El Campín StadiumPre-Concert Scuffles
Guns N’ Roses’ Bogotá dates were disrupted by logistics, weather and crowd pressure around Estadio El Campín. The best-supported account places the main disorder on 29 November 1992, when people outside the venue clashed with police after access was closed or people without tickets tried to enter.
Overview
What Happened
Core Findings
Evidence Position
The main source-supported incident activity occurred around the Guns N’ Roses show at El Campín on 29 November 1992. Contemporary El Tiempo reporting states that access gates were closed to prevent overcrowding and that people without tickets confronted police outside the stadium.
Date requires care
27 November links to arrival and Venezuela coup-related disruption; 29 November is the better-supported date for the main El Campín disorder.
Location is strong
The stadium is consistently identified as El Campín, with surrounding Sears and Galerías sectors mentioned in contemporary reporting.
Injury figure conflicts
Contemporary reporting gives 25 injured including 5 police agents; later reporting gives 12 officers injured.
No fatalities verified
No checked source in the supplied file verifies a fatality tied to the Bogotá El Campín incident.
Quick View
Incident Highlights
Chronology
Known Sequence
26 November 1992 · Stadium bombing report
UPI reported nine bombs exploded in the stadium where Guns N’ Roses were due to play. This is related venue context, but not clearly the same crowd-scuffle incident.
27 November 1992 · Arrival and disruption window
Later accounts link the band’s Colombian visit to logistical problems caused by the attempted coup in Venezuela.
29 November 1992 · Consolidated El Campín show
The two Bogotá dates were consolidated into one show at Estadio El Campín.
Access closed
Contemporary El Tiempo reporting says entry gates were closed to prevent overcrowding and people without tickets confronted police.
Disorder spreads nearby
Reports place damage and unrest around El Campín, the Sears sector and the Galerías commercial area.
Mass shows suspended
Bogotá suspended massive shows indefinitely after the incident according to contemporary follow-up reporting.
Operational Picture
What Is Solid
El Campín is consistently named; IDRD confirms formal venue details.
The trigger described in contemporary reporting was gate closure to prevent overcrowding.
25 injured is the stronger overall figure; 12 police injured appears later and may be narrower.
27 November is context; 29 November is the main incident date.
The page should not treat the 26 November bombing report or 27 November logistical disruption as the same event as the 29 November crowd disorder. They are linked context, not the same incident unless a source says so.
Conflicting Information
Disputed Details
Main incident date
Sources split between the 27 November disruption window and the 29 November main concert disorder.
29 November
El Tiempo retrospectives and concert references place the performance and principal disorder on 29 November 1992.
27 November
Some references use 27 November because of the Venezuela coup attempt and the band’s arrival/logistical disruption.
Best reading: 27 November is linked context; 29 November is the main crowd-disorder date.
Number of injured
The injury count changes depending on source and whether all injuries or only police injuries are being reported.
25 injured
Contemporary El Tiempo reporting gives 25 injured, including 5 police agents.
12 police officers
A later El Tiempo retrospective reports 12 police officers injured.
The contemporary 25-injured figure is stronger for total injuries; the later 12 figure may refer only to police.
Scale wording
Some fan-history and social summaries describe only “a few” injuries, while newspaper archive material gives a firmer number.
Contemporary newspaper
25 injured including 5 police agents.
Fan/social summaries
“A few people were injured” and nearby cars and property were damaged.
Use the newspaper archive for figures; use social snippets only as weak supporting colour.
Unverified Details
No verified fatality tied to the Bogotá El Campín incident was found.
No verified detention or arrest count was found in the independently checked sources.
The exact street or sector for each clash was not verified beyond El Campín, Sears and Galerías area wording.
Facebook and YouTube items were identifiable by search snippet only; direct page checks were throttled.
The 26 November UPI bombing report concerns the same stadium, but was not verified as the same crowd-scuffle incident.
Source Evidence
Checked Source Cards
Cards distinguish contemporary reports, retrospectives, venue evidence, related context and snippet-only items. That matters here because several useful leads were blocked or only partly accessible.
GUNS Y ROCES CON LA POLICÍA
El Tiempo · 1 December 1992
Contemporary report stating disturbances began when entry gates were closed to prevent overcrowding; many people without tickets confronted police. Reports 25 injured, including 5 agents.
Open Evidence →BOGOTÁ SUSPENDE LOS ESPECTÁCULOS MASIVOS
El Tiempo · 1 December 1992
Contemporary follow-up reporting 114 million pesos in initial losses, 25 injured including 5 police agents, and disorder affecting Sears, El Campín and Galerías sectors.
Open Evidence →Nine bombs explode in stadium where Guns N' Roses will play
UPI · 26 November 1992
Related pre-concert venue incident: nine bombs exploded in the stadium area after a soccer match; two people were injured. Not clearly the same incident as the later crowd disorder.
Open Evidence →Guns N’ Roses, el segundo “round” en El Campín
El Espectador · 11 October 2022
Retrospective describing the 1992 Bogotá concert as marked by public disorder, poor organisation, equipment problems after the Venezuela coup attempt, and crowd chaos.
Open Evidence →Guns and Roses: Historia de sus conciertos en Colombia desde 1992
El Tiempo · 19 April 2022
Retrospective on the band’s Colombia history, noting logistical problems, fan disorder on arrival, and the rain-hit concert that became legendary.
Open Evidence →Concierto de Guns n' Roses en Bogotá
El Tiempo · 23 November 2016
Retrospective stating that after the band left the stage, people outside who had not entered clashed with police; reports broken nearby windows and a police balance of 12 officers injured.
Open Evidence →Guns N’ Roses en Bogotá, ¿dónde, precio y cómo comparar boletas?
El Tiempo · 16 May 2022
Uses 1992 as background; states the show ended in disorder, values losses at 114 million pesos, and repeats 25 injured including 5 police officers.
Open Evidence →Guns N' Roses: por qué se separaron y cómo se volvieron a reunir
El Tiempo · 8 October 2022
Notes that the 29 November 1992 Bogotá night ended with disorder outside the stadium and a police general in hospital.
Open Evidence →Guns N' Roses en Colombia: así fue su caótica primera visita al país
Infobae Colombia · 7 June 2025
Later retrospective on the chaotic 1992 Bogotá concert and organisation. Useful as background, not primary evidence.
Open Evidence →La vez que Guns N' Roses volvió nada el Tequendama
VICE en Español · 19 April 2016
Long-form retrospective based on Julio Correal’s recollections of bringing the band to Colombia in 1992. Useful colour, weaker for casualty figures.
Open Evidence →Odisea del concierto en Bogotá de Guns N' Roses hace 30 años
Agencia PI · 12 October 2022
Retells the concert problems and links disruption to the 27 November 1992 coup attempt in Venezuela.
Open Evidence →Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín
IDRD · Current page
Official venue page giving the stadium’s formal name and address in Bogotá. Used for current venue identification only.
Open Evidence →Guns N' Roses - Live In Bogotá, Colombia 29/11/1992
YouTube · Date not stated
Search snippet describes live concert footage recorded at Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia on 29 November 1992. Direct fetch was throttled.
Open Evidence →References
Reference Cards
GUNS Y ROCES CON LA POLICÍA
1 December 1992
Contemporary report stating disturbances began when entry gates were closed to prevent overcrowding; many people without tickets confronted police. Reports 25 injured, including 5 agents.
Open Evidence →BOGOTÁ SUSPENDE LOS ESPECTÁCULOS MASIVOS
1 December 1992
Contemporary follow-up reporting 114 million pesos in initial losses, 25 injured including 5 police agents, and disorder affecting Sears, El Campín and Galerías sectors.
Open Evidence →Nine bombs explode in stadium where Guns N' Roses will play
26 November 1992
Related pre-concert venue incident: nine bombs exploded in the stadium area after a soccer match; two people were injured. Not clearly the same incident as the later crowd disorder.
Open Evidence →Guns N’ Roses, el segundo “round” en El Campín
11 October 2022
Retrospective describing the 1992 Bogotá concert as marked by public disorder, poor organisation, equipment problems after the Venezuela coup attempt, and crowd chaos.
Open Evidence →Guns and Roses: Historia de sus conciertos en Colombia desde 1992
19 April 2022
Retrospective on the band’s Colombia history, noting logistical problems, fan disorder on arrival, and the rain-hit concert that became legendary.
Open Evidence →Concierto de Guns n' Roses en Bogotá
23 November 2016
Retrospective stating that after the band left the stage, people outside who had not entered clashed with police; reports broken nearby windows and a police balance of 12 officers injured.
Open Evidence →Guns N’ Roses en Bogotá, ¿dónde, precio y cómo comparar boletas?
16 May 2022
Uses 1992 as background; states the show ended in disorder, values losses at 114 million pesos, and repeats 25 injured including 5 police officers.
Open Evidence →Guns N' Roses: por qué se separaron y cómo se volvieron a reunir
8 October 2022
Notes that the 29 November 1992 Bogotá night ended with disorder outside the stadium and a police general in hospital.
Open Evidence →Guns N' Roses en Colombia: así fue su caótica primera visita al país
7 June 2025
Later retrospective on the chaotic 1992 Bogotá concert and organisation. Useful as background, not primary evidence.
Open Evidence →La vez que Guns N' Roses volvió nada el Tequendama
19 April 2016
Long-form retrospective based on Julio Correal’s recollections of bringing the band to Colombia in 1992. Useful colour, weaker for casualty figures.
Open Evidence →Odisea del concierto en Bogotá de Guns N' Roses hace 30 años
12 October 2022
Retells the concert problems and links disruption to the 27 November 1992 coup attempt in Venezuela.
Open Evidence →Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Campín
Current page
Official venue page giving the stadium’s formal name and address in Bogotá. Used for current venue identification only.
Open Evidence →Guns N' Roses - Live In Bogotá, Colombia 29/11/1992
Date not stated
Search snippet describes live concert footage recorded at Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia on 29 November 1992. Direct fetch was throttled.
Open Evidence →Links
