Estadio Santa Laura is a

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stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

in Independencia, Santiago,

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. It is the home stadium of

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. The stadium holds 19,000 people and was built in 1922. It is a multi-use stadium, also used for concerts.

Deep Purple incident

On February 27, 1997, English rock band

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performed at the stadium, this being the first time they performed in Chile. While performing the song " Fireball", the concert was marred by the collapse of the control tower. Nobody died, but approximately 44 people were injured.

References

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