The Riyadh Air Metropolitano —formerly the Wanda Metropolitano— holds up to 70,700 people at a concert: that is the maximum published by the stadium itself. It is four times the Movistar Arena, and that scale changes everything: how long it takes to reach your spot, how far away the stage is and how hard it is to get out.
This guide is about where you will be: what area you have bought, what you can see from it and where you have to go in.
Capacity: 70,700 is the ceiling, not your concert’s figure
The 70,700 figure is the maximum the stadium declares for concerts. The real number on a given night depends on the setup: with the stage at one end, that part of the stands ends up behind it or at a very tight angle, and it is not sold like the rest. When a tour announces how many tickets it has sold, that is your concert’s figure; 70,700 is the ceiling.
Floor and stands: what you have bought
At a stadium concert the sales scheme repeats itself, although the promoter names each area:
- General floor: the pitch, standing and unnumbered. Your spot depends on when you arrive.
- Front floor area: the strip right by the stage, sold separately and at a higher price. Its name changes with the tour: at the Bruno Mars concerts in 2026 it was called Golden Circle; other tours call it front stage. It is also standing.
- Stands: numbered, with section, row and seat. They are sold by price category —PL1, PL2, PL3…, up to PL5 at the Bruno Mars concerts— from most to least expensive. The category alone does not tell you how high up you are: the section and row on the ticket do.
The upper tier of a stadium really is far away
In an arena, the back row still sees the artist. At the Metropolitano, from the top of the upper ring you come to see the whole show and the screens. It is not a bad ticket, but buy it knowing that.
Hours on your feet
What you notice in the second hour
Standing on the floor, footwear rules. What starts as a rub in the second hour is a blister by the fourth. An anti-chafing stick in your bag, applied before you leave, is the difference between staying for the encore and limping to the metro.
And your ears, which are what you carry into the next day. A set of filtering earplugs like the Loop Experience 2 — 17 dB with high-fidelity reduction, according to their listing — takes the volume down without turning the music off.
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What you see from each area
Tap a section of the plan to see the tip: view, exit and atmosphere.
Riyadh Air Metropolitano seating map
Tap a section to see the view, how you get out and the atmosphere.
No section selected. The map is schematic: it helps you understand where you land and which way you will exit, not pick an exact seat.
Every section, in detail
Front floor
The strip of pitch right in front of the stage. Sold separately and pricier, and every tour names it its own way: Golden Circle, front stage, PIT. It fills up with hours of queuing and it is where getting out is worst: you are at the bottom of the funnel with the whole pitch ahead of you.
General floor
The rest of the pitch, standing and unnumbered. From halfway back you see more screen than stage, but you get out much sooner and you are close to the pitch exits. The sweet spot if getting to the metro early matters to you.
Side · gates 03–17
Side stand on the entrances A, B and C side, which is where the metro stop (L7) and the left-luggage point are. You see the stage side-on: the further from the stage end, the more head-on. At the end you come out on the station side, so you reach the metro queue before anyone else.
Side · gates 32–38
Side stand on the side away from the metro. Same side-on view as the opposite stand. On the way out you have to walk round the stadium to the L7 stop, so expect a much longer walk than from the other side. Always check which entrance and gate your ticket shows: in a stadium, going in on the wrong side means half a lap of the venue.
Far end
The end opposite the stage. You see everything head-on, screens included, but you really are far away: this is for the atmosphere and for seeing the whole show. If your tour puts the stage at the other end, this becomes the stage end: check your promoter's plan.
Upper tier
The upper ring. You see the whole thing, which is welcome in a stadium setup, but the sound arrives slightly behind the picture. Getting down from here takes a while: do not count on being among the first out.
Behind the stage
The end behind the stage, on both levels. Most tours do not sell it, or sell very little of it, and what they sell is restricted view. If your ticket lands here, check how the promoter describes it before you buy.
Accesses and gates: two filters, not one
The stadium rules are clear: you enter through your assigned gate and sit in the seat on your ticket. At the Metropolitano that means two steps, and it pays to have them clear before you arrive:
- The outer access, identified by a letter. It is the opening in the fence around the stadium.
- The stadium gate, identified by a number. It is the one that takes you to your area.
Going in on the wrong side is not a two-minute mistake: in a stadium this size it means walking round half the venue against the flow. Check which access and which gate your ticket gives you before you leave home.
The Estadio Metropolitano station on line 7 has a direct exit into the venue, with no walking. The box office and the Atlético service office are next to access D.
Reduced mobility
The stadium has facilities and spaces for people with reduced mobility:
- The official map marks accessible entrances next to gates 27 and 41.
- Reduced-mobility tickets are sold as their own category (at the Bruno Mars concerts in 2026, for example, within PL2). If you need one, buy it as such.
- There are reserved parking spaces, which require advance booking and the accreditation card.
- For specific assistance, the stadium refers you to the Atlético service office (details on its plan your visit page).
Left luggage
The stadium’s storage point is on Paseo de los Colchoneros, next to the Tour and Museum entrance, between accesses A and B on the official map. It does not publish a price and it is not for suitcases, which are banned. What gets in, what does not and what changes depending on the promoter is in the bag rules and storage guide.
Summary, if you only read one thing
Up to 70,700 people, an unnumbered standing floor and numbered stands sold by price category. Before you go, note which access and gate your ticket gives you: in a stadium, getting the side wrong costs you half a lap of the venue.