José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot | |
Choliseo Choli | |
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Front (north) view of the Choliseo and side (east) view from the Hato Rey Station of the Urban Train | |
| Full name | José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico |
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| Address | 500 Arterial B St. |
| Location | Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°25′39.78″N 66°3′41.01″W / 18.4277167°N 66.0613917°W |
| Public transit | Hato Rey Station AMA C1 C22 D15 T2 AcuaExpreso: Hato Rey Terminal |
| Owner | Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| Type | Arena |
| Genre(s) | Music, concerts, sporting events |
| Seating type | Reserved seating |
| Executive suites | 2 party suites 26 corporate suites |
| Capacity | 19,500 |
| Record attendance | 18,749 – Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti (July 28, 2022) |
| Field shape | Oval rectangular |
| Surface | Concrete |
| Scoreboard | Four-sided LED |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1998 |
| Built | July 1998–2004 |
| Opened | September 4, 2004 |
| Construction cost | USD $252.6 million |
| Architect | Sierra Cardona Ferrer HOK |
| Project manager | Government of Puerto Rico |
| Structural engineer | QB Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Puerto Rico men's national basketball team Cangrejeros de Santurce (BSN) (2004–2011; 2021) Puerto Rico Tip-Off (NCAA) (2007–2011) | |
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The Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (English: José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico) is the largest indoor entertainment and sports arena in Puerto Rico since its inauguration in 2004. Located in the Hato Rey business center of San Juan, the capital municipality of the archipelago and island, the venue is colloquially known as the Choliseo (often shortened as Choli), which is a portmanteau of the words coliseo (coliseum) and "Cholito", a reference to Don Cholito, a character created by the eponymous comedian José Miguel Agrelot and his own adopted nickname. It has a maximum seating capacity of 19,500 spectators, making it the biggest indoor arena in the insular Caribbean, 6th in Latin America, 18th in the United States, and 38th in the world.
The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico has consistently been ranked among the highest ticket-selling and grossing venues globally. With 743,983 ticket sales and $51,585,340 grosses in the fiscal year of 2023, the arena ranked 23rd in tickets and 42nd in revenue out of 200 venues worldwide listed by Pollstar, making it the 3rd highest-ticket-selling and 2nd highest-grossing arena in Latin America. In the fiscal year of 2023, the Choliseo recorded $7.5 million in net income, the highest in a given year since its opening in 2004. In July 2022, the arena saw its largest attendance during Bad Bunny's World's Hottest Tour for the Un Verano Sin Ti album, with a record of 18,749 spectators. As of 2022, the Choliseo has received over 10 million spectators.
The arena has suffered two major closings. In September 2017, scheduled events were cancelled due to the devastating impacts caused in Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. It was used as a warehouse and collection center by the Government of Puerto Rico to prepare and distribute emergency supplies, before it resumed hosting events in March 2018. During the COVID-19 pandemic, events at the venue were cancelled or postponed from March 2020 until June 2021, when events were resumed with attendance modifications.
The arena is owned by the Puerto Rico Convention District Authority, a public corporation of Puerto Rico, and managed by ASM Global. Situated about 3 to 6 miles (4.8 to 9.7 km) from the Old San Juan historic quarter, Condado and Isla Verde resort areas, and SJU airport, it can be reached by public transport via the Hato Rey Station of the Tren Urbano and the Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority from nearby stops.