Notable Concerts
One of the first shows to have been recorded in the Palais Omnisports was in 1985, when Deep Purple Mark II got reunited for the Perfect Strangers tour. 20.000 people attended to the show.
Celine Dion played 6 sell-out shows in 2008 on her Taking Chances Tour to more than 100,000 people, she previously played 5 shows in 1996 during her Falling into You Tour and prior to that 5 dates on her highly successful D'eux Tour.
The arena played host to Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! Benefit Concerts on September 4–5, 1988. The shows were headlined by Sting and Peter Gabriel and also featured Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N'Dour and Michel Jonasz.
U2 opened up the 1992 Indoor European Leg of their Zoo TV Tour on May 7, 1992.
Sting performed during his Symphonicities Tour on September 30, 2010, along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2006 Mylène Farmer held a 13-date concert series from January 13 to January 29 at Bercy. The highly expensive show entitled Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy was recorded on January 21, 22 and 28. A release on DVD and CD followed later that year.
Johnny Hallyday performed 79 shows in this place, from 1987 to 2006. Four shows, scheduled in 2010, were cancelled due to artist's health problems. More than one million people saw the French legendary rock'n'roll performer in the POPB.
Scorpions sold out show at 23-11-11 more than 20.000 fans.
On June 1st, 2012, Jay-Z and Kanye West brought their Watch the Throne Tour to Bercy, performing the song "Niggas In Paris" a record 11 times.
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