commune belonging to the metropolis or, in a wider definition, to the Concepción province, although the term penquista can technically be used in this case as well. In 2014, the Rock en Conce festival began to take shape. It would be held outdoors, in the city's Parque Bicentenario (Bicentennial Park), and access to it would be free. The aim of the festival would be to restore the musical spotlight that the city embodied and that earned it the reputation of being the cradle of Chilean rock and, at the same time, to establish itself as a major tourist attraction for the city. Its first edition took place on Saturday, March 7, 2015, and since then it has been held with great success every year at the end of each summer, bringing together emerging local bands with major and renowned artists from the national and international scene. Music Concepción has been described as the "Chilean capital of rock", since numerous bands of this genre have started their careers in the city, such as Los Tres, Los Bunkers, Emociones Clandestinas, Santos Dumont, De Saloon, Machuca and Julius Popper, among others. Numerous bands have played their first major concerts in the city, such as Los Prisioneros. The city's music venues are a main feature of the tourist route, La Ruta de la Música, a project driven by the National Service of Tourism (SERNATUR), where besides the rock scene, the local jazz and folk scenes are also shown. Sports Concepción was one of the host cities of the official 1959 Basketball World Cup, where Chile won the bronze medal. Today, Concepción is home to three professional football teams: Club Deportivo Universidad de Concepción, currently in the Primera División Club Deportivo Ferroviario Almirante Arturo Fernández Vial, currently, in the Chilean second division Club de Deportes Concepción, currently in the Chilean third division. The most notable professional basketballteam is: C.D. Universidad de Concepción, currently in the Liga Nacional de Básquetbol de Chile. Economy Historically characterized by a strong manufacturing industry, Concepción has also been a major center for distribution and services and the financial basis of the regional economy. Commerce Trade in the city is concentrated in the Plaza Independencia (Independence Square), the pedestrian street Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga (built in 1981), and along the major avenues. One such avenue is the Diego Barros Arana street which has developed into the commercial center of the