Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto
Multi-purpose arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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The Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto is an 8,337-seat multi-purpose arena in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, built in 1974 for the XII Central American and Caribbean Games. It currently hosts local sporting events and concerts and held the basketball games during the 2003 Pan American Games. It is known as "La Media Naranja" (The Half Orange) for its characteristic orange roof. The arena is also used in the Miss Dominican Republic Pageant. It also hosted games from the 2010 World Youth Women's Handball Championship.
Full name
Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso SotoLocationAvenida 27 de Febrero, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Coordinates18.474935°N 69.918789°W
OwnerGobierno Dominicano
"La media naranja" (The half orange) | |
 Interactive map of Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto | |
Full name | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto |
|---|---|
| Location | Avenida 27 de Febrero, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Coordinates | 18.474935°N 69.918789°W |
| Owner | Gobierno Dominicano |
| Operator | Federacion Dominicana de Baloncesto (Fedombal) |
| Capacity | 8,337 7,400 (Concerts) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1974 |
Cost | RD$528 Million |
| Tenants | |
| Dominican Republic national basketball team Leones de Santo Domingo (LNB) Titanes del Licey (LNB) Basketball at the 2003 Pan American Games 2010 World Youth Women's Handball Championship | |
It hosted the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship.
Events and concerts
| Band/Artist | Event/Tour | Date | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games | 1974 | ||
| The Producers[1] | 1983 | Sold Out | |
| Ramon Orlando | No Hay Nadie mas Tour | 1991 | |
| 2003 Pan American Games | 2003 | ||
| Chayanne | 2003 | ||
| David Bisbal | 2003 | ||
| Santo Domingo Reggaetón Festival 2003[2][a] | 9 December 2003 | 6,000[3] | |
| Tego Calderon | El Abayarde World Tour | 20 December 2003 | 8,000[4] |
| Merengazo del Verano | 2004 | 7,000[5] | |
| Daddy Yankee | Barrio Fino World Tour | 23 October 2004 | |
| Erreway | 27 November 2004[6] | ||
| Sin Banderas | 3 February 2005 | 10,000[7] | |
| Smackdown | Live Tour 2006 | 30 June 2006 | |
| Ricardo Arjona | Adentro Tour | 27 July 2006 | [8] |
| Paulina Rubio | Amor, Luz y Sonido Tour | 29 March 2007[9] | 5,000[10] |
| Jesus Andrian Romero | 9 December 2007[11] | ||
| Chayanne | 15 December 2007 | ||
| Alejandro Sanz | 9 February 2008 | 10,000[12] | |
| RBD | Tour Emepezar desde cero 2008 | 11 April 2008 | [13] |
| Victor Manuel, Elvis Crespo, Los Rosario & Zone D`Tambora | Una Noche Tropical[14] | 7 June 2008 | |
| Disney's High School Musical the Ice Tour[15] | 3–6 July 2008 | ||
| Don Omar | Up & Closer | 23 February 2008 | |
| Cristian Castro & Gibeltoo Santa Rosa[16] | `Encuentro de dos grandes | 23 August 2008 | |
| Alejandro Fernandez | Viento a Favor tour | 30 August 2008 | 10,000[12] |
| Juanes | La Vida World Tour | 15 November 2008 | |
| Danilo Monterio & Julissa | Inagotable | 21 November 2008[17] | |
| Daddy Yankee | The Big Boss World Tour | 18 December 2008[18] | 8,000 |
| Marco Barrientos | Aviva Tour | 28 March 2009 | 4,500[19] |
| Lilly Goodman, Daniel Calveti & Tercer Cielo | 3x1 | 30 May 2009 | 8,000[20] |
| Luis Fonsi[21] | Palabras del Siliencio Tour | 8 August 2009 | |
| Disney on ice El viaje Fantastico | 20–23 August 2009 | ||
| Laura Pausini | Primavera Anticipada World Tour[22] | 19 September 2009 | |
| Pet Shop Boys[23] | Pandemonium Tour | 24 October 2009 | |
| Julio Iglesias[24] | 5 November 2009 | ||
| Martha Heredia[25] | 20 December 2009 | ||
| Chichi Peralta[26] | De Aquel Lado del Rio | 9 February 2010 | |
| Cristian Castro, Martha Heredia, Reik & Noel | Invasion Pop[27] | 6 March 2010 | |
| Joaquin Sabina | Tour Viña y rosas 2010[28] | 18 May 2010 | |
| Raymond Pozo & Miguel Cespedes | Tour 16[29] | 24 July 2010 | |
| Jonas Brothers | Live in Concert | 16 October 2010 | |
| David Bisbal | Sin mirar atras tour[30] | 23 October 2010 | |
| Cosculluela | Cosculluela Concert Party[31] | 27 November 2010 | |
| Camlia | Dejate Amar Tour[32] | 5 March 2011 | |
| Laura Pausini | Inedito World Tour | 12 February 2012 | 4,000[33] |
| Joaquin Sabina & Joan Manuel Serrat[34] | Dos Pajaros Contraatacan | 7 November 2012 | |
| Cirque du Soleil | Saltimbaco | 22–25 November 2012 | |
| Raymond Pozo & Miguel Cepedes[35] | Reyes del Humor | 27 December 2012 | |
| Ruben Blades | Cuentos y Cantos Urbanos | 16 December 2013 | 3,000[36] |
| Andres Cepeda[37] | Lo mejor que hay en mi vida World Tour | 7 June 2014 | |
| Chayanne | En todo estare World Tour[38] | 2 May 2015 | |
| Ricardo Arjona | Viajer Tour[39] | 22, 23 & 29 August 2015 | |
| Camila | Elypse World Tour | 5 December 2015 | |
| Sin Bandera | Una Ultima Vez World Tour[40] | 6 April 2016 | |
| Alejandro Sanz | Sirope Tour 2016[41] | 21 May 2016 | |
| Chayanne | En Todo Estare World Tour 2016[42] | 18 June 2016 | |
| Nicky Jam | The Ave Fenix Tour[43] | 14 August 2016 | 6,000 / 6,700 |
| Camila + Ricardo Montaner | 24 September 2016[44] | ||
| Cirque du Soleil | Ovo | 27–30 October 2016 | |
| Ricardo Montaner + Sin Bandera[45] | Solo hits & Por Ultima Vez
|
18 & 19 March 2017 | |
| Miguel Bose | Estare 2017 | 4 May 2017 | |
| Franco de Vita & Camila | Solo hits Tour 2017 | 3 June 2017 | |
| Ingrid Rosario | 27 July 2017[46] | ||
| Il Voto | Notte Magica: A Tribute To The Three Tenors | 13 September 2017[47] | |
| Prince Royce, Mozart La Para, Ilegales | Quiereme Como Soy[48] | 17 February 2018 | |
| Ozuna[49] | Odisea World Tour | 23 June 2018 | 11,000[50]
(record) |
| Maluma[51] | F.A.M.E Tour | 15 August 2018 | |
| El Alfa | 10 años | 2 September 2018 | 8,000+[52][53] |
| Toño Rosario & Los Hermanos Rosario | La Disnatia Rosario | 6 October 2018 | 6,000+[54] |
| Jesus Adrian Romero | Tour 2018[55] | 20 October 2018 | |
| Zion & Lennox[56] | 26 October 2018 | ||
| Ha Ash | 100 años tour | 27 October 2018 | |
| Camila & Sin Banderas | 4 Latidos Tour[57] | 8 March 2019 | |
| Chayanne | Desde el alma Tour 2019 | 25 May 2019[58] | |
| J Balvin | Arcoiris Tour | 31 August 2019[59] | |
| Raymond & Miguel | Los Reyes Pa’l Palacio[60] | 14 September 2019 | 7,000+[61][62] |
| Gabriel | Morisoñando Tour | 19 October 2019[63] | |
| Ricardo Montaner | Montaner Tour 2019 | 15 December 2019 | 8,000[64] |
| Camila and Sin Bandera | 4 Latidos Tour | 19 February 2022 | |
| Myke Towers | El Young King The Tour 2022. | 12 March 2022 | |
| Carlos Vives | Vives Tour | 14 May 2022 | |
| Reik and Luis Fonsi | En Cambio Tour y Noche Perfecta Tour | 23 July 2022 | 9,000+[65] |
| Marco Antonio Solis | Que Ganas de Verte Tour | 30 September & 1 October 2022 | |
| Dj Adonis | Dj Adonis y sus amigos | 17 December 2022 | |
| Manny Cruz | Dominicano de Corazón | 4 March 2023 | |
| Ana Gabriel | Por Amor A Ustedes World Tour | 29, 30 April and 3 May | Sold Out |
| Rochy RD | 12 August 2023 | ||
| Eladio Carrion | The Sauce Latam Tour | 1, 2 & 3 December 2023 | |
Notes
- The artists that performed in that concert were Don Omar, Falo, Plan B, Goldy, Felo Man, Baby Rasta y Gringo, Wizin y Janel, Michael y Manuel, Zion y Lennox, Eddi Dee, Glory y Voltio, Los correctos y Nipo.