La Travesia World Tour (English: The Journey Tour) is the world tour by the Dominican superstar Juan Luis Guerra Tour promote his 10th studio album La Llave de Mi Corazón. It was his longest tour at the time and consisted in six legs, 54 shows and visited United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, where his made his debut in Japan. Also, it was his biggest international tour in more than a decade, marking his first time in many years that he performed in countries such as Ecuador, Paraguay and Costa Rica since the Bachata Rosa World Tour (1991-92).[1] The tour kick off on July 12, 2008, and ended on December 5, 2009, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

La Travesía Tour
Tour by Juan Luis Guerra
Associated albumLa Llave de Mi Corazón
Start dateJuly 12, 2008
End dateDecember 5, 2009
Legs6
No. of shows54
Attendance250,000+
Juan Luis Guerra concert chronology

Overview

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In Puerto Rico, the first show reported an attendance of 15,000 fans.[2] The first ten concerts in had a total attendance of 100,000 fans.[3] The attendance in Barcelona concert was 10,000.[4] The concerts in Spain had a total attendance of 150,000.[5] On the Latin American Leg, His presetantion in Costa Rica was his first concert in the country in 16 years and had a reported attendance of 8,000.[6][7] In Venezuela, the concert in Caracas was reported sold out.[8] His concert in natal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic had attendance of 56,000, the biggest attendance by a Dominican solo artist at the venue.[9] In Chile, the concert was oversaw by 14,000 fans.[10]

On the second Latin American Leg, the concert in Guayaquil had an attendance of nearly 35,000 and more than 20,000 in Quito, it marked his first time performing in ten country in 13 years.[11][12][13][14] In Lima, 15,000 fans show up for the concert.[15] The concert in Bolivia was sold out one week before the show with 20,000 tickets sold.[16] On the second leg in the United States, both concerts were reported sold out.[17][18]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
Leg 1- North America[19]
July 12, 2008[20] Miami United States American Airlines Arena
July 13, 2008 Orlando Amway Arena
July 16, 2008 Duluth Gas South Arena
July 18, 2008 New York Madison Square Garden
July 19, 2008 Mashantucket Grand Theater
July 31, 2008 Santa Ynez Chumash Casino
August 2, 2008 San Jose Event Center Arena
August 3, 2008 Los Angeles Microsoft Theater
August 8, 2008[21] San Juan Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico
August 9, 2008
Europe[22][23][24]
August 20, 2008 A Coruña Spain Coliseum da Coruña
August 22, 2008[a][25] Valencia Formula 1 GrandPix
August 25, 2008[26] Lanzarote Reducto Beach
August 27, 2008 Gran Carania San Juan Auditorium
August 29, 2008 Tenerife Campo de Futbol Adeje Tenerife
August 30, 2008[b][27] Zaragoza Anfiteatro 43
September 1, 2008 Amsterdam Netherlands AFAS Live
September 4, 2008 Stockholm Sweden Annexet Arena
September 5, 2008 Drammen Norway Union Scene
September 9, 2008 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
September 11, 2008 Madrid Palacio de los Deportes
September 13, 2008[28] Valladolid Plaza Mayor Vallisoletana
September 16, 2008[29] Paris France Olympia
Latin America
November 30, 2008 Panama City Panama Figali Convention Center
December 2, 2008 San Jose Costa Rica Estadio Alejandro Morera
December 4, 2008 Guatemala City Guatemala Estadio El Ejercito
December 6, 2008[30] San Salvador El Salvador Estadio Jorge Mágico González
December 11, 2008[31] Maracaibo Venezuela Palacio de los Eventos
December 13, 2008[8] Caracas Poliedo de Caracas
February 14, 2009 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium
April 16, 2009 La Serena Chile Estadio La Portada
April 18, 2009 Santiago Estadio Nacional
April 29, 2009 Medellin Colombia Plaza de Toros La Macarena
May 2, 2009[32] Bogota Campin Coliseum
May 4, 2009
North America II
June 22, 2009 Hollywood United States Hard Rock Live!
June 27, 2009 New York Radio City Music Hall
Asia[33][34]
August 9, 2009[c] Fukuoka Japan Isla de Salsa
August 11, 2009[35][36] Tokyo Shinkiba Studio Cosat
Latin America II and Europe[37][38]
August 29, 2009 Willemstad Curazao Rif Stadium
September 3, 2009 Santa Cruz Bolivia Estadio Tahuichi Aguilera
September 5, 2009[39] Lima Peru Explanada del Estadio Monumental
September 18, 2009[d][40] Bucaramanga Colombia Estadio Alfonso López
September 19, 2009[e] Cucuta Estadio General Santander
September 23, 2009 Quito Ecuador Rumñanui Coliseum
September 25, 2009 Guayaquil Estadio Alberto Spencer
September 27, 2009 Cuenca Estadio Alejandro Serrano
November 17, 2009[41][f] Santiago Chile Movistar Arena
November 20, 2009[42] Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio GEBA
November 21, 2009
November 22, 2009[43] Asuncion Paraguay Estadio Defensores del Chaco
November 26, 2009 Mérida Mexico Estadio Kukulkán
November 27, 2009 Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes
November 29, 2009 Veracruz Estadio de Beisbol Beto Avila
December 5, 2009[44] Rotherdam Netherlands Ahoy

Notes

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  1. ^ The concert was cohealind with Gloria Estefan
  2. ^ This concert was part of Expo Zaragoza 2008
  3. ^ This concert is part of the Isla Salsa Festival 2009
  4. ^ This Concert Co-Headlined by Don Omar and Jorge Celedón.
  5. ^ This Concert Co-Headlined by Don Omar and Jorge Celedón.
  6. ^ This concert was a private show to celebrate the anniversary of LAN Airlines.

Box office data

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City Country Attendance Box office
Miami United States 10,829 / 10,829 (100%) $814,905[45]
New York 10,243 / 10,243 (100%) $810,540[45]
Total 21,072 / 21,072 (100%) $1,625,445

Cancelled concerts

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List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation[46]
Date City Country Venue Reason
December 2, 2008[47] Managua Nicaragua Estadio Nacional Denis Martinez Unknown

References

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