Palais Nikaia is an indoor concert hall and multi-purpose facility located in Nice

Nice

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, France

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. It opened on 4 April 2001, and is located five minutes' drive from Côte d'Azur International Airport

Côte d'Azur International Airport

Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is an airport located southwest of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. The airport is positioned west of the city centre, and is the principal port of arrival for passengers to the Côte d'Azur. It is the third busiest airport in France after Charles de...

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On its own, Palais Nikaia has seats for between 1,500 to 6,250 persons depending upon configuration, with an upwards maximum of 9,000 capacity including those standing. However, in a unique arrangement, it is located next to the outdoor Stade Charles-Ehrmann

Stade Charles-Ehrmann

Stade Charles-Ehrmann is a football stadium, located in Nice, France. For sporting events, it seats 8,000 spectators....

, with sliding glass doors to operate between them, and the two in combination can be used to host very large concerts with up to 50,000 or more in attendance.

In addition to concerts, Palais Nikaia can host variety shows, sporting events, conventions, and the like.