Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry
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Estadio Ricardo Etcheverry is a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is currently used mostly for football matches, by Ferro Carril Oeste. The stadium has a capacity of 34,268 people. It was built in 1905.
In 2005, the stadium hosted two Pearl Jam concerts during the band's Latin American Tour, in November 25th and November 26th, after a South American Cup semifinal match played the day before by Boca Juniors against Universidad Catolica forced the shows to be transferred from La Bombonera, where they were originally scheduled to happen.
In 2008, Again the stadium hosted the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden in their tour Somewhere Back In Time World Tour returning after 12 years, in that time touring the Fear Of The Dark Tour.
Iron Maiden, Pearl Jam, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Megadeth, Faith No More, Paradise Lost, Clawfinger, Whitesnake, Queensrÿche, Judas Priest, Cypress Hill, Marilyn Manson, The Offspring, My Chemical Romance have played here, among others.
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