América Latina Olé Explained

Concert Tour Name:América Latina Olé
Artist:The Rolling Stones
Start Date:3 February 2016
End Date:25 March 2016
Number Of Shows:14
Attendance:1.229 million
Gross:$83,894,323[1]
Last Tour:Zip Code
(2015)
This Tour:América Latina Olé
(2016)
Next Tour:No Filter Tour
(2017–2021)

América Latina Olé[2] was a concert tour by The Rolling Stones, which began on 3 February 2016 in Santiago and made stops in La Plata, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Lima, Bogotá, Mexico City and ended in Havana with a free show on 25 March 2016.[3] The tour was chronicled on two video releases: , which documented the final show, and , a documentary following the band across the continent.

History

On 17 September 2015, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo revealed that the Rolling Stones were (at the time) in final negotiations to perform for the very first time in Cuba, at the end of March 2016 (on 20 or 21 March). The location would be Havana and the venue the Estadio Latinoamericano (Latin American Stadium), a facility with a capacity for 55,000 people. Keith Richards confirmed the negotiations with the Cubans, adding that Cuba had taken it seriously, following the opening of embassies in the United States and the Pope's (then) upcoming visit to Havana. It was also reported that the Stones' bassist Darryl Jones had influenced the decision to play in Cuba.[4] [5] [6] [7]

On 5 November 2015, the América Latina Olé tour was officially announced, marking the first time the Rolling Stones would tour in Latin America since their A Bigger Bang Tour in 2006.[3] The tour would include their second ever show in Chile after their visit during the Voodoo Lounge Tour in February 1995, and their first show in São Paulo since the Bridges to Babylon Tour in April 1998. The Stones were also due to play their first ever shows in Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Cuba.

Later in November 2015, another show was rumoured to occur also on 20 or 21 March 2016 at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[7] but this show was never confirmed. On 1 March 2016, The Stones confirmed their first ever show in Cuba due to occur on 25 March 2016, to be a free concert, their first ever in the Caribbean and the first open air concert in the country by a British rock band.[8] The band played at, but not inside, the Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva de La Habana. Dubbed the "Concert for Amity," it broke the previous record of the Italian singer Zucchero Fornaciari who performed to a crowd of nearly 70,000 goers in 2012.[9] [10] [11] The concert was recorded and later released as an album and concert film.

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 3 February 2016 at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile.[12] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Start Me Up"
  2. "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)"
  3. "Let's Spend the Night Together"
  4. "Tumbling Dice"
  5. "Out of Control"
  6. "She's a Rainbow"
  7. "Wild Horses"
  8. "Paint It Black"
  9. "Honky Tonk Women"
  10. "You Got the Silver"
  11. "Happy"
  12. "Midnight Rambler"
  13. "Miss You"
  14. "Gimme Shelter"
  15. "Jumpin' Jack Flash"
  16. "Sympathy for the Devil"
  17. "Brown Sugar"

Encore

  1. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"
  2. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue[13] [14]
DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)AttendanceRevenue
3 February 2016SantiagoChileEstadio NacionalLos Tres62,412 / 62,412$6,160,725
7 February 2016La PlataArgentinaEstadio Ciudad de La PlataCiro y los Persas
La Beriso
155,184 / 155,184$17,637,161
10 February 2016
13 February 2016
16 February 2016MontevideoUruguayEstadio CentenarioBoomerang61,445 / 61,445$7,596,103
20 February 2016Rio de JaneiroBrazilEstádio do MaracanãUltraje a Rigor
Dr Pheabes
60,051 / 60,051$5,588,851
24 February 2016São PauloEstádio do MorumbiTitãs135,656 / 135,656$12,255,726
27 February 2016
2 March 2016Porto AlegreEstádio Beira-RioCachorro Grande
Dr Pheabes
49,073 / 49,073$6,441,579
6 March 2016LimaPeruEstadio MonumentalFrágil & Andrés Dulude47,119 / 47,119$8,095,011
10 March 2016BogotáColombiaEstadio El CampínDiamante Eléctrico40,785 / 40,785$6,905,869
14 March 2016Mexico CityMexicoForo SolLittle Jesus117,567 / 117,567$13,213,298
17 March 2016
25 March 2016HavanaCubaCiudad Deportiva de La Habana500,000[15] [16] Free
Total1,229,292 / 1,229,292 (100%)$90.9 million
Notes

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional musicians

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours . . April 1, 2017 . 23 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180223101929/https://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2016/2016YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Rolling Stones América Latina Olé stadium tour! | the Rolling Stones . www.rollingstones.com . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160120214723/http://www.rollingstones.com/2015/11/05/rolling-stones-america-latina-ole-stadium-tour . 20 January 2016 . dead.
  3. Waddell. Ray. Rolling Stones Announce 2016 Latin American Tour . 5 November 2015 . . 8 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Ruiz . Julián . Los Rolling [Stones] quieren actuar en Cuba ]. 17 September 2015 . . 8 November 2015.
  5. Web site: Rolling Stones may perform in Cuba in 2016 . 17 September 2015 . cuba-solidarity.org.uk . 8 November 2015.
  6. Cantor-Navas . Judy . Mick Jagger Visits Havana -- Are The Rolling Stones Playing Cuba? . 6 October 2015 . . 8 November 2015.
  7. Web site: The Rolling Stones Latin America Olé Tour 2016 . 5 November 2015 . iorr.org . 8 November 2015.
  8. Web site: The Rolling Stones announce free concert in Cuba! . 1 March 2016 . rollingstones.com . 2 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170706044533/http://www.rollingstones.com/2016/03/01/the-rolling-stones-announce-free-concert-in-cuba/ . 6 July 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Concerto di Zucchero a L'Avana . 10 January 2013 . it . Foto Image . 2 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092921/http://www.foto-image.it/bologna/zucchero-havana/ . 4 March 2016 .
  10. Web site: Greta C . Zucchero, un italiano a Cuba che fa ballare e divertire L'Avana . 10 December 2012 . it . Melodicamente . 5 March 2016.
  11. Web site: The Rolling Stones to Play Free Concert in Cuba (by Jacob Bryant) . 1 March 2016 . . 3 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Las canciones y frases que dejó el segundo concierto de los Rolling Stones en Chile . The songs and phrases left behind by the Rolling Stones' second concert in Chile . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170630064642/https://www.emol.com/noticias/Espectaculos/2016/02/04/786771/Las-postales-y-frases-que-dejo-el-concierto-de-Rolling-Stones-en-Chile.html . 30 June 2017 . 18 July 2024 . Emol . es.
  13. Current Boxscore (Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santiago, Rio de Janeiro) . Billboard . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203224/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . dead .
  14. Current Boxscore (Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Lima, Bogota, Porto Alegre) . Billboard . 26 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160426003752/http://www.billboard.com/biz/current-boxscore . dead .
  15. The Rolling Stones: Cuba concert features Jumpin' Jack Flash . Romano . Nick . . March 26, 2016 . 1 April 2017.
  16. Web site: 500,000 Estimated at Rolling Stones Cuba Concert. . March 26, 2016 . 1 April 2017.