Estadio Santa Laura is a football stadium in Independencia, Santiago,

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. It is the home stadium of

Unión Española Club Unión Española S.A.D.P. is a professional football club based in the Independencia neighborhood, commune of Santiago, Chile. They currently participate in the Primera División de Chile. It has a branch of women's football, and competes ...

. The stadium holds 19,000 people and was built in 1922. It is a multi-use stadium, also used for concerts.

Deep Purple incident

On February 27, 1997, English rock band Deep Purple performed at the stadium, this being the first time they performed in Chile. While performing the song " Fireball", the concert was marred by the collapse of the control tower. Nobody died, but approximately 44 people were injured.

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