Gran Arena del Cibao

The Gran Arena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira, formerly known as the Palacio de los Deportes, is a multi-purpose arena in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, built in 1978.

Gran Arena del Cibao

Full name	Arena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira
Former names	Palacio de los Deportes
Address	Av. Enriquillo 35 Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic
Location	Avenida Enriquillo 35, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Coordinates	19.4654°N 70.7096°W / 19.4654; -70.7096
Capacity	8,768
Construction
Opened	1979
Renovated	2008
Construction cost	RD$528 million (renovations)
Architect	Rafael Calventi Gaviño
Tenants
Metros de Santiago (LNB)

The arena has a capacity of 8,768 seats, consisting of 7,000 regular seats, 668 comfortable armchairs and 1,100 luxury seats that are fully reclinable. The arena has a modern acoustic system, which has 16 speakers and 10 monitors. The arena was remodeled for the Dominican Republic national basketball team in accordance with the requirements of FIBA. The cost of the renovations amounted to about RD$528,000,000. The arena is the home of Metros de Santiago, a national basketball team.

The arena is also used for other purposes such as the Miss Dominican Republic pageant in 2011.^{[needs update]} As a concert venue, Aventura was the first act to perform at the venue since it remodelation in 2008. It was the first massive concert in the city in the last 10 years.^[1] Other artist such as Ricardo Arjona, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Julio Iglesias, Calle 13 and Gilberto Santa Rosa had performed in the venue.

Notable events and concerts

Band/Artist	Event/tour	Date	Attendance
Aventura[2]	K.O.B Tour	August 29 & 30, 2008	Sold Out[3]
Daddy Yankee	The Bigg Boss Tour	December 20, 2008
Wisin & Yandel		March 13 & 14, 2009
Ricardo Arjona	5to Piso Tour	May 29, 2009	Sold Out[4]
Julio Iglesias[5]		October 27, 2009
Ivy Queen, Arcangel, Jowell & Randy, Alexis & Fido, Omega, Toño Rosario & Vakera	Otoño Music Fest 2009[6]	October 31, 2009
Gilberto Santa Rosa & Sergio Vargas[7]		December 19, 2009
Raymond & Miguel[8]		December 26, 2009
Hector Acosta "El Torito"	El Torito Monumental[9]	June 12, 2010
Enanitos Verdes		October 1, 2010	4,000[10]
David Bisbal[11]	Sin Mirar Atras Tour	22 October 2010
Kanqui[12]	Tu Super Amigo	November 7, 2010
Don Omar[13]		November 27, 2010	Sold Out[14]
Tito el Bambio & Zion & Lennox[15]		December 4, 2010
Servando & Florentino, Bacilos, Jerry Rivera & Vakero	Tropical Sound Concert	January 11, 2011
Silvio Rodriguez[16]		March 19, 2011
Prince Royce		April 9, 2011	Sold Out[17]
Daddy Yankee	Mundial Tour	May 21, 2011
Calle 13	Entre los que quieran Tour	October 2, 2011[18]
Jesús Adrián Romero y Marcela Gándara[19]		December 14, 2011
Hector Acosta "El Torito"	El Torito Pal Pueblo	September 29, 2012
Arcángel, R.K.M & Ken-Y, Zion & Lennox y Plan B	Hallow Maniac 2012: La Formula de Pina Records[20]	October 27, 2012
Tercer Cielo		December 22, 2013
Jesús Adrián Romero	Soplando Vida Tour[21]	December 20, 2013
Christine D’Clario, Felsy Jones and Barak[22]	Juntos & en Armonia	March 22, 2014
Hector Acosta "El Torito", Milly Quezada & Johnny Ventura	La Noche Del Pueblo	October 18, 2015[23]	Sold Out[24]
Holiday Urban Fest[a][25]		December 23, 2015
Miss Dominican Republic Pageant		August 26, 2018
El Nene la Amenazzy		November 16, 2019	5,000+[26]
Grabiel[27]	Morisoñando Tour	November 29, 2019
Don Miguelo[28]	El Mejor del Bloque	August 27, 2022	Sold Out[29]
A Pesar de Todo Fest		August 17, 2024
Dj Adoni		September 21, 2024	Sold Out[30]
El Alfa[31]	El Alfa World Tour	December 14, 2024

Notes

1. The line up was composed by Cosculluela, Alexis & Fido, De la Ghetto y Ken-Y, Don Miguelo, El Alfa, Messiah, Sensato, El Mayor Clásico and Mark B.