# Forum di Milano

Unipol Forum (formerly the FilaForum, DatchForum and Mediolanum Forum; known as the Forum di Milano in events where commercial naming rights are prohibited) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Assago, a small town 3 km outside Milan, Italy. The arena has a seating capacity of 12,800 and is primarily used for basketball, ice hockey, tennis and live concerts.
The venue is the home ground of the EuroLeague and Italian Serie A professional basketball team AX Armani Exchange Milan. In May 2024, the current sponsor, Unipol, took over naming rights in a deal that will run to 2027.

## History

The Forum of Assago was built by Giuseppe Cabassi and his son Luca in 1990. It was named in several different way due to different sponsorships during the years: from 1993 to 2006 it was named FilaForum, from 2006 to 2008 DatchForum and then, from 2009 to 2023, MediolanumForum.
The venue is located in the big Milanofiori complex and it covers an area of 40,000 sqm. The layout of the rooms is organized on 4 superimposed levels below the stands of the central arena. There are also private panoramic rooms (called "SkyBox") on the top floor. The Forum received the 1994 European Prize for Architecture for sports venues awarded by the Italian National Olympic Committee and the Council of Europe. It is also one of two facilities in Italy, along with Palazzo dello Sport in Rome, to be part of the European Arenas Association network.
For the 2014 Euroleague Final Four the venue has been renovated and the capacity increased from 11,500 to 12,700. It was again renovated in 2017, with new internal signs and new colors in the corridors of the rings, also including the reconstruction of the floor.

## Entertainment events

Entertainment events at Forum di Milano :
| Date | Artist | Tour | Opening Act |
| 1993 ||||
| February 18 | Paul McCartney | The New World Tour |
| February 19 | Paul McCartney | The New World Tour |
| May 5 | Iron Maiden | Real Live Tour |
| May 17 | Peter Gabriel | Secret World Tour |
| November 22 | Peter Gabriel | Secret World Tour |
| October 7 & 8 | Whitney Houston | The Bodyguard World Tour |
| 1996 ||||
| May 17 | AC/DC | Ballbreaker World Tour |
| September 19 | Tina Turner | Wildest Dreams Tour |
| October 30 | Celine Dion | Falling into You: Around the World |
| November 1 | Gloria Estefan | Evolution Tour |
| November 13 | Pearl Jam | No Code Tour | Fastbacks |
| 1998 ||||
| March 8–9 | Spice Girls | Spiceworld Tour |
| May 5 | Janet Jackson | The Velvet Rope Tour | Another Level |
| 1999 ||||
| June 23 | Alanis Morissette | Junkie Tour |
| September 23 | Iron Maiden | The Ed Hunter Tour |
| 2000 ||||
| February 17 | Mariah Carey | Rainbow World Tour |
| May 23 | Santana | Supernatural Tour |
| June 13 | Madonna | Drowned World Tour |
| June 14 | Madonna | Drowned World Tour |
| June 15 | Madonna | Drowned World Tour |
| June 22 | Pearl Jam | Binaural Tour | The Dismemberment Plan |
| October 24 | Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again Tour |
| 2002 ||||
| June 18 | Kylie Minogue | KylieFever2002 |
| November 18 | Coldplay | A Rush of Blood to the Head Tour | 1 Giant Leap |
| 2003 ||||
| April 17 | Shakira | Tour of the Mongoose |
| May 8 | Peter Gabriel | Growing Up Tour / Growing Up Live DVD |
| May 9 | Peter Gabriel | Growing Up Tour / Growing Up Live DVD |
| October 20 | Christina Aguilera | Stripped World Tour | So Solid Crew |
| October 27 | Iron Maiden | Dance of Death World Tour |
| November 10 | Mariah Carey | Charmbracelet World Tour |
| 2004 ||||
| May 11 | Peter Gabriel | Still Growing Up Tour |
| May 19 | Britney Spears | The Onyx Hotel Tour |
| October 16 | Avril Lavigne | Bonez Tour |
| 2005 ||||
| November 14 | Coldplay | Twisted Logic Tour | Goldfrapp |
| 2006 ||||
| September 17 | Pearl Jam | 2006 World Tour | |
| December 2 | Iron Maiden | A Matter of Life and Death Tour |
| December 3 | Iron Maiden | A Matter of Life and Death Tour |
| December 4 | Muse | Black Holes and Revelations Tour | Noisettes |
| 2007 ||||
| February 27 | Shakira | Oral Fixation Tour |
| May 10 | Beyoncé | The Beyonce Experience | Lemar |
| October 16 | Gwen Stefani | The Sweet Escape Tour | CSS |
| 2008 ||||
| March 29 | Alicia Keys | As I Am Tour |
| June 13 | Avril Lavigne | The Best Damn World Tour | Jonas Brothers |
| July 3 | Celine Dion | Taking Chances World Tour |
| September 30 | Coldplay | Viva la Vida Tour | High Wire Albert Hammond Jr. |
| 2009 ||||
| March 19 & 21 | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | The Answer |
| July 16 | Gloria Estefan | 90 Millas World Tour |
| 2010 ||||
| April 12 | Tokio Hotel | Humanoid City World Tour |
| May 3 | Whitney Houston | Nothing but Love World Tour | Karima |
| May 12 | The Black Eyed Peas | The E.N.D. World Tour | Cheryl Cole |
| 2011 ||||
| March 11 | Kylie Minogue | Aphrodite World Tour |
| March 15 | Taylor Swift | Speak Now World Tour | Emma Marrone |
| May 3 | Shakira | The Sun Comes Out World Tour |
| September 11 | Avril Lavigne | The Blackstar Tour |
| December 11 | Rihanna | Loud Tour |
| 2012 ||||
| May 7 | LMFAO | Sorry for Party Rocking Tour |
| October 2 | Lady Gaga | Born This Way Ball | The Darkness Lady Starlight |
| October 29 | The Cranberries | Roses Tour |
| 2013 ||||
| February 23 | Cirque de Soleil | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour |
| February 24 | Cirque de Soleil | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour |
| May 7 | Lana Del Rey | Paradise Tour | Kassidy |
| May 18 | Beyoncé | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | Luke James |
| May 20 | One Direction | Take Me Home Tour | Camryn |
| October 7 | Peter Gabriel | Back to Front Tour |
| October 29 | Nickelback | Here and Now Tour |
| November 2 | Thirty Seconds to Mars | Love Lust Faith and Dream Tour | You Me at Six Twin Atlantic |
| 2014 ||||
| January 3 | Violetta | Violetta - Il concerto |
| January 4 | Violetta | Violetta - Il concerto |
| January 5 | Violetta | Violetta - Il concerto |
| June 8 | Miley Cyrus | Bangerz Tour |
| November 4 | Lady Gaga | ArtRave: The Artpop Ball | Lady Starlight |
| November 17 | OneRepublic | Native Tour |
| 2015 ||||
| January 25 | Ed Sheeran | x Tour |
| January 30 | Violetta | Violetta Live |
| January 31 | Violetta | Violetta Live |
| February 13 | Lionel Richie | All the Hits, All Night Long | Marion Raven |
| February 21 | Katy Perry | Prismatic World Tour | Charli XCX |
| May 9 | 5 Seconds of Summer | Rock Out with Your Socks Out Tour | Hey Violet |
| May 25 | Ariana Grande | The Honeymoon Tour | Rixton |
| June 12, 2015 | Maroon 5 | Maroon V Tour | Magic! Nick Gardner Mike Watson |
| 2016 ||||
| February 1 | Ellie Goulding | Delirium World Tour | Sara Hartman |
| May 14 | Muse | Drones World Tour | De Staat |
| May 15 | Muse | Drones World Tour | De Staat |
| May 17 | Muse | Drones World Tour | De Staat |
| May 18 | Muse | Drones World Tour | De Staat |
| May 20 | Muse | Drones World Tour | De Staat |
| May 21 | Muse | Drones World Tour | De Staat |
| July 22 | Iron Maiden | The Book of Souls World Tour | Anthrax Sabaton |
| November 7 | Twenty One Pilots | Emotional Roadshow World Tour | Bry |
| 2017 ||||
| February 21 | Avenged Sevenfold | |
| March 28 | Tini Stoessel | Got Me Started Tour |
| May 6 | Shawn Mendes | Illuminate World Tour | James TW |
| May 20 | Enrique Iglesias | Sex and Love Tour |
| May 30 | Little Mix | The Glory Days Tour | The Vamps |
| June 15 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic World Tour | Anderson Paak |
| December 19 | Elio e le Storie Tese | Farewell Concert |
| 2018 ||||
| January 18 | Lady Gaga | Joanne World Tour |
| January 20 | David Guetta | European Arena Tour 2018 |
| January 27 | Depeche Mode | Global Spirit Tour | Algiers |
| February 2 & 3 | Soy Luna cast | Soy Luna Live |
| April 2 | Harry Styles | Harry Styles: Live on Tour | Mabel |
| April 11 | Lana Del Rey | LA to the Moon Tour | Cat Power |
| May 7 | Niall Horan | Flicker World Tour | Julia Michaels |
| May 11 | Sam Smith | The Thrill of It All Tour |
| June 4 | Arctic Monkeys | Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino Tour | Cameron Avery |
| June 21 | Shakira | El Dorado World Tour | Salva |
| June 25 | Queen | Queen + Adam Lambert |
| October 11 | U2 | Experience + Innocence Tour |
| October 12 | U2 | Experience + Innocence Tour |
| October 15 | U2 | Experience + Innocence Tour |
| October 16 | U2 | Experience + Innocence Tour |
| 2019 ||||
| June 17 | Phil Collins | Not Dead Yet Tour |
| September 18 | Little Mix | LM5: The Tour | Keelie Walker |
| 2020 ||||
| June 6 | Eric Clapton | Summer European Tour 2020 |
| 2022 ||||
| April 10 | Louis Tomlinson | Louis Tomlinson World Tour | Only The Poets |
| May 25 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia Tour | Griff |
| May 26 | Dua Lipa | Future Nostalgia Tour | Griff |
| 2023 ||||
| April 24 | Avril Lavigne | Love Sux Tour | Girlfriends Phem |
| September 10 | Various ASAP artists | ASAP Live in Milan | |
| September 12 | Björk | Cornucopia | |
| October 22 | 50 Cent | The Final Lap Tour | Busta Rhymes |
| 2024 ||||
| February 22 | Kanye West & Various artists | Vultures 1 Listening Party | |
| May 28 | Jonas Brothers | Five Albums. One Night. The World Tour | |
| 2025 ||||
| March 26 | Sabrina Carpenter | Short n' Sweet Tour | Rachel Chinouriri |

## Sports

The arena has hosted the 1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, the 2003 IIHF Continental Cup Superfinal of ice hockey (together with Lugano's Pista La Resega), WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown in 2007, and the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Since 2011, the Forum has also been home to La Grande Sfida, an annual tennis exhibition event played every Christmas. The arena also hosted the EuroLeague Final Four in 2014.
The forum was the venue for 2018 World Figure Skating Championships.
Some matches of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball World Championship were held at the venue. The venue also hosted some group phase matches of the FIBA EuroBasket 2022 which Italy hosted alongside Czech Republic in Prague, Georgia in Tbilisi and Germany in Berlin and Cologne.
In July 2024 the 19th World Kendo Championship was held at the forum. In February 2025, the 6th stage of the ISU Short Track World Tour is held at the Forum.
It will be the figure skating and short track venue during the 2026 Winter Olympics.