Palais Nikaïa (French pronunciation: [palɛ nikaja]) is an indoor concert hall and multi-purpose facility located in Nice, France.
On its own, Palais Nikaïa has seats for between 1,500 and 6,250 persons depending upon configuration, with an upwards maximum of 9,000 capacity including those standing.
However, in a unique arrangement, it is located next to the outdoor Stade Charles-Ehrmann, with sliding glass doors to operate between them, and the two in combination can be used to host very large concerts with up to 50,000 or more in attendance.
[1] From 2001 to 2009, the palace was managed by Gilbert Coullier [fr] and Denis Thominet via the Société d'animation du Palais Nikaïa.
[4] Depeche Mode performed at the venue on May 4, 2013, during their Delta Machine Tour, in front of a recording-breaking sold-out crowd of 9,904 people.