Datch Forum di Assago

Infobox Modern building
caption=Datch Forum during a convention.
name=Datch Forum
location_town=Milan
location_country=Italy
architect=
completion_date=1990

Datch Forum di Assago (formerly known as Fila Forum, Forum di Assago; also known as DatchForum, Datchforum, Datch Forum) is an indoor sporting arena in Assago, near Milan, Italy. It is primarily used for ice hockey, basketball, and tennis. It is the home floor of the prominent Italian professional basketball team Armani Jeans Milano. Datch Forum holds up to 12,000 people.

History

Opened in 1990, Datch Forum di Assago also hosts live concerts. Acts like Cher, Celine Dion, U2, Madonna, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Skunk Anansie, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lenny Kravitz, Christina Aguilera, Elisa, Laura Pausini, Eros Ramazzotti, Destiny's Child, Rush, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Shakira, Robbie Williams, Tiziano Ferro, Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Take That, Gwen Stefani, Kiss, Dream Theater, The Cure, Avril Lavigne and Justin Timberlake have performed there.

It hosted the WWE "RAW" and SmackDown! tapings in April 2007.

External links

* [http://www.forumnet.it/ Datch Forum Official Site]