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.jpg) Foro Sol in 2016 | |
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| Location | Av. Viaducto Río Piedad y Río Churubusco s/n Col. Granjas México, Iztacalco, C.P. 08400 Mexico City, Mexico[1] |
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| Coordinates | 19°24′17.6″N 99°5′45.4″W / 19.404889°N 99.095944°W |
| Public transit |   Velódromo Ciudad Deportiva |
| Owner | Mexico City Government |
| Operator | Grupo CIE |
| Capacity | Concerts: 65,000[2] Baseball: 26,000 |
| Field size | Left Field: 326 feet (99 m) Center Field: 417 feet (127 m) Right Field: 333 feet (101 m)[1] |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Opened | 1993 |
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| Mexican Grand Prix (2015–present) Diablos Rojos del México (LMB) (2000–2014) Tigres de México (LMB) (2000–2001) | |
Foro Sol is a sports and entertainment venue built in 1993 inside the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in eastern Mexico City.[1][3] It is located near the Mexico City International Airport and is operated by Grupo CIE.[4]
The venue was originally built for staging large music concerts. Initially called the Autódromo, it could accommodate up to 50,000 people.[3] From 2000 to 2014, it was used as a baseball stadium as well, hosting the Diablos Rojos del México and Tigres de México.[1][3] Foro Sol is the second largest concert venue in Mexico City; the largest, Estadio Azteca, has a capacity of 105,064.[5]
Its name comes from a popular beer brand of the Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma group.[6]
Since 2015, Foro Sol hosts the Mexican Grand Prix and since 2016 the Mexico City ePrix, the venue has become part of the track and has turns within the venue. It also increased the circuit capacity by 25,000 spectators. The venue has been noted for its unique nature.[7][8]
In 2019, the park hosted the Race of Champions and Stadium Super Trucks; the latter served as both a competing ROC category and standalone event to conclude its 2018 season.[9][10][11]
Usage
Baseball
Foro Sol was inaugurated as a baseball park on 2 June 2000 with a match between the Tigres de México and the Diablos Rojos del México. Both teams had previously played in the Parque del Seguro Social, that was demolished in order to build a shopping mall. Tigres played the 2000 and 2001 seasons in Foro Sol, winning the Mexican League championship back to back. The next year, Tigres moved to Puebla City and changed their name to Tigres de la Angelópolis and the Diablos Rojos remained as the park's only tenants.[12]
The ballpark hosted three Major League Baseball exhibition games: in 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays, in 2003 New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers and in 2004 Florida Marlins vs. Houston Astros.[13]
Foro Sol hosted Pool B of the 2009 World Baseball Classic contested by Australia, Cuba, South Africa and Mexico.[14]
In 2014, due to the return of the Mexican Grand Prix to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Diablos Rojos played their last season at Foro Sol, since the venue needed renovations in order to host Formula 1. Diablos Rojos moved to the smaller Estadio Fray Nano.[12][15]
During the time when the Diablos Rojos were Foro Sol's only tenants, Foro Sol was nicknamed Infierno Solar (Solar Hell).[1][16][17][18][19]
Concerts
Madonna was the first world-class act to perform at the Foro Sol on 12 November 1993, when it was called Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez for her first visit to Mexico in the Girlie Show tour on 10, 12 and 13 November 1993.
The venue is the host of Vive Latino, an annual multi-day rock music festival. It is one of the most important rock en español music festivals in the world, featuring a great variety of Mexican, Latin and Spanish groups of many genres, including performances of bands like Café Tacuba, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Gustavo Cerati, Ozomatli, Sepultura, Ska-P and non-Spanish speaking bands like The Wailers, Jane's Addiction, Deftones, The Chemical Brothers and The Mars Volta. On November 7, 2018, it was confirmed that the Swedish House Mafia will be playing at the venue as the second stop of their 2019 reunion tour.
List of concerts at Foro Sol
References
- ^ a b c d e "Foro Sol" (in Spanish). Diablos Rojos del México. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Rentar Inmueble". Foro Sol (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Central Mexico". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento, S.A.B. de C.V. (2010 Annual Report)" (PDF) (in Spanish). Grupo CIE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "El Azteca, cuna de campeones" (in Spanish). FIFA. 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on April 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ "Sol beer, imported bottled beer from Mexico - Mexican beer - Sol". Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "5 Reasons We Love... The Mexican Grand Prix | Formula 1®". www.formula1.com. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Mexico City Grand Prix 2022 - F1 Race". Formula 1. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Mexico's F1 grand prix circuit to host 2019 Race of Champions". Autosport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Stadium Super Trucks join Race of Champions". Racer. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ Herrero, Dan (23 December 2018). "SST to finish 2018 season at Race Of Champions". Speedcafe. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Hace 20 años se inauguró el Foro Sol como estadio de beisbol". MiLB (in Spanish). 2 June 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Grandes Ligas en el Foro Sol". ESPN Deportes (in Spanish). 4 February 2004. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Schedule (2009 World Baseball Classic)". MLB.com. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Diablos Rojos, sin casa para el 2015". Milenio (in Spanish). 24 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Clem, Andrew G. (10 April 2011). "Clem's Baseball ~ Foro Sol". Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Retornan al Infierno Solar". Ediciones Impresas Milenio (in Spanish). Milenio Diario, S.A. de C.V. 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Los Leones llegan al 'infierno solar' - Mexican League News" (in Spanish). 9 May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Conciertos en Foro Sol, Ciudad de México – Last.fm" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Estas fueron las presentaciones anteriores de Shakira en México". 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Charts Sizzle With Coldplay Stadium Debut". Pollstar News. 15 April 2022. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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