Piața Constituției, as seen from the balcony of the Palace of the Parliament

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]

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

Concerts in Constitution Square
DateArtistTourAttendance
6 September 2004 United Kingdom Sarah Brightman Harem World Tour 20.000
16 May 2010 Australia AC/DC Black Ice 55,000[3]
5 June 2010 United Kingdom Elton John European Tour 8,000
7 May 2011 Colombia Shakira The Sun Comes Out 20,000[4]
6 June 2011 United Kingdom Sting Symphonicity 10,000[5]
10 July 2011 United States Bon Jovi Live 60,000[6]
16 August 2012 United States Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball 35,000
22 September 2012 Canada Leonard Cohen Old Ideas 15,000[7]
24 July 2013 United Kingdom Iron Maiden Maiden England 15,000[8]
28 August 2013 United Kingdom Roger Waters The Wall 50,000[9]
17 July 2015 United Kingdom Robbie Williams Let Me Entertain You Tour 60,000[10]
5 June 2015 Netherlands André Rieu Live from Bucharest (7-concert marathon) 84,000[11]
2 September 2015 Argentina Cast of ViolettaVioletta LiveN/A
5 June 2016United States Maroon 5Maroon V Tour25,000
11 June 2016Netherlands André Rieu12,500
21 June 2016United Kingdom/United States Queen/Adam LambertSummer Festival Tour40,000
29 July 2016 United Kingdom Muse Drones World Tour17,000
30 July 2016 United Kingdom Iron Maiden The Book of Souls World Tour25,000
14 August 2016 Barbados Rihanna ZUtopia Music Festival52,000
15 August 2016United States Steve Aoki12,000
17 August 2016Australia SiaN/A
22 June 2017Italy Andrea Bocelli9,000
22 September 2018United Kingdom HurtsN/A
23 September 2018United Kingdom Rod StewartN/A
21 July 2019United States/Romania Bon Jovi/FirmaThis House Is Not For Sale TourN/A
22 July 2019 United Kingdom Editors Rock the City Festival
22 July 2019Republic of Ireland God Is An Astronaut
22 July 2019Poland Coma
22 July 2019United Kingdom The Cure
18 August 2023 United Kingdom Robbie Williams Summer in the City Festival
18 August 2023United Kingdom Calum Scott
18 August 2023United States LP
19 August 2023United States Jason Derulo
19 August 2023United States Abby Robertson

References

  1. ↑ "Streets of Bucharest: Constitution Square". www.strazibucuresti.ro. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. ↑ Etves, Antoaneta (December 23, 2010). "Primăria Capitalei va organiza Revelion în Piața Constituției". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  3. ↑ "MEGA-concert! AC/DC a electrizat duminica seara Bucureștiul". Stirile Pro TV. 17 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Shakira, Roxette sau Bon Jovi. Care dintre concertele anului 2011 ti-a placut cel mai mult?". Stirile Pro TV. 31 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Concert Sting la București: 10.000 de spectatori s-au strâns în Piața Constituției". Gândul (in Romanian). 6 June 2011.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Dan, Alina (23 September 2012). "Leonard Cohen a adus "Old Ideas" la București". Mediafax.
  8. ↑ Anghel, Mihai (25 July 2013). "Poze de la concertul Iron Maiden din Piața Constituției de pe 24 iulie 2013". InfoMusic.
  9. ↑ "Roger Waters la finalul show-ului "The Wall" de la București: "Acest concert a însemnat enorm pentru mine!"". Adevărul. 28 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Mesajul lui Robbie Williams dupa concertul de la Bucuresti. "Uneori este atât de frumos incât nu poți descrie"". Știrile Pro TV. 18 July 2015.
  11. ↑ 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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