The “new” Rocío Jurado Auditorium will have a comprehensive renovation, seating capacity 35 million, roof and air conditioning and capacity for more than 15,000 spectators.

On the first anniversary of that fateful day that was highlighted Case of building abandonmentafter being placed in the context of the controversial administrative lawsuit through which the production company TCM Audiovisión attempted to cancel the city council’s decision to terminate the contract concluded with it to manage this space; The Municipal Department of Urban Planning and Environment has just released a conclusive report on plans to revitalize this cultural infrastructure of great value to Seville, both in terms of its capabilities and in terms of its role as a symbol of Expo 92.

In July 2022, the city council approved the termination of the contract through which TCM Audiovisión managed the symbolic venue, attributing to the aforementioned entity a Debts amounting to approximately 1.5 million euros With the municipal coffers of income and property tax (IBI) passed from the years 2016 to 2020; This was categorically denied by the company, to the point of challenging the aforementioned municipality decision through administrative litigation.

Although TCM achieved a precautionary moratorium on terminating its contract as the dispute continued to be resolved, the court ended up agreeing with the city council, which thus regained control of the property, which at that time had already been marked with Give up In the context of the aforementioned conflict. The last concert was the Sebastian Yatra concert on June 26, 2022 and it was not until October 2024, shortly before the aforementioned big fire, when the city council once again took over the entire venue.

Now, the Department of Urban Planning released the broadcast on November 26, close to the anniversary of this first fire, as the hall had unfortunately been consumed by flames on several other occasions in the context of break-ins and vandalism; Evaluation of the two private proposals submitted as a basis for awarding a new public concession in the futureThrough it, the facility resumes its activity with the help of a company that undertakes the necessary investments and exploits it commercially.

In detail, the two private initiatives were formalized before the Seville City Council, which months ago indicated the interest of up to three companies; Corresponds to Treinta y Tres Producciones, management and Professional venue facilities and event managementThe latter is allied with the Rossville group.

The aforementioned report from the Urban Planning Department will show that the initiative proposed by Treinta y Tres Producciones, which reached a weight of 30 million and an increase in capacity to 14,000 spectators; In the terms that were finally officially formulated, it implies a “minimum adaptation” with a budget of three million euros to restore the operation of the facility, taking into account the technicians of the autonomous municipal body that the proposal of this company represents “Partial intervention, with minimal architectural quality It is limited to essential items, even leaving areas closed,” according to sources in the city council.

That is why the Department’s technical report will state that this proposal is “being considered Insufficient for comprehensive recovery» From the Rocío Jurado Hall.

Regarding the second proposal, submitted by Pro Venue Gestión de Facilities and Events, manager of the Movistar Arena in Madrid (formerly the WiZink Center), and the Rusvel Group, the management report according to the City Council specifies that they are projects “A comprehensive quality renovation that includes full coverage of the hall With a light structure.

Hence, the idea would be to turn the place into an enclosed, air-conditioned multipurpose space with youThe maximum capacity is approximately 15,339 spectators. Which exceeds the current capacity of about 8,000 people According to management, this initiative identifies investments estimated at approximately 35 million euros.

Comprehensive recovery of space

Given this situation, and with the help of urban, architectural and heritage criteria, the Department of Urban Planning concludes in this report that from a technical point of view, although both initiatives propose uses of public interest, The application from facilities and events management Pro Venue and Rusvel Group “is of greater public interestBecause it involves the comprehensive restoration of a cultural facility for the city, with architectural improvements that allow its use throughout the year.

With this report already on the table, the Seville City Council, run by José Luis Sanz, faces the continuation of the procedure aimed at revitalizing the facility, by opening a public tender for a new concession that includes… Commercial exploitation of oneselfIn addition to the investments necessary to revive and repair it.

In this sense, since the submitted documents do not constitute a technical project in and of themselves, the Administration will now be responsible for the necessary processing Writing the aforementioned projectthat is, the proposal proposed by the Pro Venue Gestión de Instalaciones y Eventos and the Rusvel Group, before the public bidding for the concession itself thanks to the aforementioned artistic project.

Promoter Provenue, who, as previously mentioned, manages Movistar Arena in Madrid, already has a presence in Seville, where in collaboration with ECSSA and Live Nation they manage the stadium’s outdoor venue as a concert space. Carthusian StadiumIt is located in its northern region and can accommodate about 10,000 people.

In the Andalusian region Provenue iIt also promotes concerts held in the bullrings of Jerez de la Frontera and Granada. In the rest of the national territory, it does the same in the bullring of Alicante and the multi-purpose space of Sánchez Paraíso in Salamanca, making it a company with extensive experience in the promotion of musical performances and the management of spaces in this regard.