Corona Capital

Corona Capital
Corona Capital 2017
Genre
DateEarly November
FrequencyAnnual
LocationMexico
Years active2010–present
Inaugurated2010 (2010)
FounderOCESA
Most recent15 November 2024 (2024-11-15)–17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)
Websitecoronacapital.com.mx

Corona Capital is an annual music festival held in Mexico City, taking place at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez race track's adjoining stadium, Estadio GNP Seguros (formerly/also known as Foro Sol). It premiered in 2010, sponsored by Grupo CIE, and primarily features rock and alternative musicians.

Corona Capital has managed to establish itself as one of the largest and most-attended music events in Latin America, and is considered Mexico's equivalent to American festivals such as Coachella and Lollapalooza, with such headliners such as Alanis Morissette, Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, Garbage, Green Day, Iggy Pop, Lana Del Rey, Miley Cyrus, Portishead, Pixies and The Stone Roses, among many more. From 2018 to 2023, the festival was expanded with Corona Capital Guadalajara, a separate springtime festival in the state of Jalisco, featuring a completely different lineup.

Even with its popularity and success, the festival has also been the subject of much criticism and controversy as its organizers have decided to no longer book Latino or Spanish-speaking artists, despite doing so for the first several years of the event; reportedly, this decision was made as a "solely commercial movement". Organizers have cited other Mexican festivals, such as Vive Latino and Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), as events where audiences can support local or Latin performers, resulting in Corona Capital being the only music festival in the world to only host foreign talent.