Hippodrome de Vincennes
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The Hippodrome de Vincennes 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.
It has also been used for concerts, hosting:
- Pink Floyd - 12 September 1970
- Grateful Dead - 17 October 1981
- 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
- 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)
- Elton John - 18 June 1992
- Michael Jackson - 13 September 1992 (85,000 fans attended the show)
- Metallica - 13 June 1993, with The Cult and Suicidal Tendencies
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