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Stade olympique de la Pontaise Stadium

Stade olympique de la Pontaise is a multi-purpose stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland. The stadium holds 15,850 people and was built in 1904.

It is used mostly for football matches. It is currently the homeground of FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy, of the Swiss Challenge League.

The stadium also hosts the Diamond League event, Athletissima.

Events

During the 1954 FIFA World Cup, the stadium hosted five games.

Pink Floyd performed two concerts: on 12 July 1989 as part of their A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour and on 25 September 1994 as part of their The Division Bell Tour.

Michael Jackson performed at the stadium during his "Bad" World Tour on 19 August 1988, during his "Dangerous" World Tour on 8 September 1992 and during his HIStory World Tour on 20 June 1997. Only Billie Jean was leaked from the performance(September 8th, 1992) during a crowd fundraiser where a person by the name of, K MJ released the audio to the world on YouTube.

In 2011, the stadium hosted some events of the World Gymnaestrada.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Олимпик де ла Понтез Стадион (russian)

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