List of music venues in Africa

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This is a list of music venues in Africa. Venues with a capacity of 1,000 or higher are included.

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Algeria

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
1975 Salle de Sports de Algiers Algiers 7,000
June 17, 1972 Stade du 5 Juillet 64,200

Angola

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
2013 Pavilhão Multiusos do Kilamba Luanda 12,750
June 10, 1972 Estádio da Cidadela 40,000

Democratic Republic of the Congo

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
September 14, 1994 Stade des Martyrs Kinshasa 80,000
1952 Stade Tata Raphaël

Egypt

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
2007 Borg El Arab Stadium Alexandria 86,000 [1]
1991 The Covered Hall Cairo 20,000
1960 Cairo International Stadium 74,100 [2]
2010 Space Sharm Sharm El Sheikh 10,000
2018 [3] Seacode Beach Club El Alamein ~2,000

Ethiopia

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
2015 Bahir Dar Stadium Bahir Dar 60,000
Hawassa Kenema Stadium Hawassa
2017 Tigray Stadium Mekelle

Ivory Coast

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
October 3, 2020 National Stadium of the Ivory Coast Abidjan 60,012

Kenya

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
August 1987 Kasarani Indoor Arena Nairobi 5,000
Kasarani Stadium 80,000

Libya

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
1970 Tripoli Stadium Tripoli 67,000

Morocco

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
UnknownHippodrome Casa-Anfa Casablanca 5,000 [4]
1981 Salle Mohammed V 5,000
March 6, 1955 Stade Mohammed V 45,891
November 25, 2007 Fez Stadium Fez 45,000
January 5, 2011 Stade de Marrakech Marrakesh 45,240
April 26, 2011 Ibn Batouta Stadium Tangier 68,000

Malawi

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
1964 Mogadishu Stadium Blantyre 20,000

Mauritius

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
2011 [5] J&J Auditorium Vacoas-Phoenix Unknown

Nigeria

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
Federal Capital Territory
2003 Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja 60,491
Kano State
1998 Sani Abacha Stadium Kano 25,000
Lagos State
2000 New Afrika Shrine Ikeja 2,500
UnknownQueens Park Events Center Lagos 2,100 [6]

Republic of the Congo

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
Unknown Palais des Sports Brazzaville 10,134
2015 Stade Municipal de Kintélé 60,000

Senegal

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
circa 1985 Léopold Senghor Stadium Dakar 60,000

Somalia

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
1977 Mogadishu Stadium Mogadishu 65,000

South Africa

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
Eastern Cape
June 6, 2009 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha 46,000
Free State
1995 Toyota Stadium Bloemfontein 40,911
Gauteng
1999Big Top Arena Brakpan 5,000 [7]
1995 Centurion Park Centurion 22,000
November 4, 2017 [8] SunBet Arena Pretoria 8,500 [9]
1923 Loftus Versfeld Stadium Arcadia 51,762
November 2007 Teatro Sandton 1,870
1992 Johannesburg Stadium Doornfontein 37,500
1990 Ellis Park Arena Johannesburg 6,300
1928 Ellis Park Stadium 62,567
1989 FNB Stadium Soweto 94,736
May 2, 1959 Orlando Stadium 37,313
KwaZulu-Natal
2007 ICC Durban Arena Durban 10,000
November 27, 2009 Moses Mabhida Stadium 55,500
1958 Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium 60,000
Limpopo
August 4, 1995 Oppikoppi Farm Northam 20,000 [10]
Mpumalanga
December 2000 [11] Blue Moon Mbombela 2,000 [12]
North West
1979 Sun City Super Bowl Sun City ~6,000
Northern Cape
February 15, 2012 [13] Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre Kimberley 2,500 [13]
Western Cape
December 14, 2009 DHL Stadium Green Point 58,310
1997 Bellville Velodrome Bellville 10,000
May 19, 1971 Artscape Opera House Cape Town 1,487
June 2003 Cape Town International Convention Centre 1,500
Unknown The Side Show 1,800
October 2007GrandWest Grand Arena7,000 [14]
1888 DHL Newlands 52,000
c. 1915 Cycad Amphitheatre Unknown

Tanzania

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
2007 National Stadium Dar es Salaam 60,000

Tunisia

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
December 27, 2015 [15] Hard Rock Cafe Hammam Sousse Unknown
2004 Salle Omnisport de Radès Radès 17,000
1967 Stade El Menzah Tunis 39,858

Zimbabwe

OpenedVenueCityCapacity
UnknownCity Sports Center Harare 4,000 [16]
Harare International Conference Center 4,500
1892 [17] Borrowdale Racecourse5,000 [18]
1987 National Sports Stadium 80,000

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup: Destination". FIFA.com. February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  2. ↑ "sport life: The Biggest Stadiums On Earth". Sportslife7.blogspot.nl. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. ↑ "The New Sahel Hot-Spot That Offers Every Type of Beachside Experience". CairoScene. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Hippodrome Casa-Anfa, Morocco". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  5. ↑ "J&J Auditorium, Mauritius". cityseeker. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  6. ↑ "Queens Park Events Centre | Event Venue in Victoria Island". ogaVenue. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  7. ↑ "Carnival City Casino". www.worldcasinodirectory.com. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  8. ↑ Import, Pongrass (October 6, 2017). "GALLERY: Sun Arena: Biggest entertainment site in Pta opening preview". Rekord. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  9. ↑ "Events Arena in Pretoria | Sun Arena at Time Square". Hotels, Gaming and Entertainment Group. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  10. ↑ "Oppikoppi 18 to increase capacity". News24. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
  11. ↑ "SALES PROPOSAL BLUE MOON NELSPRUIT – www.blue-moon.co.za". www.readkong.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  12. ↑ "BLUE MOON". www.venuesearch.co.za. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  13. 1 2 Gird, James. "The Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre • Kimberley • CITY PORTAL". Kimberley City Portal. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  14. ↑ "Grand Arena at GrandWest | Sun International". Hotels, Gaming and Entertainment Group. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  15. ↑ "Live Music and Dining in Port El Kantaoui | Hard Rock Cafe Port El Kantaoui". www.hardrockcafe.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  16. ↑ "Sports Centres in Zimbabwe". My Guide Zimbabwe. July 18, 2019. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  17. ↑ "Borrowdale Racecourse". www.worldcasinodirectory.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  18. ↑ "Borrowdale Racecourse Horse Racing Live Stream : Results – Stats". www.horseracinglive.net. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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