{{Short description|Multipurpose indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium}} {{About||the Sportpaleis in Alkmaar|Sportpaleis Alkmaar|the Sportpaleis in Rotterdam|Rotterdam Ahoy}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox venue | name = AFAS Dome | logo_image = AfasDome_logo.jpg | image = Afas-dome-luchtfoto-1.jpg | image_size = 250px | fullname = AFAS Dome | former_names = Sportpaleis (1933-2025) | address = Schijnpoortweg 119 | city = Antwerp | country = Belgium | location = Schijnpoortweg 119, 2170 Merksem, Antwerp, Belgium | coordinates = {{coord|51|13|52|N|4|26|28|E|display=inline|region:BE_type:landmark_source:nlwiki}} | broke_ground = 11 January 1932 | built = 1932–33 | opened = 11 September 1933 | renovated = 2010–2013 | expanded = 2013 | closed = | demolished = | owner = Province of Antwerp | operator = Be-At Venues NV | surface = | construction_cost = | architect = Apostel-Mampaey family | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | project_manager = | main_contractors = | tenants = | website = www.afas-dome.be | seating_capacity = 18,575<ref name="Beat">{{cite web|url=https://beatvenues.be/en/venues/sportpaleis/|title=Sportpaleis|website=beatvenues.be|access-date=12 October 2022}}</ref> <br/> 23,001 (including standing)<ref name="Beat"/> | dimensions = | scoreboard = }} The '''AFAS Dome''' (formerly '''Sportpaleis''') is an indoor arena in Antwerp, Belgium. It is a multipurpose hall used for organizing concerts, sporting events, festivals, and fairs. The arena was built for sport, especially track cycling, but there is now little sport held there; it previously hosted the Diamond Games tennis tournament for women.
According to Billboard Magazine, for the period 2007/8 Sportpaleis was the second most visited event hall in the world, second only to Madison Square Garden.<ref name="VRT">{{cite web | author=VRT | title=Sportpaleis draws huge crowds | url=http://www.deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/archief_EN/2.1340/news/1.463777 | work=flandersnews.be | publisher=deredactie.be | date= 3 February 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820074633/http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/archief_EN/2.1340/news/1.463777 | archive-date=20 August 2017 | url-status=dead}}</ref> The AFAS Dome is known for performances by both Dutch-speaking and international artists.
==Construction== thumb|right|Sportpaleis in June 2007 Construction of the arena started on 11 January 1932. It lasted 21 months and was completed on 11 September 1933, becoming the largest indoor arena in Europe. The Sportpaleis was built by the Apostel-Mampaey family from Boom. They were internationally renowned velodrome builders from 1907 until the Second World War. The velodrome builders of Boom were very much in demand. They built tracks in Gentbrugge (1911), Wilrijk 'Garden City' (1916), Nice and Marseille (1920), Ostend (1921-1946), Brussel-Heizel (1932) and Oudenaarde (1933). The famous 'Kuipke' in Ghent (1922) and the even more famous Sportpaleis in Deurne (1933). In 2008, a book "De velodroombouwers Apostel-Mampaey" was published.
The main building is {{convert|132|by|88|metres}} and has a roof spanning {{convert|11,600|m2}}. The arena is elliptical and has two floors. In 2010, the arena's roof was replaced, and during 2011–2013 a €20{{nbsp}}million re-development took place, increasing its total capacity from 18,400 to 23,001 (including standing).<ref name="NB"/><ref name="Beat"/> Until renovations in 2011, there was a {{convert|250|m|yd|adj=mid|-long}} wooden cycling track under the stands.<ref name="NB">{{cite news|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20110614_122|title=Capaciteit Sportpaleis wordt opgedreven|date=14 June 2011|language=Dutch|website=www.nieuwsblad.be}}</ref>
Next to the AFAS Dome is its sister venue, the Lotto Arena, a hall that can accommodate 8,000 spectators.
On 2 April 2025, it was announced that after 92 years of operation under the same name, the name would be changed to AFAS Dome effective 1 September 2025.<ref name="VRT NWS 1">{{cite news|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/04/02/sportpaleis-nieuwe-naam-afas-dome-antwerpen/|title=Sportpaleis wordt na 92 jaar AFAS Dome: "We moesten de naam wel verkopen om te kunnen investeren"|trans-title=Sportpaleis becomes AFAS Dome after 92 years: 'We had to sell the name to invest'|date=2 April 2025|language=Dutch|website=VRT NWS}}</ref>
==Events== {{More citations needed|section|date=May 2021}}
On 29 September 1956, road cycling world champion Stan Ockers died a few days after a crash in his 116th performance at the track. The UCI Track Cycling World Championships were held at the Sportpaleis in 1969 and 2001.
On 19 November 1988, Roy Orbison gave his last European performance at the Sportpaleis.
Janet Jackson was scheduled to perform during her All for You Tour on 29 November 2001, but the show was cancelled along with the rest of her European tour because of possible terrorist threats.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dst03102001_053|title=Janet Jackson niet in Sportpaleis|website=De Standaard|date=3 October 2001 }}</ref> The same happened on her 2016 Unbreakable World Tour, but because of scheduling conflicts.
American R&B singer Beyoncé performed at the Sportpaleis as part of her The Beyoncé Experience Tour on 19 May 2007. She returned on 7 May 2009 for her I Am... World Tour and on 14 and 15 May 2013, as part of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, where she sold 33,000 tickets in just an hour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/944/Celebrities/article/detail/1576189/2013/02/08/Record-Beyonce-verkoopt-Sportpaleis-twee-keer-uit-in-minder-dan-een-uur.dhtml|title = Record: Beyoncé verkoopt Sportpaleis twee keer uit in minder dan een uur |language=nl |trans-title=Record: Beyoncé sells out Sportpaleis twice in less than an hour |date=8 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052921/https://www.hln.be/hln/nl/944/Celebrities/article/detail/1576189/2013/02/08/Record-Beyonce-verkoopt-Sportpaleis-twee-keer-uit-in-minder-dan-een-uur.dhtml |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The first show on 14 May 2013 was cancelled three hours before the show and rescheduled to 31 May 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20130514_00581526|title=Beyoncé annuleert concert in Sportpaleis|website=Het Nieuwsblad|date=14 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/aid1386760/afgelaste-beyonce-show-verplaatst-naar-31-mei|title=Genezen Beyoncé komt terug op 31 mei|website=Gazet van Antwerpen|date=15 May 2013 }}</ref> She subsequently beat her own record by selling 40,000 tickets in under one hour for two 2014 concerts at the venue.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20131210_051|title=Beyoncé komt opnieuw naar België|website=Het Nieuwsblad}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportpaleis.be/nl/kalender/2013-2014/beyonce|title=Two concerts sold out - Waiting list opens|language=nl|work=Sportpaleis Group|date=17 December 2013|access-date=17 December 2013|archive-date=17 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221904/https://www.sportpaleis.be/nl/kalender/2013-2014/beyonce|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation celebrated their 15th anniversary with a special show entitled "Elements" at the Sportpaleis. They were accompanied by the renowned ''Il Novecentro Orchestra'' and some special guests. The concert was held on 13 November 2012 and was sold out.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.within-temptation.com/tourdates/sportpaleis-antwerp-b/ |title=Sportpaleis, Antwerp (BE) | within Temptation |access-date=6 July 2012 |archive-date=16 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716032749/http://www.within-temptation.com/tourdates/sportpaleis-antwerp-b/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.within-temptation.com/the-unforgiving-2/elements-sold-out/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130105074638/http://www.within-temptation.com/the-unforgiving-2/elements-sold-out/|url-status=dead|title=ELEMENTS SOLD OUT | {{!}} Within Temptation|archive-date=5 January 2013|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref> Part of the concert was later released in the live album ''Let Us Burn – Elements & Hydra Live in Concert''.
On 31 January 2015, the Antwerp Giants beat the attendance record for a basketball game in Belgium. The Belgian Basketball League team's 88–83 win over Spirou Charleroi was attended by 17,135 spectators.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/eurochallenge/coid_YomY0k6DJzMImqWpjVy,f2.articleMode_on.html |title=Round up: Magical 'Night of Giants |work=FIBA Europe |date=2 February 2015}}</ref>
In May 2019, the Final Four of the Basketball Champions League was hosted at the Sportpaleis, with Antwerp Giants being one of the playing teams.
In May 2022, The Major for Counter-Strike Global Offensive was hosted, featuring the world's best teams for one of the biggest esports events marking the first eSports event to be held in the arena. thumb|Aerial view of the AFAS Dome in 2026 In 2027, the arena will host the group phase matches for the FIBA Women's EuroBasket.
===Sporting events=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Event ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Sport/game |- | 30 September–6 October 2013 || 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships || Artistic Gymnastics |- | 3–5 May 2019 || 2019 Basketball Champions League Final Four || Basketball |- | 9–22 May 2022 || PGL Major Antwerp 2022 || Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |- | 30 September–8 October 2023 || 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships || Artistic Gymnastics |- | 8–11 February 2024 ||2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Antwerp || Basketball |- | 16–27 June 2027 ||2027 FIBA Women's EuroBasket || Basketball |}
===Concerts=== {{cleanup list|section|date=October 2022}} Many world music stars have performed in this venue, including: 2 Unlimited, AC/DC, Adele, The Alan Parsons Project, Alice Cooper, Alicia Keys, Anastacia, André Rieu, Ariana Grande, Bastille, Beyoncé Knowles, Billie Eilish, The Black Eyed Peas, Bob Dylan, Bon Jovi, Boy George, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Deep Purple, Depeche Mode, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Dua Lipa, The Eagles, Ellie Goulding, Eric Clapton, Faithless, Fleetwood Mac, Gotye, Green Day, Guns N' Roses, Gwen Stefani, Il Divo, Iron Maiden, Janet Jackson, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jennifer Lopez, John Fogerty, Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, K3, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, Lenny Kravitz, Leonard Cohen, Lionel Richie, Madonna, Mark Knopfler, Massive Attack, Metallica, Michael Bublé, Mika, Milk Inc., Miley Cyrus, Muse, Neil Diamond, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, One Direction, Ozzy Osbourne, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Pink, Placebo, Prince, Queen + Adam Lambert, Queen + Paul Rodgers, Queens of the Stone Age, Rage Against the Machine, Rammstein, Rihanna, Robbie Williams, The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Sade, Santana, Samson en Gert, Scorpions, Shakira, Simply Red, Spice Girls, Sting, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel (the largest venue the band has ever played), Supertramp, Tiësto, Tina Turner, U2, Whitney Houston, Within Temptation and Hans Zimmer.
==== 2011 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 30 March || Justin Bieber || My World Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 13,536 / 13,536 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $796,566 |}
==== 2013 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 10 April || rowspan="2"| Justin Bieber || rowspan="2"| Believe Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 35,751 / 36,939 (97%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $2,598,300 |- | 11 April |- | 15 May || rowspan="2"| Beyoncé || rowspan="2"| The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 34,785 / 34,793 (99%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $2,927,440 |- | 31 May |}
==== 2014 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | June 20 || Miley Cyrus || Bangerz Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 16,740 / 18,936 (88%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,187,240 |- | 20 March || rowspan="2"| Beyoncé || rowspan="2"| The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 36,972 / 36,972 (100%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $3,489,100 |- | 21 March |- | September 23 || Lady Gaga || ArtRave: The Artpop Ball || style="text-align:center;"| 15,188 / 15,188 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,394,133 |- |}
==== 2016 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- |12 June | rowspan="3" |Adele | rowspan="3" |Adele Live 2016 | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 52,130 / 52,130 (100%) | rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| $5,713,100 |- |13 June |- |15 June |- | 8 October || rowspan="2"| Justin Bieber || rowspan="2"| Purpose World Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 37,616 / 37,616 (100%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $2,890,081 |- | 9 October |}
==== 2017 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 28 March || rowspan="2"| Bruno Mars || rowspan="2"| 24K Magic World Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 42,710 / 43,512 (98%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $3,156,750 |- | 29 March |- | 5 April || Ed Sheeran || ÷ Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 21,109 / 21,151 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,325,480 |- | 22 April || Iron Maiden || The Book of Souls World Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 19,844 / 19,844 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,323,671 |- | 9 May || Depeche Mode || Global Spirit Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 20,195 / 20,195 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,477,132 |- | 1 November || rowspan="2"| Metallica || rowspan="2"| WorldWired Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 45,242 / 45,242 (100%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $4,411,706 |- | 3 November |- | 26 November || Depeche Mode || Global Spirit Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 19,299 / 19,299 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,544,331 |}
==== 2018 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 22 January || Lady Gaga || Joanne World Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 15,533 / 15,533 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,435,452 |- | 16 February || Imagine Dragons || Evolve World Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 20,272 / 21,372 || style="text-align:center;"| $954,137 |- | 27 February || Kendrick Lamar || The Damn Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 19,424 / 19,424 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,403,113 |- | 16 March || Harry Styles || Harry Styles: Live on Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 12,156 / 12,156 (100%) || style="text-align:center;"| $856,747 |- | 17 April || Lana Del Rey || LA to the Moon Tour || || |- | 24 May || Katy Perry || Witness: The Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 15,025 / 21,172 (71%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,255,551 |- | 7 June|| Shakira || El Dorado World Tour || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| |- | 29 June || Queen and Adam Lambert || Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017-2018 || || |- | 17 July || rowspan="2"| Justin Timberlake || rowspan="2"| The Man of the Woods Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 34,819 / 34,819 (100%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $3,191,467 |- | 18 July |- | 15 August || Britney Spears || Piece of Me Tour || style="text-align:center;"| 17,246 / 19,911 (86%) || style="text-align:center;"| $1,399,873 |- | 10 October || Shania Twain || Now Tour || || |- | 26 October || rowspan="2"| Oscar and the Wolf || rowspan="2" | Infinity Tour || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 28,379 / 31,670 (89%) || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| $1,308,187 |- | 27 October |}
==== 2019 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 6 January || André Rieu || Johann Strauss Orchestra || align=center| 9,634 / 10,996 (88%) || align=center| $855,922 |- | 19 February || Reverze || || || |- | 10 March || Shawn Mendes || Shawn Mendes: The Tour || align=center| 15,879 / 15,879 (100%) || align=center | $1,017,923 |- | 23 May || Elton John || Farewell Yellow Brick Road || align=center| 16,348 / 16,348 (100%) || align=center | $1,588,629 |- | 6 July || Christina Aguilera || X Tour || align=center |8,416 / 8,416 (100%) || align=center |$547,752<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Current Boxscore | Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-boxscore |magazine=Billboard |access-date=26 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926022839/https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-boxscore |archive-date=26 September 2019}}</ref> |- | 30 August || Ariana Grande || Sweetener World Tour || align=center | 20,720 / 21,826 (88%) || align=center | $1,366,100 |- | 27 September || Little Mix || LM5: The Tour || align=center | 13,397 / 13,397 (100%) || align=center | $717,803 |- | 28 September || Cher || Here We Go Again Tour || align=center | 10,192 / 10,924 (94%) || align=center | $1,114,603 |}
==== 2020 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- |2 February |Sabaton |The Great Tour | | |}
==== 2021 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 2 June || Kiss||End of the Road World Tour ||Rescheduled|| |- |9 June |Eric Clapton |Summer 2021 European Tour |Canceled |- | 27 June || Iron Maiden||Legacy of the Beast World Tour ||Canceled|| |- | 30 October || Regi || Komt wat dichterbij |||| |- | 27 November || rowspan="3" | Niels Destadsbader || rowspan="3" | Sterker || align=center rowspan="3" | || rowspan="3" | |- | 28 November |- | 29 November |- |}
==== 2022 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 9 April || LikeMe || LikeMe On Tour (4 shows) |||| |- | 23 April || The War On Drugs || I Don't Live Here Anymore |||| |- | 24 April || Hans Zimmer || EU Tour 2022 |||| |- |6 May |rowspan="2"| Dua Lipa |rowspan="2"| Future Nostalgia Tour |rowspan="2"| 42,550 / 42,550 (100%) |rowspan="2"| $2,241,927 |- | 7 May |- | 13 May || Tool || Tool in Concert 2022 |||| |- |6 June || Kiss || End of the Road World Tour |||| |- |12 June ||Eric Clapton ||Summer 2022 European Tour|||| |- | 15 June || Alicia Keys || Alicia + Keys World Tour |||| |- | 16 June || 50 Cent || Tour 2022 |||| |- | 21 June || Green Day<br>Fall Out Boy<br>Weezer || Hella Mega Tour |||| |- |28 June |Billie Eilish |Happier Than Ever, The World Tour |20,793 / 20,793 (100%) |$1,472,283 |- |7 July |Harry Styles |Love On Tour |18,245 / 18,245 (100%) |$1,207,376 |- | 15 July || Queen + Adam Lambert || The Rhapsody Tour |||| |- |27 October |Kendrick Lamar |The Big Steppers Tour |17,624 / 17,624 (100%) |$1,314,179 |- |||| |- | 23 November || The Cure || Lost World Tour |||| |- |- | 8 December || Volbeat || Servant of The Road World Tour |||| |- |}
==== 2023 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 26 January || Robbie Williams || XXV Tour || align=center| || align=center| |- | 24 February || Lizzo|| The Special Tour|| align="center" | 10,677 / 11,305 || align="center"| $626,180 |- | 14 May || Roger Waters || This Is Not A Drill || align=center| || align=center| |- | 20 May || Depeche Mode|| Memento Mori World Tour|| align="center" | 16,668 / 16,668 (100%) || align="center"| $1,668,464 |- | 13 July || Iron Maiden|| The Future Past Tour|| align="center" | || align=center| |- | 17 September|| rowspan="3"| Celine Dion || rowspan="3"| Courage World Tour || align=center rowspan="3" | || rowspan="3" | |- | 18 September |- | 20 September |- | 21 October || rowspan="2"| Madonna || rowspan="2"| The Celebration Tour || align=center rowspan="2" | |- | 22 October |- | 12 November || Queens of the Stone Age|| The End is Nero Tour|| align="center" | || align=center| |}
==== 2024 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- || 21 May | rowspan=2|Olivia Rodrigo | rowspan=2|Guts World Tour | rowspan=2| | rowspan=2| |- | 22 May |- |5 April |Simple Minds |2024 Global Tour | | |- | 8 June | Jonas Brothers || Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour || align=center| || align=center| |- |9 July |Travis Scott |Circus Maximus Tour | | |- | 3 August | rowspan=2|Justin Timberlake | rowspan=2|The Forget Tomorrow World Tour | rowspan=2| | rowspan=2| |- | 4 August |- | 3 October | Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson: Together Again | | |- |}
==== 2025 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- |2 January | rowspan="5" |Clouseau | rowspan="5" |Clouseau 40 | | |- |3 January | | |- |4 January | | |- |9 January | | |- |10 January | | |- |12 January |André Rieu | | | |- |17 January | rowspan="3" |Clouseau | rowspan="3" |Clouseau 40 | | |- |18 January | | |- |19 January | | |- |14, 15 March |Oscar and the Wolf | | | |- |26 March |Lenny Kravitz |Blue Electric Light Tour | | |- |1 April |Limp Bizkit | | | |- |22 April |Ghost | | | |- |25 April |Tyler, the Creator |Chromakopia: The World Tour |Sold Out | |- |26 April |Antwerp Philharmonic Orchestra | | | |- |14 May |Tate McRae |Miss Possessive Tour | | |- |9 June |Duran Duran |Europe 2025 | | |- |10 June |Ado |Hibana Tour | | |- |11 June | rowspan="3" |Dua Lipa | rowspan="3" |Radical Optimism Tour | rowspan="3"| 57.721 / 57.721 | rowspan="3"| $6 269 627 |- |12 June |- |13 June |- |14 June |Pitbull |Party After Dark | | |- |18 June |Lionel Richie | | | |- |25 June |John Fogerty |The Celebration Tour | | |- |26 June |Santana |Oneness Tour | | |- | 1 July | Kylie Minogue | Tension Tour | | |- |8 August |Drake |Some Special Shows 4 U | | |- |24 September |Volbeat |Greatest of All Tours Worldwide | | |- |3 October | rowspan="10" |K3 | rowspan="10" |K3 Originals: de Reünie | | |- |4 October{{Efn|name=Two shows|There were two shows on this date.}} | | |- |5 October{{Efn|name=Two shows}} | | |- |6 October | | |- |7 October | | |- |8 October | | |- |9 October | | |- |10 October | | |- |11 October{{Efn|name=Two shows}} | | |- |12 October{{Efn|name=Two shows}} | | |- |16 October |Katy Perry |The Lifetimes Tour | | |- |24 October | rowspan="2" |Regi Penxten, Milk Inc. | rowspan="2" |Regi vs. Milk Inc. | | |- |25 October | | |- |31 October | rowspan="2" |Metejoor | rowspan="2" |Metejoor 2025 | | |- |1 November | | |- |2 November |Till Lindemann |Meine Welt Tour | | |- |8 November |Benson Boone |American Heart World Tour | | |- |11 November |Lady Gaga |The Mayhem Ball | | |- |12 November |Simply Red |40th Anniversary Tour | | |- |13 November |Mumford & Sons | | | |- |15 November |Jan Smit |Live in het Sportpaleis | | |- |2 December |Sabaton |The Legendary Tour | | |- |4 December |Tom Odell |The Wonderful Life Tour | | |- |12 December |Guus Meeuwis |Live in het Sportpaleis | | |}
==== 2026 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- || 11 January |André Rieu | | | |- | 1 February |Raye |This Tour May Contain New Music | | |- |23 February |Florence + The Machine |The Everybody Scream Tour | | |- | 19 March |Hans Zimmer |The Next Level Live | | |- |27 March |Andrea Bocelli | | | |- |7 April |5 Seconds of Summer |Everyone's a Star! World Tour | | |- | 18 April |Alex Warren |Little Orphan Alex Live | | |- | 23 April | rowspan="3" |Pommelien Thijs | rowspan="3" | | | |- | 24 April | | |- |25 April | | |- |26 April |Eric Clapton | | | |- |27 April |Rosalía |Lux Tour | | |- |28 April |Pentatonix | | | |- |30 April | rowspan="2" |Pommelien Thijs | rowspan="2" | | | |- |1 May | | |- |5 May |Tame Impala |Deadbeat Tour | | |- |13 May |The Neighbourhood |Ultrasound Tour | | |- |15 May |Conan Gray |Wishbone World Tour | | |- |17 May |Ne-Yo and Akon | | | |- |21 May | rowspan="15" |K3 | rowspan="15" |K3 Originals: de Reünie | | |- |22 May | | |- |23 May | | |- |24 May | | |- |25 May | | |- |27 May | | |- |28 May | | |- |29 May | | |- |30 May{{Efn|name=Two shows}} | | |- |31 May{{Efn|name=Two shows}} | | |- |3 June | | |- |4 June | | |- |5 June | | |- |6 June | | |- |7 June | | |- |28 June |Guns N' Roses |World Tour 2026 | | |- |15 September |Katseye |The Wildworld Tour | | |- |18 September |The Pussycat Dolls |PCD Forever Tour | | |- |8 October | rowspan="3" |Alex Agnew | rowspan="3" |No More Heroes | | |- |9 October | | |- |10 October | | |- |15 October |Bryan Adams | | | |- |17 October |J. Cole | | | |- |23 October | rowspan="2" |Milk Inc. | rowspan="2" |Forever Tour | | |- |24 October | | |- |1 November |Placebo | | | |- |5 November |Niall Horan |Dinner Party: Live on Tour | | |- |9 November |Korn | | | |- |}
==== 2027 ==== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%; width:85%;" |- ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Date ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Main performer(s) ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tour / Concert name ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Tickets sold ! style="text-align:center;{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets|border=2}};| Total gross notes |- | 10 March || Manowar || Kings of metal fighting the world tour || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| |- |29 April |Hans Zimmer |The World of Hans Zimmer | style="text-align: center;" | | style="text-align: center;" | |- |5 May |Metejoor | | style="text-align: center;" | | style="text-align: center;" | |}
==Audience== Billboard Magazine said the Sportpaleis was the second most visited event hall in the world between November 2007 and November 2008, with 1,239,436 visitors. Only Madison Square Garden in New York had more.<ref name="VRT" />
The arena can hold 23,001 people (including standing) after re-development which took place from 2011 to 2013.<ref name="NB"/><ref name="Beat"/>
== Transport connections == The AFAS Dome lies at the R. Grégoirplein square at the crossing of two large traffic axes, the Bisschoppenhoflaan/Schijnpoortweg, having an east–west orientation, and the Burgemeester Gabriel Theunisbrug, going north over the Albert Canal. In its immediate proximity also lies the Deurne highway ramp of the R1 ring road, as well as the Singel urban ring road. Also, nearby lie three car parks operated by the Sportpaleis, and two more car parks, of a nearby Gamma shop and the Antwerp slaughterhouse, which are also available when large events are held.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sportpaleis.be/en/mobility/by-car | title=Antwerps Sportpaleis | access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref> Even so, traffic near the AFAS Dome can get extremely dense when such events are held, leading to large traffic jams and causing a nuisance with the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.standaard.be/cnt/rr25muun | title=Districten vragen oplossing voor overlast Sportpaleis | date=28 January 2009 | access-date=16 September 2016}}</ref>
The AFAS Dome is also well connected to the Antwerp public transport system. Underground, next to the AFAS Dome, lies Sport premetro station, which is serviced by tram routes 2, 3 and 6, running between either Luchtbal or Merksem to the north and the city centre and the western or southern parts of the city in the other direction, via the Antwerp premetro network. Above ground also lies the terminus of tram route 12, following an above-ground trajectory toward the city centre and Zuid neighbourhood to the south. In addition to these, tram route 5 also has a stop called "Sportpaleis" near the premetro exit at the Ten Eekhovelei to the south of the complex. The route runs between Deurne and Wijnegem to the east and the city centre and Linkeroever to the west. Finally, it is also serviced by bus lines 19 and 413.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://static.delijn.be/Images/Antwerpen%20centrum%201op7500_tcm5-5301.pdf | title=Network map Antwerp city centre | access-date=16 September 2016 | author=De Lijn}}</ref>
==See also== * List of cycling tracks and velodromes * List of indoor arenas in Belgium * List of tennis stadiums by capacity
== Notes == {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Official website|https://www.sportpaleis.be/en}}
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