José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
The Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (English: José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico) is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment. It is located at the Golden Mile of San Juan, the island capital. It is usually referred by Puerto Ricans as the Choliseo or Choli, which is a portmanteau of the words "Coliseo" and "Cholito", in reference to Don Cholito, one of José Miguel Agrelot's characters and Agrelot's own adopted nickname. It has consistently been ranked among the highest ticket-selling venues globally.
Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot | |
El Choliseo | |
Front entrance (North) of the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum | |
| Full name | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Address | 500 Arterial B St. |
| Location | Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°25′39.78″N 66°3′41.01″W |
| Public transit | Hato Rey Station (Tren Urbano) C1, C22, D15, T2 (AMA) Hato Rey Terminal (AcuaExpreso) |
| Owner | Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Type | Arena |
| Genre(s) | Music, concerts, sporting events |
| Seating type | Reserved seating |
| Executive suites | 2 party suites 26 corporate suites |
| Capacity | 18,500 |
| Record attendance | 18,749 – Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti (July 28, 2022) |
| Field shape | Oval rectangular |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Scoreboard | Four-sided LED |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1998 |
| Built | July 1998–2004 |
| Opened | September 4, 2004 |
| Construction cost | US$252.6 million |
| Architect | Sierra Cardona Ferrer HOK |
| Project manager | Government of Puerto Rico |
| Structural engineer | QB Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Puerto Rico national basketball team Cangrejeros de Santurce (BSN) (2004–2011; 2021) Puerto Rico Tip-Off (NCAA) (2007–2011) | |
| Website | |
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The coliseum opened on September 4, 2004 after a prolonged construction financed by the Government of Puerto Rico. This venue is owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a public corporation of Puerto Rico, and managed by ASM Global. It can accommodate up to 18,500 spectators and can be reached by the Hato Rey Station of the Tren Urbano system.
The arena hosted the first WWE pay-per-view event outside the continental United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, since SummerSlam 1992 when New Year's Revolution was held there in 2005. On May 26, 2011, the arena was ranked 8th on the Top 50 Arena Venues of the world and second of the West Hemisphere in worldwide ticket sales by Pollstar. As of May 2013, the arena has received over 5 million spectators, hosting more than 600 events with a gross ticket revenue around $200 million.
After the hit from Hurricane Maria, in the 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, events after mid-September 2017 were cancelled. For a while, the Choliseo was used as a warehouse and recollection center by the Government of Puerto Rico to prepare and distribute food, water and basic necessities to those affected by the deadliest and costliest hurricane in Puerto Rican history. The arena resumed hosting events in March 2018.