Overview
- President Isabel Díaz Ayuso unveiled a remodel that would raise Movistar Arena’s capacity to 20,008 seats, eight more than Valencia’s Roig Arena.
- Roig Arena, inaugurated on September 6, 2025, seats 20,000 and is currently the largest closed event venue in Spain outside football stadiums.
- Madrid officials report the Movistar Arena generated €577 million and over 13,000 direct and indirect jobs in 2024, accounting for 1.7% of the region’s cultural GDP, and fear losses from new competition.
- Before opening, Roig Arena had 200 events booked; three months in, it lists 76 music shows still to come with 27 already sold out and it hosted the Los40 Music Awards.
- Movistar Arena is projected to finish 2025 with 230 events, including 157 concerts and 64 sporting fixtures, underscoring the high-stakes booking race.