Notable Events
The venue is the host of Vive Latino, an annual multi-day rock music festival. It is one of the most important rock en español music festivals in the world, featuring a great variety of Mexican, Latin and Spanish groups of many genres, including performances of bands like Café Tacuba, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Gustavo Cerati, Ozomatli, Sepultura, Ska-P and non-Spanish speaking bands like The Wailers, Jane's Addiction, Deftones, The Chemical Brothers and The Mars Volta.
Irish rock band U2 performed at the stadium on December 2 and 3, 1997 during their PopMart Tour in front of a total sold out crowd of 106,966 people (53,483 per night). The two shows were filmed and recorded for their live video PopMart: Live from Mexico City and for their live album Hasta la Vista Baby! U2 Live from Mexico City.
On October 23, 1997 David Bowie gave his first and only show on Mexico, touring his Earthling album, he was accompanied by Erasure as the opening band.
Rush performed a show October 5, 2002 on their Vapor Trails Tour. This was their first tour after a 4 year hiatus and the first time to play in Mexico.
Iron Maiden recorded part of their "Flight 666" documentary for their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. In their documentary video they play "Can I Play with Madness" to 55,000 people (in the real concert they play their main setlist). They returned to perform in front of another 65,000 people on the 18 March 2011, during The Final Frontier World Tour. Iron Maiden filled the stadium many times in the past with appearances in 2001, 2008, 2009, and 2011.
Metallica recorded their World Magnetic Tour shows on June 4 and 6-7, 2009, for their Orgullo, Pasión y Gloria: Tres Noches en la Ciudad de México concert video.
British electronic band Depeche Mode performed at the stadium four times. The first and the second were on May 4 and 5, 2006 during their Touring the Angel in front of a total sold out crowd of 105,040 people (52,520 per night), the third and the fourth were on October 3 and 4, 2009 during the Tour of the Universe in front of a total crowd of 88,380 people (44,190 per night). All of the four shows were recorded for the live albums projects Recording the Angel and Recording the Universe.
On May 27, 2007 the High School Musical: The Concert Tour was presented here
On January 19, 2008 Tiësto performed here as a part of his Elements of Life World Tour
On November 29–30, 2008 Madonna presented her Sticky and Sweet Tour with two sold-out concerts in her comeback to Mexico after 15 years, since her last visit with her Girlie Show Tour in 1993. She also presented her MDNA Tour on November 24 and 25, 2012. Both dates were sold out.
Britney Spears started a two date, sold-out show stint on July 27, 2002 with her "Dream Within a Dream Tour" But during her second show on July 28, She left the stage due to bad weather conditions and was shortly cancelled. Spears did not perform in the country on her next two concert tours but returned to the venue on December 3, 2011, nearly 10 years later with her "Femme Fatale Tour". The 2002 shows were documented in the documentary Stages: Three Days in Mexico.
Paul McCartney performed here on May 27 and 28, 2010 in front of a sold out audience of 55,000 people as a part of his Up and Coming Tour
American rock band Bon Jovi performed at the stadium on September 24, 2010 during their The Circle Tour in front of a sold out crowd of 44,124 people.
On February 14 and 15, 2003 Colombian singer Shakira presented her Tour of the Mongoose and came back on April 2 and 3, 2011, she gave two sold out shows as a part of her Sale el Sol World Tour at this venue.
Lady Gaga presented the closing of her Monster Ball Tour in May 2011 at this venue. She gave two sold-out concerts on May 5 and 6, 2011, for a total audience of 110,000 people (55,000 per show). She was back at Foro Sol with her worldwide tour The Born This Way Ball Tour on October 26, 2012.
Miley Cyrus presented her Gypsy Heart Tour here in front of a sold out audience of 55,000 spectators on May 26, 2011
Justin Bieber presented his My World Tour at this stadium on October 1 and 2, 2011.
The American rock band Pearl Jam played at the stadium on November 24, 2011, as part of their 20th anniversary tour.
Roger Waters played on April 27 and 28, 2012 as part of The Wall Live.
The venue hosts other festivals, including MOTOROKR Festival on 2007 and 2008; featuring presentations by Nine Inch Nails, Stone Temple Pilots, The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Incubus, Paramore, The Kooks, and The Dandy Warhols; Zero Fest in 2008; which featured performances by My Morning Jacket, The Smashing Pumpkins, My Chemical Romance, and Bright Eyes, and the Alternative Festival on 2003; featuring Gustavo Cerati, Placebo, Kinky and Café Tacvba.
The venue is the host of Vive Latino, an annual three day rock music festival. It is one of the most important rock en español music festivals in the world, featuring a great variety of Mexican, Latin and Spanish groups of many genres, including performances of bands like Café Tacuba, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Gustavo Cerati, Ozomatli, Sepultura, Ska-P and non-Spanish speaking bands like The Wailers, Jane's Addiction, Deftones, The Chemical Brothers and The Mars Volta.
KISS and Motley Crue performed in on September 29, 2012 as part of The Tour. English band Florence + the Machine performed for the first time on October 14, 2012 for their Ceremonials Tour. Madonna performed to Mexico for her third visit on November 24 and 25, 2012 for her MDNA Tour. Paul Oakenfold performed at this stadium as the opening act for Madonna on her MDNA Tour.
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