Orfeo Superdomo

Orfeo Superdome
Orfeo Superdomo
The arena in 2007
Map
LocationAv. Cardeñosa 3450. B° Alto Verde Córdoba, Argentina
Coordinates31°21′54″S 64°13′17″W / 31.36500°S 64.22139°W / -31.36500; -64.22139
OwnerGrupo Dinosaurio S.A.
TypeArena
Capacity14,000 (sports)
8,000–12,000 (concerts)
Field size23,000 m2
16,730 m2 (covered)
SurfaceParquet
Construction
OpenedSeptember 2002 [1]
Closed2020; 4 years ago (2020)[2]
ArchitectFrancisco Antonio
Juan Rodolfo Pérez
Tenants
Atenas (basketball)
Website
orfeosuperdomo.com

The Orfeo Superdomo is an indoor arena located in the city of Córdoba in the homonymous province of Argentina. The arena was primarily used to host sporting events such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and tennis matches. It was also the host venue for most concerts in Córdoba. The seating capacity of the arena is 14,000 people for sports, and 8,000 to 12,000 people for concerts.

The arena is owned and operated by "Grupo Dinosaurio S.A.", a local corporate group[3] that also owns and manages companies in the retail, hotel, entertainment, and media areas.[4] It remains inactive since its closure in 2020.[2]

History

Orfeo Superdome's opening was on 6 September 2002, with a concert by rock band Divididos to promote their album Vengo del placard de otro.[1][5] On 24 January 2010, the arena hosted a concert by Metallica, which sold out within a few hours of being announced.[6] Guns And Roses was another international band to perform at Superdomo in October 2011,[7] followed by Deep Purple six days later.[8]

Due to financial problems that became critical during the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina,[4] the group decided to close the venue in 2020. Few days after its closure, the Córdoba City Council declared Orfeo Superdomo a place of local interest which spared the venue from being demolished. In 2021, the venue was used as vaccination center during the Covid pandemic. After that, the Orfeo was closed and has remained in such condition since then.[2]

Sporting events

Orfeo was one of the host venues of the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship,[9] and it also hosted the final round of the 2010 FIVB Volleyball World League. It also hosted the final stage of the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.[10] The arena has also been used to host some basketball games of local club Atenas.[11]

Concerts hosted

The following is a list of artist that performed at the Orfeo Superdome until its closure in 2020:[12]

Post-closure

The lack of concerts in Córdoba caused by the Orfeo Superdome's closure, encouraged some Cordobese entrepreneurs to project the openning of new venues to host music concerts in the city. Infinito Open, a local firm, announced that would build an arena near the Córdoba–Rosario highway while the Provincial Government also showed its intentions to open an arena near Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes. It its intended to have a capacity for 12,500 people, with a cost of construction of USD30 million. The government also stated that the former venue building could serve as seat for a medical center.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Divididos copó Córdoba on La Nación, 8 Sep 2002
  2. ^ a b c Por primera vez, Bugliotti reveló por qué cerró el Orfeo on ElDoceTV, 25 Apr 2023
  3. ^ El Grupo Dinosaurio podría cerrar el Orfeo y dos hoteles on Canal C, 27 Jul 2020
  4. ^ a b Grupo Dinosaurio analiza cerrar sus hoteles y el Orfeo Superdomo by José Busaniche on Perfil, 26 Jul 2020
  5. ^ Divididos setlist at Orfeo Superdomo on Setlist.fm
  6. ^ A 10 años del show de Metallica en Córdoba on La Voz. 24 Jan 2020
  7. ^ GUNS N´ ROSES – 12/10/2011 – Orfeo Superdomo (review) on Truenos Metálicos
  8. ^ Deep Purple en Córdoba on Bitácora de Vuelo
  9. ^ Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol Masculino / Argentina - del 28 de setiembre al 13 de octubre de 2002
  10. ^ Orfeo Superdomo on FIBA.com
  11. ^ Atenas lo confirmó: el clásico ante Instituto irá en el Orfeo on Basquet Plus, 17 Sep 2016
  12. ^ "Eventos anteriores en página oficial" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  13. ^ Los herederos del Orfeo by Diego Caniglia, 15 Feb 2024
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