Antel Arena
# 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.

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. 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.

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 | 14 November 2018 |
| Joan Manuel Serrat | 17 November 2018 |
| Maluma | 19 November 2018 |
| Gutenberg | 24 November 2018 |
| Sarah Brightman | 6 December 2018 |
| Abel Pintos | 15 December 2018 |
| Agarrate Catalina|Agarrate Catalina 15 + 2 | 21 December 2018 |
| Pablo Alborán | 11 April 2019 |
| UFC on ESPN+ 14 | 10 August 2019 |
| Tini Stoessel | 7 September 2019 |
| Sebastián Yatra | 3 October 2019 |
| Ivete Sangalo | 12 October 2019 |
| Bryan Adams | 14 October 2019 |
| Passenger | 4 December 2019 |
| Ricky Martin | 2 March 2020 |
| Backstreet Boys | 8 March 2020 9 March 2020 |
| Karol G | 11 March 2020 |
| Julieta Venegas | 7 November 2020 |
| Got Talent Uruguay Season 1 Finale | 7 December 2020 |
| Don Osvaldo | 6 March 2021 |
| Mau y Ricky | 12 October 2021 |
| El Cuarteto de Nos | 29 October 2021 30 October 2021 31 October 2021 |
| Vicentico | 4 November 2021 |
| Chacho Ramos | 6 November 2021 7 November 2021 |
| Morat | 11 November 2021 12 November 2021 |
| Luciano Pereyra | 26 November 2021 27 November 2021 |
| Bajofondo | 9 December 2021 |
| Márama | 17 December 2021 23 December 2021 |

## 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 |
