quo – July 2, 2008Seal – July 14, 2008RBD – September 4–5 (twice on the 5th) and December 16, 2008Iggy Pop & The Stooges – September 29, 2008, with The Psihomodo PopJean Michel Jarre – November 7, 2008Uriah Heep – December 13, 2008Lepa Brena – March 21, 2009Armin van Buuren and Rank 1 – October 23, 2009Air – December 14, 2009, with We Fell to EarthMichael Bolton – January 25, 2010Chris Rea – February 22, 201050 Cent – March 3, 2010Anahí – March 12, 2010Billy Idol – June 24, 2010Boy George – September 23, 2010Smokie – February 2, 2012Keane – October 29, 2012Whitesnake – November 30, 2011Brit Floyd - Tribute to Pink Floyd – November 9, 2012Srebrna krila – November 30, 2012Motörhead – December 10, 2012Slash – February 8, 2013Nelly Furtado – March 14, 2013Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – November 25, 2013Dream Theatre – February 4, 2014Sticky Fingers - Tribute to Rolling Stones – February 14, 2014Tadej Toš - Stand Up for Slovenija – March 26, 2015Toto – July 2, 2015Alice Cooper – June 12, 2016Whitesnake – July 12, 2016Cancellations:
Chris Rea – 2008Lenny Kravitz – June 9, 2009Lady Gaga was unofficially scheduled to perform on September 6, 2009, but the show was cancelled before official announcement.
