Calogero in concert at Paris La Défense Arena: everything you need to know

After the Zénith de la Villette, the Casino de Paris, the Théâtre du Châtelet, the Européen, Bercy and the Olympia, Calogero is now tackling a new venue in the Paris region. This Saturday, March 9, 2024, the singer, songwriter and musician takes to the Paris La Défense Arena for a major concert in front of 30,000 fans! It's an opportunity for Calogero to make his hits resound in this huge venue in Hauts-de-Seine - the biggest arena in Europe - and to defend live his latest tracks from the opus"A.M.O.U.R", released in September 2023.

We're sure that Calogero 's Paris show will delight audiences with a well-balanced setlist, featuring both his early hits and his most recent songs. But when should the doors open this Saturday? When should the show start? Is there an opening act? The Paris La Défense Arena has lifted the veil on the practical and useful information you need to know in order to best prepare for your visit.

For the impatient, know that Paris La Défense Arena will open its doors at 5:15pm for "Early" ticket holders, and from 6:00pm for the general public. The opening act will take to the stage at 8:00 p.m., while Calogero begins his show at 8:40 p.m.

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Evening schedule:

• 5:15pm: Early bird opening
• 6:00 pm: Doors open to the general public
• 8:00 pm: Opening act Marie Poulain
• 8:40pm: Calogero show begins

Another piece of information, and not the least, concerns transport to and from the venue. In view of the expected large crowds, the venue recommends that spectators use public transport to get to and from the Paris La Défense Arena.

As a reminder, you can take metro line 1, RER A, Tramway T2 or Transilien line L.

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Please note that Paris La Défense Arena has several different entrances, depending on your place in the hall. Therefore, " the colored access indicated on your ticket (yellow, red or purple) helps you to find your way around, but does not represent a compulsory passage point for screening ", as the Paris La Défense Arena points out, and advises you to go directly to the entrances indicated below:

• Early entrances are via entrance 32 (until 6:00 p.m.);
• Entrances to the parterre are via entrance 33;
• Entrances to level 1 are via entrances 5, 34 and 60;
• Entrances to level 4 are via entrances 8 and 56;
• VIP entrances are via entrances 21, 39 & 55;
• Access for people with disabilities and reduced mobility will be via entrances 38 and 56.

The venue also advises the public to arrive around 5:30pm. "For reasons of ease and fluidity of access, access to security checks is not organized solely by order of arrival of spectators in the queue, but also takes into account the category of ticket and the fluidity of passage at different points" Paris La Défense Arena would like to point out.

On its website, Paris La Défense Arena also provides a list of prohibited items at concerts, "in accordance with legislation governing establishments open to the public ". Forbidden are " all dangerous and illicit objects that are bulky, that could be used as projectiles and that could be a danger to spectators, visitors or artists, or that could be diverted from their intended use for malicious purposes", such as bottles and flasks, helmets, alcoholic beverages, any object on wheels (skateboards, rollerblades, etc.), unauthorized cameras, rigid umbrellas and selfie poles. The venue also states: "In view of current events, we are tightening up access to bags on the site. Authorized bags or panniers must be less than 10L ".

Once the concert is over, we advise you to go to La Défense station (Line 1 / RER A) if you wish to return to Paris.

For all other directions, go to La Défense station for Transilien lines L and T2. " If you are taking public transport to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Cergy and Poissy, you can go to Nanterre Préfecture station and take the RER A," adds Paris La Défense Arena.

Enjoy the concert!