Palacio de los Deportes
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. It is 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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![]() | January 1981 | Congreso Nacional Crusade |
![]() | January 12–13, 1991 | X-Factor World Tour |
![]() | April 1–2, 1992 | Use Your Illusion Tour |
![]() | October 1–2, 1992 | Fear of the Dark Tour |
![]() | November 21–25, 1992 | Zoo TV Tour |
![]() | February 25–March 2, 1993 | Nowhere Else to Roam |
![]() | July 13–14 and October 29, 1993 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour |
![]() | December 2–3, 1993 | Devotional Tour |
![]() | March 19–20, 1994 | Dirty Honeymoon World Tour |
![]() | October 22, 1995 | These Days Tour |
![]() | December 13, 1999[1] | Americana Tour[2] |
![]() | July 15, 2000 | Maximum Rock Tour |
![]() | August 4–5, 2001 | Mutter Tour |
![]() | July 17–19, 2003 | Riot Act Tour |
![]() | October 8–10, 2004 | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour |
![]() | June 2, 2005 | Live: With Teeth Tour |
![]() | September 13, 2005 | Bonez Tour |
![]() | December 9–10, 2005 | Pearl Jam 2005 North American and Latin American Tour |
![]() | October 1–11, 2006 | Oral Fixation Tour |
![]() | April 12, 2007 | Black Holes and Revelations Tour |
![]() | July 15, 2007 | The Sweet Scape Tour |
![]() | October 7, 2007 | The Black Parade World Tour |
![]() | October 23, 2007 | The Best Damn Thing Promo Tour |
![]() | January 18, 2008 | Dignity Tour |
![]() | December 9, 2008 | Taking Chances World Tour |
![]() | January 24, 2009 | Good Girl Gone Bad Tour |
![]() | September 7, 2010 | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour |
![]() | September 30, 2010 | The Hottest Show On Earth Tour |
![]() | December 2, 2010 | Humanoid City World Tour |
![]() | December 6–7, 2010 | LIFAD Tour |
![]() | December 18, 19 and 21, 2010 | The Wall Live (concert tour) |
![]() | May 12, 2011 | Aphrodite World Tour |
![]() | May 14–15, 2011 | Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour |
![]() | May 26–27, 2011 | LIFAD Tour |
![]() | September 3, 2011 | California Dreams Tour |
![]() | September 30, 2011 | Epitaph World Tour |
![]() | January 26, 2012 | We Own the Night Tour |
![]() | January 30, 2012 | Evanescence Tour |
![]() | March 28, 2012 | Suck It and See Tour |
![]() | August 24–29, 2012 | Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour |
![]() | July 28–August 9, 2012 | El Arsenal Completo Tour 2012 |
![]() | September 25, 2012 | Big Time Summer Tour |
![]() | November 27, 2012 | Apocalyptic Love World Tour |
![]() | December 10, 2012 | Wrecking Ball Tour |
![]() | March 5–6, 2013 | I'm With You World Tour |
![]() | May 31, 2013 | King Animal Tour |
![]() | July 15, 2013 | The Self-Titled Tour |
![]() | August 14, 2013 | Summer Break Tour |
![]() | September 13, 2013 | 80'S FEST 1 |
![]() | September 26, 2013 | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour |
![]() | October 18, 19, 20 and 22; 2013 | The 2nd Law World Tour |
![]() | July 26, 2014 | Native Summer Tour |
![]() | October 17–18, 2014 | The Prismatic World Tour |
![]() | October 15, 2015 | The Magic Whip Tour |
![]() | November 22, 2014 | Gira Multiviral 2014 |
![]() | October 18, 2015 | The Honeymoon Tour |
![]() | November 17,18 & 20; 2015 | Drones World Tour |
![]() | January 6–7, 2016 | Rebel Heart Tour |
![]() | March 3–4, 2016 | The Book of Souls World Tour |
![]() | May 13, 2016 | Misadventures CD Release Show |
![]() | October 3–4, 2016 | 2016 World Tour |
![]() | November 14–15, 2016 | Adele Live 2016 |
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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Coordinates: 19°24′19″N 99°5′59″W / 19.40528°N 99.09972°W