Palacio de los Deportes
Palacio de los Deportes is an indoor arena located in Mexico City, Mexico. It is within the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City complex, 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. Opened in 1968, the arena seats 20,000 and the overall capacity is approximately 26,000.
Construction
The Sports Palace—located from the Olympic Village and 6.5 from downtown Mexico City in the Magdalena Mixhuca Sports City near the conflux of two expressways —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 and enclosing an area of. 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, Enrique Castañeda Tamborel and Antonio Peyri, 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. There is a smaller pavilion for expositions and concerts.
Events
The venue opened on 8 October 1968 with a performance by Maurice Béjart's Ballet of the 20th Century.Sports
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, which ended with a 108-106 score.Concerts
Another common use is to host big expositions and rock or pop concerts. These are the most representative and important shows, as there have been more than 400 concerts held here throughout the years.| Performer | Date | Tour |
| Bob Dylan | March 1–2, 1991 | Never Ending Tour |
| Billy Joel | March 19–20, 23–24, 1991 | The Storm Front Tour |
| Santana | June 25–26, 1991 | A 25–Year Celebration Tour |
| ZZ Top | September 27, 1991 | Recycler Tour |
| Guns N' Roses | April 1–2, 1992 | Use Your Illusion Tour |
| Van Halen | May 23–24, 1992 | For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour |
| Iron Maiden | October 1–2, 1992 | Fear of the Dark Tour |
| Black Sabbath | November 8, 1992 | Dehumanizer Tour |
| U2 | November 21–25, 1992 | Zoo TV Tour |
| Metallica | February 25–March 2, 1993 | Nowhere Else to Roam |
| Guns N' Roses | April 23–24, 1993 | Use Your Illusion Tour |
| Def Leppard | September 29, 1993 | Adrenalize Tour |
| Bon Jovi | July 13–14 and October 29, 1993 | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Tour |
| Depeche Mode | December 2–3, 1993 | Devotional Tour |
| Aerosmith | January 25–26, 1994 | Get a Grip Tour |
| Scorpions | March 23–34, 1994 | Face the Heat Tour |
| Phil Collins | May 17, 18, 20 and 21, 1994 | Both Sides of the World Tour |
| Mötley Crüe | June 15, 1994 | Anywhere There's Electricity Tour |
| Bon Jovi | October 22, 1995 | These Days Tour |
| Marilyn Manson | September 16, 1997 | Dead to the World Tour |
| Rage Against the Machine | October 28, 1999 | The Battle of Los Angeles Tour |
| Megadeth & Mötley Crüe | July 15, 2000 | Maximum Rock Tour |
| Rammstein | August 4–5, 2001 | Mutter Tour |
| Paul McCartney | November 2, 3, 5, 2002 | Driving World Tour |
| Pearl Jam | July 17–19, 2003 | Riot Act Tour |
| ZZ Top | November 14, 2003 | Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers Tour |
| Cher | October 8–10, 2004 | |
| Nine Inch Nails | June 2, 2005 | |
| Avril Lavigne | September 13, 2005 | Bonez Tour |
| Pearl Jam | December 9–10, 2005 | Pearl Jam 2005 North American and Latin American Tour |
| t.A.T.u. | July 14, 2006 | Dangerous and Moving Tour |
| Shakira | October 1–11, 2006 | Oral Fixation Tour |
| Muse | April 12, 2007 | Black Holes and Revelations Tour |
| Gwen Stefani | July 15, 2007 | The Sweet Scape 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 |
| Tokio Hotel | December 2, 2010 | Humanoid City World Tour |
| Rammstein | December 6–7, 2010 | Liebe ist für alle da Tour |
| Roger Waters | December 18, 19 and 21, 2010 | The Wall Live |
| Kylie Minogue | May 12, 2011 | |
| Ricky Martin | May 14–15, 2011 | Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour |
| Rammstein | May 26–27, 2011 | Liebe ist für alle da Tour |
| Katy Perry | September 3, 2011 | California Dreams Tour |
| Judas Priest | September 30, 2011 | Epitaph World Tour |
| Los Autenticos Decadentes | November 11, 2011 | Hecho en Mexico 25 anos |
| 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 du Soleil | August 24–29, 2012 | |
| 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 World Tour |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | March 5–6, 2013 | I'm With You World Tour |
| Soundgarden | May 31, 2013 | King Animal Tour |
| Paramore | July 15, 2013 | The Self-Titled Tour |
| 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 |
| Judas Priest | May 8, 2015 | Redeemer of Souls Tour |
| Blur | October 15, 2015 | The Magic Whip Tour |
| Ariana Grande | October 18, 2015 | The Honeymoon Tour |
| Muse | November 17,18 & 20; 2015 | Drones World Tour |
| Madonna | January 6–7, 2016 | Rebel Heart Tour |
| Iron Maiden | March 3–4, 2016 | The Book of Souls World Tour |
| Tame Impala | September 8, 2016 | Currents World Tour |
| Twenty One Pilots | September 30, 2016 | Emotional Roadshow World Tour |
| Radiohead | October 3–4, 2016 | 2016 World Tour |
| The Who | October 12, 2016 | Back to the Who Tour 51! |
| Demi Lovato | October 16, 2016 | Future Now Tour |
| Adele | November 14–15, 2016 | Adele Live 2016 |
| Ha*Ash | November 26, 2016 | :es:Primera_Fila:_Hecho_realidad|Primera Fila: Hecho Realidad Tour |
| Guns N' Roses | November 29-30, 2016 | Not in This Lifetime... Tour |
| Ed Sheeran | June 10, 2017 | ÷ Tour |
| Ariana Grande | July 12-13, 2017 | Dangerous Woman Tour |
| Blondie and Garbage | August 14, 2017 | Rage and Rapture Tour |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | October 10 -11, 2017 | The Getaway World Tour |
| Paramore | October 23, 2017 | Tour Two |
| Phil Collins | March 9-10, 2018 | Not Dead Yet Tour |
| Harry Styles | June 1-2, 2018 | |
| Sam Smith | July 27, 2018 | The Thrill of It All Tour |
| The Weeknd | October 22–23, 2018 | |
| Gorillaz | October 24, 2018 | The Now Now Tour |
| Twenty One Pilots | The Bandito Tour | |
| Florence + The Machine | June 15, 2019 | High As Hope Tour |
| GOT7 | July 13, 2019 | "Keep Spinning" 2019 World Tour |
| Twice | July 19, 2019 | Twice World Tour 2019 "Twicelights" |
| Iron Maiden | September 27, 29 - 30, 2019 | Legacy of the Beast World Tour |
| Jonas Brothers | October 30-31, 2019 | Happiness Begins Tour |
| Shawn Mendes | December 19-21, 2019 | |
| Christina Aguilera | December 7, 2019 | The X Tour |
| Seventeen | January 17, 2020 | SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR 'ODE TO YOU' |
| Mon Laferte | January 18, 2020 | La Gira de Norma |
| Ghost | March 3, 2020 | A Final Gig Named Death |