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José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum

Indoor multipurpose venue in San Juan, Puerto Rico

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The José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot) is the largest multi-purpose indoor arena in Puerto Rico since opening in 2004. Located in the Milla de Oro financial district of the Hato Rey business center in San Juan, the capital city and municipality of the archipelago and island, the venue is popularly 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 capacity of 19,500 spectators, making it the biggest indoor arena in the insular Caribbean, 8th in Latin America, 17th in the United States, and 37th 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.

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