America Tour

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America Tour
Tour by Luis Miguel
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LocationSouth America
Associated album Nada Es Igual...
Start dateNovember 19, 1996
End dateDecember 15, 1996
Legs1
No. of shows12
Luis Miguel concert chronology

America Tour 1996 (also known as the Nada Es Igual Tour) was a short concert tour performed by Luis Miguel during the last part of 1996 to promote his album Nada Es Igual... It only lasted for one month and it only took place at some places in South America, like Buenos Aires, Argentina in the River Plate Stadium, Santiago de Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Paraguay, Ecuador and Brazil.

Contents

Set list

This set list is from the December 7, 1996, concert in Buenos Aires. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

  1. "Dame Tú Amor"
  2. "Me Niego A Estar Solo"
  3. Up-tempo Medley:
    • "Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer"
    • "Cuestión De Piel"
    • "Oro De Ley"
  4. Ballads Medley:
  5. "Si Te Vas"
  6. "Hasta El Fin"
  7. "Always And Forever Intro" (Pat Metheny cover)
  8. "Todo y Nada"
  9. "No Sé Tú"
  10. "No Me Platiques Más"
  11. "La Barca"
  12. "Nosotros"
  13. "El Día Que Me Quieras"
  14. "Intro (Saxophone) - Que Nivel De Mujer"
  15. "Sueña"
  16. "Come Fly With Me" (feat. Frank Sinatra)
  17. "Dame"
  18. "La Media Vuelta"
  19. "Amanecí En Tus Brazos"
  20. "Si Nos Dejan"
  21. "Suave"
    Encore
  22. "Como Es Posible Que A Mi Lado"
  23. "Será Que No Me Amas"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
South America
November 19, 1996 Lima Perú Estadio Municipal Miraflores
November 22, 1996 Quito Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa [1]
November 25, 1996 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Metropolitan [2]
November 26, 1996 São Paulo Olympia [3]
November 27, 1996
November 30, 1996 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional de Chile
December 3, 1996 Asunción Paraguay Estadio Defensores del Chaco [4]
December 7, 1996 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium [5] [6]
December 8, 1996 [lower-alpha 1]
December 10, 1996 Montevideo Uruguay Estadio Centenario
December 13, 1996 Córdoba Argentina Estadio Chateau Carreras [8]
December 15, 1996 Rosario Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
12 Concerts10 cities7 countries10 venues

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
November 29, 1996SantiagoChile Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Delays in transportation [10]

Band

Notes

  1. The December 8, 1996 concert at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires was originally scheduled to take place on December 6, 1996, but was postponed due to "Heavy rains". [7]

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