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Orfeo Superdome
Orfeo Superdomo
	The arena in 2007
Location	Av. Cardeñosa 3450. B° Alto Verde Córdoba, Argentina
Coordinates	31°21′54″S 64°13′17″W / 31.36500°S 64.22139°W
Owner	Grupo Dinosaurio S.A.
Type	Arena
Capacity	14,000 (sports); 8,000–12,000 (concerts)
Field size	23,000 m2; 16,730 m2 (covered)
Surface	Parquet
Construction
Opened	September 2002
Closed	2020; 5 years ago
Architect	Francisco 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]

Above & Beyond 2014
Alan Parsons 2011
Alejandro Lerner 2010
Alejandro Sanz 2007, 2010
Arctic Monkeys 2014
Armin Van Buuren 2009
Axel (cantante) 2009
Babasonicos 2011
Black Sabbath 2016
Bob Dylan 2008
Bryan Adams 2007
Calle 13 2011
Callejeros 2007, 2010
Charly García 2010, 2011
Chayanne 2011
Cristian Castro 2015
Cyndi Lauper 2008
Daddy Yankee 2010
Daniela Mercury 2011
David Bisbal 2010, 2011
Deep Purple 2011
Divididos 2004, 2010, 2011
Don Omar 2008
Franco De Vita 2011
Guns N' Roses 2011
Gustavo Cerati 2009
Ha*Ash 2016
Hernan Cattaneo 2007, 2014
Joaquín Sabina 2010
José Luis Perales 2016
Juanes 2012
Julieta Venegas 2008, 2011
Julio Iglesias 2016
La Ley 2008
La Oreja de Van Gogh 2004, 2007, 2009
León Gieco 2004
Les Luthiers 2011
Liza Minnelli 2009
Luciano Pereyra 2018
Luis Alberto Spinetta 2010
Luis Fonsi 2011
Luis Miguel November 16 and 17, 2005 (Mexico En La Piel Tour), November 9 and 10, 2010 (Luis Miguel Tour)
Maluma 2016, 2017
Marc Anthony 2012
Marco Antonio Solis 2012
Megadeth Countdown To Extinction 20th Anniversary Tour 2012
Metallica 2010
Michael Bolton 2008
Michael Bublé 2012
Miranda! 2006
Morrisey 2012
Muse 2015
Nick Jonas & The Administration 2011
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 2012
Paul Oakenfold 2010
Paulina Rubio 2007
Paulo Londra 2019
Peter Cetera 2010
Pimpinela 2018
Queen 2015 featuring Adam Lambert
RBD 2009
Ricardo Arjona 2006
Ricky Martin February 28, 2007 (Black and White Tour), and September 5, 06, 2011 (Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour)
Ringo Starr 2013
Robert Plant 2012
Romeo Santos 2014
Rosana 2006
Roxette 2011, 2012
Satoshi Tomiie 2010
Sebastian Yatra 2019
Selena Gomez & The Scene 2012
Slash 2011
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators 2012
Soy Luna
Stone Temple Pilots 2010
Teen Angels 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012
The Hives 2014
Tom Jones 2010
Toto 2007
UB40 2006
Violetta
Wisin y Yandel 2010
Zucchero 2012

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]