Location Guadalajara, Mexico Broke ground December 23, 2008 Phone +52 33 3284 1470 Construction cost 80 million USD | Surface Grass Opened 2009 Capacity 15,000 | |
Address Carretera a Chapala Km 20 s/n, La Calera, Fraccionamiento Los Silos, 45678 Jal., Mexico Similar Auditorio Telmex, Auditorio Citibanamex, Palacio de los Deportes, Foro Sol, Barranca de Oblatos | ||
Arena V.F.G. is an indoor arena located in Guadalajara, Mexico. The arena can accommodate between 3,500 and 15,000 people. It is mainly used for sporting events and concerts.
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Name
The arena is named after Mexican singer Vicente Fernández, using the initials V.F.G. to represent the singer's full name Vicente Fernández Gómez.
Sporting Events
The arena was the site for a fight between Mexican, Saul "El Canelo" Alvarez vs. Luciano Leonel Cuello of Argentina. The fight was the Main Event of a broadcast by Televisa. The Mexican fighter Alvarez beat Cuello by TKO in the sixth round. Vicente Fernández himself offered to give Alvarez a horse, when Vicente sat down for the post fight interview with Saul and Oscar De La Hoya.
Concerts
Artists, including Muse, Laura Pausini, KISS, Oasis, Paramore, Depeche Mode, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Red Hot Chili Peppers, t.A.T.u., Gwen Stefani, Hilary Duff, High School Musical, Jordan Pruitt, Sarah Brightman, Aerosmith, Heaven & Hell, Down, Morrissey, Gloria Gaynor, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest, Keane, Korn, Iron Maiden, Rammstein, Celine Dion, and Megadeth have previously performed or are scheduled to perform at the arena.