El Concierto Tour

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El Concierto Tour
Tour by Luis Miguel
Associated album El Concierto
Start dateSeptember 15, 1995
End dateDecember 31, 1995
Legs1
No. of shows
  • 52 in North America
  • 2 in South America
  • 54 total
Luis Miguel concert chronology

The El Concierto Tour was a concert tour performed by Luis Miguel, to further promote the album El Concierto which began on September 15, 1995, at the Circus Maximus Showroom in Las Vegas, Nevada and performed across several cities in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Venezuela. In November 19, Luis Miguel did a special appearance in Sinatra: 80 Years My Way, a television special celebrating Frank Sinatra's 80th birthday, which was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, performing the song "Come Fly with Me".

Contents

The setlist of the tour consists of previously recorded pop tracks and ballads, boleros from his Romance albums, and the mariachi songs from El Concierto. [1] The tour concluded on December 31 in Acapulco. [2] [3]

Set list

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Introduction"  
2."Dame Tú Amor" Aries  
3."Me Niego A Estar Solo"Aries 
4."Up Tempo Medley" (Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer / Cuestión de Piel / Oro de Ley) Busca Una Mujer , 20 Años  
5."Medley" (Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti / Culpable O No / Mas Allá de Todo / Fría Como El Viento / Entrégate / Tengo Todo Excepto A Ti / La Incondicional) Soy Como Quiero Ser , 20 Años, Busca Una Mujer 
6."Medley" (Ayer / Amante Del Amor / Hasta Que Me Olvides / Pensar En Ti)Aries, 20 Años 
7."Alguien Como Tú"20 Años 
8."Hasta El Fin"Aries 
9."Intro (Guitar) – Todo Y Nada" Segundo Romance  
10."No Me Platiques Más" Romance  
11."La Barca"Romance 
12."Nosotros"Segundo Romance 
13."El Día Que Me Quieras"Segundo Romance 
14."How Do You Keep The Music Playing (Duet)"never released by the artist 
15."Intro (Saxophone) – Que Nivel De Mujer"Aries 
16."Come Fly With Me" Duets II  
17."La Media Vuelta"Segundo Romance 
18."Amanecí En Tus Brazos" El Concierto  
19."El Rey"El Concierto 
20."Si Nos Dejan"El Concierto 
21."Medley" (Separados / Pupilas de Gato)Busca Una Mujer 
22."América, América" América & En Vivo  
23."Suave"Aries 
24."Será Que No Me Amas"20 Años 

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
North America [4] [5] [6] [7]
September 15, 1995 Las Vegas United States Circus Maximus Showroom [8]
September 16, 1995
September 17, 1995
September 18, 1995
September 20, 1995Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre [9]
September 21, 1995
September 22, 1995
September 23, 1995
September 28, 1995New York City Radio City Music Hall [10] [11] [12]
September 29, 1995
September 30, 1995
October 1, 1995
October 7, 1995 Fairfax Patriot Center
October 10, 1995 San Juan Puerto Rico Roberto Clemente Coliseum [13]
October 11, 1995
October 13, 1995 Miami United States James L. Knight Center [14] [15]
October 14, 1995
October 15, 1995
October 19, 1995 Dallas Starplex Amphitheatre [16] [17]
October 21, 1995 Houston The Summit [18]
October 22, 1995 San Antonio Alamodome [19]
October 24, 1995 El Paso Special Events Center [20]
October 26, 1995 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena [21]
October 27, 1995
October 29, 1995 Tucson Tucson Convention Center
October 31, 1995 Phoenix America West Arena
November 1, 1995Los AngelesUniversal Amphitheatre [22]
November 2, 1995
November 5, 1995 San Jose San Jose Arena
November 7, 1995El PasoSpecial Events Center
November 10, 1995 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Coca-Cola
November 11, 1995
November 12, 1995
November 16, 1995 Guadalajara Estadio Tres de Marzo [23]
South America
November 23, 1995 Caracas Venezuela Estadio La Rinconada [24] [25]
November 24, 1995 Valencia Forum de Valencia [25] [26]
North America
November 28, 1995 Mérida Mexico Estadio Carlos Iturralde [27]
December 1, 1995 Veracruz Estadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente [28]
December 3, 1995 Puebla Estadio Cuauhtémoc
December 6, 1995 Mexico City National Auditorium [29] [30] [31]
December 7, 1995
December 8, 1995
December 9, 1995
December 10, 1995
December 13, 1995
December 14, 1995
December 15, 1995
December 16, 1995
December 17, 1995
December 19, 1995
December 20, 1995
December 22, 1995
December 23, 1995
December 31, 1995 Acapulco Centro de Convenciones [32] [33]
54 Concerts23 cities4 countries23 venues

Box office score data

VenueCityTickets sold / availableGross revenue
Auditorio Coca-ColaMonterrey31,314 / 45,000$796,141 [34]
Total31,314 / 45,000 (69,6%)$796,141

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
DateCityCountryVenueReason
October 6, 1995 Camden United States Waterfront Entertainment Centre Logistical problems [35]
December 4, 1995 [lower-alpha 1] León MexicoEstadio La MartinicaUnknown [36]

Tour personnel

Personnel adapted from Tour itinerary booklet. [37] [38]

Performance credits

Notes

  1. ↑ The December 4, 1995 canceled concert in León was previously scheduled to take place on November 14, but was postponed due to production failure. [36]

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