Movistar Arena 2026 schedule: every show + the best tapas bar four blocks away.

If you have tickets for a Movistar Arena Buenos Aires show this 2026, you already know the pre-show can either be a slog or part of the night. Two hours early, plastic cups in a chain-cafeteria window, queueing for security with nothing else to do: no, thanks. Which is why we put together this guide. You'll find the complete Movistar Arena 2026 schedule from May through December, plus a concrete tip from someone who works four blocks away: SĀNTAL Chacarita, on Loyola 1599, is a four-block walk from the venue, stays open late and has a tapas, wine and cocktail menu built for warming up the night (or wrapping it up).

This piece is for two readers: the visitor who already has tickets and just wants to know where to drink before, and the visitor still scanning the calendar to pick a show. We've got both covered.

The full Movistar Arena 2026 schedule

List updated as of May 7, 2026, sourced from the official venue site (movistararena.com.ar/shows) plus Songkick and Live Nation. Some artists add dates as the year goes on and others sell out quickly — always double-check the official site before buying. These are the confirmed names so far.

• 7–24Ricardo Arjona — 2026 World Tour10 confirmed dates (May 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 23 and 24)
• 9Divididos — Argentine rock+ 1 more date
• 14CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso+ 3 more dates
• 16Martin Garrix — EDM
• 20Fito Páez — legendary Argentine songwriter
• 21Mon Laferte — Chilean pop
• 22Silvestre Dangond — Colombian vallenato
• 26Andrés Calamaro — Argentine rock icon+ 3 more dates
• 28Cuarteto de Nos — Uruguayan rock
• 29Los Ángeles Azules — Mexican cumbia+ 2 more dates

• 1Luciano Mellera — stand-up comedy+ 1 more date
• 4Soda Stereo — tribute residency+ 9 more dates confirmed
• 5Diego Torres — Latin pop+ 1 more date
• 7Fiesta ¡FA! — themed dance party
• 12Pulp — UK indie rock
• 13El Plan de la Mariposa
• 17Q Lokura — Argentine cuarteto
• 18Ángela Leiva
• 19Serú Girán by Lebón & Aznar — classic Argentine prog+ 4 more dates
• 20Claptone & Special Guests — house
• 23La Konga — cuarteto+ 1 more date
• 25Babasónicos — Argentine alt-rock+ 1 more date
• 28Valeria Lynch — classic Argentine pop

• 8Ulises Bueno
• 11Luli Pampín — kids' show+ 1 more date
• 17Disney On Ice — Frozen & Encanto+ 15 sessions across July

• 1–2Rosalía — LUX TOUR 20262 confirmed dates + 2 more added
• 7Carín León — regional Mexican
• 13El Kuelgue
• 16Rubén Blades — salsa legend
• 19Desakta2
• 20–21Rawayana — Venezuelan tropical pop2 confirmed dates
• 27Kany García — Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
• 28Arcángel — reggaeton+ 2 more dates

• 5Fatboy Slim — UK big-beat icon
• 11WWE — wrestling+ 5 more dates
• 13Helloween — German power metal
• 165 Seconds of Summer — Australian pop-rock
• 24Galería Inesperada+ 9 more dates
• 24Morat — Colombian pop+ 4 more dates

• 1Robbie Williams+ 2 more dates
• 6Zayn
• 9Pimpinela+ 1 more date
• 10Die Toten Hosen — German punk
• 13Grupo Frontera — regional Mexican
• 14Bad Gyal — Spanish dancehall
• 21Aitana — Spanish pop+ 1 more date

• 1Jesse & Joy
• 4Enrique Bunbury — Spanish rock
• 28Eros Ramazzotti — Italian pop legend

• 1Babymetal — Japanese kawaii-metal
• 2Rata Blanca — Argentine heavy metal

Source: official Movistar Arena site (movistararena.com.ar/shows), Songkick and Live Nation, updated May 7, 2026. Dates can be added or sold out — always check the official source before buying.

SĀNTAL Chacarita: tapas, wines and cocktails four blocks from the Arena

Full disclosure: we have skin in the game. SĀNTAL is a specialty-coffee group with three locations in Buenos Aires (Colegiales, Belgrano and Chacarita) and one in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The Chacarita branch sits at Loyola 1599, on the corner of Concepción Arenal — about four blocks on foot from Movistar Arena. Less than ten minutes at a relaxed pace, no avenue crossings, and you're at the venue door.

The café runs Tuesday to Sunday from 8am to 10pm and changes its programme as the day moves: specialty coffee and breakfast in the morning, brunch on weekends, weekday lunch, afternoon tea, and from 7pm — what matters for your concert plan — tapas, wines and cocktails.

On nights with a major Movistar Arena show (Soda Stereo, Rosalía, Robbie Williams, Calamaro, Babasónicos, Disney On Ice, Arjona) we extend service and reserve tables for the concert crowd. If you're going to a show, walk in beforehand, eat something, have a drink, and stroll the four blocks to the venue without the stress.

The 2-for-1 happy hour applies to the full drinks list: wine by the glass, vermouth, Aperol Spritz, gin & tonic, Fernet, Stella Artois on tap, and the Paso a Paso wine line (Malbec red, criolla rosé, criolla blanco). Walk in at 5pm and you'll close two cocktail rounds for the price of one, with twenty minutes to spare for the four-block walk to the venue.

What to order before the show

The SĀNTAL Chacarita tapas list is built for sharing, eating fast and well, and starting the night with momentum. These are the dishes that work best for the pre-show plan, pulled straight from the current menu:

Wines and cocktails

From the drinks list, the pre-show hits are wine by the glass, vermouth served the old way, Aperol Spritz, gin & tonic, Fernet (the bitter Italian-Argentine digestif typically mixed with cola — a porteño rite of passage) and Stella Artois on tap. If you're rolling deep, a full bottle of Paso a Paso works: Malbec red, criolla rosé or criolla blanco. Reminder: from 4pm to 8pm, everything goes 2-for-1.

How to time the pre-show by show start

Show at 9pm (most concerts)

Arrive at SĀNTAL between 6:30 and 7pm. Order two tapas to share (the braised-beef tacos and the wild-mushroom sandwich are a strong combo), an Aperol Spritz and a glass of wine — all inside the 2-for-1 window. Settle the bill at 8:30 and walk the four blocks. You'll beat the longest queue.

Show at 10pm (international tours: Robbie Williams, Rosalía, Bad Gyal)

You have time to sit. Reserve between 7:30 and 8pm, order something more substantial (mushroom risotto, milanesa, coconut-curry chicken) and a Fernet or gin & tonic inside the happy hour. Roll out around 9:30, easy.

Show at 7pm or 8pm (Disney On Ice and early sessions)

Better to come after. Disney On Ice runs afternoon sessions and dinner is the post-game: order light tapas (hummus, empanadas, chicken wrap) and a glass of wine to debrief the show with happy, tired kids. We close at 10pm, so timing works.

Four blocks: how to walk from Sāntal to Movistar Arena

From Loyola 1599, head toward Avenida Federico Lacroze. Turn right, walk a couple of blocks and the venue appears. Less than ten minutes at a normal pace, no major avenue crossings, wide and well-lit pavements. If you have lower-tier seats, you can also walk back to SĀNTAL after the show: on big-show nights we typically stay open late so you can close the night with a strong coffee, a glass of wine or something sweet — without fighting the queue at the venue's inside bar.

Reservations, groups and questions

We don't take reservations for tables of three or fewer, but we do for groups of four or more on big-show nights. Fastest way is via WhatsApp or DM on Instagram @santalcafe. Tell us which show you're going to and the start time — we'll help you map the timing, hold the table, and have your bill ready so you don't run late.

The short version (TL;DR)

Movistar Arena 2026 + the pre-show plan. The venue has more than a hundred confirmed concerts from May to December 2026: Soda Stereo, Rosalía, Calamaro, Arjona, Robbie Williams, Babasónicos, Fito Páez, Disney On Ice, Babymetal, Rata Blanca, Bunbury, Bad Gyal and many more. SĀNTAL Chacarita sits at Loyola 1599, four blocks from the Arena, open Tuesday to Sunday 8am–10pm, with a 2-for-1 happy hour on the entire wine and cocktail list every day 4pm to 8pm. Tapas list, wines by the glass, vermouth, Aperol Spritz, gin & tonic and beer on tap. If you're going to a show this 2026, you know where to start.