Estadio GNP Seguros
Mexico City multipurpose venue
Estadio GNP Seguros , formerly known as Foro Sol ,[ 4] is a multipurpose stadium built in 1993 inside the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in eastern Mexico City .[ 1] [ 5] It is located near the Mexico City International Airport and is operated by Grupo CIE .[ 6]
The venue was originally built for staging large music concerts. Initially called the Autódromo, it could accommodate up to 50,000 people.[ 5] From 2000 to 2014, it was used as a baseball stadium as well, hosting the Diablos Rojos del México and Tigres de México .[ 1] [ 5] The stadium is the second-largest concert venue in Mexico City; the largest, Estadio Azteca , has a capacity of 87,523.[ 7]
History
In 1993, four temporary stadium seatings were placed in the banked curve of the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez due to the lack of venues for large music concerts.[ 8] The then-provisional field resulted as an agreement between Paul McCartney 's manager, Barry Marshall, and Alejandro Soberón, the CEO of OCESA , after the concert usage of the Estadio Azteca was denied to the singer for a date on the New World Tour .[ 9] Four years later, it was permanently built and renamed as Foro Sol, the name coming from a popular beer brand of the Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma group that had purchased the naming rights of the venue.[ 10]
Since 2015, the stadium hosts the Mexican Grand Prix and since 2016 the Mexico City ePrix , becoming part of the track and noted for its unique nature, increasing as well the circuit capacity by 25,000 spectators.[ 11] [ 12]
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 .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
It was announced in October 2023 that the stadium would close temporarily throughout most of 2024 for renovations.[ 16] News surfaced in January 2024 that the venue would change its name from Foro Sol to Estadio GNP after the renovations, following a new deal between OCESA and GNP Seguros .[ 17] The name change was announced officially on 18 June 2024.[ 4]
Usages
Baseball
A 2014 Diablos Rojos baseball match at the ballpark
The stadium 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, 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.[ 18] The venue was nicknamed Infierno Solar (Solar Hell) while the Diablos Rojos were the only tenants in it.[ 1] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22]
The ballpark hosted three Major League Baseball exhibition games: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Tampa Bay Rays in 2001, New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers in 2003, and Florida Marlins vs. Houston Astros in 2004.[ 23] Foro Sol hosted as well the Pool B of the 2009 World Baseball Classic contested by Australia , Cuba , South Africa , and Mexico .[ 24]
In 2014, due to the return of the Mexican Grand Prix to the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Diablos Rojos played their last season at the stadium, since the venue needed renovations in order to host Formula 1 . Diablos Rojos moved to the smaller Estadio Fray Nano .[ 18] [ 25]
Music
Notable concerts
Madonna was the first world-class act to perform at the venue for her first visit to Mexico with The Girlie Show on 10, 12 and 13 November 1993, when it was still called the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.[ 8]
British alternative rock band Coldplay performed at the stadium on 3, 4, 6, and 7 April 2022.[ 26] These four shows made the band the first international group in history to perform four shows on a single tour, as well as the biggest attendance in the stadium's history for an English speaking act, with 259,591 spectators.[ 27] [ 28] [ 29]
During his farewell tour , Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee performed five shows on 29 and 30 November, 2, 3, and 4 December 2022, with 322,028 attendees overall. He became the first act to achieve five consecutive nights and the biggest attendance gathered at the venue.[ 30]
Taylor Swift performed four consecutive shows on the 24, 25, 26 and 27 of August 2023 as part of The Eras Tour , making her the first female artist to ever schedule four shows in a single tour at the stadium.[ 31]
Music festivals
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 . The festival has also hosted many Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide pro wrestling events as well.
The venue was the host of The World is a Vampire music festival on March 4, 2023 which was included performances by The Smashing Pumpkins , Interpol , Peter Hook and the Light , Turnstile , Chelsea Wolfe , Margaritas Podridas, Ekkstacy , El Shirota, Deafhaven, In the Valley Below , and Acid Waves. The festival also featured a supercard wrestling show featuring wrestlers from Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide and NWA .
Panorama of the venue in 2011
List of concerts at Estadio GNP Seguros
Concerts at Estadio GNP Seguros
Date
Artist
Tour
Attendance
10, 12, 13 November 1993
Madonna
The Girlie Show
137,234
25, 27 November 1993
Paul McCartney
The New World Tour
101,910
9, 10 April 1994
Pink Floyd
The Division Bell Tour
90,476
14, 16, 18, 20 January 1995
The Rolling Stones
Voodoo Lounge Tour
204,020
23 October 1997
David Bowie
Earthling Tour
—
2, 3 December 1997
U2
PopMart Tour
106,966
7, 9 February 1998
The Rolling Stones
Bridges to Babylon Tour
88,700
9 January 2001
Iron Maiden
Brave New World Tour
—
23, 24, 25 March 2001
Backstreet Boys
Black & Blue Tour
—
19 October 2001
Eric Clapton
Reptile World Tour
—
19 March 2002
Roger Waters
In the Flesh
—
27, 28 July 2002
Britney Spears
Dream Within a Dream Tour
102,522
5 October 2002
Rush
Vapor Trails Tour
—
14, 15 February 2003
Shakira
Tour of the Mongoose
88,163
26 February 2006
The Rolling Stones
A Bigger Bang
—
4, 5 May 2006
Depeche Mode
Touring the Angel
105,040
21, 22 October 2006
Robbie Williams
Close Encounters Tour
102,956
6 March 2007
Roger Waters
The Dark Side of the Moon Live
54,344
22 April 2007
Aerosmith
World Tour 2007
64,000
13 May 2007
Shakira
Oral Fixation Tour
48,491
27 May 2007
High School Musical
High School Musical: The Concert
35,139
6, 7 October 2007
Heroes del Silencio
Tour 2007
—
16 November 2007
Soda Stereo
Gira Me Veras Volver
—
27, 28 November 2007
The Police
The Police Reunion Tour
47,027
12 December 2007
Billy Joel
2007 World
—
18 January 2008
Tiësto
Elements
—
24 February 2008
Iron Maiden
Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
—
29, 30 November 2008
Madonna
Sticky & Sweet Tour
104,270
20 December 2008
Jonas Brothers
Burnin' Up Tour
—
26 February 2009
Iron Maiden
Somewhere Back in Time World Tour
—
4, 6, 7 June 2009
Metallica
World Magnetic Tour
156,728[ 32]
3, 4, October 2009
Depeche Mode
Tour of the Universe
88,380
20 April 2010
Muse
The Resistance Tour
—
6, 7, March 2010
Coldplay
Viva la Vida Tour
94,005
27, 28, May 2010
Paul McCartney
Up and Coming Tour
110,000
24 September 2010
Bon Jovi
The Circle Tour
44,124
24 October 2010
Jonas Brothers
Live in Concert World Tour
42,500
18 March 2011
Iron Maiden
The Final Frontier World Tour
47,489
2, 3 April 2011
Shakira
The Sun Comes Out World Tour
54,000[ 33]
5, 6 May 2011
Lady Gaga
The Monster Ball Tour
111,060
26 May 2011
Miley Cyrus
Gypsy Heart Tour
31,200
1, 2 October 2011
Justin Bieber
My World Tour
94,449
8 November 2011
Aerosmith
Back on the Road Tour
58,000
24 November 2011
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam Twenty Tour
—
3 December 2011
Britney Spears
Femme Fatale Tour
57,000
27, 28 April 2012
Roger Waters
The Wall Live
82,811
29 September 2012
Kiss , Mötley Crüe
The Tour
—
26 October 2012
Lady Gaga
Born This Way Ball
37,260
24, 25 November 2012
Madonna
The MDNA Tour
84,382
9 February 2013
Swedish House Mafia
One Last Tour
36,657
13 April 2013
The Killers
Battle Born World Tour
56,375
8, 9 June 2013
One Direction
Take Me Home Tour
108,050
17 September 2013
Iron Maiden
Maiden England World Tour
49,332
29 September 2013
Bon Jovi
Because We Can
35,222
18, 19, November 2013
Justin Bieber
Believe Tour
98,358
11 December 2013
Foo Fighters
—
35,222
14 February 2015
Romeo Santos
Formula, Vol. 2 Tour
48,298
28 November 2015
Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam 2015 Latin America Tour
60,106
29 February, 1 March 2016
Maroon 5
Maroon V Tour
117,296
14, 17 March 2016
The Rolling Stones
América Latina Olé Tour 2016
117,567
15, 16, 17 April 2016
Coldplay
A Head Full of Dreams Tour
195,192
19, 20 April 2016
Guns N' Roses
Not in This Lifetime... Tour
131,198
28, 29 September 2016
Roger Waters
—
118,594
16 November 2016
Black Sabbath
The End Tour
60,506
18, 19, 21 February 2017
Justin Bieber
Purpose World Tour
155,201
1, 3, 5 March 2017
Metallica
WorldWired Tour
197,745
3, 4 October 2017
U2
The Joshua Tree Tour 2017
117,098
2, 3 February 2018
Bruno Mars
24K Magic World Tour
115,147
11, 13 March 2018
Depeche Mode
Global Spirit Tour
128,521
6 April 2018
The Killers
Wonderful Wonderful World Tour
64,094
18 June 2018
Romeo Santos
Golden Tour
—
16 March 2019
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Vive Latino 2019 Day 1
—
17 March 2019
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Vive Latino 2019 Day 2
—
24 March 2019
Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino
64,467
18 May 2019
Swedish House Mafia
Save the World Tour
—
2, 3 October 2019
Muse
Simulation Theory World Tour
94,400
6 March 2020
Billy Joel
Billy Joel in Concert
45,645
14 March 2020
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Vive Latino 2020 Day 1
—
15 March 2020
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Vive Latino 2020 Day 2
—
19 November 2021
Armin van Buuren
A State of Trance
—
10, 11, 12 December 2021
Panteón Rococó
25° Aniversario
—
15 March 2022
Foo Fighters
—
54,800
19 March 2022
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Vive Latino 2022 Day 1
—
20 March 2022
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
Vive Latino 2022 Day 2
—
24, 25, 26 March 2022
Grupo Firme
Enfiestados y Amanecidos Tour
190,004
30 March 2022
Maroon 5
World Tour 2022
—
3, 4, 6, 7 April 2022
Coldplay
Music of the Spheres World Tour
259,591[ 34]
29 April 2022
The Killers
Imploding the Mirage Tour
64,511
6, 7 May 2022
Grupo Firme
Enfiestados y Amanecidos Tour
111,452
19 May 2022
The Strokes
—
53,000
25, 26 May 2022
Justin Bieber
Justice World Tour
112,747
7 September 2022
Iron Maiden
Legacy Of The Beast Tour
62,994
21 September 2022
Dua Lipa
Future Nostalgia Tour
64,267
1, 2, 4 October 2022
Rammstein
Stadium Tour
193,990
12 November 2022
Maná
México Lindo y Querido Tour
—
24, 25 November 2022
Harry Styles
Love On Tour
117,363
29, 30 November, 2, 3, 4 December 2022
Daddy Yankee
La Última Vuelta World Tour
322,028
22, 23 January 2023
Muse
Will of the People World Tour
107,270
10 February 2023
Grupo Firme
Enfiestados y Amanecidos Tour
—
18 February 2023
Mötley Crüe & Def Leppard
The World Tour
—
March 4 2023
NWA &Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
The World is a Vampire: NWA vs. AAA
—
19 March 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Global Stadium Tour
—
25 March 2023
Ricardo Arjona
Blanco y Negro Tour
—
30 March 2023
Billie Eilish
Happier Than Ever, The World Tour
51,894
26, 27 April 2023
Blackpink
Born Pink World Tour
113,498
6 May 2023
Rels B
Flakk Tour 2023
—
12 May 2023
Molotov
Estalla Molotov
—
17 May 2023
Imagine Dragons
Mercury World Tour
—
20 May 2023
Rauw Alejandro
Saturno World Tour
—
24 May 2023
Wisin & Yandel
La Última Misión World Tour
—
27 May 2023
Christian Nodal
Foraji2 Tour
—
15, 16 August 2023
Lana Del Rey
2023-2024 Tour
116,723
24, 25, 26, 27 August 2023
Taylor Swift
The Eras Tour
—
5 September 2023
Post Malone
If Y'all Weren't Here, I'd Be Crying Tour
—
21, 23, 25 September 2023
Depeche Mode
Memento Mori World Tour
—
29, 30 September 2023
The Weeknd
After Hours til Dawn Tour
129,707
6, 7 October 2023
Arctic Monkeys
The Car Tour
—
11 November 2023
Peso Pluma
Tour México
55,925
14, 16 November 2023
Paul McCartney
Got Back
118,088
23 November 2023
Junior H
Tour 2023
—
30 November 2023 1, 2, 3, 16, 17 December 2023
RBD
Soy Rebelde Tour
347,923
9 December 2023
Siddhartha
—
—
2, 3 February 2024
TWICE
Ready to Be World Tour
114,049
8, 10, 11 August 2024
Bruno Mars
—
—
20, 21 August 2024
Feid
Ferxxocalipsis World Tour
—
23 August 2024
Natanael Cano
Tumbado Tour 2024
—
20, 22, 27, 29 September 2024
Metallica
M72 World Tour
—
3 October 2024
Eric Clapton
—
—
5, 6 October 2024
The Killers
Rebel Diamonds Tour
—
12 November 2024
Paul McCartney
Got Back
—
20 November 2024
Iron Maiden
The Future Past World Tour
—
13, 14 December 2024
Morat
Los Estadios Tour
—
20 February 2025
Twenty One Pilots
The Clancy World Tour
—
Gallery
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