IBOV 183,965.91 ▼ 0.99% IPSA 11,300.53 ▼ 1.30% IPC MEX 64,264.16 ▼ 0.02% MERVAL 2,939,964 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,609.40 ▼ 0.12% BVL PERÚ 59,677.00 ▲ 0.43% USD/BRL5.18▼ 0.21% USD/MXN17.69▼ 0.18% USD/CLP958.95▼ 0.45% USD/COP3,347▲ 1.82% USD/PEN3.39▼ 0.70% USD/ARS1,520▲ 0.23% USD/UYU40.05▲ 2.84% USD/PYG5,894▲ 2.17% USD/BOB12.18▲ 14.34% USD/DOP59.22▲ 0.03% USD/CRC450.75▲ 4.23% USD/GTQ7.64▲ 3.19% USD/HNL26.85▲ 3.15% USD/NIO36.62▲ 0.31% USD/VES853.52▲ 0.02% USD/PAB1.00— 0.00% USD/BZD2.00— 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD6.77▲ 2.69% EUR/BRL5.91▲ 0.63% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73% IBOV 183,965.91 ▼ 0.99% IPSA 11,300.53 ▼ 1.30% IPC MEX 64,264.16 ▼ 0.02% MERVAL 2,939,964 — 0.00% COLCAP 2,609.40 ▼ 0.12% BVL PERÚ 59,677.00 ▲ 0.43% USD/BRL 5.16 ▲ 0.01% USD/MXN 17.06 ▼ 0.24% USD/CLP 913.98 ▲ 0.04% USD/COP 3,140 ▲ 0.03% USD/PEN 3.36 ▼ 0.66% USD/ARS 1,493 ▲ 0.10% USD/UYU 40.27 ▲ 1.24% USD/PYG 5,939 ▲ 1.68% USD/BOB 11.64 ▼ 0.76% USD/DOP 58.34 ▲ 1.25% USD/CRC 445.92 ▲ 0.89% USD/GTQ 7.62 ▲ 2.21% USD/HNL 26.79 ▲ 1.57% USD/NIO 36.62 ▲ 0.69% USD/VES 762.44 ▼ 0.13% USD/PAB 1.00 — 0.00% USD/BZD 2.00 — 0.00% USD/JMD 157.28 — 0.00% USD/TTD 6.70 ▲ 0.61% EUR/BRL 5.95 ▲ 1.01% BRENT 88.88 ▼ 0.03% WTI 83.11 ▼ 0.11% IRON ORE 161.91 — — COPPER 6.61 ▲ 0.03% GOLD 4,461 ▲ 1.78% SILVER 65.59 ▲ 1.26% SOY 1,184 ▲ 3.20% CORN 480.50 ▲ 10.02% WHEAT 655.00 ▲ 3.93% COFFEE 317.25 ▼ 5.51% SUGAR 16.43 ▼ 1.79% ORANGE JUICE 138.55 ▼ 0.47% COTTON 85.03 ▲ 2.33% COCOA 5,719 ▲ 3.18% BEEF 223.60 ▼ 3.93% CATTLE 339.10 ▼ 3.16% LITHIUM 75.20 ▲ 1.47% PETR4 41.64 ▼ 0.05% VALE3 72.97 ▲ 0.83% ITUB4 38.60 ▼ 1.03% BBDC4 16.85 ▲ 0.36% ABEV3 14.89 ▼ 0.80% BBAS3 19.37 ▲ 0.47% B3SA3 14.26 ▼ 0.21% WEGE3 47.59 ▲ 0.49% PRIO3 59.14 ▼ 0.19% SUZB3 41.33 ▲ 2.35% RENT3 34.68 ▼ 0.09% AZZA3 15.89 ▼ 2.63% CSAN3 3.22 ▼ 1.83% RAIZ4 0.25 — 0.00% PCAR3 2.75 ▼ 0.36% GMAT3 3.65 ▼ 1.08% PSSA3 48.13 ▼ 0.54% CVCB3 1.33 ▼ 2.92% POSI3 3.36 ▲ 2.44% SLCE3 13.34 ▲ 0.30% NATU3 8.14 ▼ 0.73%
since 2009
Friday, September 25, 2026

Expats & Nomads Expats in Mexico

Ramón Ayala Mexico City Farewell Show Set for 10 October 2026

By · September 25, 2026 · 4 min read

The LatAm Brief

One email, every weekday morning. What moved in Latin American markets, politics and expat life.

Yesterday’s subject line: “Colombia broke with Iran — and the peso paid”

Free. We send a confirmation link first — nothing arrives until you click it. Unsubscribe with one click in any edition. If you stop opening us for 30 days we stop sending by ourselves, as we assume the interest is no longer there. See our privacy policy. We never share your email.

MEXICO · LIVE MUSIC

Key Facts

  • —The country Norteño music is one of Mexico’s defining regional styles, built on accordion and bajo sexto.
  • —What happens Ramón Ayala plays the Plaza de Toros México on Saturday 10 October 2026, from 8 p.m.
  • —The tour The run is billed Historia de un Final, and promoters present it as a farewell.
  • —The money Tickets run from 360 pesos, about US$20, to 4,200 pesos, about US$238.
  • —The catch The venue is a bullring, not an arena, so sightlines and comfort vary sharply by zone.

The Ramón Ayala Mexico City date is billed as a farewell by an accordionist who has recorded for six decades.

The Plaza de Toros Mexico bullring in Mexico City
The Plaza de Toros Mexico, the largest bullring in the world, hosts the concert. (Photo: Jorge De la Vega, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
One-stop reference
Company Intelligence
Every listed company in Latin America — financials, ownership and structure for 1,450+ companies across 26 exchanges, in one place.
Browse the directory →
RT
Ask Rio Times
Straight answers about living in Mexico, from our reporting.
Open the full Ask Rio Times →

Ramón Ayala plays the Plaza de Toros México in Mexico City on Saturday 10 October 2026. The Ramón Ayala Mexico City show is billed as part of his farewell tour.

What happens on 10 October

Ramón Ayala plays the Plaza de Toros México on Saturday 10 October 2026. The show is listed for 8 p.m. local time.

The venue is at Calzada Augusto Rodín 130, in the Ciudad de los Deportes complex. That sits in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City.

The run is billed as Historia de un Final. Promoters present the Mexico City date as a farewell.

Tickets are sold through Superboletos and at the venue box office. Prices start at 360 pesos, about US$20.

Sales opened in February 2026. The bullring seats more than 40,000 people, so availability has lasted.

Who Ramón Ayala is

Ramón Ayala is an accordionist and singer from northern Mexico. He has recorded since the 1960s.

He leads Los Bravos del Norte, the group he has fronted for most of his career. Their catalogue runs to well over a hundred albums.

His style is norteño, built on accordion and bajo sexto, a twelve-string bass guitar. The songs are usually about work, migration and love.

He is one of the few figures whose name stands for a whole regional genre. Younger corrido acts still cite him.

He built his early reputation with Los Relámpagos del Norte before forming Los Bravos. Both groups shaped the sound of the Mexican northeast.

What the Ramón Ayala Mexico City tickets cost

General admission is 360 pesos, about US$20. That is the cheapest way in.

The Lumbreras tier is 1,080 pesos, about US$61. The second tendido is 1,320 pesos, about US$75.

The first tendido is 2,040 pesos, about US$115, the same price as accessible seating. Barrera and palco seats are 3,000 pesos, about US$170.

Ruedo seats, on the sand itself, are 4,200 pesos, about US$238. Currency conversions here use the rate of 25 September 2026, when US$1 bought about 17.67 Mexican pesos.

The venue and what to expect

The Plaza de Toros México is a bullring, and it is among the largest in the world. It was built in the 1940s.

Concerts there use the sand as a floor and the tiered stone benches as seating. Comfort varies a great deal by zone.

Sombra means shade and sol means sun, which matters less for a night show. It still affects where the stage faces.

Bring something to sit on if you are in the tendidos. The benches are stone and there is no backrest.

The ring is open to the sky. October nights in Mexico City are mild, and rain is possible.

What this means for residents and visitors

Metro line 7 stops at San Antonio, the closest station. Line 9 at Chilpancingo is a longer walk.

The complex sits in a busy part of the city. Leaving on foot towards a main avenue is usually faster than waiting for a car.

Norteño lyrics are in Spanish and lean on regional idiom. A visitor without the language will still follow the accordion.

The date falls on a Saturday. Anyone travelling from outside the capital has the weekend to work with.

Card payment works across the complex. A little cash is still useful for street vendors outside.

The wider picture

Regional Mexican music is now the country’s largest commercial genre. It also leads Spanish-language streaming in the United States.

That success rests on a base built by earlier acts. Ramón Ayala is one of the people who built it.

Farewell tours are a recurring form in this part of the market. Some artists return afterwards, and audiences know that.

The long view is simple enough. A genre that was once dismissed as provincial now sets the terms for Mexican popular music.

What is not yet known

Whether this is truly a final Mexico City appearance has not been stated in binding terms. The billing says farewell.

No support act has been confirmed. Bills of this kind in Mexico often add two or three.

The set list has not been published. A farewell show usually favours the oldest and best-known songs.

How many tickets remain was not clear at the time of writing. Sales opened in February 2026.

Doors and support times had not been published either. Gates at the bullring usually open two hours ahead.

FAQ

When is the Ramón Ayala Mexico City concert?

Saturday 10 October 2026 at the Plaza de Toros México, listed for 8 p.m. It is billed as part of a farewell tour.

How much do tickets cost?

From 360 pesos, about US$20, in general admission to 4,200 pesos, about US$238, in the ruedo. Superboletos and the venue box office sell them.

Where is the Plaza de Toros México?

At Calzada Augusto Rodín 130, in the Ciudad de los Deportes complex, Benito Juárez. Metro line 7 to San Antonio is the closest stop.

What is norteño music?

A regional Mexican style built on accordion and bajo sexto, a twelve-string bass guitar. Its songs usually deal with work, migration and love.

Sources: La Mejor ticket listing, 19 February 2026; Superboletos event page; SDP Noticias.

This article was produced by The Rio Times’ automated newsroom system. How we use AI · Report an error

Read More from The Rio Times

The Rio Times · Power Map
See who really holds power in Latin America
Click to open the Power Map →

Rotate for Best Experience

This report is optimized for landscape viewing. Rotate your phone for the full experience.