# Pedreira Paulo Leminski

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 103,500 metres (339,600 ft) long, its stage is around 480 square metres (5,200 sq ft), and it is surrounded by a rock wall 30-metre-high (98 ft). 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 Leminski :
| Date | Artist | Tour | Attendance |
| 5 December 1993 | Paul McCartney | The New World Tour | — |
| 12 March 1994 | INXS | Dirty Honeymoon World Tour | — |
| 12 November 1994 | Ramones | 20th Anniversary Tour | — |
| 29 October 1995 | Bon Jovi | These Days Tour | — |
| 11 October 1996 | AC/DC | Ballbreaker World Tour | — |
| 31 October 1997 | David Bowie, No Doubt, Rita Lee & Erasure | Close-Up Planet Festival | — |
| 6 December 1998 | Iron Maiden, Helloween & Raimundos | Skol Rock Festival | 22,000 |
| 7 May 2004 | Teenage Fanclub & Hell On Wheels | Curitiba Pop Festival | — |
| 8 May 2004 | Pixies | Curitiba Pop Festival | — |
| 23 September 2005 | Avril Lavigne | Bonez Tour | 8,000 |
| 30 November 2005 | Pearl Jam' | 2005 Latin American Tour | 16,000 |
| 31 October 2006 | Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Patti Smith, DJ Shadow & Nação Zumbi | TIM Festival | 12,000 |
| 10 November 2006 | The Black Eyed Peas | The Monkey Business Tour | — |
| 19 April 2007 | Evanescence | The Open Door Tour | — |
| 31 October 2007 | The Killers, Arctic Monkeys, Björk & Hot Chip | TIM Festival | — |
| 4 March 2008 | Iron Maiden | Somewhere Back In Time World Tour | 25,000 |
| 21 April 2015 | KISS | 40th Anniversary World Tour | 14,980 |
| 28 April 2015 | Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest & Motörhead | Monsters Of Rock Festival | 12,820 |
| 29 September 2015 | Katy Perry | Prismatic World Tour | 16,076 |
| 14 December 2015 | David Gilmour | Rattle That Lock Tour | 23,300 |
| 27 August 2016 | Angra | Holy Land 20th Anniversary Tour | — |
| 17 November 2016 | Guns N' Roses | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 25,030 |
| 30 November 2016 | Black Sabbath | The End Tour | 22,934 |
| 31 March 2017 | Elton John & James Taylor | Wonderful Crazy Night Tour / Before This World Tour | 11,379 |
| 23 May 2017 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | 17,400 |
| 22 October 2017 | John Mayer | The Search for Everything World Tour | 11,417 |
| 5 November 2017 | Green Day | Revolution Radio Tour | 12,205 |
| 12 December 2017 | Deep Purple, Cheap Trick & Tesla | Solid Rock Festival | 5,269 |
| 2 March 2018 | Foo Fighters & Queens Of The Stone Age | Concrete and Gold Tour / Villains World Tour | 22,000 |
| 16 May 2018 | Ozzy Osbourne | No More Tours 2 | 11,240 |
| 16 October 2018 | Camila Cabello, Anavitória, Cat Dealers, Vitor Kley & Zeeba | Z Festival | — |
| 7 November 2018 | Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds & Foster The People | Summer Break Festival | — |
| 8 November 2018 | Judas Priest, Alice In Chains & Black Star Riders | Solid Rock Festival | — |
| 31 August 2019 | Sandy & Junior | Turnê Nossa História | 24,459 |
| 18 September 2019 | Scorpions, Whitesnake & Europe | Rock Ao Vivo | — |
| 27 September 2019 | Bon Jovi | This House Is Not For Sale Tour | 22,714 |
| 8 November 2019 | Hillsong UNITED | The People Tour MMXIX | — |
| 28 April 2022 | KISS | End of the Road World Tour | 18,188 |
| 18 May 2022 | Gorillaz | World Tour 2022 | 10,000 |
| 27 August 2022 | Iron Maiden | Legacy of the Beast World Tour | 24,289 |
| 21 September 2022 | Guns N' Roses | We're F'N' Back! Tour | 19,450 |
| 8 November 2022 | Arctic Monkeys | The Car Tour | — |
| 10 December 2022 | Harry Styles | Love On Tour | 23,466 |
| 25 January 2023 | Backstreet Boys | DNA World Tour | 15,898 |
| 2 March 2023 | Imagine Dragons | Mercury World Tour | 22,065 |
| 1 September 2023 | Post Malone | If Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying Tour | — |