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Vingis
Park
is
the
largest
park
in
Vilnius,
Lithuania.
Located
in
a
curve
of
the
Neris
River,
it
covers
162
hectares
(400
acres).
A
pedestrian
bridge
connects
the
park
with
Žvėrynas.
It
is
used
as
a
venue
for
various
events,
especially
concerts
and
sports
competitions.
It
contains
a
small
botanical
garden
of
Vilnius
University,
stadium,
and
an
amphitheater.
The
park's
history
dates
back
several
centuries.
In
1965,
the
park
was
renovated
and
adopted
to
the
needs
of
mass
events,
such
as
concerts
or
political
rallies.
The
amphitheater
was
built
using
the
design
of
the
modified
Estonian
Song
Festival
Grounds
in
Tallinn.
Several
major
rallies
and
demonstrations
were
held
there
during
the
course
of
the
Lithuanian
independence
movement
of
the
late
1980s;
a
rally
on
August
23,
1988
drew
250,000
people.
Many
celebrities
have
performed
their
shows
at
this
venue,
including
Andrea
Bocelli,
Elton
John,
Björk,
Sting,
Rod
Stewart,
Depeche
Mode,
and
famous
Lithuanian
music
groups
like
Foje,
Antis.
The
record
of
most
attendants
was
in
1997,
when
Foje
performed
their
last
concert
-
over
60,000
fans
were
there.
Lady
Gaga
has
performed
at
this
venue
for
her
first
concert
in
Baltic
country
on
August
21,
2012
at
Vingis
Park
in
Vilnius
as
a
part
of
her
The
Born
This
Way
Ball
Tour
in
front
of
14,853
people.
On
November
7,
2016,
Robbie
Williams
announced
that
he
will
be
performing
at
the
venue
on
August
16,
2017.
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