Piața Constituției (Romanian for "Constitution Square") is one of the largest squares in the centre of Bucharest, Romania. The square is standing face-to-face with the Palace of the Parliament (biggest building in Europe) and it is bisected by Bulevardul Unirii (Union Boulevard) and by Bulevardul Libertății (Liberty Boulevard).
The square is one of the best places to organize concerts and parades of Bucharest. Every year, the mayor of Bucharest organizes the New Year's Party in this square. The square is also used to host military parades in honor of the National Day of Romania.
Concerts
Concerts in Constitution Square | |||
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Date | Artist | Tour | Attendance |
6 September 2004 | Sarah Brightman | Harem World Tour | 20.000 |
16 May 2010 | AC/DC | Black Ice | 55,000 |
5 June 2010 | Elton John | European Tour | 8,000 |
7 May 2011 | Shakira | The Sun Comes Out | 20,000 |
6 June 2011 | Sting | Symphonicity | 10,000 |
10 July 2011 | Bon Jovi | Live | 60,000 |
16 August 2012 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way Ball | 35,000 |
22 September 2012 | Leonard Cohen | Old Ideas | 15,000 |
24 July 2013 | Iron Maiden | Maiden England | 15,000 |
28 August 2013 | Roger Waters | The Wall | 50,000 |
17 July 2015 | Robbie Williams | Let Me Entertain You Tour | 60,000 |
5 June 2015 | André Rieu | Live from Bucharest (7-concert marathon) | 84,000 |
2 September 2015 | Cast of Violetta | Violetta Live | N/A |
5 June 2016 | Maroon 5 | Maroon V Tour | 25,000 |
11 June 2016 | André Rieu | 12,500 | |
21 June 2016 | / Queen/Adam Lambert | Summer Festival Tour | 40,000 |
29 July 2016 | Muse | Drones World Tour | 17,000 |
30 July 2016 | Iron Maiden | The Book of Souls World Tour | 25,000 |
14 August 2016 | Rihanna | ZUtopia Music Festival | 52,000 |
15 August 2016 | Steve Aoki | 12,000 | |
17 August 2016 | Sia | N/A | |
22 June 2017 | Andrea Bocelli | 9,000 | |
22 September 2018 | Hurts | N/A | |
23 September 2018 | Rod Stewart | N/A | |
21 July 2019 | / Bon Jovi/Firma | This House Is Not For Sale Tour | N/A |
22 July 2019 | Editors | Rock the City Festival | |
22 July 2019 | God Is An Astronaut | ||
22 July 2019 | Coma | ||
22 July 2019 | The Cure | ||
18 August 2023 | Robbie Williams | Summer in the City Festival | |
18 August 2023 | Calum Scott | ||
18 August 2023 | LP | ||
19 August 2023 | Jason Derulo | ||
19 August 2023 | Abby Robertson |
References
- "Streets of Bucharest: Constitution Square". www.strazibucuresti.ro. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- Etves, Antoaneta (December 23, 2010). "Primăria Capitalei va organiza Revelion în Piața Constituției". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- "MEGA-concert! AC/DC a electrizat duminica seara Bucureștiul". Stirile Pro TV. 17 May 2010.
- "Shakira, Roxette sau Bon Jovi. Care dintre concertele anului 2011 ti-a placut cel mai mult?". Stirile Pro TV. 31 December 2011.
- "Concert Sting la București: 10.000 de spectatori s-au strâns în Piața Constituției". Gândul (in Romanian). 6 June 2011.
- Dinu, Clarice (11 July 2011). "Am fost la CONCERTUL BON JOVI DE LA BUCUREŞTI şi confirm ce a scris Jon pe pagina de Facebook: "INCREDIBIL!"". Gândul.
- Dan, Alina (23 September 2012). "Leonard Cohen a adus "Old Ideas" la București". Mediafax.
- Anghel, Mihai (25 July 2013). "Poze de la concertul Iron Maiden din Piața Constituției de pe 24 iulie 2013". InfoMusic.
- "Roger Waters la finalul show-ului "The Wall" de la București: "Acest concert a însemnat enorm pentru mine!"". Adevărul. 28 August 2013.
- "Mesajul lui Robbie Williams dupa concertul de la Bucuresti. "Uneori este atât de frumos incât nu poți descrie"". Știrile Pro TV. 18 July 2015.
- Călin, Dorina (15 June 2015). "Aproximativ 84.000 de spectatori, la cele șapte concerte susținute de André Rieu la București". Mediafax.
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