Editing King Baudouin Stadium

{{Short description|Stadium in Brussels, Belgium}}
{{For|the Congolese stadium formerly known by the same name|Stade Tata Raphaël}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox venue
| name              = King Baudouin Stadium
| native_name       = {{unbulleted list|{{native name|fr|Stade Roi Baudouin}}|{{native name|nl|Koning Boudewijnstadion}}}}
| nickname          = 
| image             = Holy Mass at the King Baudouin Stadium (2024) (4).jpg
| image_size        = 
| caption           = [[Pope Francis]] leading a [[Holy Mass]] at the King Baudouin Stadium in 2024
| location          = {{lang|fr|Avenue de Marathon|italic=no}} / {{lang|nl|Marathonlaan|italic=no}} 135/2,<br/>1020 [[Laeken]], [[City of Brussels]], Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
| coordinates       = 
| broke_ground      = 
| opened            = 23 August 1930
| renovated         = 1995 (€37 million), 2024
| expanded          = 
| closed            =
| demolished        =
| owner             = 
| operator          = 
| surface           = Grass
| constructor       = 
| construction_cost = 
| architect         = 
| former_names      = ''Stade du Centenaire'' or ''Jubelstadion'' (1930–1946)<br />''Stade du Heysel'' or ''Heizelstadion'' (1946–1995)
| nicknames         = 
| tenants           = [[Belgium national football team]] (1930–1985, 1995–May 2006, November 2006–present)<br />[[Royale Union Saint-Gilloise|Union SG]] (2016–present; for [[UEFA]] competitions only)<br />[[Belgium national rugby union team]]<br />[[Royal Excelsior Sports Club Brussels]] (athletics)
| seating_capacity  = 50,093<ref>{{cite news|title=History King Baudouin Stadium |publisher=[[RBFA]] |access-date=9 May 2015 |url=http://www.belgianfootball.be/en/history-king-baudouin-stadium |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160626115747/http://www.belgianfootball.be/en/history-king-baudouin-stadium |archive-date=26 June 2016 }}</ref>
| record_attendance = {{formatnum: 64073}} ([[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] v [[Dundee FC|Dundee]], 6 March 1963)
| dimensions        = {{convert|106|x|66|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| scoreboard        = 
| publictransit     = {{rint|brussels}} {{rint|brussels|6}} [[Heysel/Heizel metro station|Heysel/Heizel]] and [[King Baudouin metro station|Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn]]
}}

The '''King Baudouin Stadium''' ({{langx|fr|Stade Roi Baudouin}} {{IPA|fr|stad ʁwa bodwɛ̃|}}; {{langx|nl|Koning Boudewijnstadion}} {{IPA|nl|ˌkoːnɪŋ ˈbʌudəʋɛinˌstaːdijɔn|}}) is a sports ground in [[Brussels]], Belgium. Located in the north-western district of the [[City of Brussels]], it was built to embellish the [[Heysel Plateau|Heysel/Heizel Plateau]] in view of the [[Brussels International Exposition (1935)|1935 Brussels International Exposition]]. It was inaugurated on 23 August 1930, with Crown Prince [[Leopold III of Belgium|Leopold]] attending the opening ceremony. The stadium hosted 70,000 at the time. Its name honours King [[Baudouin of Belgium|Baudouin]], Leopold's successor as [[List of Belgian monarchs|King of the Belgians]] from 1951 to his death in 1993.

The stadium is located at 135/2, {{lang|fr|avenue de Marathon|italic=no}}/{{lang|nl|Marathonlaan|italic=no}}, on the border of the Bruparck entertainment park (with the [[Atomium]], [[Mini-Europe]] [[miniature park]] and [[Kinepolis Brussels|Kinepolis]] cinema). It can be accessed from the [[Brussels Metro|metro]] stations [[Heysel/Heizel metro station|Heysel/Heizel]] and [[King Baudouin metro station|Roi Baudouin/Koning Boudewijn]] on [[Brussels Metro line 6|line 6]].

==History==

===Early history===
The first version of the King Baudouin Stadium was built in 1929–30 by the architect Joseph Van Neck, also chief architect of the [[Brussels International Exposition (1935)|1935 Brussels International Exposition]], in a classical [[Modern architecture|modernist]] style. Its original name was the '''Jubilee Stadium''' ({{langx|fr|Stade du Centenaire|link=no}}, {{langx|nl|Jubelstadion|link=no}}) because it was inaugurated as part of the centenary celebrations of the [[Belgian Revolution]], with an [[Belgium national football team results – unofficial matches|unofficial Belgium–Netherlands football match]].

[[File:JubileeStadium1935.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Jubilee Stadium in 1935]]

In 1946, the stadium was stripped of the wood of its cycling track, and was renamed the '''Heysel Stadium''' ({{langx|fr|Stade du Heysel|link=no}}, {{langx|nl|Heizelstadion|link=no}}), after the neighbourhood in which it is located.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stade Roi Baudouin, anciennement stade du Centenaire – Inventaire du patrimoine architectural|url=https://monument.heritage.brussels/fr/Bruxelles_Laeken/Avenue_de_Marathon/119b/38325|access-date=2021-03-25|website=monument.heritage.brussels|language=fr}}</ref> In 1971, a tartan track was installed allowing the organisation of athletics competitions. Three years later, in 1974, a new lighting system was installed.

The Heysel Stadium hosted [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] finals in 1958, 1966, 1974, and 1985 and [[Cup Winners' Cup]] finals in 1964, 1976 and 1980. The highest attendance at a European game was over 69,000 in 1958.

===May 1985 disaster===
{{Main|Heysel Stadium disaster}}
Despite its status as Belgium's [[national stadium]], the Heysel Stadium was not well maintained. The stadium's poor condition manifested itself at the [[1985 European Cup Final]]. For example, the outer wall had been made of [[cinder block]], and fans who did not have tickets were seen kicking holes in it to get in.<ref name="times3">{{cite news| url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,762-1554603,00.html |title=Our day of shame | work=The Times |access-date=24 May 2006 | location=London | first=Tony | last=Evans | date=5 April 2005}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Additionally, the only escape route led upward, and there were only three gates on each short side–nowhere near enough for the 22,000 people standing on the terraces on either side.<ref name=RBFA>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/national-teams/red-devils/king-baudouin-stadium/heysel-stadium-disaster|title=The Heysel Stadium Disaster|work=[[Royal Belgian Football Association]]|access-date=16 December 2018}}</ref>

The stadium's inadequacies had been well known for some time. When [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] played there in the early 1980s, its supporters ridiculed it as a "dump." Indeed, the presidents of the two 1985 European finalists, [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], had concluded that Heysel was in no condition to host a European Final, especially one featuring two of the largest and most powerful clubs in Europe at the time. They urged [[UEFA]] to move the match to another ground, to no avail.<ref name="lfcstory">{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/a_1985.shtml |title=LFC Story 1985 |work=Liverpool Official Website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520113640/http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/lfc_story/a_1985.shtml |archive-date=20 May 2006 |access-date=24 May 2006 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref name=Repubblica>{{cite news|language=it |author=Enrico Sisti |url=http://www.saladellamemoriaheysel.it/Intervista_a_Ian_Rush.html |title=Il calcio cambiò per sempre |publisher=[[la Repubblica]] |date=28 May 2010 |access-date=22 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322225627/http://www.saladellamemoriaheysel.it/Intervista_a_Ian_Rush.html |archive-date=22 March 2014 }}</ref> It later emerged that UEFA had only spent half an hour inspecting the stadium.<ref name=RBFA/>

The [[Heysel Stadium disaster]] resulted in the deaths of 39 Juventus spectators after they were attacked by Liverpool fans before the match. Since the disaster, Liverpool FC have maintained that their fans were not to blame. However, all detailed reports state that the Liverpool fans started the charge, incited the violence and were ultimately to blame for the deaths of 39 Juventus fans and local Belgian supporters. They are still yet to accept full responsibility.<ref name="times3"/> Despite the disaster, the stadium continued to be used for Belgium international games from 1986 to 1990 with only minimal improvements made following the disaster. This was in part because the government had already drawn up plans to remodel the stadium into a 35,000-seat facility. Finally, in 1990, UEFA forced the issue by barring Belgium from hosting a European Final until at least 2000.<ref name=RBFA/> It also continued to host [[track and field]] events and it still hosts the [[Memorial Van Damme]] every year.

===Modernisations===
[[File:King_Baudouin_Stadium.jpg|thumb|260px|Outside view]]

In 1995, a decade after the disaster, the ground was rebuilt at a cost of [[Belgian franc|BEF]] 1,500 million (around €37/$50 million in 1995), and at this time renamed the King Baudouin Stadium, after [[Baudouin of Belgium|the Belgian monarch]] who had died two years previously. All that remains of the old stadium is a renovated gateway near the main entrance. The new structure combined the football ground with a running track and facilities for field events. It was re-opened on 23 August 1995 as the home of the [[Belgium national football team]] and is the largest stadium in Belgium; it can seat 50,093 spectators. The remodelled stadium hosted the [[1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1996 European Cup Winners Cup final]], as well as the opening game for [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]].

On 26 May 2006, the [[Belgian Football Association]] decided not to use the King Baudouin Stadium anymore for the national team home matches and for the [[Belgian Cup|Cup]] final, because the gates of stand one were too narrow and the stadium was deemed unsafe. The next match of the national team was thus held at the [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium]]. The City of Brussels complained that contrary to these claims the stadium was safe, and this complaint was upheld in court. On 6 October 2006, the [[Belgian Football Association]] met with representatives of the City of Brussels and they agreed to renew the contract and extend it to 30 June 2008.

In March 2019, the Belgian football association announced plans for a new redevelopment of the King Baudouin Stadium. The stadium would be rebuilt to a reduced capacity of 40,000 spectators and renamed to the Golden Generation Arena with a prospective completion date of 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belgianfootball.be/en/news/golden-generation-arena-arena-height-our-golden-generation|title=Golden Generation Arena – An arena at the height of our golden generation|date=19 March 2019|website=belgianfootball.be|publisher=[[Royal Belgian Football Association]]}}</ref> That idea was quietly discarded. An architectural firm has never been appointed, an environmental study ordered or a client sought. From the politicians, who were said to be positive about the idea across party lines in the beginning, hardly anything is moving.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.demorgen.be/sport/golden-generation-arena-stort-al-in-elkaar~b66d6ecb/ | title=Golden Generation Arena stort al in elkaar | date=25 May 2022 }}</ref>

==Sporting events==

===Association football===
Major international football matches have taken place in the King Baudouin Stadium: the finals of the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup]] in 1958, 1966, 1974 and 1985, those of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup of Cups]] in 1964, 1976, 1980 and 1996, as well as that of the [[UEFA European Championship|European Championships]] in 1972 between [[West Germany]] and the [[USSR]] (3–0).

The stadium hosted five matches of the [[UEFA Euro 2000]], organised by Belgium and the Netherlands, including the inaugural match between Belgium and Sweden (2–1) on 10 June, and the semi-final between Portugal and France (1–2) on 28 June.

'''UEFA Euro 2000 matches:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Team 1  !! Result !! Team 2 !! Round
|-
| 10 June 2000 || {{fb|BEL}} || 2–1 || {{fb|SWE}} || rowspan="3" | [[UEFA Euro 2000 Group B|Group B]]
|-
| 14 June 2000 || {{fb|ITA|1946}} || rowspan="2" | 2–0 || rowspan="2" | {{fb|BEL}} 
|-
| 19 June 2000 || {{fb|TUR}} 
|-
| 24 June 2000 || {{fb|ITA|1946}} || 2–0 || {{fb|ROM}} || Quarter-finals
|-
| 28 June 2000 || {{fb|FRA|1974}} || 2–1<br />([[Sudden death (sport)#Association football|asdet]])|| {{fb|POR}} || Semi-finals
|}

On 18 February 2021, the Belgian women's team played its first official match there. This was a friendly match against the Netherlands (1–6) played as part of the promotion of the triple bid to host the [[FIFA Women's World Cup|Women's Football World Cup]], the third country being Germany. This choice was explained by the work carried out at the Eneco Stadium (where the [[Belgium women's national football team|Red Flames]] usually play) during this period.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Belgian FA |url=https://www.rbfa.be/fr/nouvelles/nos-belgian-red-flames-affronteront-les-pays-bas-au-stade-roi-baudouin |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.rbfa.be}}</ref>

=== Cycling ===
[[File:Stage_2_peloton_sprint_finish,_1949_Tour_de_France.jpg|thumb|260px|Peloton sprint finish during the 1949 Tour de France]]

The [[UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] were organized in the Heysel stadium in [[1930 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|1930]] and [[1935 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|1935]].

The stadium has also been used for road cycling. For instance, stage 2 of both the [[1949 Tour de France|1949]] and the [[1960 Tour de France|1960]] [[Tour de France]] finished in the Heysel stadion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2019 |title=Le Tour de France et Bruxelles, une histoire en quelques dates |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/le-tour-de-france-et-bruxelles-une-histoire-en-quelques-dates-10237814 |website=rtbf.be |language=fr}}</ref>

===Rugby union===
On 25 August 2007, [[Belgium national rugby union team|Belgium]] played [[Argentina national rugby union team|Argentina]] in [[rugby union]] as part of Argentina's [[2007 Rugby World Cup]] preparations. Argentina defeated Belgium 36–8.

The stadium was scheduled to witness a rugby union milestone on 19 December 2009, when the [[Paris]]ian club [[Stade Français]] planned to take their [[2009–10 Heineken Cup pool stage|Heineken Cup]] home match against [[Pro14|Irish]] club [[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]] to the stadium in a match that had sold more than 30,000 tickets. However, heavy snowfall in Brussels on the intended matchday forced the cancellation of what would have been the first [[Heineken Cup]] match held in Belgium; the fixture was instead played the following day in Paris.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12929.php |title=Stade Français Paris v Ulster Rugby |publisher=European Rugby Cup |date=20 December 2009 |access-date=2009-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417190314/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/12_12929.php |archive-date=17 April 2010 }}</ref>

The stadium had another shot at hosting a Heineken Cup match in 2012. On 20 October 2012, English club [[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]] took their [[2012–13 Heineken Cup pool stage|Heineken Cup]] pool match against [[Racing 92|Racing Métro]] to Brussels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/heineken-cup-2012-13/rugby/story/167597.html|title=Sarries take Heineken Cup to Brussels|publisher=ESPNscrum}}</ref>

===Tennis===
On 8 July 2010, the stadium played host to the Best of Belgium gala which featured a tennis match originally scheduled to be between [[Justine Henin]] and [[Kim Clijsters]]. Unfortunately Henin had to pull out and [[Serena Williams]] replaced her as the match was played in front of the largest crowd ever for a single match, beating the attendance set at the [[Battle of the Sexes (tennis)|Battle of the Sexes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=tennis&id=5117444|title=Clijsters to play Henin at 40,000-capacity stadium}}</ref>

==Concerts==
Every year, it hosts major sporting events such as the national football team's matches, the Belgian Football Cup final, the prestigious Van Damme Memorial and more. It has also showcased concerts by some of the world's greatest artists, including [[the Rolling Stones]], [[U2]], [[Madonna]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]], [[Johnny Hallyday]], [[Robbie Williams]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Coldplay]], [[Rammstein]] and many more.<ref>{{Cite web |last=communication |title=The Stadium |url=https://kingbaudouinstadium.be/index.php/le-stade/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=King Baudouin Stadium |language=en-US}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=5|Concerts at the King Baudouin Stadium
|-
!Date!!Artist!!Event!!Attendance!!Ref(s)
|-
|20 June 1997
|[[Celine Dion|Céline Dion]]
|[[Falling into You: Around the World]]
|—
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tours and Events: AUGUST 21 1998 – MARCH 25 1997 |url=https://webcitation.org/60a1xbBIU?url=https://www.celinedion.com/events?previous_text=Earlier%20Events&start_text=October%2010%201998&end_text=August%2022%201998&is_event_page=yes&page=42&previous_text=Earlier%20Events&start_text=January%2022%202012&end_text=August%2002%202011&is_event_page=y%201998&end_text=August%2022%201998&is_event_page=yes&page=42&previous_text=Earlier%20Events&start_text=January%2022%202012&end_text=August%2002%202011&is_event_page=y |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=webcitation.org}}</ref>
|-
|16 June 1999
|Céline Dion
|[[Let's Talk About Love World Tour]]
|59,876 / 59,876
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pollstar |url=https://www.pollstar.com/box-office-checkout-stepone/45018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223252/https://www.pollstar.com/box-office-checkout-stepone/45018 |archive-date=2018-08-21 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.pollstar.com}}</ref>
|-
|8 July 2000
|[[Johnny Hallyday]]
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tenues de scène de Johnny Halladay |url=http://www.tenues-johnny.fr/dates_00/dates-des-concerts-annee-2000.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217081256/http://www.tenues-johnny.fr:80/dates_00/dates-des-concerts-annee-2000.html |archive-date=2017-12-17 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.tenues-johnny.fr}}</ref>
|-
|12 May 2003
|[[Bruce Springsteen]]
|[[The Rising Tour]]
|—
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=jplhoir |date=2003-07-07 |title=Bruce Springsteen - Stade Roi Baudouin - 12 mai 2003 |url=https://www.musicinbelgium.net/articles/article-2031/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813143148/https://www.musicinbelgium.net/articles/article-2031/ |archive-date=2020-08-13 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Music In Belgium |language=fr-BE}}</ref>
|-
|13 June 2003
|Johnny Hallyday
|—
|—
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tenues de scène de Johnny Hallyday |url=http://www.tenues-johnny.fr/dates_03/dates-des-concerts-annee-2003.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171217081110/http://www.tenues-johnny.fr/dates_03/dates-des-concerts-annee-2003.html |archive-date=2017-12-17 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.tenues-johnny.fr}}</ref>
|-
|10 June 2005
|[[U2]]
|[[Vertigo Tour]]
|60,499 / 60,499
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=BOXSCORE Concert Grosses |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=whQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
|24 June 2007
|[[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]
|[[Turn It On Again Tour]]
|30,736 / 45,000
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=Billboard Boxscore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3A4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12 |access-date=2024-02-09 }}</ref>
|-
|14 June 2008
|[[Bon Jovi]]
|[[Lost Highway Tour]]
|31,041 / 31,041
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=Billboard Boxscore |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA9 |access-date=2024-02-09 }}</ref>
|-
|13 September 2008
|[[André Rieu]]
|—
|—
|
|-
|22 September 2010
| rowspan="2" |U2
| rowspan="2" |[[U2 360° Tour]]
| rowspan="2" |144,338 / 144,338
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2009-07-18 |title=Pro Posts |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ |access-date=2009-07-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|23 September 2010
|-
|12 July 2012
|[[Madonna]]
|[[The MDNA Tour]]
|36,778 / 36,778
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Billboard Boxscore |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-28.pdf#page=37 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=PDF| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925090029/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2012/BB-2012-07-28.pdf#page=37 | archive-date=25 September 2022 }}</ref>
|-
|3 August 2013
|[[Robbie Williams]]
|[[Take the Crown Stadium Tour]]
|—
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Take The Crown Stadium Tour: Rehearsals (Part 2) |url=https://robbiewilliams.com/pages/timeline/entry-video-take-crown-stadium-tour-rehearsals-part-2 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=Robbie Williams |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|13 June 2015
|[[One Direction]]
|[[On the Road Again Tour]]
|56,110 / 56,110
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=FreezePage |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=www.freezepage.com |archive-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806212655/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>
|-
|31 July 2016
|[[Beyoncé]]
|[[The Formation World Tour]]
|48,955 / 48,955
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2016-08-09 |title=CURRENT BOXSCORE |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/current-boxscore/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809185044/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=2016-08-09 |access-date=2024-02-09 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|21 June 2017
| rowspan="2" |[[Coldplay]]
| rowspan="2" |[[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]]
| rowspan="2" |100,489 / 100,489
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2017-07-25 |title=Current Boxscore {{!}} Billboard |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170725213515/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore/ |archive-date=25 July 2017 }}</ref>
|-
|22 June 2017
|-
|1 August 2017
|U2
|[[The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019|The Joshua Tree Tours]]
|—
|
|-
|1 September 2017
|[[Coely]]
|Memorial Van Damme 2017
|—
|
|-
|16 June 2019
|[[Metallica]]
|[[WorldWired Tour]]
|49,039 / 49,039
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2019-08-06 |title=Current Boxscore {{!}} Billboard |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |access-date=2024-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806212655/https://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore |archive-date=6 August 2019 }}</ref>
|-
|11 July 2022
|[[The Rolling Stones]]
|[[Sixty (tour)|Sixty]]
|—
|
|-
|22 July 2022
| rowspan="2" |[[Ed Sheeran]]
| rowspan="2" |[[The Mathematics Tour]]
| rowspan="2" |104,473 / 127,999
| rowspan="2" |{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
|-
|23 July 2022
|-
|5 August 2022
| rowspan="4" |Coldplay
| rowspan="4" |[[Music of the Spheres World Tour]]
| rowspan="4" |224,719 / 224,719
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coldplay Pollstar Tour History (2001–23).pdf |url=https://pdfhost.io/view/0qRXxIUak_Coldplay_Pollstar_Tour_History_200123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908225449/https://pdfhost.io/v/0qRXxIUak_Coldplay_Pollstar_Tour_History_200123 |archive-date=2023-09-08 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=PDF Host}}</ref>
|-
|6 August 2022
|-
|8 August 2022
|-
|9 August 2022
|-
|14 May 2023
|Beyoncé
|[[Renaissance World Tour]]
|53,062 / 53,062
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Year-End Top 300 Concert Grosses |url=https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226172312/https://data.pollstar.com/Chart/2024/01/121123_ye.top300.concert.grosses_digital_1040.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2024 |access-date=26 February 2024 |website=Pollstar}}</ref>
|-
| 11 July 2023
| rowspan="2" | [[the Weeknd]]
| rowspan="2" | [[After Hours til Dawn Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | 103,297 / 103,297
|
|-
| 12 July 2023
|-
|3 August 2023
| rowspan="3" |[[Rammstein]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Rammstein Stadium Tour ]]
| rowspan="3" |150,000 / 150,000
| rowspan="3" |
|-
|4 August 2023
|-
|5 August 2023
|-
|-
|14 July 2024
|[[Pink (singer)|P!nk]]
|[[Summer Carnival (tour)|Summer Carnival 2024]]
|—
|
|}

==Heysel Stadium Silver Coin==
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the stadium, the Belgian State released a commemorative coin: the [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Belgium)#2005 coinage|€10 75 years of Heysel Stadium commemorative coin]]. The obverse depicts an image of a footballer with the stadium in the background. The flags of Belgium and the Netherlands can be seen on top of the stadium as well as the year that the stadium was built.

==See also==
* [[Heysel Stadium disaster]]
* [[List of association football stadiums by capacity]]
* [[List of tennis stadiums by capacity]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|King Baudouin Stadium}}
* [http://www.footbel.com/fr/supporters/stadions/koning_boudewijn_stadion.html Belgian FA official website] {{in lang|fr}} – history
* [http://www.footbel.com/nl/supporters/stadions/koning_boudewijn_stadion.html Belgian FA official website] {{in lang|nl}} – history
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120327223620/http://allstadiums.ru/evropa/stadiony-belgii/king-baudouin.html King Baudouin Stadium] {{in lang|ru}} – information and photos

{{Coord|50|53|45|N|4|20|3|E|type:landmark|display=title}}

{{s-start-collapsible|header={{s-sta|et}}}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Estadio Santiago Bernabéu]] <br /> [[Madrid]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]<br />[[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals|Final venue]]|years=[[1958 European Cup Final|1958]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[MHPArena|Neckarstadion]] <br /> [[Stuttgart]]}}

{{s-bef|before=[[De Kuip]] <br /> [[Rotterdam]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]<br />[[List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals|Final venue]]|years=[[1964 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1964]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] <br /> [[London]]}}

{{s-bef|before=[[San Siro]] <br /> [[Milan]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=European Cup<br />Final venue|years=[[1966 European Cup Final|1966]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Estádio Nacional]] <br />[[Lisbon]] ([[Oeiras, Portugal|Oeiras]])}}

{{s-bef|before=[[Stadio Olimpico]] <br /> [[Rome]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[UEFA European Championship]]<br />[[List of UEFA European Championship finals|Final venue]]|years=[[UEFA Euro 1972 Final|1972]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Red Star Stadium|Stadion Crvena Zvezda]] <br /> [[Belgrade]]}}

{{s-bef|before=[[Red Star Stadium|Stadion Crvena Zvezda]] <br /> [[Belgrade]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=European Cup<br />Final venue|years=[[1974 European Cup Final|1974]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Parc des Princes]] <br /> [[Paris]]}}

{{s-bef|before=[[St. Jakob Stadium]] <br /> [[Basel]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=European Cup Winners' Cup<br />Final venue|years=[[1976 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1976]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympisch Stadion]] <br /> [[Amsterdam]]}}

{{s-bef|before=[[St. Jakob Stadium]] <br /> [[Basel]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=European Cup Winners' Cup<br />Final venue|years=[[1980 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|1980]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Rheinstadion]] <br /> [[Düsseldorf]]}}

{{s-bef|before=[[Stadio Olimpico]] <br /> [[Rome]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]<br />[[List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals|Final venue]]|years=[[1985 European Cup Final|1985]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium|Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán]] <br /> [[Seville]]}}

{{s-bef|before=[[Parc des Princes]] <br /> [[Paris]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]<br />[[List of UEFA Cup Winners' Cup finals|Final venue]]|years=[[1996 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final|1996]]}}
{{s-aft|after=[[De Kuip]] <br /> [[Rotterdam]]}}
{{s-end}}

{{UEFA Champions League Final venues}}
{{UEFA Europa League Final venues}}
{{UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final venues}}
{{UEFA Euro 1972 stadiums}}
{{UEFA European Championship final stadiums}}
{{UEFA Euro 2000 stadiums}}
{{European Athletics Championships stadiums}}
{{Diamond League venues}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:National stadiums]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1930]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Belgium]]
[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in Belgium]]
[[Category:Football venues in Brussels]]
[[Category:UEFA European Championship final stadiums]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Brussels]]
[[Category:Diamond League venues]]