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'''Kuipke''' or '''Citadel Park Velodrome''' is an indoor [[velodrome]] in [[Ghent]], Belgium. It opened in 1927 and was rebuilt after a fire in 1965. It is best known from the [[Six Days of Ghent]], held annually in November. |
'''Kuipke''' or '''Citadel Park Velodrome''' is an indoor [[velodrome]] in [[Ghent]], Belgium. It opened in 1927 and was rebuilt after a fire in 1965. It is best known from the [[Six Days of Ghent]], held annually in November. |
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The velodrome is also used as an event hall for concerts and occasional basketball games. On 21 March 1959 [[Louis Armstrong]] performed in the Kuipke, and in 2014, it was the location for the live shows of the Flemish version of [[The Voice (TV series)|The Voice]]. |
The velodrome is also used as an event hall for concerts and occasional basketball games. On 21 March 1959 [[Louis Armstrong]] performed in the Kuipke, and in 2014, it was the location for the live shows of the Flemish version of [[The Voice (TV series)|The Voice]]. The current track director is former [[track cycling|track]] specialist [[Patrick Sercu]].<ref>{{cite web|title='t Kuipke|url=http://www.visitgent.be/en/node/11058/?context=tourist|publisher=VisitGent|accessdate=8 June 2015}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |