Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (sometimes shortened to Schleyer-Halle ) is an indoor arena located in Stuttgart , Germany . The capacity of the arena is nearly 15,000 people. The venue was built in 1983 and is named for Hanns Martin Schleyer , a German former Schutzstaffel officer and employer representative , who was kidnapped and killed by the terrorist group Red Army Faction . It has a 285,714-metre (937,382 ft) track made of wood.
Sporting events
July 2007 exterior view of venue from Neckarpark The arena hosted the final phase of the 1985 European basketball championship .[1]
In tennis, the arena hosts some of the matches of Porsche Tennis Grand Prix , on a clay court designated as "Court 1". It also hosted the Stuttgart Masters when it was an ATP Super 9 event between 1996 and 2001.
The arena is also used as a velodrome and was used as the host for the 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships .
The 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships , the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships , and the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Hall.
Concerts
Depeche Mode performed at the stadium seven times: the first occasion being 2 November 1987, during their Music for the Masses Tour . The second was on 15 October 1990, during their World Violation Tour . The third was on 25 June 1993, during their Devotional Tour . The fourth was on 23 September 1998, during their Singles Tour . The fifth was on 3 October 2001, during their Exciter Tour . The sixth was on 9 March 2006, during their Touring the Angel . The seventh was on 8 November 2009, during their Tour of the Universe . On 11 April 2002, Irish vocal pop band Westlife held a concert for their World of Our Own Tour supporting their album World of Our Own . In July 2009 Elton John gave a sold-out concert in the Schleyerhalle.[2]
Slayer played their final European Show at the Schleyerhalle on 3 August 2019 on their farewell world tour .
