LDLC Arena
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Last updated date : 02/09/2025
A landmark in the Lyon metropolitan area, LDLC Arena hosts between 100 and 120 events each year, offering capacity for up to 16,000 people.
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Inaugurated in November 2023 with a basketball match, LDLC Arena is a show venue and sports arena that can hold between 5500 and 16,000 people, depending on the chosen layout. Standing alongside Groupama Stadium, in theOL Vallée complex of Décines-Charpieu, it is the second largest arena in France, outside of the Île-de-France region.
Designed by Tony Parker and his team, the venue hosts basketball matches with the club LDLC Asvel based in the town of Villeurbanne. It also welcomes 120 other events, both sporting and cultural. Drawing in big names, LDLC Arena has become a hub of activity on Lyon’s cultural scene.
What’s on at the LDLC Arena
Since its launch, LDLC Arena has been visited by big-name artists from France and around the world, including Justin Timberlake, Dua Lipa and Kylie Minogue, as well as bands like the Jonas Brothers, Rammstein and Green Day.
That said, sport remains the main focus at this venue owned by the OL Groupe. Among other things, it has hosted handball matches and international wrestling bouts with WWE Smackdown and Backlash.
LDLC Arena: the basketball club ASVEL’s new stadium
In 2014, Tony Parker and OL Groupe initiated a project to create an “American-style” stadium, complete with one of the best sound systems in France. It was specially designed to allow the layout to be changed extremely rapidly, to be able to host different kinds of sports events and shows in quick succession.
LDLC Arena is home to the basketball club LDLC Asvel. It hosts between 12 and 17 matches each year, welcoming major clubs like Real Madrid and Panathinaikos BC.
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How to get to LDLC Arena?
There are several options open for you to get to LDLC Arena. By public transport, you can take tramway T7 to the stop ‘Décines OL Vallée’. Alternatively, you can take tramway T3 to the stop ‘Décines Grand Large’ and then bus number 85 to the stop ‘Décines OL Vallée’.
For cyclists, a free parking area has been provided. A Velo'V bicycle-sharing station is also located near OL Vallée.
If you want to come by car or motorcycle, favour carsharing or carpooling. Parking spaces near Groupama Stadium are available to reserve if needed.
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Public transit
Tramway T7, stop "Décines OL Vallée" or
Tramway T3, stop "Décines Grand Large".
Bus 85, stop "Décines OL Vallée".
Alternative transportation
Vélo'V bike stations are available near the OL Vallée complex. Bike racks are available in front of the LDLC Arena.
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