Palais 12 / Paleis 12 (French: Palais 12, Dutch: Paleis 12) is an indoor arena in Brussels used for concerts and spectacles. With a capacity of roughly 15,000 it is one of the largest indoor venues in Belgium. Located on the Heysel Plateau, it was originally built in 1989 but was redesigned and reopened in its current form in 2013.

Palais 12

Building from the outside.
Location	Heysel Plateau, Brussels, Belgium
Coordinates	50.9008°N 4.3423°E / 50.9008; 4.3423
Capacity	15,000
Construction
Opened	1989
Renovated	2013
Architect	Alliage
Website
www.palais12.com

Palais 12 forms the foundation stone for the NEO project, which aims to refurbish the Heysel Plateau into a new, modern, multipurpose neighbourhood in northern Brussels.

Accessibility

The venue is accessible through multiple means: the Brussels Ring, the main highways, the airport, the South Station and Central Station, combined with more than 12,000 parking spaces and a wide service from the Brussels public transit authority: 4 tram lines, 3 metro lines and three bus lines.

Notable concerts and events

• 2013: David Guetta; Mylène Farmer; Elton John; Indochine; Riverdance
• 2014: Stromae; Scorpions; Kylie Minogue; Drake; André Rieu; Il Divo; Peter Gabriel; Calogero; John Newman; Elbow, Cliff Richards
• 2015: 5 Seconds of Summer; Ennio Morricone; Nicki Minaj; Johnny Hallyday; Santana; Eros Ramazzotti; Major Lazer; André Rieu; Supertramp; Oscar and the Wolf; Violetta; Shaka Ponk; Editors; The Prodigy; Faithless; 2015 League of Legends World Championship Soy Luna Live;
• 2016: Massive Attack; Muse; Queen + Adam Lambert
• 2017: Martina Stoessel, Davis Cup semifinal
• 2019: Nicki Minaj; Take That; Twenty One Pilots

See also

• Brussels Expo
• List of indoor arenas in Belgium

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Palais 12.

• Official website