Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida is a

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, located in La Florida, in eastern

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. It is the home stadium of Chilean football team Audax Italiano. The stadium was built in 1986 and rebuilt in 2008. The stadium also hosts a variety of events such as summer theatre festivals and music concerts, such as the

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concert in early 2009. Faith No More performed at the stadium on October 30, 2009 as part of their The Second Coming Tour. The stadium has also been used for concerts by

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, Primus,

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, Green Day,

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, and Dua Lipa among others. In 2007, La Florida was selected as a venue for the

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. In order to comply with FIFA standards, the old stadium was torn down and a completely new venue was built. The capacity of the latter was increased from 7,000 to 12,000 people. The new stadium was inaugurated on November 12, 2008.

Gallery

File:EstadioMunicipaldeLaFlorida.jpg, The stadium prior to renovation in 2007 File:Estadio Bicentenario Municipal de La Florida.jpg, The stadium during the

File:Audax-Morning.jpg, Audax Italiano vs

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in 2009 File:Green Day en La Florida.jpg, Green Day playing a concert at the stadium

References

External links

FIFA siteAudax Italiano Football TeamMunicipalidad de La Florida
Bicentenario de La Florida Multi-purpose stadiums in Chile Bicentenario de La Florida Audax Italiano Sports venues completed in 1986 Sports venues completed in 2008 1986 establishments in Chile {{Chile-sports-venue-stub