The Hippodrome de Vincennes, also called Vincennes Raceourse, is a horse racing track located in Paris, France. It has a capacity of 40,000. It was created in 1863 and rebuilt in 1879, after being destroyed in the Franco-Prussian War.[1]
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| Address | 2 Route De La Ferme, 75012 Paris France |
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| Public transit | Joinville-le-Pont station |
| Owner | La Société d’Encouragement à l’Elevage du Trotteur Français |
| Genre(s) | Harness racing |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Field shape | 2,000-meter outdoor track |
| Acreage | 42 hectares |
| Screens | 160m² giant screen |
| Current use | 130 meetings and more than 1,100 races each year |
| Construction | |
| Opened | March 1863 |
| Reopened | 1879 |
| Tenants | |
| Dining: Le Panoramique, Café Casaques and Heat Bar | |
| Website | |
| https://www.vincennes-hippodrome.com/fr/ | |
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The venue sits on 42 hectares and includes two tracks, one large and one smaller one for night races.[2] The venue can accommodate 35,000 spectators and has stabling for 150 horses.[3]
Harness racing
editThe venue was originally open to all types of horse racing. On 26 November 1934, the last steeplechase race took place,[4] afterwards which the racetrack was devoted exclusively to mounted trotters and harness racing.[5] In 1920, the track hosted the first edition of the Prix d'Amérique, one of the world's most prestigious harness races worldwide.[5]
Events venue
editIt has also been used for concerts, hosting:
- Pink Floyd - 12 September 1970
- Grateful Dead - 17 October 1981[6][7]
- Queen - 14 June 1986, with Belouis Some, Level 42 and Marillion
- Genesis - 3 June 1987, with Paul Young
- U2 - 4–5 July 1987 and 26 June 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 - 19 June 1988, Tunnel of Love Express Tour
- Whitesnake - 1 September 1990
- AC/DC - 21 September 1991
- Guns N' Roses - 6 June 1992 (Pay-per-view concert with Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry (musician) from Aerosmith, and Lenny Kravitz guest appearing)[8]
- Elton John - 18 June 1992
- Michael Jackson - 13 September 1992 (85,000 fans attended the show)[9]
- Metallica - 13 June 1993, with The Cult and Suicidal Tendencies
References
edit- ^ "Histoire". Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Hippodrome de Paris-Vincennes | Val-de-Marne Tourisme & Loisirs". Val de Marne Tourisme & Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Vincennes Hippodrome of Paris". Paris je t'aime - Office de tourisme.
- ^ "Histoire". Hippodrome Paris-Vincennes (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b "Plus de 180 ans d'histoire | LETROT". www.letrot.com (in French). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Grateful Dead (1981-10-17), Grateful Dead Live at The Hippodrome on 1981-10-17, retrieved 2024-11-08
- ^ "Grateful Dead The Hippodrome - October 17, 1981". Grateful Dead. 2007-04-05. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Becher, Paul (1992-06-06), Guns N' Roses: Live in Paris (Music), Guns N' Roses, Lenny Kravitz, Duff McKagan, PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, retrieved 2024-11-08
- ^ "Dangerous World Tour - 9/13/1992". Michael Jackson Official Site. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
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