At 18:00 on 3 October 2026, Estructura Pérez will make his first paseíllo at Las Ventas, alongside Emilio de Justo and Víctor Hernández, before an expected crowd of almost 24,000. Every seat at the Madrid arena has sold out.
The question was settled more than two weeks ago, when the ticket offices displayed the sign "No hay billetes". ABC and Infobae reported that season tickets for the autumn cycle had sold out before the afternoon began. Demand was no last-minute reaction.
Estructura Pérez arrives in Madrid after a season full of triumphs, a run that has driven much of the interest in his confirmation.
In interviews before the event, Pérez described the Madrid date as a basic test in his progress as a matador. The ceremony will take place on the third day of the 2026 Feria de Otoño, which has already drawn the arena's full capacity.
Earlier in the day, the coso on Calle Alcalá looked very different. The arena stood empty and quiet as staff prepared for the public, every seat still waiting for its occupant. The contrast with the expected 18:00 crowd showed the scale of the occasion.
Las Ventas can hold 23,798 spectators. By capacity, it is the world's third-largest bullring. The Monumental de México in Mexico City has 41,262 seats, while the Monumental de Valencia in Venezuela has 25,000.
The figures put the sellout in perspective: a full Las Ventas is a major gathering. People came for Estructura Pérez's confirmation and his first appearance at the Madrid venue.
Reports after the corrida confirmed that Pérez completed the formal confirmation against a serious and demanding lot from Victoriano del Río. The Feria de Otoño also entered the event with a record number of season-ticket holders, as reported before the bullfight.
Madrid's busy news agenda has recently included institutional incidents such as the one described in this Congress report. Las Ventas offered a different public spectacle: a scheduled event that had sold out weeks earlier.
The attendance tells only part of the story. Pérez made his first paseíllo at Las Ventas during a strong run of results, and his confirmation was treated as one of the basic appointments of the autumn programme.
The agency reported that the audience was divided over Pérez's performance. It also confirmed that he faced a serious, demanding Victoriano del Río lot. The ceremony bull was Despreciado, number 102, a 575-kilogram castaño bragado specimen.
