Telmex Auditorium
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| Address | Obreros de Cananea 747 Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico 01 33 3834 9288 |
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| Location | Guadalajara Metropolitan Area |
| Type | Indoor amphitheatre |
| Built | July 22, 2003 |
| Opened | September 1, 2007 |
| Owner | University of Guadalajara |
| Former name(s) | Auditorio Metropolitano |
| Capacity | up to 11,500 |
| Website | Official Website (English) |
Auditorio Telmex (English: Telmex Auditorium) is an indoor amphitheatre, located in Zapopan, Mexico. It can hold between 2,700 and 11,500 people, depending on the event.
Telmex, the largest communications company in Mexico, sponsored the auditorium and is one of the main centerpieces of the University Cultural Center, which is a large cultural project created by the University of Guadalajara.
The building was designed by Mexican architect José de Arimatea Moyao and it's located on Parres Arias Av., in Zapopan. Throughout its short history, it has hosted a number of events and concerts and its considered the main show center in Western Mexico.
[edit] History
On September 1, 2007 the auditorium was officially opened with a grand opening event hosted by Plácido Domingo.
During its construction, the University of Guadalajara was supported by the federal government of Mexico, the government of Jalisco, the Municipality of Zapopan, the Chamber of Deputies of Congress and the state Congress.
The auditorium is constructed to suit events both small and large as it is equipped with mechanically movable platforms and the sound stage can be adjusted in size by moving its movable walls. There are also 27 suites built in and an underground parking lot with direct access to the venue is available.
[edit] Events
- Luis Miguel - February 12–15, 2009 and March 17–20, 2011
- Plácido Domingo - September 1, 2007
- Ricky Martin - September 19, 2007
- Waterwall - September 27–30, 2007
- La Independencia del Rock - October 13, 2007
- Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar - October 14, 2007
- Avril Lavigne - October 19, 2007
- Incubus - October 20, 2007
- The Killers - October 21, 2007 and November 5, 2009
- Kenny G - October 23, 2007
- Manzarek-Krieger - October 24, 2007 and March 10, 2011
- Serrat y Sabina - October 25, 2007
- Tatiana - October 28, 2007
- Dmitri Hvorostovsky - October 30, 2007
- Daft Punk - November 4, 2007
- Evanescence - November 5, 2007 and January 28, 2012
- Paul Van Dyk - November 7, 2007
- Ricardo Montanel - November 8, 2007
- The Fairly OddParents - November 11, 2007
- Intocable - November 16–17, 2007 and October 7-8, 2011
- Mercedes Sosa - November 25, 2007
- Franco de Vita & Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar - December 14, 2007
- Hilary Duff - January 16, 2008
- Toto - February 7, 2008
- Belanova - February 16, 2008
- Deep Purple - February 17, 2008 and February 22, 2011
- Iron Maiden - February 21, 2008
- Bob Dylan - March 2, 2008
- The Backstreet Boys - March 15, 2008 and March 14, 2011
- Rod Stewart - March 27, 2008
- Café Tacuba - March 29, 2008
- Camila - April 11, 2008
- Pepe Aguilar - April 12, 2008
- The Smashing Pumpkins - April 14, 2008
- Miguel Bosé - April 24, 2008
- Liza Minnelli - April 26, 2008
- Creedence Clearwater Revisited - May 22, 2008
- Emmanuel - May 29, 2008
- Sin Bandera - May 30, 2008
- Roberto Carlos - June 14, 2008 and May 13, 2010
- Reencuentro - June 15, 2008
- Alizée - June 20, 2008
- Nuestra Belleza Jalisco - July 16, 2008
- Muse - July 18, 2008
- El Mágico Mundo de Disney sobre hielo - August 1 and 3, 2008
- Jesús Adrián Romero - August 15, 2008
- Lupita D'Alessio - August 23, 2008
- Magic Masters - September 3, 2008
- Encuentro Internacional del Mariachi XV Aniversario Juan Gabriel - September 5, 2008
- Mandy Moore - September 12, 2008, with Vanessa Hudgens
- Scorpions - September 17, 2008
- Alejandra Guzmán - September 20, 2008
- Julio Iglesias - September 24, 2008
- Simple Plan - October 1, 2008
- Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008 - October 16, 2008
- Juanes - October 30, 2008
- Enrique Bunbury - November 2, 2008
- Maroon 5 - November 3, 2008
- Rocking to Paradise - November 11, 2008
- Ana Gabriel - November 14, 2008
- New Kids on the Block - November 30, 2008
- Alanis Morissette - February 20, 2009
- Keane - February 25, 2009, with Mike Sierra
- Hombres G - February 26, 2009
- Patito Feo - February 27, 2009
- Zoe, Babasónicos and Ximena Sariñana - March 4, 2009
- Simply Red - March 9, 2009
- Franco De Vita - March 12, 2009
- Santana - March 24, 2009
- Ricardo Arjona - May 8-9 and June 9-10, 2009 and May 16, 2010
- Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - May 19, 2009
- Marco Antonio Solís - May 29–30, 2009
- Il Divo - June 16, 2009
- Gloria Trevi - June 19, 2009
- Sarah Brightman - October 9, 2009
- Kings of Leon - October 20, 2009
- Gloria Estefan - October 25, 2009
- Faith No More - November 14, 2009
- Paulina Rubio - November 22, 2009
- Nelly Furtado - March 13, 2010
- Aventura - June 4, 2010
- The Pixies - October 19, 2010
- The Stone Temple Pilots - November 30, 2010
- Wisin & Yandel - February 11, 2011
- Enrique Iglesias - February 25–26, 2011
- Duran Duran - April 10, 2011
- Kylie Minogue - May 14, 2011
- The School of Seven Bells - July 1, 2011
- Katy Perry - September 1, 2011, with Natalia Kills and DJ Skeet Skeet
- Moderatto - September 25, 2011
- Judas Priest - October 1, 2011, with Whitesnake
- Lila Downs - November 17, 2011
- Juan Luis Guerra - November 24, 2011
- Peter Gabriel - November 26, 2011
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 20°43′59″N 103°22′52″W / 20.73306°N 103.38111°W
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