Antel Arena

The Antel Arena is a multipurpose indoor arena that is located in the neighborhood of Villa Española, Montevideo, Uruguay. The arena has a capacity of 15,000 people for concerts, and 10,000 people for basketball games.^[1][2]

Antel Arena

The exterior of Antel Arena.
Location	Villa Española, Montevideo, Uruguay
Coordinates	34.862844°S 56.153611°W / -34.862844; -56.153611
Owner	Intendencia de Montevideo
Operator	ASM Global
Capacity	Concerts: 15,000 Basketball: 10,000
Field size	40,000 square meters
Construction
Broke ground	May 2014
Opened	November 12, 2018
Construction cost	USD$118,000,000
Architect	Pablo Bacchetta Jose Flores Rodrigo Carámbula
Structural engineer	Magnone Pollio
Tenants
Uruguayan basketball team (2018–present)

The interior of Antel Arena, during its inauguration.

Basketball match in 2022.

The arena was built by the state telecommunications company ANTEL after they reached an agreement with the city of Montevideo, which granted them the rights to the arena for 30 years.^[3][4] The venue is operated by American company ASM Global.

History

The arena was built at the location of the old Cilindro Municipal, after it was left in a dilapidated state after a fire. Before the Antel Arena could be constructed, the old Cilindro Municipal had to be demolished. Construction on Antel Arena began in May 2014, and the arena opened on November 12, 2018.^[5]

The arena was used to host home games of the senior men's Uruguayan national basketball team, during 2019 FIBA World Cup Americas qualifiers. The arena was also included as a proposed host venue, as a part of the Argentina–Uruguay bid for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. However, the right to host the 2023 FIBA World Cup was ultimately won by the rival Philippine–Japanese–Indonesian bid.

Concerts and shows

Event	Date
Antel Arena Inauguration	12 November 2018
Soy Luna en vivo[6]	14 November 2018
Joan Manuel Serrat[7]	17 November 2018
Maluma[8]	19 November 2018
Gutenberg[9]	24 November 2018
Sarah Brightman[10]	6 December 2018
Abel Pintos[11]	15 December 2018
Agarrate Catalina|Agarrate Catalina 15 + 2	21 December 2018
Pablo Alborán[12]	11 April 2019
UFC on ESPN+ 14[13]	10 August 2019
Tini Stoessel[14]	7 September 2019
Sebastián Yatra[15]	3 October 2019
Ivete Sangalo[16]	12 October 2019
Bryan Adams[17]	14 October 2019
Passenger[18]	4 December 2019
Ricky Martin[19]	2 March 2020
Backstreet Boys[20]	8 March 2020 9 March 2020
Karol G[21]	11 March 2020
Julieta Venegas[22]	7 November 2020
Got Talent Uruguay Season 1 Finale[23]	7 December 2020
Don Osvaldo[24]	6 March 2021
Mau y Ricky[25]	12 October 2021
El Cuarteto de Nos[26]	29 October 2021 30 October 2021 31 October 2021
Vicentico[27]	4 November 2021
Chacho Ramos[28]	6 November 2021 7 November 2021
Morat[29]	11 November 2021 12 November 2021
Luciano Pereyra[30]	26 November 2021 27 November 2021
Bajofondo[31]	9 December 2021
Márama[32]	17 December 2021 23 December 2021
Kylie Minogue[33]	9 August 2025

Major sporting events

Event	Date
UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2	10 August, 2019
2019 NBA G League International Challenge	18–22 September, 2019
2020 BCL Americas Final	30 October 2020

References

1. ANTEL ARENA.
2. AEG ANNOUNCES ANTEL ARENA, FIRST VENUE IN URUGUAY.
3. "ANTEL ARENA Publicado: 24 de junio, 2013 CONCURSO DE IDEAS ARQUITECTÓNICAS Y URBANÍSTICAS" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
4. "Comienza limpieza de predio para la construcción del Antel Arena tras firma de convenio". Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-11-30. (in Spanish)
5. "El Antel Arena se inaugura el 12 de noviembre". (in Spanish)
6. ElPais. "Un Antel Arena repleto despidió a "Soy Luna"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
7. Observador, El. "Joan Manuel Serrat: "No tengo otra fecha de caducidad que la que la vida me tenga reservada, y me la tiene escondida"". El Observador. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
8. Observador, El. "Maluma está hoy en Montevideo y con entradas aún disponibles". El Observador. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
9. "Gutenberg: megaespectáculo en el Antel Arena". Intendencia de Montevideo. (in Spanish). 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
10. "Sarah Brightman en Concierto". (in Spanish)
11. "La Familia Festeja Fuerte". (in Spanish)
12. ElPais. "Pablo Alborán volvió a conquistar a los uruguayos con su show: mirá la fotogalería". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-23.
13. "UFC on ESPN+ 14: Official scorecard photos from Uruguay". MMA Junkie. 2019-08-11. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
14. "Tini presenta su tour "Quiero volver" el 7 de septiembre en el Antel Arena". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
15. "Yatra llega al Antel Arena y dice: "El éxito no lo mido en cantidad de reproducciones"". El País. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
16. "Ivete Sangalo Live Experience, Antel Arena". Antel Arena (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
17. ElPais. "Bryan Adams en el Antel Arena: un show cargado de éxitos y de pedidos de canciones". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-23.
18. ElPais. "Passenger dará un show esta noche en el Antel Arena, y antes cantó para El País". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
19. ElPais. "Ricky Martin ofreció en el Antel Arena una mordidita de un banquete boricua". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
20. ElPais. "Los Backstreet Boys lograron uno de los shows más enérgicos de la historia del Antel Arena". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
21. ElPais. "Karol G en el Antel Arena: una noche llena de éxitos, baile y el canto colectivo de "Tusa"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-17.
22. "Julieta Venegas: "En Montevideo hay algo que me baja las revoluciones y me pone bien"". 5 November 2020. (in Spanish)
23. Observador, El. "Diego Coronel es el primer ganador de Got Talent Uruguay: así fue la final". El Observador. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
24. "Don Osvaldo ofrecerá primer show internacional del año en el Antel Arena". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-22.
25. ElPais. "Mau y Ricky, los encargados de devolverle el baile a Montevideo: así fue su show en vivo". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
26. ElPais. "Roberto Musso, de El Cuarteto de Nos: "El cambio está en el ADN de la banda"". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
27. ElPais. "Vicentico y André Rieu reprogramaron sus conciertos en Uruguay: conocé los detalles". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
28. "'Chacho' Ramos regresa al Antel Arena con una doble función". Teledoce.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
29. "En noviembre vuelve Morat a Uruguay; últimos días para canjear entradas". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
30. "Luciano Pereyra estrena su nuevo single y anuncia show en Uruguay". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
31. "Bajofondo se presentará el 9 de diciembre en el Antel Arena". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
32. "Marama suma una nueva función en diciembre en el Antel Arena". subrayado.com.uy (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-11-02.
33. Gotto, Connor (24 October 2024). "Kylie Minogue taking Tension world tour to Latin America". Retropop. United Kingdom: Irresistible Publications, Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

External links

• Antel Arena's official website (in Spanish)