It was nicknamed "Joggeli"[2] (a diminutive of "Jakob" in the local dialect) by Basel supporters.

AC/DC performed here on 25 August 1991 with Metallica, Queensrÿche and Mötley Crüe on their Monsters of Rock festival.

Michael Jackson performed in front of 50,000 people during his Bad World Tour on 16 June 1988.

Actress Elizabeth Taylor and singer Bob Dylan attended the show.

Jackson planned a Dangerous World Tour concert in Basel on 11 September 1992 but the show was cancelled because the singer was ill. Jackson performed in Basel his last Swiss concert on 25 July 1997[5] in front of over 55,000 people during his HIStory World Tour.