The Pedreira Paulo Leminski is a 25,000-capacity outdoor concert venue located in Curitiba, Brazil. It was partly named after Paulo Leminski, a twentieth century Brazilian writer, and because it served as the Municipal Pedreira, or rock quarry. Located in the neighborhood of Abranches, the site is about long, its stage is around , and it is surrounded by a rock wall . It was first opened in 1990.
The Wire Opera House was opened in 1992 for the first Curitiba Theater Festival. Together, the two sites make up the Parque das Pedreiras.
In July 2008, the holding of large events was prohibited in the place by an injunction in a Public Civil Action filed by the Public Ministry of Paraná, based on a request from the residents of the region, who alleged disrespect for the schedule of shows and riots caused by visitors. After a legal dispute between the space's neighbors and the municipal government, which had taken place since 2008, an agreement was reached, which included a renovation with new adaptations and some restrictions for shows and, thus, the quarry was released in September 2013. With the improvements made, at a cost of R$ 17 million, the space was reopened in March 2014.
Events in Pedreira During the city's three hundredth anniversary celebrations, the Pedreira hosted the tenor José Carreras, who was accompanied by the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.
Concerts (partial list)
Concerts at Pedreira Paulo LeminskiDateArtistTourAttendance5 December 1993Paul McCartneyThe New World Tour —12 March 1994INXSDirty Honeymoon World Tour —12 November 1994Ramones20th Anniversary Tour—29 October 1995Bon JoviThese Days Tour —11 October 1996AC/DCBallbreaker World Tour —31 October 1997David Bowie, No Doubt, Rita Lee & ErasureClose-Up Planet Festival —6 December 1998Iron Maiden, Helloween & RaimundosSkol Rock Festival 22,0007 May 2004Teenage Fanclub & Hell On WheelsCuritiba Pop Festival —8 May 2004Pixies23 September 2005Avril LavigneBonez Tour 8,00030 November 2005Pearl Jam'2005 Latin American Tour 16,00031 October 2006Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Patti Smith, DJ Shadow & Nação ZumbiTIM Festival 12,00010 November 2006The Black Eyed PeasThe Monkey Business Tour —19 April 2007EvanescenceThe Open Door Tour —31 October 2007The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Björk & Hot ChipTIM Festival —4 March 2008Iron MaidenSomewhere Back In Time World Tour 25,00021 April 2015KISS40th Anniversary World Tour 14,98028 April 2015Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest & MotörheadMonsters Of Rock Festival 12,82029 September 2015Katy PerryPrismatic World Tour 16,07614 December 2015David GilmourRattle That Lock Tour 23,30027 August 2016AngraHoly Land 20th Anniversary Tour —17 November 2016Guns N' RosesNot in This Lifetime... Tour 25,03030 November 2016Black SabbathThe End Tour 22,93431 March 2017Elton John & James TaylorWonderful Crazy Night Tour / Before This World Tour 11,37923 May 2017Ed Sheeran÷ Tour 17,40022 October 2017John MayerThe Search for Everything World Tour 11,4175 November 2017Green DayRevolution Radio Tour 12,20512 December 2017Deep Purple, Cheap Trick & TeslaSolid Rock Festival 5,2692 March 2018Foo Fighters & Queens Of The Stone AgeConcrete and Gold Tour / Villains World Tour 22,00016 May 2018Ozzy OsbourneNo More Tours 2 11,24016 October 2018Camila Cabello, Anavitória, Cat Dealers, Vitor Kley & ZeebaZ Festival —7 November 2018Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds & Foster The PeopleSummer Break Festival —8 November 2018Judas Priest, Alice In Chains & Black Star RidersSolid Rock Festival —31 August 2019Sandy & JuniorTurnê Nossa História24,45918 September 2019Scorpions, Whitesnake & EuropeRock Ao Vivo —27 September 2019Bon JoviThis House Is Not For Sale Tour 22,7148 November 2019Hillsong UNITEDThe People Tour MMXIX —28 April 2022KISSEnd of the Road World Tour 18,18818 May 2022GorillazWorld Tour 2022 10,00027 August 2022Iron MaidenLegacy of the Beast World Tour 24,28921 September 2022Guns N' RosesWe're F'N' Back! Tour24,4508 November 2022Arctic MonkeysThe Car Tour—10 December 2022Harry StylesLove On Tour23,46625 January 2023Backstreet BoysDNA World Tour15,8982 March 2023Imagine DragonsMercury World Tour22,0651 September 2023Post MaloneIf Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying Tour—
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