It was used as the venue for the 2001 Copa América final, where the Colombian team were crowned champions of the American continent, defeating Mexico 1–0.

At the time of the first Colombian Professional Football championship (1948 Campeonato Profesional), the stadium's capacity was of 23,500 seated persons.

El Campín has been used several times to host matches of the Colombia national team, most notably the Copa América 2001 final against Mexico.

December 15, 2011 the Congress approved a law that requires mayors to provide the use of stadiums in all Colombian cities at least once a month.

[5] In consequence, since 2012 the stadium can be used again as venue for cultural events and it opens the possibility for great international singers to perform in Bogotá in 2012.

"The first stage of the test consisted of pruning, surveying, geotechnical engineering and agronomy of 100 square meters of turf," said District.

On March 15, 2012 concert producer Fernan Martinez and Bogotá Mayor (Gustavo Petro) confirmed that Paul McCartney would perform during his On the Run Tour on April 19, 2012 at the stadium.

[20] The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in Colombia during their Olé Tour on March 10, 2016 at the stadium in front of an estimated 45,000 people.

[22] They came back to the stadium on September 16 and 17, 2022 as part of their Music of the Spheres World Tour for a sold out crowd of 88,314 featuring opening act Camila Cabello.

[23] U2 performed for the first time in Colombia as part of their Joshua Tree Tour 2017 on October 7, 2017, also to an estimated audience of 45,000 people.