Rawayana Panama Concert 2026: Estadio Rommel Fernández on 10 December
PANAMA · MUSIC
Key Facts
- —What Rawayana, Venezuelan band, on its ¿Dónde es el after? tour. No opening act has been announced
- —When Thursday 10 December 2026. Doors open at 5 p.m., show at 9 p.m. Panama time, according to Panatickets
- —Where Estadio Rommel Fernández, Juan Díaz, Panama City. Moved from Plaza Amador on the Amador Causeway
- —Tickets Panatickets only. The original allocation shows as sold out. A new stadium allocation, labelled a BAC presale, lists prices up to US$80
- —Good to know Panama uses the US dollar, so prices need no conversion. Panatickets has moved the original June listing to 10 December
The Rawayana Panama concert, twice postponed, now takes place at the national football stadium on 10 December 2026.
Rawayana, the Grammy-winning band from Venezuela, plays Panama City on Thursday 10 December 2026 at Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama’s national football stadium. The show was first planned for the smaller open-air Plaza Amador. Panatickets has now opened a new stadium allocation, with prices up to US$80, while the original tickets show as sold out.
A band from Caracas that sings about home
Rawayana formed in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, in 2007. The four members are Alberto “Beto” Montenegro, Antonio “Tony” Casas, Andrés “Fofo” Story and Alejandro “Abeja” Abeijón.
Their sound mixes reggae, funk, salsa, psychedelic rock and electronic music. The band calls the result “trippy pop”.
Wider fame came with the 2023 album ¿Quién trae las cornetas?, which translates loosely as “Who is bringing the horns?”. It won the 2025 Grammy for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.
The band also holds two Latin Grammys. “Feriado” won Best Pop Song in 2024, and “Veneka”, recorded with the rapper Akapellah, won an electronic music award in 2025.
Their latest album, ¿Dónde es el after?, came out on 1 January 2026. The title asks “Where is the after-party?”, and it also names the current tour.
Two postponements on the road to December
The Panama date has moved twice this year. Rawayana was first due to play Plaza Amador on Thursday 25 June 2026.
On the day of that show, the band postponed it after earthquakes struck Venezuela. In a statement, the members said they could not take a stage without first acknowledging their compatriots’ pain.
The band wrote that its thoughts were “with those who today suffer losses” and with families searching for loved ones. The broadcaster TVN carried the statement.
The Panamanian promoter Magic Dreams Productions then set a new date of 8 October 2026. It said every ticket already bought would stay valid.
The concert has since moved again, to 10 December and to a far larger venue. The organisers have not published a reason for the second change of date.
From an open-air plaza to the national stadium
Plaza Amador is an open-air concert site on the Amador Causeway, a road built on rock dug out of the Panama Canal. It hosts many of the city’s large outdoor shows.
Estadio Rommel Fernández is a different scale. It is Panama’s largest football stadium, with about 23,000 seats after a full renovation finished in June 2024.
Panatickets, the ticket company selling the show, now carries a separate listing called “Rawayana Estadio Rommel Fernández”. Its banner names Thursday 10 December, Estadio Rommel Fernández and Ciudad de Panamá.
The organisers behind the night include Magic Dreams, Move Concerts, Live Nation, the band’s label Brocoli Records and Rimas Nation. The bank BAC presents the show.
Tickets, prices and the new allocation
Panatickets is the only seller named on the official artwork. It sells in US dollars, the everyday currency in Panama alongside the balboa, which is fixed at the same value.
The original listing, on sale since March 2026, now carries the 10 December date. On 1 October its single performance showed as sold out, with a top price of US$250.
The new stadium listing opened on 23 September 2026. It is labelled a presale for holders of BAC cards, and its prices run up to US$80.
On 1 October, Panatickets showed more than 3,000 tickets still available in that new block. The seller has not announced a date for a general sale.
BAC credit card holders can also pay in interest-free instalments, a scheme the bank calls Tasa Cero. Exact prices for each zone appear only on the seller’s seat map.
The organisers said in June that tickets bought through Panatickets stayed valid. Buyers with questions can write to [email protected], the address the promoter gave at the time.
Inside Estadio Rommel Fernández
The stadium opened on 6 February 1970 for the Central American and Caribbean Games. It was first called Estadio Revolución.
In 1993 it took the name of Rommel Fernández, a Panamanian striker. He died that year in a car accident in Albacete, Spain.
Today it is the home of Panama’s national football teams. It also hosts the final of the Liga Panameña de Fútbol, the top domestic league.
The 2024 renovation installed numbered seats in every stand, a new giant screen, new lighting and a public plaza outside. It sits inside the Ciudad Deportiva Irving Saladino, a sports park named after Panama’s Olympic long-jump champion.
Getting there and back
The stadium stands in Juan Díaz, a district east of the banking area, on the way to Tocumen International Airport. Most fans arrive by taxi or ride-hailing app.
The Corredor Sur, a toll motorway along the bay, links the area with the city centre and the airport. Traffic builds on weekday evenings, and 10 December is a Thursday.
Doors open four hours before the show, so an early arrival avoids the worst queues. After the show, expect a long wait for cars and agree a pickup point in advance.
Stadium concerts in Panama City usually run calmly. Keep phones and cards in a front pocket and carry some cash in small notes. A charged phone makes the ride home easier.
A busy December at the stadium
Rawayana is not the only large show at the Rommel Fernández that week. On 7 December, Marc Anthony, Wisin, Eddy Herrera and Los Rabanes play there for Mother’s Day. The newspaper La Estrella de Panamá listed both shows.
Mother’s Day falls on 8 December in Panama and is a national holiday. The days around it are among the busiest of the year for restaurants and traffic.
Panama is also home to a large Venezuelan community, and many Venezuelans in the country know Rawayana’s songs by heart. For them, a stadium show by a band from Caracas carries meaning beyond the music.
December also marks the change to Panama’s dry season, though evening showers are still possible. A light rain layer is a sensible thing to bring.
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FAQ
When and where does Rawayana play in Panama?
Rawayana plays Estadio Rommel Fernández in Juan Díaz, Panama City, on Thursday 10 December 2026. Panatickets lists doors at 5 p.m. and the show at 9 p.m. Panama time.
Why did the concert move from Plaza Amador?
The June date was postponed after earthquakes struck Venezuela, and a new date was set for 8 October. The show then moved to 10 December at the national stadium. The organisers have not published a reason for that second change.
How much do tickets cost?
The new stadium allocation on Panatickets lists prices up to US$80 and is labelled a presale for BAC card holders. The original allocation, with a top price of US$250, shows as sold out.
Are tickets bought for the earlier dates still valid?
In June the organisers said all tickets bought through Panatickets would stay valid for the October date. Panatickets has since moved that original listing to 10 December, and buyers can write to [email protected] with questions.
Sources: Panatickets: Rawayana Estadio Rommel Fernández (new allocation) · Panatickets: Rawayana (original allocation) · Panatickets: Rawayana listing page · TVN: Rawayana pospone conciertos en Panamá y Costa Rica (25 June 2026) · Ellas (La Prensa): Se pospone concierto de Rawayana en Panamá (25 June 2026) · La Estrella de Panamá: De Gloria Trevi a Rawayana (28 September 2026) · Wikipedia: Estadio Rommel Fernández
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