Movistar Arena Bogotá

Movistar Arena
The Movistar Arena on September, 2018.
Location Carrera 30 con calle 63
Cundinamarca
Bogotá, Colombia
Coordinates 4°38′57″N 74°4′38″W / 4.64917°N 74.07722°W / 4.64917; -74.07722Coordinates: 4°38′57″N 74°4′38″W / 4.64917°N 74.07722°W / 4.64917; -74.07722
Owner Alcaldía de Bogotá, Colombiana de Escenarios
Executive suites 20
Capacity 14,000
Surface 37.000 m2
Construction
Broke ground May 26, 1959 (1959-05-26)
Opened May 1, 1973 (1973-05-01)
Renovated 2017-2018
Structural engineer Eng. Guillermo Gonzalez Zuleta
General contractor Jorge Alvarado, Germán Guerrero and Oscar Lobo Reveiz

Movistar Arena, previously known as Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, is an indoor sporting arena located in Bogotá, Colombia. It was built in 1973 and reconstructed in 2018. The arena will hold 90 shows per year and it is the first arena ever to be build in Colombia. The maximum capacity is up to 14.000 people.[1] Telefónica's cell phone division Movistar bought the arena's naming rights, changing its name on March, 2018 for the next 20 years.[2]

Concerts

ArtistDate
James BrownAugust, 1973
SantanaOctober 9, 1973
Information Society & Estados AlteradosMay 24, 1991
Soda StereoSeptember 23, 1991
INXS & La DerechaMarch 24, 1994
Luis MiguelJune 10, 1994
Delirious?September 15 y 16, 2006
Delirious?February 1, 2008
Dream Theater & HiddenpathMarch 12, 2008
Bryan AdamsApril 9, 2008
R.E.M., The Mars Volta y The MillsOctober 29, 2008
Duran DuranNovember 12, 2008
Maroon 5November 20, 2008
Fito PáezDecember 13, 2008
JuanesDecember 14, 2008
Los Fabulosos CadillacsFebruary 28, 2009
Keane & Sexto SentidoMarch 3, 2009
Carlos SantanaMarch 12, 2009
Ricardo ArjonaApril 14; 15 2010
Motörhead & UrsusApril 21, 2009
Heaven & HellMay 5, 2009
Sarah BrightmanOctober 28, 2009
Korn & NepentesApril 10, 2010
Rubén BladesMay 1, 2010
Miguel BoséMay 8, 2010
Gustavo CeratiMay 13, 2010
Joaquín SabinaMay 22, 2010
Demi LovatoMay 25, 2010
Massive Attack y Martina Topley-BirdNovember 12, 2010
The Smashing Pumpkins & Black MemoryNovember 27, 2010
Stone Temple Pilots & El Sie7eDecember 18, 2010
CamilaMay 11, 2011
Miley CyrusMay 19, 2011
Judas Priest, Whitesnake & AlbatrozSeptember 23, 2011
Ricardo ArjonaAugust 2 & 3, 2012
Joaquín Sabina y Joan Manuel SerratNovember 24, 2012
Alejandro SanzApril 23, 2013
Miguel BoséJun 13, 2013
Mägo de Oz, Kraken, Krönös, Bürdel King & Rata BlancaNovember 3, 2013
Fito PáezNovember 15, 2013
Epica, Angra y Mägo de OzJun 13, 2013
Arctic Monkeys y The HivesNovember 4, 2014
Ska-P & I.R.A.November 15, 2014
Deep Purple & The Black Cat BoneNovember 21, 2014
FonsecaSeptember 28, 2018
Juanes, Miguel Bosé & Sebastian YatraOctober 3, 2018
Zoé & Nicolás y los FumadoresOctober 6, 2018
Sting & ShaggyOctober 21, 2018
MalumaNovember 10, 2018
Years and YearsFebruary 23, 2019

Tennis matches

Notable tennis players that have played at the arena include:

Renovation

On January 14, 2015 the IDRD and the Mayor of Bogota announced the coliseum would be renewed completely during 2 years. It will be a multi-event arena named Arena Sponsor Bogota which will have all the amenities needed for the best shows. It will make the arena to held more than 90 shows per year and having more than 1.000.000 spectators every year.

Other events

In the arena there had been also many shows such as High School Musical The Ice Tour,[8] and Disney on Ice. The WWE will make its debut it Colombia on October 15, 2014 with a WWE Live event at the arena.[9] But the WWE event never happened.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.portafolio.co/el-impulso-del-movistar-arena-a-la-economia-naranja-de-bogota-521768
  2. ↑ https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/el-coliseo-el-campin-ahora-se-llamara-movistar-arena-bogota/561103
  3. ↑ http://www.elespectador.com/deportes/tenis/articulo191964-pete-sampras-andre-agassi-y-martina-hingis-vendran-colombia
  4. ↑ http://www.caracol.com.co/nota.aspx?id=1393434
  5. ↑ http://www.eltiempo.com/Multimedia/especiales/nadaldjokovic/
  6. ↑ http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/tenis/roger-federer-estara-en-colombia-el-14-de-diciembre_11340201-4
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  8. ↑ http://bogota.vive.in/enescena/bogota/obras/abril2008/EVENTO-WEB-FICHA_EVENTO_VIVEIN-4137974.html
  9. ↑ http://pwinsider.com/article/85285/wwe-signing-updates-wwe-nxt-tapings-and-more-news.html?p=1
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