Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (sometimes shortened to Schleyer-Halle) is an

indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectator ...

located in

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. The capacity of the arena is nearly 15,000 people. The venue was built in 1983 and is named for

Hanns Martin Schleyer Hans "Hanns" Martin Schleyer (; 1 May 1915 – 18 October 1977) was a German business executive, and employer and industry representative, who served as President of two powerful commercial organizations, the Confederation of German Employers' A ...

, a German former

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officer and employer representative, who was kidnapped and killed by the terrorist group

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. It has a track made of wood.

Sporting events

The arena hosted the final phase of the

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. 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

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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 2003 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany from July 30 to August 3, 2003. The championships were due to be held in Shenz ...

. The

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, the

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, and the

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were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Hall.

Concerts

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performed at the stadium seven times: the first occasion being 2 November 1987, during their

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. The second was on 15 October 1990, during their

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. 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

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. The sixth was on 9 March 2006, during their

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. The seventh was on 8 November 2009, during their

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. On 11 April 2002, Irish vocal pop band

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held a concert for their

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supporting their album World of Our Own. In July 2009

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gave a sold-out concert in the Schleyerhalle. Slayer played their final European Show at the Schleyerhalle on 3 August 2019 on their farewell world tour. On 2 June 2020

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will perform at the arena during his Summer European Tour 2020.

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Sporting events

Concerts

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