Movistar Arena (Bogotá)

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{{Infobox venue

| name = Movistar Arena

| nickname =

| logo_image = Movistar Arena logo.svg

| logo_caption =

| image = Ma2 Bog agt 2019.jpg

| caption = The Movistar Arena in September 2018.

| publictransit = 26px Movistar Arena Station

| fullname =

| former names = Coliseo Cubierto El Campín

| location = Carrera 30 con calle 63
Cundinamarca
Bogotá, Colombia

| coordinates = {{Coord|4|38|57|N|74|4|38|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| broke_ground = {{Start date|df=yes|1971|05|26}}

| built =

| opened = {{Start date|df=yes|1973|05|01}}

| renovated = 2017-2018

| expanded =

| closed =

| demolished =

| owner = Alcaldía de Bogotá, Colombiana de Escenarios

| operator =

| surface = 37.000 m2

| scoreboard =

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| architect =

| project_manager =

| structural engineer = Eng. Guillermo Gonzalez Zuleta

| services engineer =

| general_contractor = Jorge Alvarado, Germán Guerrero and Oscar Lobo Reveiz

| main_contractors =

| capacity = 14,000

| suites = 20

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| website = {{URL|https://www.movistararena.co/}}

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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 capacity is up to 14,000 people and it hosts around 90 shows per year. .{{cite web|url=http://www.portafolio.co/el-impulso-del-movistar-arena-a-la-economia-naranja-de-bogota-521768|title=El impulso del Movistar Arena a la economía naranja de Bogotá|first=Casa Editorial El|last=Tiempo|website=Portafolio.co|accessdate=16 April 2019}} Telefónica's cell phone division Movistar bought the arena's naming rights, changing its name in March 2018 for the next 20 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/el-coliseo-el-campin-ahora-se-llamara-movistar-arena-bogota/561103|title=El nuevo coliseo El Campín se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá|last=Semana|website=El coliseo El Campín ahora se llamará Movistar Arena Bogotá|date=22 March 2018|accessdate=16 April 2019}}

Tennis matches

Notable tennis players that have played at the arena include:

Andre Agassi vs. Pete Sampras{{cite web|url=https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/tenis/articulo191964-pete-sampras-andre-agassi-y-martina-hingis-vendran-colombia|title=Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi y Martina Hingis vendrán a Colombia|date=9 March 2010|website=ELESPECTADOR.COM|accessdate=16 April 2019}}
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.){{cite web|url=https://caracol.com.co/radio/2010/12/02/deportes/1291281300_393434.html|title=Rafael Nadal y Novak Djokovic jugarán partido de exhibición en Bogotá|first=Caracol|last=Radio|date=2 December 2010|website=Caracol Radio|accessdate=16 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/Multimedia/especiales/nadaldjokovic/index.html|title=Nadal y Djokovic en Colombia|website=Eventos - Especiales|accessdate=16 April 2019}}
Roger Federer vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga{{cite web|url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-11340201|title='Estoy muy contento de ir por primera vez a Colombia': Roger Federer|first=Casa Editorial El|last=Tiempo|date=13 March 2012|website=El Tiempo|accessdate=16 April 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsportsla.com/tenis/Exhibicion-de-lujo-en-Colombia-Federer-vs-Tsonga-20120313-0053.html |title=¡Exhibición de lujo en Colombia! Federer vs Tsonga | TENIS | FOX Sports |accessdate=14 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412001007/http://www.foxsportsla.com/tenis/Exhibicion-de-lujo-en-Colombia-Federer-vs-Tsonga-20120313-0053.html |archivedate=12 April 2012 }}

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 be able to accommodate more elaborate events.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}.

The upgrade expanded the arena's yearly capacity to more than 1,000,000 spectators every year, as the new facilities allowed for quicker turnaround times, enabling it to host more than 90 events annually.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

Other events

In the arena there had been also many shows such as High School Musical The Ice Tour,{{Cite web |url=http://bogota.vive.in/enescena/bogota/obras/abril2008/EVENTO-WEB-FICHA_EVENTO_VIVEIN-4137974.html |title=En escena -> High School Musical: The ice tour - vive.in |access-date=22 June 2011 |archive-date=17 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317020907/http://bogota.vive.in/enescena/bogota/obras/abril2008/EVENTO-WEB-FICHA_EVENTO_VIVEIN-4137974.html |url-status=dead }} and Disney on Ice. The WWE hosted their first house show in Bogota on 23 August 2019.

Concerts

Artist	Date	Assistance
class="wikitable"
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
rowspan="2" \| 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 \|

References

External links

[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=929781&t=k&om=1 Google Earth for Coliseo Cubierto El Campín]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070714034233/http://www.aydconstruction.com/obras/campin.htm Info and Pictures]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917085746/http://www.lablaa.org/blaavirtual/historia/bogota/campin2a.htm History Coliseo Of El Campín]

Category:Indoor arenas in Colombia

Category:Sports venues completed in 1973

Category:Sports venues in Bogotá

Category:Basketball venues in Colombia

Category:1973 establishments in Colombia

Category:Tennis venues in Colombia