Notable Events
- In 1975, the European final of the BBC TV programme Superstars was held here.
- In 1977 the prog rock band Yes played there on their tour in support of their album, Going For The One. The whole show was recorded and "Parallels" and "Wonderous Stories" were featured on live album Yesshows.
- In 1978, Bob Marley and the Wailers played there.
- In 1980 (May 24) Frank Zappa and his band played there.
- In 1986, Whitney Houston performed here 5 times in the 1980s with 2 world tours and 11 times in the 1990s with 3 world tours.
- In 1996, Tina Turner played here 8 times during her world record breaking Wildest Dreams Tour
- In 1998, Janet Jackson opened her The Velvet Rope World Tour here with two sold out concerts
- In 2000, the Dutch singer Lee Towers performed his 50th sellout Gala Of The Year concert - A special bronze bust of LT stands in the main entrance of Ahoy - He is the only person to reach this milestone at Ahoy.
- On October 30, 2000 British rock band Deep Purple recorded a live album called Live at the Rotterdam Ahoy with the orchestra & Ronnie James Dio.
- In 2002, Alanis Morissette filmed her Towards Our Union Mented Tour at Ahoy, which was released on the DVD Feast on Scraps.
- The 2007 Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held at the venue.
- The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament ATP World Tour event has been held at the venue for many years.
- Destiny's Child filmed a concert DVD of their world tour in May 2002.
- The band Rush did the same during their Snakes and Arrows tour in October 2007 during the European leg of the tour.
- Several songs on the Dream Theater DVD Chaos in Motion were filmed in Ahoy also.
- Shakira shot Live & off the Record, the concert DVD of her tour Tour Of The Mongoose here on 22 April 2003.
- Armin Van Buuren gave in Ahoy his famous concert Armin Only, in November 2005 and 2006, featured by Sharon Den Adel among other famous artists.
- Within Temptation shot the Black Symphony concert DVD, with the Metropole Orchestra, in Ahoy.
- The North Sea Jazz Festival since 2006.
- On October 15, 2009, Fleetwood Mac has performed at Ahoy Rotterdam during the 'Unleashed Tour 2009'
- From October 16 through to the 24th of 2010, the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Ahoy Rotterdam.
- On November 29 and 30 November 2010, Lady Gaga has performed at Ahoy Rotterdam during The Monster Ball Tour.
- On October 16, 2011, Red Hot Chili Peppers have performed at Ahoy Rotterdam during the I'm with You Tour.
- On October 19, 2011, pop superstar Britney Spears has performed at Ahoy Rotterdam during her Femme Fatale Tour
- On December 17, 2011, Coldplay performed at Ahoy Rotterdam during the Mylo Xyloto Tour
- On March 24, 2012, Paul McCartney performed at Ahoy Rotterdam during his On the Run Tour
- On March 23, 2013, the hardstyle event Knockout! will be held at Ahoy Rotterdam after moving from the Silverdome Zoetermeer
Read more about this topic: Ahoy Rotterdam
Famous quotes containing the words notable and/or events:
“Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less equivalent to the credit. Except of course when it’s more than equivalent, as it has been with universal education, for example, or wireless, or these damned aeroplanes. In which case, of course, your progress is a step backwards and downwards.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
“Since events are not metaphors, the literal-minded have a certain advantage in dealing with them.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)