{{Short description|Indoor sports arena and concert hall in Paris, France}} {{for|the stadium in Sydney commercially known as Accor Stadium|Stadium Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}} {{Infobox venue | name = Accor Arena | nickname = Paris-Bercy | former_names = Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (1984–2014)<br>Bercy Arena (2014–2015)<br>AccorHotels Arena (2015–2020) | logo_image = Accor Arena logo.svg | logo_caption = | image = Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 2007.jpg | image_size = 251px | caption = The arena in 2007 | address = 8 Boulevard de Bercy | location = Paris, Île-de-France, France | coordinates = {{coord|48|50|19|N|2|22|43|E|region:FR-IDF|display=inline,title}} | type = | event = | broke_ground = {{Start date|1981|02}} | built = | opened = {{Start date|1984|02|03}} | renovated = 2014–2015 | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = Ville de Paris | operator = SEM du Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | surface = Versatile | scoreboard = | cost = | architect = {{hlist|Andrault & Parat|Jean Prouvé|Aydin Guvan}} | project_manager = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | seating_type = | capacity = Concerts: 20,300<br>Boxing: 16,394<br>Tennis: 15,609<br>Handball: 15,609<br>Basketball: 15,609<br>Ice Hockey: 13,877<ref>{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=6 March 2020 |title=Phases finales |url=https://www.hockeyfrance.com/actu/2020/03/la-ligne-bleue-n41/ |magazine=La Ligne Bleue |location=Cergy |publisher=French Ice Hockey Federation |issue=41}}</ref><br>Athletics: 10,910 | suites = | record_attendance = | dimensions = | field_shape = | acreage = | volume = | tenants = | embedded = | website = {{URL|http://www.accorarena.com|accorarena.com}} | public_transit = {{rint|paris|metro}}{{nnbsp}}{{rint|paris|metro|6}}{{nnbsp}}{{rint|paris|metro|14}} Bercy }} '''Accor Arena''' (originally known as the '''Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy'''), also known as '''Bercy Arena''', is an indoor sports arena and concert hall in Paris, France. It lies in the neighbourhood of Bercy, on the Boulevard de Bercy, in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. The closest Paris Métro station is Bercy, which also serves the Finance Ministry.
Designed by the architectural firm Andrault-Parat, Jean Prouvé and Aydin Guvan, the pyramidal arena's sloping walls are covered with a lawn. It can seat 7,000 to 20,300 people, depending on the event.
The arena was renamed Bercy Arena after renovations on 1 January 2015, AccorHotels Arena in October 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article86000.html |title=AccorHotels Acquires Naming Rights for Bercy Arena in Paris |access-date=2015-10-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509034238/http://www.hotelnewsresource.com/article86000.html |archive-date=2016-05-09}}</ref> and given its current name in June 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.accorhotelsarena.com/landing/index.html |access-date=2 June 2020 |title=Accor Arena |language=fr |website=Accor Arena |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724223818/https://www.accorhotelsarena.com/landing/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |title=AccorHotels Arena devient AccorArena |date=24 May 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw5S_NfrBdk&feature=emb_title |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211118/Iw5S_NfrBdk |archive-date=2021-11-18 |url-status=live |access-date=2 June 2020 |language=fr |trans-title=AccorHotels Arena becomes AccorArena |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
Since 1985, the arena hosts the annual Festival des Arts Martiaux. The 38th Festival des Arts Martiaux was held in March 2025.<ref name="figaro" />
==Events== ===Sports=== [[File:Match Basketball Fauteuil Masculin Canada x Grande Bretagne Arena Bercy - Paris XII (FR75) - 2024-08-31 - 23.jpg|left|thumb|The arena during the 2024 Summer Paralympics]] The Accor Arena was until 2024 the main venue for the Paris Masters ATP Tour tennis tournament, and hosts the annual LNB All-Star Game basketball event and the Grand Slam Paris judo tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Paris Grand Slam Judo 2024 - France Judo |url=https://www.parisgrandslamjudo.fr/ |access-date=2024-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523164037/https://www.parisgrandslamjudo.fr/ |archive-date=23 May 2024 }}</ref> It is also used for many other sports events, such as table tennis, handball, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, track cycling and show jumping.
Since 1985, the Accor Arena hosts the annual Festival des Arts Martiaux. The event was founded by Karaté Bushido and showcases martial arts masters from around the world.<ref name="figaro">{{cite news |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sortir-paris/2017/03/23/30004-20170323ARTFIG00029-festival-des-arts-martiaux-de-paris-les-temps-forts.php |title=Festival des Arts Martiaux de Paris: les temps forts |author=Isabelle Blondel |date=23 March 2017 |website=Le Figaro Magazine |language=French |access-date=2 September 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828224116/https://www.lefigaro.fr/sortir-paris/2017/03/23/30004-20170323ARTFIG00029-festival-des-arts-martiaux-de-paris-les-temps-forts.php |url-status=live }} *{{cite news |url=https://sport.gentside.com/arts-martiaux/le-34eme-festival-des-arts-martiaux-debarque-a-paris-avec-du-tres-lourd_art62378.html |title=Le 34ème festival des Arts Martiaux débarque à Paris avec du très lourd |date=21 March 2019 |website=Gent Side Sports |language=French |access-date=2 September 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828224122/https://sport.gentside.com/arts-martiaux/le-34eme-festival-des-arts-martiaux-debarque-a-paris-avec-du-tres-lourd_art62378.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
From 1993 to 2011, the arena hosted the Masters of Paris-Bercy, a all-star kart racing competition frequently contested by Formula One drivers and world champions in other auto racing disciplines. The inaugural 1993 edition marked the last duel on the track between Formula One World Drivers' Champions Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.
POPB (Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy) hosted the European gymnastics championship in 2000, the 1991 and 1996<ref>[http://217.13.116.51/finalfour05/noticia.jsp?temporada=E02&jornada=20&id=379 1996 Final Four: Victory comes to Greece and the Greens] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012144543/http://217.13.116.51/finalfour05/noticia.jsp?temporada=E02&jornada=20&id=379 |date=12 October 2007 }}</ref> FIBA EuroLeague Final Fours, and the FIBA EuroBasket championship in 1999, among others. It also hosted the 2009–10 EuroLeague Final Four. It was co-host of the 2017 IIHF World Championship and the FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2021.
On January 24, 2020, it hosted an NBA regular season game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Charlotte Hornets, who would be represented by Frenchman Nicolas Batum. The Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons 126–108 at the arena on January 19, 2023, during the 2022–23 NBA season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=All-star crowd sees Bulls beat Pistons in Paris |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/basketball/64341200 |access-date=2023-01-20}}</ref> The 2023–24 NBA season saw the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Brooklyn Nets 111–102 at the arena on January 11, 2024. The 2024–25 NBA season saw two games between the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs on January 23 and 25, with the games coming after the Spurs signed French star Victor Wembanyama. The 2026–27 NBA season will once again see the San Antonio Spurs return on January 14, 2027 to face the New Orleans Pelicans.
The arena hosted France's first UFC event on 3 September 2022, for ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa |url=https://www.accorarena.com/en/events-and-tickets/ufc-fight-night-gane-vs-tuivasa--6b635 |url-status=live |access-date=3 September 2022 |website=accorarena.com |language=en-us |archive-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903225840/https://www.accorarena.com/en/events-and-tickets/ufc-fight-night-gane-vs-tuivasa--6b635 }}</ref> UFC returned to the arena on 2 September 2023 for ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac''.<ref name="Paris">{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2023/09/02/ufc-fight-night-226-results-ciryl-gane-tko-win-serghei-spivac/80557665007/|title=UFC Fight Night 226 results: Ciryl Gane patiently demolishes Serghei Spivac with diverse flurry for TKO |publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2023-09-02|access-date=2025-09-06}}</ref> The promotion returned to the arena in 2024 for ''UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2024/09/28/ufc-fight-night-243-results-benoit-saint-denis-cant-see-brutal-renato-moicano-beatdown/79446553007/|title=UFC Fight Night 243 results: Benoit Saint Denis can't see after brutal Renato Moicano beatdown|publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Nolan King|date=2024-09-28|access-date=2025-09-06}}</ref> The UFC returned to Accor Arena for the fourth straight year to host ''UFC Fight Night: Imavov vs. Borralho'' in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/story/sports/ufc/2025/09/06/ufc-paris-results-nassourdine-imavov-decision-caio-borralho-callout-middleweight-title-shot/86018341007/|title=UFC Paris results: Nassourdine Imavov outpoints Caio Borralho, demands title shot |publisher=mmajunkie.usatoday.com|author=Farah Hannoun|date=2025-09-06|access-date=2025-09-06}}</ref>
The arena was a venue for the 2024 Summer Olympics, hosting the artistic and trampoline gymnastics events, followed by the basketball bronze and gold medal games for both genders. Due to Olympic rules regarding naming rights of venues, the venue temporarily reverted its name to Bercy Arena.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
At the 2024 Summer Paralympics, the arena was the venue for all of the Wheelchair basketball matches. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- | 300px | 300px |- |Women's Wheelchair Basketball game at the 2024 Paralympics, between Germany and Canada |Spectators watching the Gymnastics event at the 2024 Summer Olympics |}
===Concerts=== {{More citations needed section|date=December 2023}} The arena is one of the main concert venues in Paris.
The inaugural concert was given by L'Orchestre de Paris on 17th February, 1984, when Lorin Maazel conducted the orchestra and massed choirs in a performance of Berlioz's Grande Messe des Morts. British rock band Queen performed at Bercy in 1984. Norwegian band A-ha played 2 concerts at Bercy in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A-ha diary 1984 - now |url=https://a-hadiary.co.uk/1988.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215203412/https://a-hadiary.co.uk/1988.htm |archive-date=15 February 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stay on These Roads Tour 1988–1989 |website=a-ha live |url=https://a-ha-live.com/stay-on-these-roads-tour-1988-1989/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216184040/https://a-ha-live.com/stay-on-these-roads-tour-1988-1989/ |archive-date=16 February 2022 |access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref> Among those who have performed there the most are French rock singer Johnny Hallyday with 93 solo concerts from 1987 to 2016 and eight concerts with the group Les vieilles canailles, totaling 101 performances; French singer-songwriter Michel Sardou with 91 concerts from 1989 to 2012; French entertainer Dorothée with 56 concerts from 1990 to 1996 and another in 2010; Canadian singer Celine Dion with 35 concerts from 1995 to 2017; Canadian-born French singer Mylène Farmer with 33 concerts from 1989 to 2013; and American singer-songwriter Madonna with 25 concerts from 1990 to 2023. French electronic music duo Daft Punk performer and recorded their performance for Alive 2007 at Bercy. Beyoncé, as a solo artist, performed at Bercy in 2007, 2009, and 2013 as part of her tours The Beyoncé Experience, I Am... Tour and The Mrs Carter Show World Tour. Linkin Park performed at the venue on May 30, 2007, as part of the Minutes to Midnight World Tour,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linkin Park Setlist at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/linkin-park/2007/palais-omnisports-de-paris-bercy-paris-france-43d63b47.html |access-date=2025-12-20 |website=setlist.fm |language=en}}</ref> and again on October 25, 2010, as part of the A Thousand Suns World Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Linkin Park Setlist at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/linkin-park/2010/palais-omnisports-de-paris-bercy-paris-france-3d57d53.html |access-date=2025-12-11 |website=setlist.fm |language=en}}</ref> Barbadian singer Rihanna performed at Bercy in 2009 and 2011 for her second and third world tour "Last Girl on Earth" and "Loud Tour.{{citation needed|date=July 2025}} German band Rammstein recorded their performance for Rammstein: Paris at Bercy. American singer Lady Gaga performed a total of 9 shows at Bercy. In 2010 for her Monster Ball with 4 shows, in November 2014 as part of her ArtRave: The Artpop Ball marking the last show of that tour<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sam |title=Live Stream: Lady GaGa's Final 'ArtRave: The ARTPOP Ball' Show (#artRaveLIVESTREAM) |url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2014/11/live-stream-lady-gagas-final-artrave-artpop-ball-show-artravelivestream/ |website=That Grape Juice |date=November 24, 2014 |access-date=December 23, 2025}}</ref>, and in November 2025 for her Mayhem Ball with 4 shows. American rock band My Chemical Romance performed at Bercy in June 2022 as part of their Reunion Tour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=T |first=Célia |date=2022-06-03 |title=My Chemical Romance @ Accor Arena (01/06/22) - Reports |url=https://www.rockurlife.net/reports/my-chemical-romance-accor-arena-01-06-22/ |access-date=2024-03-08 |website=RockUrLife |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Congolese artists who have performed at Bercy include Koffi Olomidé,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-02-20 |title=Koffi Olomidé à Bercy |url=https://musique.rfi.fr/musique/20000220-koffi-olomide-bercy |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=RFI Musique |language=fr}}</ref> Papa Wemba,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morel |first=Alain |date=2001-12-30 |title=A Bercy, une nuit de folie avec Papa Wemba |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/a-bercy-une-nuit-de-folie-avec-papa-wemba-31-12-2001-2002698355.php |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Werrason,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Codingest |title=Il était une fois Werrason au Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy (AccorHotels Arena) |url=https://www.kribiosuniversal.com/post/il-etait-une-fois-werrason-au-palais-omnisports-de-paris-bercy-accorhotels-arena |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Kribios Universal |language=en-US}}</ref> JB Mpiana,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-02 |title=5 artistes Congolais ayant déjà livré un concert à Bercy – Mbote |url=https://mbote.cd/musiques/5-artistes-congolais-ayant-deja-joue-a-bercy-accor-hotels-arena/26209/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=mbote.cd |language=fr-FR}}</ref> and Fally Ipupa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Concert Fally Ipupa le 28 Février 2020 - Accor Arena |url=https://www.offi.fr/concerts/palais-omnisports-de-paris-bercy-2913/fally-ipupa-1554778.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=www.offi.fr |language=fr}}</ref>
=== E-Sports === The arena hosted the 2017 European ''League of Legends'' Championship Series Summer Finals<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Esport/Actualites/Esport-league-of-legends-les-finales-lcs-a-l-accorhotels-arena-de-paris/814150 |title=eSport - League of Legends: les finales LCS à l'AccorHotels Arena de Paris |last=Arrivé |first=Paul |date=28 June 2017 |work=L'Équipe |access-date=2017-06-28 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092402/https://www.lequipe.fr/Esport/Actualites/Esport-league-of-legends-les-finales-lcs-a-l-accorhotels-arena-de-paris/814150 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the 2019 ''League of Legends'' World Championship Finals.
In May 2023, the arena hosted the BLAST.tv Major for the video game ''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', in what would be the final major played on ''Global Offensive'' before ''Counter-Strike 2'' was released in September 2023.
Riot Games hosted the top-four matches of Valorant Champions 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Champions: Paris groups, opening matches drawn |url=https://www.vlr.gg/542332/champions-paris-groups-opening-matches-drawn |access-date=2025-09-10 |website=VLR.gg |language=en}}</ref> in Accor Arena.
==See also== *List of tennis stadiums by capacity *List of indoor arenas in France *Wine warehouses of Bercy
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