Estadio Atanasio Girardot
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Coordinates: 6°15′24.48″N 75°35′24.62″W / 6.2568000°N 75.5901722°W
| Atanasio Girardot Stadium | |
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| El Atanasio | |
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| Location | Medellín, Colombia |
| Opened | 19 March 1953 |
| Renovated | 2010-2011 |
| Owner | INDER |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 45,943 |
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| Atlético Nacional Independiente Medellín (Colombian Professional Football) |
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Estadio Atanasio Girardot is a multi-purpose stadium in Medellín, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches by two local teams, Atlético Nacional and Independiente Medellín. It is part of the Unidad Deportiva Atanasio Girardot, which also contains other sports facilities. The stadium was built in 1953 and was renovated for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia reaching a maximum capacity of 45,000.
The stadium was named after Atanasio Girardot, a Colombian revolutionary leader who fought alongside Simón Bolívar.
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Sporting events held[edit]
The stadium has hosted many sporting events
Concerts[edit]
The stadium has been the venue of important musical events. Since 2012 concert producers started to see the venue as a great place for the biggest international singers to perform. Due to its great capacity and the support of Medellín's mayor it is a better venue than the Estadio El Campin in Bogotá.
| Date | Event | Attendance | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 16, 1998 | Maná | TBA | Concert | [3] |
| April 1, 2003 | Maná | 30,000[4] | Concert | |
| October 21, 2005 | RBD | 30,000 | Concert | Sold-out show. [5][6][7] |
| August 7, 2009 | Aventura & Daddy Yankee | 33,000[8] | Concert | [9][10] |
| August 27, 2010 | Alejandro Fernández & Marc Anthony | TBA | Concert | [11][12][13] |
| March 1, 2012 | Maná | 20,000[14] | Concert | [15] |
| November 28 & 29 2012 | Madonna | 90,018 | Concert | Sold-out shows [16][17] |
- On March 24, 2012 Digital Universal Music Andina's director Alberto Marchena and entertainment group Colombia Shows confirmed through their Twitter accounts that Madonna will be performing at the stadium in her 2012 Madonna World Tour in November, 2012. Later on April 17, 2012 concert producers Ocesa Colombia and Live Nation confirmed the concert to be held in the stadium on November 28, 2012. Earlier that morning Madonna confirmed the concert through her official web site. [18][19] Due to high demand for tickets for the first show, OCESA entered to negotiate a second date for the city and it won against the proposed negotiation by producers in Montevideo, Uruguay. On July 9 Digital Universal Music Andina's director Alberto Marchena and entertainment group Colombia Shows confirmed through their Twitter accounts, again, that on July 10 Madonna and OCESA will be confirming the second date for Medellin in the MDNA Tour.
Video[edit]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6WatN9q64 (Spanish)
References[edit]
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/index.html
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/u20worldcup/destination/cities/city=1445/index.html
- ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-842541
- ^ http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/mana-en-medellin/20030403/nota/5994.aspx
- ^ http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/R/regresa_en_dos_semanas/regresa_en_dos_semanas.asp
- ^ http://foro.univision.com/t5/Comunidad-de-Telenovelas/Más-de-5-mil-personas-recibieron-en-Bogotá-a-RBD/td-p/57144768
- ^ http://www.esmas.com/laoreja/noticias/484884.html
- ^ http://www.netjoven.pe/noticias/22614/Daddy-Yankee-y-Aventura-dieron-gran-concierto-en-Medellin.html
- ^ http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/E/el_cielo_es_el_limite_de_daddy_yankee/el_cielo_es_el_limite_de_daddy_yankee.asp
- ^ http://sonfamosos.com/2009/07/23/daddy-yankee-emocionado-por-nuevo-disco-y-proxima-gira/
- ^ http://www.terra.com.co/musica/articulo/html/mus20805-alejandro-fernandez-cantara-junto-a-marc-anthony-en-bogota-y-medellin.htm
- ^ http://marcanthonyonline.com.ar/contenido/?p=858
- ^ http://www.terra.com.co/musica/articulo/html/mus20805-alejandro-fernandez-cantara-junto-a-marc-anthony-en-bogota-y-medellin.htm
- ^ http://www.informador.com.mx/entretenimiento/2012/361037/6/mana-prende-a-20-mil-espectadores-durante-concierto-en-medellin.htm
- ^ http://www.elcolombiano.com/BancoConocimiento/M/mana_vendra_a_medellin_con_drama_y_luz/mana_vendra_a_medellin_con_drama_y_luz.asp
- ^ "New Tour Dates Confirmed In Mexico, Colombia, Brazil And Chile" (Press release). 16 April 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ url=http://vive.tuboleta.com/shows/show.aspx?sh=MADONNA
- ^ http://madonna.com/news/title/new-tour-dates-confirmed-in-mexico-colombia-brazil-and-chile
- ^ http://www.eltiempo.com/entretenimiento/musica/madonna-en-colombia-el-28-de-noviembre_11578841-4
