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).[1]
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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.[2] The square is also used to host military parades in honor of the National Day of Romania.
Concerts
edit| Concerts in Constitution Square | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Artist | Tour | Attendance |
| 6 September 2004 |  Sarah Brightman
|
Harem World Tour | 20.000 |
| 16 May 2010 |  AC/DC
|
Black Ice | 55,000[3] |
| 5 June 2010 | Elton John
|
European Tour | 8,000 |
| 7 May 2011 |  Shakira
|
The Sun Comes Out | 20,000[4] |
| 6 June 2011 | Sting
|
Symphonicity | 10,000[5] |
| 10 July 2011 |  Bon Jovi
|
Live | 60,000[6] |
| 16 August 2012 | Lady Gaga
|
Born This Way Ball | 35,000 |
| 22 September 2012 |  Leonard Cohen
|
Old Ideas | 15,000[7] |
| 24 July 2013 | Iron Maiden
|
Maiden England | 15,000[8] |
| 28 August 2013 | Roger Waters
|
The Wall | 50,000[9] |
| 17 July 2015 | Robbie Williams
|
Let Me Entertain You Tour | 60,000[10] |
| 5 June 2015 |  André Rieu
|
Live from Bucharest (7-concert marathon) | 84,000[11] |
| 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 |
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| 22 July 2019 |  Coma |
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| 22 July 2019 | The Cure |
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| 18 August 2023 | Robbie Williams
|
Summer in the City Festival | |
| 18 August 2023 | Calum Scott |
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| 18 August 2023 | LP |
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| 19 August 2023 | Jason Derulo |
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| 19 August 2023 | Abby Robertson |
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References
edit- ^ "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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