Hippodrome de Vincennes

The venue was originally open to all types of horse racing. On 26 November 1934, the last steeplechase race took place, afterwards which the racetrack was devoted exclusively to mounted trotters and harness racing. In 1920, the track hosted the first edition of the Prix d'Amérique, one of the world's most prestigious harness races worldwide. == Events venue ==

It has also been used for concerts, hosting: • Pink Floyd - 12 September 1970 • Grateful Dead - 17 October 1981 • Queen - 14 June 1986, with Belouis Some, Level 42 and Marillion • Genesis - 3 June 1987, with Paul Young • U2 - 4–5 July 1987 and 26 June 1993, with Belly and The Velvet Underground. The first date, was filmed and recorded for the live home video and album, Live from Paris. • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - 19 June 1988, Tunnel of Love Express Tour • Whitesnake - 1 September 1990 • AC/DC - 21 September 1991 • Guns N' Roses - 6 June 1992 (Pay-per-view concert with Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry (musician) from Aerosmith, and Lenny Kravitz guest appearing) • Elton John - 18 June 1992 • Michael Jackson - 13 September 1992 (85,000 fans attended the show) • Metallica - 13 June 1993, with The Cult and Suicidal Tendencies == References ==