Moscow Olympic Concert Hall is located in the eponymous sports complex of the Central Administrative District. The central arena of the Olimpiysky sports and concert complex is a gigantic oval of an indoor stadium equipped with the latest generation of acoustic systems. The capacity of the stadium is 35, 000 people, concerts of stars of world show business here are record in all respects. In the world there are several concert venues of this scale - these are Arena in London, Lanxess Arena in the German city of Cologne and Manchester Arena in the English city of Manchester.
Start of activity
The Olimpiysky Concert Hall has existed for more than thirty years, and during this time countless concerts have been held in it with the performance of superstars both Russian and foreign. The "Olympic" concert hall is considered the most prestigious stage in Russia, the first concerts took place in it in 1982, it was combined performances with the participation of Alla Pugacheva, which were held from November 4 to 12 and were a huge success. It immediately became clear that not a single concert venue in the country can be compared in scale to the "Olympic" concert hall.
Concerts on November 13-14, 1982, already announced, were canceled due to the death of L. I. Brezhnev, and in the spring of 1983, the performances of Russian stars led by Alla Pugacheva resumed. In the summer of that year, musicians of the legendary French band Space arrived in Moscow with their leader, composer Didier Morouani. In June 1983, eight concerts of the group from Paris took place.
Charity events
The concert hall in the Olympic, in addition to daily commercial projects, also organizes charity events dedicated to any events. In May 1986, a charity concert was held to help victims of the Chernobyl accident. All the proceeds from the concert were transferred to account No. 904. Then, the program of the action included: Alla Pugacheva, Alexander Gradsky, the group Cruise, Bravo, Autograph.
The main city of Russian concert activity is Moscow. The Olympic Concert Hall has long been the mecca of show business all over the world. Popular world-class performers are honored to perform on the stage of the Olympic Concert Hall. In 1987, Adriano Celentano, a superstar of the Italian pop art, came and gave two concerts.
In the same year, Modern Talk from Germany made a splash, and lead singer Thomas Anders was forced to hide from Moscow fans. Only five concerts of the group took place, from October 4 to 8.
Popularity
Due to its unprecedented popularity, the “Tender May” group could only perform in the “Olympic” concert hall, no other venues could accommodate everyone who wanted to hear the “White Roses” live and to personally see Yura Shatunov. And in 1990, the musicians of the band Deep Purple with the permanent soloist Ian Gilan took the stage at the Olimpiysky.
Patricia Kaas, a French singer, came to Moscow several times and gave concerts here, and later the "Olympic" hall hosted concerts by Enrique Iglesias, Roger Waters, Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Britney Spears, Sting and many other artists of the first magnitude.
In the period from 2011 to 2013, Irina Allegrova regularly performed on the stage at the Olimpiyskiy, which arranged a farewell tour in March 2012, but it did not become one, the singer’s concert activity continues.
Stars of show business in the Olympic
World-class megastars, such as Sir Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga, Madonna, performed at the Olimpiysky concert hall as part of their tour of European countries, millions of Muscovites were happy to be able to attend the concert of their idol.
- Madonna performed in a concert hall as part of a tour on August 7, 2012.
- Lady Gaga visited Moscow during her tour on December 12, 2012.
- The legendary Paul McCartney arrived in Moscow in December 2011.
Sports and memory concerts
From time to time, the Olimpiysky Concert Hall provides its stage for sporting shows, such as, for example, in September 2012, a boxing match between Vitali Klitschko and Manuel Charr took place in the arena. It was a confrontation between two heavyweights, the winner became the world champion in the WBC ranking. Charr lost the meeting in the fourth round with a technical defeat, the dissection of the eyebrow caused him heavy bleeding, and the fight was stopped.
The Olimpiysky Concert Hall can also be the venue for memorial concerts: in September 2012, a rock concert was held in memory of the legendary musician and singer Viktor Tsoi. It was attended by many contemporaries of the artist.
