Black and White Tour

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Black and White Tour
Tour by Ricky Martin
Associated album MTV Unplugged
Start dateFebruary 9, 2007
End dateOctober 14, 2007
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 52 in North America
  • 9 in South America
  • 19 in Europe
  • 80 total
Ricky Martin concert chronology

The Black and White Tour (Blanco y Negro Tour) was a worldwide concert tour by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, in support of his 2006 album MTV Unplugged . The tour visited the Americas and Europe.

Contents

Background

The show, directed for the stage by Jamie King included Ricky Martin's biggest hits, along with songs from his latest live album MTV Unplugged . The two-hour show was divided into four segments: tribal, romance, revolution and, rave.

The tour kicked off with four nights at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan on February 9, 2007 and travelled to several countries in South and Central America. [1] The Latin American leg of the Black and White Tour wrapped up in late March in Mexico.

The North American leg started at HP Pavilion at San Jose on April 17, 2007. [2] [3] It took Martin to arenas in 17 cities. Three shows from May 14–16 were cancelled (El Paso, Glendale and Albuquerque), after Martin suffered a lower back sprain during a show in Laredo.

In July 2007, Ricky Martin completed a series of sold-out arena dates in Europe, and announced the dates for a second American leg of his Black and White Tour. After playing in Puerto Rico and Mexico, the US portion of new run kicked off on September 29, 2007 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, and run through October 14, 2007. The last stop included the performance at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. [4] Ricky Martin was also the inaugural act who played at the new Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 10–12, 2007. [5]

Set list

  1. "Video Intro"
  2. "Pégate" (contains excerpts of "Raza de Mil Colores" and "Por Arriba, Por Abajo")
  3. "This Is Good"
  4. Dance Interlude: "Indonesian Transition"
  5. "Jaleo"/"I Don't Care"/"María"
  6. Dance Interlude: "Hindu Transition"
  7. "Vuelve"
  8. "Gracias por Pensar en Mi"
  9. "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día"
  10. "She's All I Ever Had" (contains excerpts of "Bella")
  11. "Rebirth" Video Intro
  12. "Revolución"
  13. "It's Alright"
  14. "Livin' la Vida Loca"
  15. "Somos la Semilla
  16. "Asignatura Pendiente"
  17. "Rave Intro"/"Drop It on Me
  18. "Lola, Lola" / "La Bomba" / "The Cup of Life"
  19. "Tal Vez"
  20. "Tu Recuerdo"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [6]
February 9, 2007 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
February 10, 2007
February 11, 2007
February 12, 2007
February 16, 2007 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Estadio Quisqueya
February 19, 2007 San José Costa Rica Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
February 22, 2007 Guatemala City Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores
February 23, 2007 San Salvador El Salvador Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
South America [6]
February 26, 2007 [A] Viña del Mar Chile Quinta Vergara Amphitheater
February 28, 2007 Córdoba Argentina Orfeo Superdomo
March 2, 2007 Punta del Este Uruguay Salón Punta del Este
March 3, 2007 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
March 5, 2007 Tucumán Estadio Central Córdoba
March 7, 2007 Neuquén Rainbow Salon
March 9, 2007 Mendoza Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
March 11, 2007 Guayaquil Ecuador Medio Estadio Modelo
March 13, 2007 Caracas Venezuela Estadio Universitario de Caracas
North America [6] [7]
March 20, 2007 Panama City Panama Figali Convention Center
March 22, 2007 Guadalajara Mexico Arena VFG
March 24, 2007 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
March 25, 2007
March 27, 2007 Hermosillo Estadio Héroe de Nacozari
March 29, 2007 Chihuahua Estadio Chihuahua
March 30, 2007 Monterrey Monterrey Arena
March 31, 2007
April 17, 2007 San Jose United States HP Pavilion at San Jose
April 18, 2007 Fresno Save Mart Center
April 20, 2007Los Angeles Staples Center
April 21, 2007 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
April 22, 2007 San Diego iPayOne Center
April 25, 2007 Rosemont Allstate Arena
April 27, 2007 Fairfax Patriot Center
April 28, 2007 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
April 30, 2007 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
May 1, 2007 Montreal Bell Centre
May 4, 2007 Duluth United States Arena at Gwinnett Center
May 7, 2007 Hidalgo Dodge Arena
May 10, 2007 Corpus Christi American Bank Center Arena
May 11, 2007 Laredo Laredo Entertainment Center
May 19, 2007 Miami American Airlines Arena
May 20, 2007 Orlando Amway Arena
May 27, 2007Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
Europe [8]
June 27, 2007 Burgos Spain Estadio El Plantío
June 29, 2007 Antequera Antequera Golf
June 30, 2007 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
July 1, 2007 Almendralejo Spain Estadio Francisco de la Hera
July 3, 2007 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
July 5, 2007 [B] Monte Carlo Monaco Salle des Étoiles
July 6, 2007 [B]
July 7, 2007 Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes
July 8, 2007 Granada Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
July 10, 2007 Alicante Plaza de toros de Alicante
July 11, 2007 Alzira Estadio Luis Suñer Picó
July 13, 2007 Zaragoza Plaza de Toros de Zaragoza
July 14, 2007 San Sebastián Velódromo de Anoeta
July 16, 2007 [C] Lucca ItalyPiazza Napoleone
July 17, 2007 [D] Rome Ippodromo delle Capannelle
July 18, 2007 Salerno Stadio Arechi
July 20, 2007 Acireale Palatupparello
July 22, 2007 [E] Rimini Parco Marecchia
July 26, 2007 Santa Cruz de Tenerife SpainCampo de Futbol de Candelaria
North America [9]
August 10, 2007San JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
August 11, 2007
September 15, 2007MonterreyMexico Arena Monterrey
September 16, 2007
September 19, 2007 Zapopan Telmex Auditorium
September 21, 2007 Culiacán Estadio Carlos González
September 23, 2007Chihuahua Estadio Chihuahua
September 25, 2007 Hermosillo Recinto Ferial y de Exposiciones
September 27, 2007 Tijuana Plaza de Toros Monumental de Tijuana
September 29, 2007 Anaheim United States Honda Center
September 30, 2007 Bakersfield Rabobank Arena
October 3, 2007 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
October 5, 2007Hidalgo Dodge Arena
October 6, 2007 Grand Prairie Nokia Live at Grand Prairie
October 7, 2007 Houston Toyota Center
October 10, 2007 Miami Beach The Fillmore Miami Beach
October 11, 2007
October 12, 2007
October 14, 2007New York City Madison Square Garden
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A Viña del Mar International Song Festival [10]
B Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival
C Lucca Summer Festival [11]
D Rock in Roma
E Coca-Cola Live@MTV
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
May 12, 2007 Selma, Texas Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Cancelled [12]
May 14, 2007El Paso, TexasEl Paso County ColiseumCancelled [12]
May 15, 2007 Glendale, Arizona Jobing.com Arena Cancelled [12]
May 16, 2007 Rio Rancho, New Mexico Santa Ana Star Center Cancelled [12]

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross sales
José Miguel Agrelot ColiseumSan Juan53,312 / 54,850 (97%)$3,988,207 [13]
Estadio Ricardo Saprissa AymáSan José19,734 / 19,734 (100%)$551,868 [14]
River Plate StadiumBuenos Aires43,549 / 46,306 (94%)$1,018,206 [15]
Estadio Universitario de CaracasCaracas13,794 / 13,794 (100%)$628,727 [16]
Figali Convention CenterPanama City3,493 / 3,493 (100%)$265,716 [16]
Arena VFGGuadalajara19,164 / 19,890 (96%)$1,103,337 [15]
Palacio de los DeportesMexico City29,616 / 35,466 (84%)$1,496,160 [15]
HP Pavilion at San JoseSan Jose7,106 / 7,429 (96%)$352,638 [17]
Staples CenterLos Angeles12,090 / 12,090 (100%)$839,495 [18]
iPayOne CenterSan Diego9,102 / 9,102 (100%)$553,540 [18]
Patriot CenterFairfax3,976 / 5,910 (67%)$312,848 [19]
Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville7,286 / 7,314 (100%)$261,880 [19]
Air Canada CentreToronto7,000 / 9,450 (74%)$313,581 [20]
Bell CentreMontreal5,780 / 6,522 (89%)$357,157 [21]
Dodge ArenaHidalgo5,987 / 5,987 (100%)$405,416 [22]
Laredo Entertainment CenterLaredo8,968 / 9,037 (99%)$528,870 [22]
American Airlines ArenaMiami12,258 / 12,258 (100%)$811,858 [16]
Amway ArenaOrlando6,684 / 8,932 (75%)$473,124 [22]
José Miguel Agrelot ColiseumSan Juan17,355 / 18,961 (92%)$1,437,350 [23]
El Paso County ColiseumEl Paso5,441 / 5,749 (95%)$270,606 [24]
Dodge ArenaHidalgo4,293 / 4,677 (92%)$235,592 [25]
Nokia Live at Grand PrairieGrand Prairie4,894 / 5,932 (83%)$232,135 [25]
Toyota CenterHouston7,186 / 7,595 (95%)$324,350 [25]
The Fillmore Miami BeachMiami Beach5,908 / 7,041 (84%)$563,291 [26]
Madison Square GardenNew York8,639 / 11,276 (77%)$790,515 [25]
Total322,615 / 348,195 (93%)$11,194,750

Record sellouts

On Billboard's Top 25 Tours of the first half of 2007 (between November 15, 2006 and May 15, 2007), Ricky Martin ranked at number 19. The tour grossed $13,124,673, with capacity 273,899 and attendance 250,463. Five shows out of twenty two were sold out. And on Billboard's Top 25 Boxscores of the same period, Martin ranked at number 15 with his Coliseo de Puerto Rico concerts which grossed $3,988,207. [27]

Broadcasts and recordings

Shows in Vina del Mar and Buenos Aires were broadcast on national televisions. Ricky Martin filmed a concert DVD at San Juan, Puerto Rico's José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, on August 10–11, 2007. [28] Ricky Martin Live: Black and White Tour was released on CD, DVD, CD/DVD on November 6, 2007, and on Blu-ray Disc on November 25, 2008.

Personnel

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