Full name | MartiniPlaza |
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Former names | Martinihal Groningen (1969–2000) |
Location | Groningen, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 53°12′10″N6°33′23″E / 53.20278°N 6.55639°E |
Capacity | 4,500 |
Construction | |
Built | 1969 |
Expanded | 2000 |
Tenants | |
Donar (2000–present) Lycurgus (occasionally) | |
Website | |
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MartiniPlaza (formerly Martinihal Groningen) is an indoor arena located in Groningen, Netherlands. It is used as an exhibition complex, theater and sports arena. The arena is the home of the basketball team Donar and has a capacity of 4,350 people. [1]
Date | Artist | Tour |
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19 August 1972 | Wings | Wings Over Europe Tour |
10 April 1975 | Genesis | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Tour |
January 31, 1979 | The Jacksons | Destiny World Tour |
18 March 1995 | Bob Dylan | Never Ending Tour 1995 |
10 December 1996 | Backstreet Boys | Backstreet Boys: Live in Concert Tour |
25 November 2018 | Within Temptation | The Resist Tour |
Date | Event | Sport |
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27–31 December 2012 | Groninger Basketball Week [2] | Basketball |
13–15 September 2013 | 2013 Davis Cup World Group play-offs | Tennis |
26 March 2017 | 2016–17 NBB Cup Final | Basketball |
25 March 2018 | 2017–18 NBB Cup Final | Basketball |
19–29 January 2022 | UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 Group Stage [3] | Futsal |
13 March 2022 | 2021–22 NBB Cup Final | Basketball |
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