Gorillaz Will Play Guadalajara in December: Date and Venue

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Key Facts

• The dateWednesday 9 December 2026.
• The venueColiseo GNP Seguros, the rebuilt Estadio 3 de Marzo.
• The tourThe Mountain Tour 2026.
• The promoterOCESA, which confirmed the date on 18 August.
• The catchIt is the only Mexican stop announced.
• The regionPrimavera Sound takes them to Buenos Aires and São Paulo first.

Gorillaz will play Guadalajara on Wednesday 9 December 2026. It is the band’s only confirmed Mexican date, and it was announced on Tuesday.

What was announced

OCESA confirmed the Gorillaz Guadalajara date on Tuesday 18 August. The band plays on Wednesday 9 December 2026.

The show is part of The Mountain Tour 2026, named after the band’s current album cycle.

Mexican coverage is consistent that Guadalajara remains the only confirmed Mexican stop on the tour.

That is unusual. Mexico City is normally the default and sometimes the only Mexican date.

The venue is new, in a sense

The Coliseo GNP Seguros is a remodelled version of the Estadio 3 de Marzo, in Zapopan on the western edge of Guadalajara.

It was the home ground of the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara’s football team before its conversion.

Repurposing a football stadium as a concert venue is a pattern across Mexico right now, driven by demand the arenas cannot absorb.

For a Gorillaz Guadalajara show, that means a stadium-scale production rather than an arena one.

Tickets for Gorillaz Guadalajara

OCESA is the promoter, which in Mexico means Ticketmaster is the seller.

No price tiers had been published at the time of writing. No presale date had been confirmed either.

Mexican stadium shows normally run a bank presale a day or two before the general sale. Watch OCESA’s own channels rather than resale sites.

Do not buy from a reseller before the official sale has even opened. That is where the counterfeits are.

The wider Latin American run

Before the Gorillaz Guadalajara show, the band headlines Primavera Sound Buenos Aires. That is on 28 and 29 November at the Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

They also headline Primavera Sound São Paulo on 5 and 6 December.

That puts São Paulo three days before Guadalajara. The routing is tight but standard for a December run.

Anyone in the region choosing one date should note the difference in format. Primavera is a festival slot; Guadalajara is a full headline show.

Why Guadalajara and not Mexico City

Guadalajara has been absorbing more international touring in recent years, and promoters have followed the demand.

The city already hosts Auditorio Telmex shows most weeks, and a stadium-scale venue changes what it can take.

A single Guadalajara date reaches a different audience than a Mexico City one. That matters for an act with a following outside the capital.

It also removes the Mexico City logistics that have made large shows there harder to stage.

Who Gorillaz are, briefly

Gorillaz began in 1998 as a project by Blur’s Damon Albarn and the artist Jamie Hewlett, fronted by four animated characters.

The music moves between hip hop, dub, electronic and rock, usually with a rotating cast of guest vocalists.

Live, the animation is a backdrop rather than a substitute. There is a real band on stage.

Three decades in, they remain one of the few acts that can fill a stadium on a concept rather than a frontman.

What The Mountain is

The Mountain is the album cycle the tour is named for, the band’s latest studio project.

Gorillaz records are built around collaborators rather than a fixed line-up, so the guest list shapes each era.

Live shows draw across the whole catalogue rather than leaning on the newest record.

That is worth knowing if you are deciding whether to go on the strength of the album alone.

Getting there

The Gorillaz Guadalajara venue sits in Zapopan, north-west of the centre, served by light rail and app cars.

A December midweek stadium show will empty into traffic at once. Budget an hour to get clear of the site.

Guadalajara’s airport has direct flights from most Mexican cities and several US ones. That makes this a feasible weekend trip.

December in Guadalajara is dry and cool at night. Bring a layer for a stadium.

What is not settled

For Gorillaz Guadalajara, no ticket prices, no presale date and no support act have been published.

Nor has the band confirmed whether more Mexican dates will follow. Coverage says Guadalajara stands alone for now.

Watch the promoter rather than the aggregators. Several listing sites have already invented details that nobody announced.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do Gorillaz play Guadalajara?

Wednesday 9 December 2026 at the Coliseo GNP Seguros, the rebuilt Estadio 3 de Marzo. OCESA confirmed the date on 18 August 2026.

Is it their only Mexican date?

Yes, as announced. Mexican coverage describes Guadalajara as the only confirmed Mexican stop on The Mountain Tour 2026.

How much are tickets?

No prices or presale dates had been published at the time of writing. OCESA is the promoter, so tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster.

Where else do they play in Latin America?

Primavera Sound Buenos Aires on 28 and 29 November, and Primavera Sound São Paulo on 5 and 6 December.

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