Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex

The Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (Russian: Спортивно-концертный комплекс «Петербургский», romanized: Sportivno-kontsertnyy kompleks «Peterburgskiy») was an arena in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
SKK Peterburgsky
Former namesV. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex (1980–91)
Location8, Yu. Gagarina av.
Saint Petersburg 196105 Russia
Coordinates59°52′09″N 30°20′31″E
OwnerFederal State Unitary Enterprise
Capacity25,000
Construction
Broke ground1970
Opened20 May 1980 (1980-05-20)
ClosedAugust 2019 (2019-08)
Demolished31 January 2020
Architect
  • I. M. Chaiko
  • N. V. Baranov
  • V. F. Yakovlev
  • N. A. Vladislaveva
  • A. P. Morozov
Tenants
St. Petersburg Open (1995–2013)
Website
spbckk.ru (in Russian)
After collapse: Commons gallery

History

In Soviet time, it was called V. I. Lenin Sport & Concert Complex (Russian: Спортивно-концертный комплекс им. В. И. Ленина, romanized: Sportivno-kontsertnyy kompleks im. V. I. Lenin). The complex was completed in 1979 and opened on May 19, 1980.

Besides concerts, the arena was used for various sports, notably tennis, as it was the location of the St. Petersburg Open. Other sports events hosted at the SKK include bowling, tennis table, fencing. The SKK was also used for some trade fairs.

On January 31, 2020, the roof and a large portion of the walls collapsed during the process of dismantling, resulting in the death of one worker.[1]

Significant events
Concerts
Artist(s) Tour/Event Date(s) Note
Didier Marouani
Space		1–5 July 1983
Billy Joel2, 3, 5 August 1987Released as Kontsert in 1987 and A Matter of Trust: The Bridge to Russia in 2013
ScorpionsSavage Amusement Tour17–26 April 1988
Yngwie MalmsteenOdyssey Tour1-10 February 1989Released as Trial by Fire: Live in Leningrad
Mylène FarmerMylène Farmer en tournée28 June 2009
PlaceboBattle for the Sun Tour23 September 2010
Roger WatersThe Wall Live25 April 2011
MuseThe Resistance Tour20 May 2011
ShakiraThe Sun Comes Out World Tour24 May 2011
Iron MaidenThe Final Frontier World Tour10 July 2011
MadonnaMDNA Tour9 August 2012
Lady GagaBorn This Way Ball9 December 2012
Justin BieberBelieve Tour28 April 2013
Green Day99 Revolutions Tour23 June 2013
Mylène FarmerTimeless4 November 2013
Armin van BuurenArmin Only8 February 2014
Depeche ModeDelta Machine Tour4 March 2014
Thirty Seconds to MarsLove, Lust, Faith and Dreams Tour18 March 2014
Justin TimberlakeThe 20/20 Experience World Tour15 May 2014
AerosmithGlobal Warming Tour27 May 2014
MetallicaLords of Summer Tour25 August 2015
Depeche ModeGlobal Spirit Tour13 July 2017
16 February 2018
Roger WatersUs + Them Tour29 August 2018
Jennifer LopezIt’s My Party Tour11 August 2019The very last concert in SKK before reconstruction

See also

References
  1. "WATCH huge concert hall ceiling collapse in St. Petersburg, one worker has been killed". RT. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

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