Aventura Reunion In NYC

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Aventura Reunion In NYC
Tour by Aventura
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Start dateFebruary 4, 2016
End dateFebruary 29, 2016
No. of shows21
Aventura concert chronology

Aventura Reunion In NYC was a month-long residence by music group Aventura that took place at United Palace in New York City. [1] [2] The concerts started on February 4, 2016, and ended on February 28, 2016. The concerts served as a reunon for the band following their break up on 2011 to pursue the individual musical careers. Initually only 4 shows were announced, however more shows were announced due the high demand. [3]

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Billed as their last shows together, the residence was a commercial success with all the concerts sold out. The Concerts receive positive reviews by fans a critics.

Background

In April 2009, Aventura released their fifth and last studio album The Last (2009) and become the best-selling Latin album of the United States of 2009 and 2010 and promote the record with The Last Tour (2009–11). [4] The group promised to comeback in 2013, however this did not happen. Following that, the band split to individually focus their musical career. The lead singer Romeo Santos released Formula Vol. 1 (2011) and Formula Vol. 2 (2014) with great success. In July 2014, The group reunited to perform at Romeo Santos's concert at New York's Yankee Stadium. [5]

On December 2, 2015, it was revealed the dates of a reunion concerts at the United Palace. According to the press release, this shows would be their last concerts together. [6]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets, and grossing revenue
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
North America
February 4, 2016New YorkUnited StatesUnited Palace3,350 (per show)
February 5, 2016
February 6, 2016
February 7, 2016
February 10, 2016
February 11, 2016
February 12, 2016
February 13, 2016
(Two shows)
February 14, 2016
February 17, 2016
February 18, 2016
February 19, 2016
February 20, 2016
February 21, 2016
February 24, 2016
February 25, 2016
February 26, 2016
February 27, 2016
February 28, 2016
February 29, 2016
Total

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