Concert venue in Moscow Oblast, Russia
2019 photo of the venue
The
Crocus City Hall
(
Russian
:
Крокус-Сити-холл
,
romanized
:
Krokus-Siti-kholl
) is a music venue in
Krasnogorsk
,
Moscow Oblast
. It is part of the
Crocus City
development, which also includes the
Crocus City Mall
,
Crocus Expo
and
Vegas City Hall
[
ru
]
. It is dedicated to
Muslim Magomayev
(1942-2008), a Soviet singer born in present-day Azerbaijan.
[1]
The venue was developed by Crocus Group, owned by
Aras Agalarov
, and opened on 25 October 2009.
[1]
The venue has been closed since the
Crocus City Hall attack
on 22 March 2024, which killed at least 145 people, and whether or not it should reopen is being debated.
[2]
Crocus
refers to brightly colored, seasonal flowers that grow in the spring from a
bulb
.
The venue had a capacity of as much as 10,000 people.
[2]
Notable performers at the venue have included
Eric Clapton
,
Joe Cocker
,
Scorpions
,
Smokie
, the
Pet Shop Boys
,
Nazareth
,
a-ha
,
Sting
,
Elton John
,
Thomas Anders
,
Vanessa May
, as well as
Miss Universe 2013
, which included a stage appearance by
Donald Trump
.
[2]
It also was the location of the
Top Hit Music Awards
in several years and the Russian version of the
The Masked Singer
.
2024 attack
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]
On 22 March 2024, at around 20:00
MSK
(
UTC+3
), at least 144 people were killed
[3]
and more than 551 injured
[4]
after four masked and camouflaged gunmen committed a
mass shooting
and set off multiple
explosions
at the venue.
[5]
Russia's Foreign Ministry
called the incident a
terrorist attack
.
[6]
The
Islamic State ? Khorasan Province
, a
South
-
Central Asia
-based regional affiliate of the
Islamic State
, claimed responsibility.
[7]
[8]
In the aftermath of the attack, lawsuits were filed alleging
fire safety
code violations at the venue.
[9]
References
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- ^
a
b
"Moscow concert hall where deadly shooting took place has links with Trump"
.
South China Morning Post
.
Agence France-Presse
. 23 March 2024.
- ^
a
b
c
Boutsko, Anastassia (25 March 2024).
"Moscow attack: Was the band Picnic deliberately targeted?"
.
Deutsche Welle
.
- ^
Wynder, Ehren; Jacobson, Don (22 March 2024).
"Death toll in Moscow concert hall attack rises to 133; suspected gunmen arrested"
.
United Press International
.
- ^
"Foreign diplomats in Russia pay tribute to Crocus City Hall victims"
.
Euronews
.
Associated Press
. 30 March 2024.
- ^
"Islamic State group claims responsibility for Moscow attack in a statement posted on social media"
.
ABC News
.
The Associated Press
. 22 March 2024.
Archived
from the original on 22 March 2024.
- ^
El-Bawab, Nadine; Kaufman, Ellie; Pereira, Ivan (22 March 2014).
"ISIS claims responsibility in deadly attack on Russia's Crocus City Hall"
.
ABC News
.
- ^
Knight, Mariya; Chernova, Anna; Tarasova, Darya (22 March 2024).
"ISIS claims responsibility for attack in busy Moscow-area concert venue that left at least 40 dead"
.
CNN
.
Archived
from the original on 22 March 2024.
- ^
Schmitt, Eric
(22 March 2024).
"What We Know About ISIS-K, the Group That Claimed Responsibility for the Moscow Attack"
.
The New York Times
.
Archived
from the original on 23 March 2024.
- ^
"Fire-Safety Violations Alleged As Lawsuits Filed Over Crocus City Hall Terror Attack"
.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
. 2 April 2024.
External links
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