King Daddy Tour

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King Daddy Tour
Tour by Daddy Yankee
King Daddy Tour Poster.jpeg
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Associated albums King Daddy
Prestige
Start dateMay 13, 2014
End dateOctober 17, 2015
Legs8
No. of shows33 in Europe
7 in North America
4 in South America
44 in total
Attendancec.500,000
Daddy Yankee concert chronology

The King Daddy Tour was the seventh headlining concert tour by Puerto Rican artist Daddy Yankee, launched in support of his seventh studio album Prestige (2012), and his mixtape album King Daddy (2013). The tour started on May 13, 2014, in Scalea, and concluded on October 17, 2015, in Los Angeles.

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Daddy Yankee's European tour 2014 was named the 2nd most ticketed following the Rolling Stones' according to reports from the Spanish Association of Music Promoters.[ citation needed ]

The attendance of the first European leg was nearly 150,000 fans. [1] [2] In Dominican Republic, the attendance was high. Nearly 20,000 tickets were sold at Puerto Plata and more than 50,000 fans packed the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, during his performance at Festival Presidente 2014.

During the second European leg, the tour was renamed "King Daddy Euro Tour" visiting 19 cities with an attendance of 200,000 fans. [3] During this leg, Daddy Yankee performed for the first time in Israel and the concert was sold out. [4]

At September 19, 2015, he performed at Madison Square Garden, becoming is first show as headliner there since 2007 during the Big Boss Tour. During this concert, his long-time rival Don Omar made a cameo and performed a couple songs. In one part, both made a sort of beef, improvising a cappella, facing for the first time on stage to promote the upcoming tour, the Kingdom Tour, [5] causing a euphoria in the fans and later in the social networks and news around the world. Also, part of the concert (especially during the song "Machucando") was broadcast live in the last show of Sabado Gigante.

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe [6] [7] [8]
May 23, 2014ScaleaItalyPeople Festival 2014
May 24, 2014NantesFranceZenith Nantes Metropole
May 28, 2014VilleurbanneTransbordeur
May 29, 2014ToulouseZenith Toulouse Metropole
May 30, 2014ParisZenith de Paris
May 31, 2014
June 1, 2014BordeauxPatinoire Meriadeck
June 4, 2014NapolesItalyArenile Reload
June 5, 2014MunichGermanyTonhalle München
June 6, 2014RomeItalyLas Fiesta
June 7, 2014AmsterdamNetherlandThe Sand
June 8, 2014MalagaSpainAuditorio de Malaga
June 13, 2014CologneGermanyPalladium
June 14, 2014Zurich Switzerland Stadhalle
June 19, 2014MilanItalyFestival Latinamericando
June 20, 2014BreeBelgiumFestival Afro-Latino 2014
June 21, 2014MadridSpainPalacio Vistalegre
June 22, 2014BilbaoAuditorio Marina del Sur
South America [9]
June 28, 2014LimaPeruParque de la Exposicion [lower-alpha 1]
North America [10] [11]
July 18, 2014Washington D.CUnited StatesEchostage
July 19, 2014HoustonArena Theatre
October 4, 2014 [lower-alpha 2] Santo DomingoDominican RepublicEstadio Olimpico Feliz Sanchez
October 18, 2014Puerto PlataCenter Court, Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort
November 22, 2014Inglewood [lower-alpha 3] United StatesThe Forum
February 6, 2015 [lower-alpha 4] New YorkMadison Square Garden
April 10, 2015 [lower-alpha 5] MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena
South America
June 13, 2015 [lower-alpha 6] [12] SantiagoChileMovistar Arena
Europe [13] [14]
July 8, 2015PonferradaSpainAuditorio Municipal de Poferrada
July 10, 2015BordeauxFrancePatinoire Meriadeck
July 11, 2015ParisZenith de Paris
July 12, 2015MadridSpainEstadio Vicente Calderon
July 13, 2015Esch Sur AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal Main Hall
July 15, 2015NiceFrancePalais Nikaika
July 17, 2015NeuchantelSwitzerlandPatinoire du Littoral
July 19, 2015VienneAustriaTheatre Antique
July 22, 2015CanesFrance Le Colisee
July 23, 2015GrandiaSpainGranda Plaza De Toros De Atarfe
July 24, 2015 [lower-alpha 7] [15] GranadaColiseo Ciudad de Atarfe
July 25, 2015MalagaAuditorio Municipal
July 30, 2015BilbaoBizkaia Arena
July 31, 2015BarcelonaRazzmatazz
August 1, 2015AlmeriaTerrenos Beach Festival [16]
August 6, 2015Tel AvivIsraelGaney Hataarukha
August 7, 2015AlicanteSpainAlicante Summer Festival
August 8, 2015Las Palmas de Gran CanariaEstadio De Gran Canaria
North America [17] [18]
September 19, 2015New YorkUnited StatesMadison Square Garden
South America [19]
September 24, 2015CorrientesArgentinaAnfiteatro Mario del Tránsito Cocomarola
September 26, 2015Buenos AiresEstadio GEBA
North America
October 17, 2015 [lower-alpha 8] Los AngelesUnited StatesStaples Center

Box office data

CityCountryAttendanceBox office
New YorkUnited States15,796 / 15,796 (100%)$1,212,893 [20]
Inglewood12,479 / 12,729 (98%)$682,616 [21]
New York13,912 / 15,452 (90%)$1,017,972
Los Angeles8,640 / 13,232 (65%)$504,061 [22]
Total50,827 / 57,209 (89%)$3,417,542

Notes

  1. The June 28, 2014 concert was part of the concert Barrio Latino, co-headlined by Prince Royce.
  2. The October 4, 2014 concert was part of Festival Presidente 2014.
  3. The November 22, 2014 concert was part of iHeart Radio Fiesta Latina 2014.
  4. The February 6, 2015 concert was part of the All Age Concert.
  5. The April 10, 2015 concert was part of the Miamibash.
  6. The June 13, 2015 concert was part of Urban Kings festival. The concert was part of the inauguration of the Movistar Arena.
  7. The July 24, 2015 concert was part of Honey Latin Festival.
  8. The October 17, 2015 concert was co-headlined by the famous urban artist Yandel.

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