Pavillon de Paris

The Pavillon de Paris was a large concert space in Paris, France, located near the Porte de Pantin Metro stop, on the northern edge of the city. With a seated capacity of approximately 10,000 spectators, the Pavillon was the city's largest indoor music arena throughout its brief operating history from the mid-1970s until 1983.

Many famous rock bands performed at the Pavillon when their tours visited Paris, including AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Bob Marley, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Neil Young, Earth, Wind & Fire, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen and the perennial French rocker, Johnny Halliday.

The industrial-looking building that housed the concert space was previously used by a slaughterhouse and meat-packing business, and the surrounding La Villette area was well known as a traditional meat-packing district. As a result, the Pavillon de Paris was also known colloquially as Les Abattoirs (The Slaughterhouse), and some of the acts who recorded live performances at the Pavillon chose to refer to the venue as the "Abattoirs". For example, the French film-maker Freddy Hausser made a film of The Rolling Stones performing at the Pavillon that is titled "Les Stones aux abattoirs" (The Stones At The Slaughterhouse).

The Pavillon de Paris was closed in 1983, and Le Zénith was subsequently constructed to replace it.

Performance Chronology

*26 March 1976:Wings:"At The Speed Of Sound Tour" [ [http://www.maccafan.net/Albums/WingsAtTheSpeedOfSound/WingsAtTheSpeedOfSound.htm MaccaFan.net] ]

*17-18 May 1976:David Bowie:"Station To Station Tour"

*4-7 June 1976:The Rolling Stones:"Tour Of Europe '76"

*22-25 February 1977:Pink Floyd:"In the Flesh Tour" [http://www.pf-roio.de/roio/roio-cd.timeindex]

*6 December 1977:Yes:"Going For The One Tour" [ [http://astronationoftheunitedworlds.blogspot.com/2007/12/yes-1977-pavillon-de-paris-paris-france.html Astronation ] ]

*23-24 April 1978:Queen:"News of the World Tour" [ [http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/notweu.html QUEEN CONCERTS - Queen on tour [Concertography > Queen on tour > News Of The World '78 ] ]

*12 May 1978:Santana [ [http://www.priceminister.com/offer/buy/4903130/Santana-Pavillon-De-Paris-5-12-1978-Tickets.html, PriceMinister.com] ]

*24-25 May 1978:David Bowie:"Isolar II"

*25-27 June 1978:Bob Marley & The Wailers:CD title: Babylon by Bus:Kaya tour

*27 February-01 March 1979:Queen:"Live Killers Tour" [ [http://www.queenconcerts.com/live/queen/killers.html QUEEN CONCERTS - Queen on tour [Concertography > Queen on tour > Live Killers ] ]

*16 May 1979:The Who [ [http://mygeneration.heberg-forum.net/ftopic132_paris-pavillon-de-paris-16-mai-1979.html The Who Forum] ]

*18 October-25 November 1979:Johnny Hallyday [ [http://www.hallyday.com.fr/Son/Concert/concer79.html Johnny Hallyday Le Web - Site sur Johnny Hallyday - Le site d'information sur Johnny Hallyday - concerts 1979 ] ]

*29 November 1979:Supertramp: CD title: Live In Paris:Breakfast In America tour

*9 December 1979:AC/DC, two shows in one night:2nd performance released on DVD: [http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/dvd/ac_dc___live_at_the_pavillion__paris/190404.htm Live at Pavillon, Paris] :"Highway To Hell Tour" [ [http://www.blockbuster.co.uk/dvd/ac_dc___live_at_the_pavillion__paris/190404.htm Blockbuster.com ] ]

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