Estadio GNP Seguros
Mexico City multipurpose venue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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.jpg) Estadio GNP's stands during the 2016 Mexican Grand Prix | |
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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] |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 19°24′17.6″N 99°5′45.4″W |
| Public transit | Velódromo Ciudad Deportiva |
| Owner | Mexico City Government |
| Operator | Grupo CIE |
| Capacity | Baseball: 25,000[2] Concerts: 65,000[3] |
| Field size | Left Field: 326 feet (99 m) Center Field: 417 feet (127 m) Right Field: 333 feet (101 m)[1] |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1993 |
| Renovated | 2024 |
| Tenants | |
| Mexican Grand Prix (2015–present) Diablos Rojos del México (LMB) (2000–2014) Tigres de México (LMB) (2000–2001) | |
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
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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
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Baseball
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]
Motorsport
The stadium has been a prominent part of the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix since the country returned to the race calendar in 2015, with the final sector of the circuit running through and around it. The podium is also contained within the stadium area, with the many fans joining in with the celebrations at the conclusion of each grand prix.[26]
Formula E also races on the site in an alternate track configuration.[27]
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.[28] 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.[29][30]
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.[31] 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.[32]
Mexican group RBD became the act with the most shows performed at the venue, with a six total show run during their reunion tour on 30 November, 1, 2, 3, 16 and 17 December 2023.[33] Shakira performed seven consecutive shows on 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28 and 30 March 2025 with Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, making her the first act to ever schedule seven dates in a single tour at the venue.[34][35][36] She then scheduled four more concerts on 26, 27, 29 and 30 August of the same year, totalling a eleven-show residency.[37]
Music festivals
The stadium 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 the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). The show was taped and aired on YouTube.
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 |
| 26 February 2000 | Ricky Martin | Livin' la Vida Loca Tour | 54,431 |
| 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[38] |
| 3, 4, October 2009 | Depeche Mode | Tour of the Universe | 88,380 |
| 12 November 2009 | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 50,853 |
| 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[39] |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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[40] |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | 2022–2024 Tour | 174,000 |
| 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 | 254,000 |
| 3 October 2024 | Eric Clapton | — | — |
| 5, 6 October 2024 | The Killers | Rebel Diamonds Tour | — |
| 9 November 2024 | Blink-182 | World Tour 2023/2024 | — |
| 12 November 2024 | Paul McCartney | Got Back | — |
| 20 November 2024 | Iron Maiden | The Future Past World Tour | — |
| 30 November, 1 December 2024 | Luis Miguel | Tour 2023-2024 | — |
| 7 December 2024 | Carín León | Boca Chueca Tour | — |
| 13, 14 December 2024 | Morat | Los Estadios Tour | — |
| 31 January 2025 | Linkin Park | From Zero World Tour | 64,400 |
| 20 February 2025 | Twenty One Pilots | The Clancy World Tour | — |
| 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30 March 2025 | Shakira | Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour | — |
| 2, 3 April 2025 | Olivia Rodrigo | Guts World Tour | — |
| 12, 13 April 2025 | Stray Kids | Dominate World Tour | — |
| 26, 27 April 2025 | Lady Gaga | Mayhem | — |
| 9 May 2025 | SM Town | SM Town Live 2025 | — |
| 26 July 2025 | Fuerza Regida | Esto No Es Un Tour | — |
| 23 August 2025 | Ateez | 2025 World Tour: In Your Fantasy | — |
| 26, 27, 29, 30 August 2025 | Shakira | Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour | — |
| 12, 13 September 2025 | Oasis | Live '25 | — |
| 1, 2, 5 December 2025 | Dua Lipa | Radical Optimism Tour | — |
Accolades
| Organization | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pollstar Awards | 2025 | Stadium of the Year (Outside the U.S.) | Nominated | [41][42] |
| New Concert Venue of the Year (International)[a] | Nominated |
Gallery
Formula 1 2017.
Baseball game between Diablos Rojos del México and Rieleros de Aguascalientes.
The Weeknd in concert in 2023.
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Footnotes
References
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