Arena Market: Bolivia
An inevitable fact of the international touring market is that it tends to go where the money is – which is one reason why Bolivia, the poorest nation in Latin America, is not necessarily always high on the list.
Things are potentially changing, though, with a new 20,000-seater stadium in the mountain-fringed administrative capital of La Paz breaking ground in December 2022 and scheduled for completion in 2025.
A new home for local football team Club Bolívar, the Bolívar Stadium has been designed in imposing concrete by L35 Architects and is also intended for wider use, including concerts.
No venue operator has yet bestowed a modern indoor arena on Bolivia. In La Paz, the 8,000- to 10,000-cap Teatro al Aire Libre Jaime Laredo, built in 1952, is the sole outdoor amphitheatre, with Puerto Rican singer Mora, New York metallers Manowar, and Latin-pop boyband CNCO stopping by last year.
In the tropical eastern commercial centre of Santa Cruz, outdoor sites are key venues for bigger shows.…
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