![]() (Picture courtesy of Paris La Défense Arena).Īnother challenge was the French live industry’s reluctance to embrace new technology, particularly the “new ways of selling tickets.” according to Longuépée, who explained that many in the biz still opposed to secondary ticketing and dynamic pricing were fighting for a lost cause. Pairs La Défense Arena in all it’s shining night-time glory. And we are currently booking concerts for mid-October, which is right after getting back the keys of Paris La Défense Arena from the Olympic committee,” Longuépée explained, adding that a tight schedule was a good problem to have, which didn’t make coping with the demand any less challenging. ![]() ![]() “We have just booked a very famous artist on the 9th, 10th, and potentially 11th of May, in other words, four days before giving the key to the Olympics organizing committee in 2024. See: Paris La Defense Arena Opens With Stones Triple Finding avails for next year has been especially challenging, seeing that the Summer Olympics visit Paris in 2024. Longuépée confirmed what other venue operators and promoters dealing in arena and stadium territory have been saying: that ticket demand has been through the roof. “We can now communicate on 43,000, which is competing with stadiums in France,” he said. (Picture courtesy of Paris La Défense Arena)Īnd just before press time, Longuépée revealed that the building had received the green light from the local authorities to add another 3,000 seats. Indoors! Here’s hip hop duo Bigflo & Old from Toulouse performing in 2019. Paris La Défense Arena can host up to 43,000 people. Intelligent draping will make the building look and feel sold out in any case. It works from the other end as well, of course, allowing promoters to add 1,000 or 2,000 more seats for artists that would easily sell out the other arenas in the French capital. Everybody will see if a stadium is not sold out, but no one will see that you did a full venue on day one, and maybe 50% or 60% of the capacity the second night,” he explained. “It’s sometimes better for an artist, who’s not sure if they’ll sell out an 80,000-seat stadium, to come through our place for two nights, and make sure that the experience for both the artist and the public is incredible. And it’s in that capacity range, where Longuépée sees Paris La Défense Arena’s unique selling point. Pollstar’s box office is flooded with stadium tours that didn’t quite sell out. What is more, the economy is on the entertainment side, not on the sports side.” Longuépée wants to make sure, the big actors on the world market are thinking of Paris La Défense Arena, when they’re routing international tours. ![]() In other words, when there’s a conflict of dates, entertainment comes first, simply because you are booking events 18 to 24 months in advance. ![]() “It’s consistent with the DNA of this venue,” said CEO and president Frédéric Longuépée, “it’s an entertainment venue welcoming rugby, and conventions, in that order. The building’s sports tenant, Racing 92, is one of the most successful rugby teams in France, yet its home fixtures will still be moved to accommodate a big show, as will be the case in May, when Bruce Springsteen takes over the building for two nights on the 13th and the 15th. It may also be the first arena in Europe to have been built with entertainment first, and sports second in mind. With a modular capacity ranging from 10,000 to 43,000 seats, it offers flexibility in a capacity range that’s attractive for stadium acts. Paris La Défense Arena, the biggest indoor arena in Europe, opened in 2017. "With our future CEO Frederic Longuepee, the players, the fans and the city of Bordeaux, we look forward to working with this great club to help it reach its potential," said GACP owner Joseph DaGrosa.Frédéric Longuépée, CEO and president of Paris La Défense Arena. The Girondins are not the first French club to be taken over by Americans, as Paris Saint-Germain were owned by California-based investment fund Colony Capital between 20 before being bought out by their current Qatari owners. The deal brings an end to lengthy negotiations that had lasted several months, which saw the sale put on hold for 15 days in October.īordeaux, who sit 11th in the Ligue 1 table, elected former Paris Saint-Germain assistant director general Frederic Longuepee as their new club president last month. American investment fund GACP has completed its takeover of Ligue 1 club Bordeaux for 100 million euros ($114 million), the team's previous owners announced Tuesday.įrench media company M6, which had owned the club since 1999, said in a statement that it had "finalised" the transaction. ![]()
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