# List of concerts at NDK, Sofia

The National Palace of Culture (short NDK) is one of the major music venues in Sofia, Bulgaria. The main Hall 1 with its more than 3500 comfortable seats has hosted many famous performers and hit spectacles.
Below is a list of some of the events that have been held there.

## Hall 1
### Rock, pop and jazz performers
#### Bands

| Year | Date | Band | Tour |
| 1998 | December 6 | Uriah Heep & Nazareth | Sonic Origami and Boogaloo albums support |
| 1999 | March 19 | Electric Light Orchestra II (ELO) | |
| 1999 | June 25 | Apocalyptica | Inquisition Symphony album support |
| 2000 | August 15 | Toto | Mindfields Tour |
| 2002 | June 11 | B.T.R. with guest performer Glenn Hughes | The Game album support |
| 2002 | July 3 | Dream Theater | World Tourbulence Tour |
| 2002 | July 13 | The Manhattan Transfer | The Spirit of St. Louis album support |
| 2002 | August 13 | Smokie | |
| 2003 | September 12 | Placebo | Sleeping with Ghosts album support |
| 2003 | October 11 | Moloko | Statues album support |
| 2004 | May 29 | Jethro Tull | The Jethro Tull Christmas Album support |
| 2006 | September 18 | Level 42 | Retroglide album support |
| 2006 | September 23 | Chambao | |
| 2006 | October 24 | Lubeh | |
| 2006 | November 13 | Earth, Wind & Fire | Illumination album support |
| 2007 | April 17 | Blackmore's Night | The Village Lanterne album support |
| 2008 | June 23 | Kansas | Playlist: The Very Best of Kansas album support |
| 2008 | October 3 | Thin Lizzy | |
| 2008 | December 4 | Signal | anniversary show |
| 2008 | December 12 | Shturcite | |
| 2009 | March 22 | Asia | Phoenix album support |
| 2010 | March 10 | Mashina Vremeni | |
| 2010 | December 13 | FSB | |
| 2011 | May 14 | Omega | |
| 2011 | June 20 | Kansas | |
| 2012 | October 18 | Status Quo | |

#### Solo artists

| Year | Date | Artist | Tour |
| 1993 | | James Brown | |
| 1994 | | Joe Cocker | |
| 1995 | | Georgi Minchev | |
| 1996 | May 19 | Sting | Mercury Falling Tour |
| 1996 | October 21 | John McLaughlin & Paco de Lucía & Al Di Meola | |
| 2000 | April 16 | Steve Vai & Eric Sardinas | The Ultra Zone album support |
| 2001 | May 21 | Yngwie Malmsteen | War to End All Wars album support |
| 2002 | July 1 | Joe Satriani | Strange Beautiful Tour |
| 2004 | October 18 | Jerry Lee Lewis | |
| 2005 | October 5 | Fish | Return to Childhood, 20th Anniversary Tour |
| 2005 | November 16 | Steve Vai & Eric Sardinas | European Tour - Real Illusions: Reflections album support |
| 2006 | October 28 | Al Di Meola | Consequence of Chaos album support |
| 2007 | July 23 | Chuck Berry | |
| 2007 | September 8 | Gary Moore | Old New Ballads Blues album support |
| 2007 | September 28 | Glenn Hughes | Music for the Divine album support |
| 2007 | October 25 | Robin Gibb | |
| 2007 | November 6 | Chick Corea & Béla Fleck | The Enchantment album support |
| 2008 | June 11 | Mark Knopfler | Kill to Get Crimson Tour |
| 2008 | July 21 | Bobby McFerrin | |
| 2009 | February 22 | James Blunt | |
| 2009 | June 30 | Michael Bolton | |
| 2009 | September 9 | Macy Gray | |
| 2009 | October 6 | Lili Ivanova | |
| 2009 | October 14 | Todor Kolev | a gala concert |
| 2009 | October 28 | Sylvie Vartan | Tournée d'automne |
| 2010 | March 4 | Alla Pugacheva | |
| 2010 | June 3 | Bob Dylan | Europe Summer Tour |
| 2010 | October 30 | Jon Lord | Concerto for Group and Orchestra |
| 2011 | April 11 | Mariza | |
| 2011 | November 4 | Paul Anka | |
| 2012 | May 30 | Zaz | |
| 2012 | October 31 | Steve Vai | |
| 2013 | March 22 | Chris Norman | |
| 2013 | March 30 | Tarja Turunen | Beauty and the Beat World Tour |
| 2013 | April 29 | Mark Knopfler | Privateering Tour |

### Classical music performers and other spectacles

| Year | Date | Artist |
| 2000 | September 16 | Montserrat Caballé |
| 2006 | May 21 | Andrea Bocelli |
| 2007 | June 23 | Wadaiko Yamato |
| 2009 | June 15 | Nigel Kennedy |
| 2010 | April 11 | Wadaiko Yamato |
| 2010 | April 14 | Richard Clayderman |
| 2011 | November 2 | Lord of the Dance musical |
| 2012 | December 10 | José Carreras |