Mediolanum Forum

Mediolanum Forum
MediolanumForum
Full name	Mediolanum Forum di Assago
Former names	Forum di Assago Fila Forum DatchForum
Location	Via Giuseppe di Vittorio 6 20090 Assago (MI), Italy
Coordinates	45°24′4″N 9°8′32″E / 45.40111°N 9.14222°E / 45.40111; 9.14222Coordinates: 45°24′4″N 9°8′32″E / 45.40111°N 9.14222°E / 45.40111; 9.14222
Opened	1990
Owner	ForumNet S.p.A
Surface	40,000 m²
Capacity	12,000 (basketball)[1]
Tenants
Armani Jeans Milano (1990-present)

The Mediolanum Forum (formerly known as Fila Forum, Datch Forum and Forum di Assago) is an indoor sports arena, in Assago near Milan, Italy. The arena has a capacity of 11,500^[2] and is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball and tennis. It also hosts live concerts.

The Forum received the European Prize for Architecture for sports venues awarded by CONI and the Council of Europe.^[2] It is also the only structure in Italy along with Palalottomatica in Rome to be part of the European Arenas Association network.^[2]

The Forum is the home floor of the Italian professional basketball team Armani Jeans Milano.

History

The arena opened in 1990. Since then it hosted several important sports and musical events. Among them, the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2003 IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal of ice hockey (Together with Lugano's Pista Resega), the WWE RAW and SmackDown! in 2007.

In January 2009, the arena changed its name to the current Mediolanum Forum replacing the old name of Datch Forum.^[3]

List of musical artists who played at the Mediolanum Forum

Simple Minds Laura Pausini Iron Maiden The Cranberries Elton John Metallica Deep Purple Duran Duran Pooh R.E.M. Coldplay Bon Jovi Eagles Limp Bizkit Korn Green Day Articolo 31 Gemelli DiVersi Max Pezzali Depeche Mode U2 Madonna The Cure Tina Turner Spice Girls Nek Claudio Baglioni Modà Cher Backstreet Boys Janet Jackson Whitney Houston Mariah Carey Anastacia Tokio Hotel Skunk Anansie Lenny Kravitz Christina Aguilera Raf Biagio Antonacci Vasco Rossi Luciano Ligabue Jovanotti Cristina D'Avena Eros Ramazzotti Gigi D'Alessio Zucchero Destiny's Child AC/DC Elisa Alicia Keys Robbie Williams George Michael Rush Kylie Minogue Beyoncé Take That Gwen Stefani Kiss Francesco Guccini Dream Theater Red Hot Chili Peppers Céline Dion Subsonica Justin Timberlake Mark Knopfler Bruce Springsteen Michael Bublé David Bowie Renato Zero Pearl Jam Queen + Paul Rodgers Roger Waters Rammstein Muse Francesco Renga Miguel Bosè Foo Fighters 50 Cent Fugees Aerosmith Sting Hilary Duff Avril Lavigne Davide Van De Sfroos The Offspring Oasis The Killers Jonas Brothers Blue Shakira Litfiba Britney Spears Justin Bieber Bob Dylan System of a down Mika Black Eyed Peas Lady GaGa Alessandra Amoroso Francesco De Gregori Katy Perry

References

1. ^ Impianto di Gioco
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Mediolanum Forum di Assago". ForumNet. http://www.forumnet.it/. Retrieved 16 November 2011. 
3. ^ Il Datchforum cambia nome, nasce il MEDIOLANUM FORUM

External links

• Mediolanum Forum Official Site

Preceded by Olympiahalle Munich	Ice Hockey World Championships Final Venue 1994	Succeeded by Globe Arena Stockholm
Preceded by Scandinavium Gothenburg	Davis Cup Final Venue 1998	Succeeded by Acropolis Exhibition Hall Nice
Preceded by Ahoy Rotterdam	MTV Europe Music Awards Venue 1998	Succeeded by Point Depot Dublin