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 renovated in 2018. The arena holds 90 shows per year. 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]

Movistar Arena
The Movistar Arena in September 2018.
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Former namesColiseo Cubierto El Campín
LocationCarrera 30 con calle 63
Cundinamarca
Bogotá, Colombia
Coordinates4°38′57″N 74°4′38″W / 4.64917°N 74.07722°W / 4.64917; -74.07722
Public transitMovistar Arena Station
OwnerAlcaldía de Bogotá, Colombiana de Escenarios
Executive suites20
Capacity14,000
Surface37.000 m2
Construction
Broke ground26 May 1971 (1971-05-26)
Opened1 May 1973 (1973-05-01)
Renovated2017-2018
Structural engineerEng. Guillermo Gonzalez Zuleta
General contractorJorge Alvarado, Germán Guerrero and Oscar Lobo Reveiz
Website
www.movistararena.co

Tennis matches

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Notable tennis players that have played at the arena include:

Renovation

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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.[citation needed]

It expanded the arena to hold more than 90 shows per year and having more than 1,000,000 spectators every year.[citation needed]

Other events

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In the arena there had been also many shows such as High School Musical The Ice Tour,[8] and Disney on Ice. The WWE hosted their first house show in Bogota on 23 August 2019.

Concerts

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Artist Date Assistance
James Brown August 1973 N/A
Santana 9 October 1973 N/A
Information Society & Estados Alterados 24 May 1991 N/A
Soda Stereo 23 September 1991 N/A
INXS & La Derecha 24 March 1994 N/A
Luis Miguel 10 June 1994 N/A
Delirious? 15 & 16 September 2006 N/A
1 February 2008 N/A
Dream Theater & Hiddenpath 12 March, 2008 N/A
Bryan Adams 9 April 2008 N/A
R.E.M., The Mars Volta & The Mills 29 October 2008 N/A
Duran Duran 12 November 2008 N/A
Maroon 5 20 November 2008 N/A
Fito Páez 13 December 2008 N/A
Juanes 14 December 2008 N/A
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs 28 February 2009 N/A
Keane & Sexto Sentido 3 March, 2009 N/A
Carlos Santana 12 March 2009 N/A
Motörhead & Ursus 21 April 2009 N/A
Heaven & Hell 5 May 2009 N/A
Sarah Brightman 28 October, 2009 N/A
Korn & Nepentes 10 April, 2010 N/A
Rubén Blades 1 May 2010 N/A
Miguel Bosé 8 May 2010 N/A
Gustavo Cerati 13 May 2010 N/A
Joaquín Sabina 22 May 2010 N/A
Demi Lovato 25 May, 2010 N/A
Massive Attack & Martina Topley-Bird 12 November 2010 N/A
The Smashing Pumpkins & Black Memory 27 November 2010 N/A
Stone Temple Pilots & El Sie7e 18 December 2010 N/A
Camila 11 May 2011 N/A
Miley Cyrus 19 May, 2011 N/A
Judas Priest, Whitesnake & Albatroz 23 September, 2011 N/A
Ricardo Arjona 2 & 3 August, 2012 N/A
Joaquín Sabina & Joan Manuel Serrat 24 November 2012 N/A
Alejandro Sanz 23 April 2013 N/A
Miguel Bosé 13 June 2013 N/A
Mägo de Oz, Kraken, Krönös, Bürdel King & Rata Blanca 3 November 2013 N/A
Fito Páez 15 November 2013 N/A
Epica, Angra & Mägo de Oz 13 June 2013 N/A
Arctic Monkeys & The Hives 4 November, 2014 N/A
Ska-P & I.R.A. 15 November 2014 N/A
Deep Purple & The Black Cat Bone 21 November, 2014 N/A
Fonseca 28 September 2018 N/A
Juanes, Miguel Bosé & Sebastian Yatra 3 October 2018 N/A
Zoé & Nicolás y los Fumadores 6 October 2018 N/A
Sting & Shaggy 21 October 2018 N/A
Maluma, LV5 & Dj Eddie Bermúdez 10 November 2018 14.000
Lenny Kravitz 23 March 2019 14.000
Slash 5 May 2019 14.000
Raphael 13 March 2020 5.000
Miley Cyrus 21 March 2022 11.000
Kiss 7 May 2022 12.000
Karol G 22 May 2022 14.000
TINI 25 August 2022 5.000
Rosalía 31 August 2022 9.000
Demi Lovato 7 September 2022 7.000
NCT 127 January 25, 2023 6.000
Alicia Keys 11 May 2023 14.000
Måneskin 24 October 2023 10.000
Maná 10-13 April 2024 28.000
Niall Horan 9 October 2024
NCT DREAM 31 August 2024
Kylie Minogue 19 August 2025

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El. "El impulso del Movistar Arena a la economía naranja de Bogotá". Portafolio.co. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Semana (22 March 2018). "El nuevo coliseo El Campín se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá". El coliseo El Campín ahora se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi y Martina Hingis vendrán a Colombia". ELESPECTADOR.COM. 9 March 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  4. ^ Radio, Caracol (2 December 2010). "Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic jugarán partido de exhibición en Bogotá". Caracol Radio. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Nadal y Djokovic en Colombia". Eventos - Especiales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "¡Exhibición de lujo en Colombia! Federer vs Tsonga | TENIS | FOX Sports". Archived from the original on 12 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  8. ^ "En escena -> High School Musical: The ice tour - vive.in". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
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