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Arena Market: Bolivia

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As the poorest country in South America, it’s little surprise that Bolivia still lacks an indoor arena suitable for hosting international acts in the lucrative South American live entertainment market.

However, it was announced late last year that construction of a new stadium capable of hosting concerts was to begin in La Paz. Designed by architectural firm L35, who are also helming the renovation of Real Madrid’s famous Santiago Bernabéu, the planned venue is expected to hold up to 20,000 people and will be situated in the middle of the capital’s Tembladerani neighbourhood.

Alongside concerts and live shows, the new arena will be the home of Club Bolívar FC and will feature a complex offering restaurants, shops, and event spaces.

At present, Bolivia’s options are still within the confines of football stadiums: the 41,143-capacity Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz and the 38,000-capacity Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera or 25,000-capacity Estadio Juan Carlos Durán in Santa Cruz, the country’s largest city.

Alongside concerts and live shows, the new arena will be the home of Club Bolívar FC and will feature a complex offering restaurants, shops, and event spaces.

Santa Cruz does have the Sonilum Arena as a key venue, though. Located on the north-eastern edge of the city, the outdoor site holds up to 6,000 and has Colombian crooner Carlos Vives and Miami-based boy band CNCO on the calendar this season, having welcomed international headliners such as Steve Aoki in previous years.

CNCO will also be performing at La Paz’s 10,000-capacity Teatro al Aire Libre Jaime Laredo, the capital’s only amphitheatre, which played host to Colombian American singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra last year.

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