Palacio de los Deportes
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Exterior shot of Palacio de los Deportes | |
| Location | Mexico City |
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| Owner | Mexico City's Government and Grupo CIE |
| Capacity | 20,000 in arena mode, 26,000 in concert hall mode. |
| Opened | 1968 |
Palacio de los Deportes (English: Palace of Sports) is an indoor arena, located in Mexico City, Mexico, within the sports complex Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City, near the Mexico City International Airport and in front of the Foro Sol, in which sports and artistic events are also celebrated. It is operated by Grupo CIE. The arena seats 17,800, for football and the overall capacity is approximately 20,000.
It hosted the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games for the competitions of basketball and can be used to host volleyball and basketball matches. It was the home of the CBA Mexico City Aztecas in 1994 and 1995, and the Mexico Toros of the CISL in 1995. On 6 December 1997 hosted the NBA's regular season game between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks 108-106.
Another common use is to host big expositions and rock or pop concerts.
There is a smaller pavilion for expositions and concerts.
1968 Summer Olympics
The Sports Palace—located 14 miles (23 km) from the Olympic Village and 6.5 from downtown Mexico City in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City near the conflux of two expressways (Miguel Alemán Viaduct and Río Churubusco Interior Loop)—was constructed specifically for the Olympic basketball competition. Built between October 15, 1966 and September, 1968, it is circular in design with a square-patterned dome spanning 380 feet (120 m) and enclosing an area of 6.7 acres (27,000 m2). The dome consists of hyperbolic paraboloids of tubular aluminum covered with waterproof copper-sheathed plywood and supported by huge steel arches. The Sports Palace seats 22,370—including 7,370 in removable seats. There is parking space for 3,864 vehicles.
Designed by architects Félix Candela, A. Peyri and E. Castañeda Tamborell, the structure has three floors, which house complete facilities for athletes, judges, officials, organizers, as well as services for radio, television and the press. A mezzanine provides access to the boxes and middle and upper stands. The Sports Palace was designed for a wide variety of programming: boxing, wrestling, weightlifting, fencing, etc., as well as for exhibitions, and tournaments that require more space, such as volleyball, basketball, ice hockey, cycling, athletic meets, equestrian shows, dances, circuses, conventions and expositions.
Events
These are some of the more than 400 concerts held here throughout the years.
| Performer | Date | Tour |
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 Billy Graham | January 1981 | Congreso Nacional Crusade |
 INXS | January 12 and 13, 1991 | X-Factor World Tour |
| Guns N' Roses | April 1 and 2, 1992 | Use Your Illusion Tour |
 Iron Maiden | October 1 and 2, 1992 | Fear of the Dark Tour |
 U2 | November 21–25, 1992 | Zoo TV Tour |
| Metallica | February 25-March 2, 1993 | Nowhere Else to Roam |
| Bon Jovi | July 13 and 14 and October 29, 1993 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour |
| Depeche Mode | December 2 and 3, 1993 | Devotional Tour |
| INXS | March 19 and 20, 1994 | Dirty Honeymoon World Tour |
| Bon Jovi | October 22, 1995 | These Days Tour |
| The Offspring | December 13, 1999[1] | Americana Tour[2] |
| Pearl Jam | July 17–19, 2003 | Riot Act Tour |
| Cher | October 8 and 9 and 10, 2004 | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour |
 Avril Lavigne | September 13, 2005 | Bonez Tour |
| Pearl Jam | December 9 and 10, 2005 | Pearl Jam 2005 North American and Latin American Tour |
 Shakira | October 1–11, 2006 | Oral Fixation Tour |
 Muse | April 12, 2007 | Black Holes and Revelations Tour |
| My Chemical Romance | October 7, 2007 | The Black Parade World Tour |
| Avril Lavigne | October 23, 2007 | The Best Damn Thing Promo Tour |
| Hilary Duff | January 18, 2008 | Dignity Tour |
| Celine Dion | December 9, 2008 | Taking Chances World Tour |
 Rihanna | January 24, 2009 | Good Girl Gone Bad Tour |
 Scorpions | September 7, 2010 | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour |
| KISS | September 30, 2010 | The Hottest Show On Earth Tour |
| Roger Waters | December 18, 19 and 21, 2010 | The Wall Live (concert tour) |
| Kylie Minogue | May 12, 2011 | Aphrodite World Tour |
 Ricky Martin | May 14 and 15, 2011 | Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour |
| Katy Perry | September 3, 2011 | California Dreams Tour |
| Judas Priest | September 30, 2011 | Epitaph World Tour |
| Selena Gomez | January 26, 2012 | We Own the Night Tour |
| Evanescence | January 30, 2012 | Evanescence Tour |
| Arctic Monkeys | March 28, 2012 | Suck It and See Tour |
| Cirque de Soleil | August 24–29, 2012 | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour |
| Metallica | July 28 - August 9, 2012 | El Arsenal Completo Tour 2012 |
| Big Time Rush | September 25, 2012 | Big Time Summer Tour |
| Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators | November 27, 2012 | Apocalyptic Love World Tour |
| Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | December 10, 2012 | Wrecking Ball Tour |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | March 5 and 6, 2013 | I'm With You World Tour |
| Soundgarden | May 31, 2013 | King Animal Tour |
| Paramore | July 15, 2013 | Paramore Live in Concert |
| Big Time Rush | August 14, 2013 | Summer Break Tour |
| Beyoncé | September 26, 2013 | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour |
| Muse | October 18, 19, 20 and 22; 2013 | The 2nd Law World Tour |
| OneRepublic | July 26, 2014 | Native Summer Tour |
| Katy Perry | October 17–18, 2014 | The Prismatic World Tour |
| Calle 13 | November 22, 2014 | Gira Multiviral 2014 |
References
- 1968 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. Part 1. p. 72.
- Luis Castañeda, "Image-Machine: Félix Candela's Palacio de los Deportes", article in Pidgin Magazine
External links
| Preceded by Ginásio do Ibirapuera São Paulo |
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Final Venue 1974 |
Succeeded by Palasport Pianella Cucciago, Cantù |
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