Indoor arena in Serbia
The Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (Serbian : Хала Александар Николић , romanized : Hala Aleksandar Nikolić ), formerly known as Pionir Hall (Serbian: Хала Пионир , romanized: Hala Pionir ), is an indoor sports arena located in Palilula , Belgrade , Serbia. The official seating capacity of the arena is 8,000.[3] [4] [5] It was renamed in 2016 in honour of Serbian basketball player and coach Aleksandar Nikolić . The hall is well known for its frequent matches between different basketball clubs, especially Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade), Partizan , and foreign clubs.Projected by Ljiljana and Dragoljub Bakić, the hall has been described as the "architectural icon of the postmodernist Belgrade".[6]
History Red Star Belgrade players practice under the command of head coach Svetislav Pešić in 2008Constructed in 1973 by Ljiljana and Dragoljub Bakić under a tight deadline, the modernist building won the architects a "Grand Prix of the Belgrade Architecture Salon".[7] The structure was noted for its use of repeated elements and natural light.
The arena hosted the final round of EuroBasket 1975 , the final of the EuroLeague 's 1976–77 season (in which Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Pallacanestro Varese ), and the FIBA EuroCup 's 1997–98 season final.[8] In October 1989, the 16th World Judo Championships took place in Pionir Hall.[9]
The arena hosted several preliminary round games of the EuroBasket 2005 and 2013 World Women's Handball Championship .
On 23 February 2016, the name of the arena was changed from Pionir Hall to Hall Aleksandar Nikolić, after the former basketball player and coach, Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić .
In April 2017, the arena played host to the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinal between Serbia and Spain, with Serbia winning the tie 4-1 to advance to the semifinals.[10]
In 2019, the hall was thoroughly renovated, at a cost of €2 million euros. The renovation included new seats, telescopic stands, a new hardwood court and screens, new lighting, modernization of the ventilation and air-conditioning systems, and an increased seating capacity.[11]
Concerts List of Concerts
1970s
1970s September 20, 1972 - Ray Charles November 1, 1974 - Ike & Tina Turner March 16, 1975 - Deep Purple (Stormbringer Tour, opening acts: Elf, Smak) April 4, 1975 - Nazareth April 13, 1975 - Jethro Tull October 5, 1975 - Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire November 20, 1975 - Ike & Tina Turner February 9, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme (Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu Tour) February 10, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme February 11, 1976 - Bijelo Dugme February 26, 1976 - Suzi Quatro June 16, 1976 - BOOM Festival 1976 March 3, 1977 - Bijelo Dugme (Eto! Baš hoću! Tour) March 4, 1977 - Bijelo Dugme March 5, 1977 - Bijelo Dugme September 8, 1977 - Smak (Crna dama Tour) September 9, 1977 - Smak October 8, 1977 - Uriah Heep (Firefly Tour) March 7, 1978 - Dr. Feelgood April 4, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić (Putujući zemljotres Tour) April 8, 1978 - Zdravko Čolić June 1978 - Boney M. April 20, 1979 - Slade April 21, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme (Bitanga i princeza Tour; the entire revenue from the five concerts, almost US$100,000, was donated to the 1979 Montenegro earthquake victims and survivors fund) April 22, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme April 23, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme April 24, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme April 25, 1979 - Bijelo Dugme May 8, 1979 - Tina Turner June 29, 1979 - José Feliciano October 10, 1979 - Eric Clapton 1980s
1980s October, 1980 - Zdravko Čolić (Zbog tebe Tour) October, 1980 - Zdravko Čolić October, 1980 - Zdravko Čolić October 31, 1980 - Weather Report (11th Belgrade Jazz Festival) December 31, 1980 - "Atomska Čorba" (1981 New Year's celebration: Atomsko sklonište and Riblja Čorba ) March 2, 1982 - Gillan (opening acts: Tygers of Pan Tang , Pomaranča ) April 8, 1982 - Riblja Čorba (Mrtva priroda Tour) April 9, 1982 - Riblja Čorba April 10, 1982 - Riblja Čorba April 11, 1982 - Riblja Čorba (U ime naroda live album recorded) May 13, 1982 - Majski Rock & Blues Festival (Alvin Lee Band , Stan Webb's Speedway , and Nightwing ) June 12, 1982 - Classix Nouveaux June 1982 - Vatreni Poljubac July 27, 1982 - Talking Heads October 17, 1982 - Joe Cocker (originally scheduled for 1 October 1982, but rescheduled to the 17th due to Cocker's illness) October 20, 1982 - Wishbone Ash October 23, 1982 - Tangerine Dream (White Eagle European Tour) March 2, 1983 - UFO March 18, 1983 - Saxon May 14, 1983 - Uriah Heep (Head First Tour) May 30, 1983 - Peter Green February 28, 1984 - Bo Diddley & Mainsqueeze March 6, 1984 - Eric Burdon April 18, 1984 - Elton John (European Express Tour ) May 13, 1984 - Riblja Čorba (Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju Tour) September 24, 1984 - Motörhead February 16, 1985 - Zabranjeno Pušenje (Das ist Walter Tour) May 10, 1985 - Dire Straits (Brothers in Arms Tour ) May 11, 1985 - Dire Straits December 8, 1985 - MESAM Festival 1985 (Riblja Čorba , etc.) December 18, 1985 - Eddy Grant January 1986 - 5th Poselo Godine (Mitar Mirić , Miroslav Ilić , Halid Muslimović , Marinko Rokvić , Miloš Bojanić , Halid Bešlić , Vesna Zmijanac , Ferid Avdić, Vera Matović , Nada Topčagić ) March 21, 1986 - Riblja Čorba (Osmi nervni slom Tour) March 29, 1986 - Bajaga i Instruktori April 29, 1986 - Status Quo (In the Army Now Tour) September 10, 1986 - Iron Maiden (Somewhere on Tour , opening act: Waysted ) 1986 - Halid Muslimović December 3, 1986 - Nazareth & Girlschool February 4, 1987 - Alvin Lee & Wishbone Ash April 5, 1987 - Spandau Ballet (Through the Barricades Tour) 1987 - Alisa November 10, 1987 - Cliff Richard November 13, 1987 - Ekatarina Velika (Ljubav Tour) November 14, 1987 - Ekatarina Velika November 1987 - Halid Bešlić December 12, 1987 - Bajaga i Instruktori January 22, 1988 - 7th Poselo Godine (Halid Bešlić , Duško Kuliš , Halid Muslimović , Šerif Konjević , Nada Obrić ) 1988 - Vesna Zmijanac January 22, 1989 - 8th Poselo Godine (Ana Bekuta , Vera Matović , Jašar Ahmedovski , Jasmin Muharemović , Boban Zdravković, Dragana Mirković ) 1990s
1990s February 4, 1990 - 9th Poselo Godine (Milena Plavšić , Zorica Brunclik , Ljuba Aličić , Mitar Mirić , Boban Zdravković, Jašar Ahmedovski , Šaban Šaulić , Haris Džinović , Dragana Mirković ) May 22, 1990 - The Stranglers January 27, 1991 - 10th Poselo Godine (Šeki Turković , Radiša Urošević, Snežana Đurišić , Zoran Kalezić , Biljana Jevtić, Ljuba Aličić , Ipče Ahmedovski , Mitar Mirić , Boban Zdravković, Dragan Kojić Keba , Džej Ramadanovski ) January 27, 1992 - 11th Poselo Godine (Dragana Mirković , Zlata Petrović , Radiša Urošević, Jasmin Muharemović , Šeki Turković , Jašar Ahmedovski , Ceca Veličković , Ana Bekuta , Dragan Kojić Keba , Džej Ramadanovski , Mira Škorić , Zoran Gajić Srbin) April 3, 1994 - Riblja Čorba (Zbogom, Srbijo Tour) May 27, 1995 - Mira Škorić (guests: Vesna Zmijanac and Ceca Ražnatović ); broadcast live on Pink television November 25, 1995 - Ceca Ražnatović December 8, 1995 - The Prodigy (opening acts: DJ S.T.R.O.B. (Dejan Mirković) & DJ Mark Wee (Marko Vajagić)) May 13, 1997 - Body Count (opening act: Channel Zero ) December 25, 1997 - Zabranjeno Pušenje March 20, 1998 - Dragana Mirković October 10, 1999 - Aca Lukas
See also
References ^ izgleda NJEN DEČKO! BLIC VESTI BEOGRAD Vesić: Hala "Aleksandar Nikolić" dobila novo lice, mesta za 8.000 gledalaca ^ Počela rekonstrukcija hale "Aleksandar Nikolić" ^ izgleda NJEN DEČKO! BLIC VESTI BEOGRAD Vesić: Hala "Aleksandar Nikolić" dobila novo lice, mesta za 8.000 gledalaca ^ Zablistao novi Pionir sa 8.000 mesta: Telegraf prvi ušao u renoviranu halu "Aleksandar Nikolić" ^ Hala „Aleksandar Nikolić” otvara se 1. oktobra ^ Radoslav Ćebić (31 May 2018). "Tiranija Beograda na void" [Tyranny of the Belgrade Waterfront]. Vreme, No. 1430 (in Serbian). ^ "Ground-breaking Architecture | CAB". ^ "HALA PIONIR". Tasmajdan.co.rs . Retrieved 14 December 2017 . [permanent dead link ] ^ "Watch 1989 World Judo Championships Video". Ovguide.com . Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 10 October 2013 . ^ "World Group Quarterfinal". Retrieved 8 April 2017 . ^ Počela rekonstrukcija hale "Aleksandar Nikolić"
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