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Full name | Arena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira |
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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°27′55″N70°42′35″W / 19.4654°N 70.7096°W |
Capacity | 8,768 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1979 |
Renovated | 2008 |
Construction cost | RD$528 million (renovations) |
Architect | Rafael Calventi Gaviño |
Tenants | |
Metros de Santiago (LNB) |
The GranArena 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. 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 Host, Metros de Santiago, 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.
Band/Artist | Event/tour | Date | Attendance |
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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 [lower-alpha 1] [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] |
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