Rockhal

Front entrance to venue (2007)
Full name	Centre de Musiques Amplifiées
Location	5 Avenue du Rock'n'Roll L-4361 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg
Coordinates	49°29′59″N 5°56′50″E / 49.4998241°N 5.9472513°E / 49.4998241; 5.9472513
Owner	Luxembourg Government
Capacity	6,500
Construction
Broke ground	21 July 2003 (2003-07-21)
Opened	23 September 2005 (2005-09-23)
Construction cost	€30 million
Architect	BENG Architectes Associés
Website
www.rockhal.lu

The Rockhal, officially Centre de Musiques Amplifiées, is a concert hall in Esch-sur-Alzette, in southern Luxembourg. It opened on 23 September 2005, has a maximum capacity of 6,500 people and is sited on the former industrial site of Belval in the west of Esch.

Building

The Rockhal consists of four different parts:

• The main hall with a maximum capacity of 6,500 standing places or 2,800 seats on an area of 2625 m²;
• The club, the small venue at the Rockhal, with a maximum capacity of 1,100 standing places on an area of 560 m²;
• The “Rockhalcafé”, a bar and restaurant, which also hosts smaller shows;
• The Music & Resources Centre with six rehearsal rooms, a recording studio, a dance studio and a documentation centre.

Entertainment

Since its opening, Rockhal has been one of the top entertainment venues in the country, with many international and regional artists having performed at the venue spanning a wide range of music genres. A list of concerts held at the venue are listed in the table below; non-concert entertainment events are also included.