Movistar Arena (Bogotá)
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 built 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 in March 2018 for the next 20 years.[2]
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 The Movistar Arena in September 2018. | |
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| Former names | Coliseo Cubierto El Campín |
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| Location | Carrera 30 con calle 63 Cundinamarca Bogotá, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 4°38′57″N 74°4′38″W |
| Owner | Alcaldía de Bogotá, Colombiana de Escenarios |
| Executive suites | 20 |
| Capacity | 14,000 |
| Surface | 37.000 m2 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 26 May 1971 |
| Opened | 1 May 1973 |
| Renovated | 2017-2018 |
| Structural engineer | Eng. Guillermo Gonzalez Zuleta |
| General contractor | Jorge Alvarado, Germán Guerrero and Oscar Lobo Reveiz |
| Website | |
| www | |
Tennis matches
Notable tennis players that have played at the arena include:
- Andre Agassi vs. Pete Sampras[3]
- Anna Kournikova
- Karolína Plíšková
- Ashley Harkleroad
- Rafael Nadal vs. Novak Djokovic (Game played on 20 March 2011. It was a sold-out event, more than 13,000 people attended the event.)[4][5]
- Roger Federer vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [6][7]
Renovation
On 14 January 2015 the IDRD and the Mayor of Bogota announced the coliseum would be renewed completely during 2 years. It would be a multi-event arena named Arena Sponsor Bogota which will have all the amenities needed for the best shows. It expanded the arena to hold 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 15 October 2014 with a WWE Live event at the arena.[9] But the WWE event never happened, five years later the WWE finally made a house show in Bogota on August 23, 2019.
Concerts
| Artist | Date |
|---|---|
| James Brown | August 1973 |
| Santana | 9 October 1973 |
| Information Society & Estados Alterados | 24 May 1991 |
| Soda Stereo | 23 September 1991 |
| INXS & La Derecha | 24 March 1994 |
| Luis Miguel | 10 June 1994 |
| Delirious? | 15 & 16 September 2006 |
| Delirious? | 1 February 2008 |
| Dream Theater & Hiddenpath | 12 March, 2008 |
| Bryan Adams | 9 April 2008 |
| R.E.M., The Mars Volta & The Mills | 29 October 2008 |
| Duran Duran | 12 November 2008 |
| Maroon 5 | 20 November 2008 |
| Fito Páez | 13 December 2008 |
| Juanes | 14 December 2008 |
| Los Fabulosos Cadillacs | 28 February 2009 |
| Keane & Sexto Sentido | 3 March, 2009 |
| Carlos Santana | 12 March 2009 |
| Motörhead & Ursus | 21 April 2009 |
| Heaven & Hell | 5 May 2009 |
| Sarah Brightman | 28 October, 2009 |
| Korn & Nepentes | 10 April, 2010 |
| Rubén Blades | 1 May 2010 |
| Miguel Bosé | 8 May 2010 |
| Gustavo Cerati | 13 May 2010 |
| Joaquín Sabina | 22 May 2010 |
| Demi Lovato | 25 May, 2010 |
| Massive Attack & Martina Topley-Bird | 12 November 2010 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins & Black Memory | 27 November 2010 |
| Stone Temple Pilots & El Sie7e | 18 December 2010 |
| Camila | 11 May 2011 |
| Miley Cyrus | 19 May, 2011 |
| Judas Priest, Whitesnake & Albatroz | 23 September, 2011 |
| Ricardo Arjona | 2 & 3 August, 2012 |
| Joaquín Sabina & Joan Manuel Serrat | 24 November 2012 |
| Alejandro Sanz | 23 April 2013 |
| Miguel Bosé | 13 June 2013 |
| Mägo de Oz, Kraken, Krönös, Bürdel King & Rata Blanca | 3 November 2013 |
| Fito Páez | 15 November 2013 |
| Epica, Angra & Mägo de Oz | 13 June 2013 |
| Arctic Monkeys & The Hives | 4 November, 2014 |
| Ska-P & I.R.A. | 15 November 2014 |
| Deep Purple & The Black Cat Bone | 21 November, 2014 |
| Fonseca | 28 September 2018 |
| Juanes, Miguel Bosé & Sebastian Yatra | 3 October 2018 |
| Zoé & Nicolás y los Fumadores | 6 October 2018 |
| Sting & Shaggy | 21 October 2018 |
| Maluma, LV5 & Dj Eddie Bermúdez | 10 November 2018 |
| Lenny Kravitz | 23 March 2019 |
| Slash | 5 May 2019 |
| Raphael | 13 March 2020 |
| Billie Eilish | 7 June 2020 |
References
- Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "El impulso del Movistar Arena a la economía naranja de Bogotá". Portafolio.co. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- Semana. "El nuevo coliseo El Campín se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá". El coliseo El Campín ahora se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi y Martina Hingis vendrán a Colombia". ELESPECTADOR.COM. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- Radio, Caracol (2 December 2010). "Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic jugarán partido de exhibición en Bogotá". Caracol Radio. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Nadal y Djokovic en Colombia". Eventos - Especiales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (13 March 2012). "'Estoy muy contento de ir por primera vez a Colombia': Roger Federer". El Tiempo. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://bogota.vive.in/enescena/bogota/obras/abril2008/EVENTO-WEB-FICHA_EVENTO_VIVEIN-4137974.html
- "WWE SIGNING UPDATES, WWE NXT TAPINGS AND MORE NEWS - PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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