The Big Boss Tour

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The Big Boss World Tour
Tour by Daddy Yankee
Associated album El Cartel: The Big Boss
Legs3
No. of shows
  • 19 in United States
  • 6 in Europe
  • 27 in Latin America
  • 52 total
Daddy Yankee concert chronology

The Big Boss World Tour was a concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his album El Cartel: The Big Boss . This was his second arena tour in the United States and his first official world tour. [1] The tour started in Agust 24, 2007 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico and was expected to end on December 8, 2007 in Cali's Estadio Pascual Guerrero. [2] However, due to the success of his soundtrack Talento de Barrio, more dates were added and the tour extended to 2008. [3] [4] [5]

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Background

Barrio Fino become the best selling reggaeton album of all time selling more than three million copies worldwide and was one of the few albums in Spanish to sell more than one million copies in the United States. After his Barrio Fino World Tour was concluded, he started to work on his next album. On April 16, 2007, [6] MTV and Billboard announced the dates of the arena tour in the United States and mentioned that he would also perform 20-plus concerts in Mexico and South America through early December. In those markets, he would play both arenas and 30,000 to 40,000-capacity stadiums. Initial plans of the tour was to visited 15 countries and 40 cities in Latin America by the end of 2007. However, this plans wasn't materialized due unknown reasons. [5]

Overview

In the United States, Billboard reported that ticket prices would range from $40 to $100. Some of the concerts were sold out. However, some sources reported that the concert in Madison Square Garden received a poor audience. In his native Puerto Rico, both concerts were sold out and in Bolivia the media reported over 50,000 fans in the venue. In Torreon, Mexico, over 7,500 showed up to the concert. [7] [8] The 16 United States shows reported on the tour averaged about $300,000 per show with a ticket average of 5,441. [9]

In the Dominican Republic, the media reported that both concerts were sold out. In Santo Domingo, the attendance was more than 8,000. [10] In Maturi, Venezuela broke attendance records at the venue with more than 30,000 fans. [11] [12]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America [6]
August 24, 2007 [13] San Juan Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot
August 25, 2007
August 31, 2007 Chicago United States Allstate Arena
September 2, 2007 Boston Agganis Arena
September 7, 2007 New York Madison Square Garden
September 8, 2007 Washington, D.C Patriot Center
September 9, 2007 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
September 14, 2007 Miami American Airlines Arena
September 15, 2007 Orlando TD Waterhouse
September 21, 2007 Hidalgo Dodge Arena
September 22, 2007 Laredo Laredo Entertainment Center
September 23, 2007 San Antonio AT&T Center
September 28, 2007 Phoenix US Airways Center
September 29, 2007 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
September 30, 2007 Fresno Save Mart Center
October 5, 2007 San Francisco Cow Palace
October 6, 2007 Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre
October 7, 2007
Latin America [14] [15] [16]
October 10, 2007 Torreon Mexico Estadio Revolución [17]
October 11, 2007 Tijuana Estadio de los Toros
October 12, 2007 Monterrey Arena Monterrey
October 13, 2007 Luis Potosi Estadio de Beisbol
October 16, 2007 Cozumel Estadio “Javier Rojo Gómez”
November 2, 2007 Maracaibo Venezuela Plaza del Buen Maestro
November 16, 2007 [18] Quito Ecuador Estadio Alejandro Serrano de Cuenca
November 17, 2007 Guayaquil Estadio Alberto Spencer de Guayaquil.
November 22, 2007 [19] Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional
December 1, 2007 La Paz Bolivia Estadio Santa Cruz de la Sierra
December 6, 2007 [20] Bogota Colombia Parque Simon Bolivar
December 7, 2007 Medellin El Estadio Atanasio Giradot
December 9, 2007 Cali Estadio Pascual Guerrero
December 15, 2007 [21] Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala Estadio Cementos Progreso
February 2, 2008 [22] [lower-alpha 1] San Jose Costa Rica Playa Jaco
March 27, 2008 [23] Higuerote VenezuelaHiguerote Airport
April 19, 2008 [24] La Paz Bolivia Estadio Hernando Siles
May 29, 2008MaturínVenezuelaEstadio Monumental de Maturi
June 6, 2008 Lima Peru Estadio Monumental
June 7, 2008 [lower-alpha 2] Arequia Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín
Europe [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]
June 13, 2008 [lower-alpha 3] Seville Spain Rocío Jurado Auditorium
June 14, 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy
June 15, 2008 [lower-alpha 4] Madrid Spain Palacio Vistalegre
June 20, 2008 [lower-alpha 5] Bilbao Bilbao Exhibition Centre
June 21, 2008 [lower-alpha 6] Benidorm Plaza Temática Terra Mítica
June 22, 2008 [lower-alpha 7] Barcelona La Folie
North America
August 16, 2008 [lower-alpha 8] Los Angeles United States Staples Center
Latin America [30] [31] [32] [33] [11]
July 25, 2008MeridaMexico Estadio Carlos Iturralde
August 29, 2008 Perreira ColombiaEstadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas
October 24, 2008 [34] Asuncion Paraguay Club Olimpia
October 25, 2008 Buenos Aires Argentina Luna Park
October 26, 2008
December 18, 2008 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Palacio de los Deportes
December 20, 2008 Santiago De Los Caballeros Gran Arena del Cibao

Box office data

CityCountryAttendanceBox office
San JuanPuerto Rico17,990 / 21,004 (86%)$279,647
Total17,990 / 21,004 (86%)$279,647

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation [35]
DateCityCountryVenueReason
October 6, 2007CuliacánMexicoEstadio BanorteUnknown
November 1, 2007 [36] ManaguaNicaraguaEstadio Nacional Denis Martinez
November 7, 2007San JuanCosta RicaEstadio Saprisa
November 22, 2007MaracaiboVenezuelaForum de valenciaLow Tickets sales due concerns
November 25, 2007CaracasPoliedro de Caracas
November 29, 2007ProvinciaChileEstadio de la ProvinciaLogistic Problems
December 22, 2007 [37] Santo DomingoDominican RepublicEstadio Olimipico Felix SanchezSponsorship Problems

Notes

  1. ↑ This concert was part of Jaco Beach Music Festival 2008
  2. ↑ The concert was part Urban Dance Co-healine Tego Calderon and Sean Paul.
  3. ↑ This concert was part of Son Music Festival Son 2008
  4. ↑ This concert was part of Son Fan Son Music Festival 2008
  5. ↑ This concert was part of Son Fan Son Music Festival 2008
  6. ↑ This concert was part of Son Fan Son Music Festival 2008
  7. ↑ This concert was part of Son Fan Son Music Festival 2008
  8. ↑ This concert was part of Calibash 2008

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