Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas

Not to be confused with Estadio Malvinas Argentinas.
Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas
Location La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Capacity 6,000 (Basketball)
7,500 - 9,000 (Concert)[1]
Field size 44 x 22 m
Surface 8,500 m²
Opened 2005[2]
Tenants
Argentinos Juniors

The Microestadio Malvinas Argentinas is an indoor arena in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, that belongs to Argentinos Juniors club. Even though some basketball and volleyball matches are played at the stadium, it is mostly used for concerts.

Among others some bands that have played at this venue are Limp Bizkit, Korn, Die Toten Hosen, Paramore, Bad Religion, The Offspring, Fall Out Boy, Simple Plan, Creed, Demi Lovato, Placebo, Megadeth, Babasonicos, Manu Chao, Tarja Turunen, Avril Lavigne, Franz Ferdinand, SOJA, Slash, Black Label Society, Rata Blanca and Almafuerte. It has also hosted the Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards since 2011.

The name reflects Argentina's claims of sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas in Spanish).

The stadium can be reached by Urquiza Line, at Arata station, by San Martín Line, at La Paternal station, or by nearby Line B, at Tronador-Villa Ortúzar station.

References

  1. ↑ "Ubicacion y Capacidades". Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas.
  2. ↑ "Estadio Cubierto Malvinas Argentinas". T4F.

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