Areíto World Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Areito World Tour
Artist:Juan Luis Guerra
Album:Areíto
Start Date:July 3, 1993
End Date:October 16, 1993
Number Of Legs:3
Last Tour:Bachata Rosa World Tour
(1991–92)
Next Tour:Tour 20 años
(2005–06)
This Show:Areíto World Tour (1993)
Number Of Shows:40

Areíto World Tour is the second world tour by Dominican merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra to promote his sixth studio album Areíto (1992). Consisting of three legs, covering the United States, South America and Europe, the tour started on July 3, 1993, at Radio City Music Hall in New York and ended on October 16, 1993, at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The tour marked Guerra's first concerts in Brazil, Portugal and the Netherlands.

Sponsored by soft drink Bitter Kas, it was Guerra's most intense tour at the time, performing over 40 shows on three months including nearly 30 shows in Spain. Following the end of the tour, Guerra announced his retirement from doing public presentations.

Background

On July 4, 1992, Guerra announced that he would cancel the last leg of his Bachata Rosa World Tour to focus on recording a new album and release something fresh to the fans. Guerra also suffered an eye affliction and had surgery to correct it. Areíto was released on December 8, 1992, in the US and over two million of copies were shipped worldwide, one of the largest initial shipments ever for a Spanish-language album.[1] [2]

John Lannert from the Artist & Music section of Billboard announced that the tour had 40 stops in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, England, and Germany. The tour was produced by Water Brother Productions. However, the concerts in England, Germany, Venezuela and Peru did not materialize for unknown reasons.[3] Guerra travelled with 18 musicians, 10 engineers, smoke machines and video screens.[4]

Reception

Critical reception

The tour received positive reviews by critics. Wilma Randle from the Chicago Tribune attended the concert at the Chicago Theater and wrote a positive review highlighting the setlist and energy on the stage.[5] Enrique Lopetegui from the Los Angeles Times praised the concert at the Greek Theater in an article titled "Guerra Gives Fans Satisfying Show".[6]

Commercial reception

Ticket prices for the US concerts ranged between $30 and $40.[7] However, for the concert in Los Angeles tickets were up to $47. The concerts in the United States reported great attendance. The concerts at New York's Radio City Music Hall were reported sold out.[8] The concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles was not sold out, however, a large crowd were reported in the venue.[9] However, attendance at 9 July show at the James L. Knight Center in Miami was disappointing, 4,000 of the 6,000 seats, significantly less than the sold-out show in Miami Arena on the Bachata Rosa Tour in December 1991.[10]

In Argentina, he performed at the Estadio Obras in Buenos Aires from 23 to 25 July, with three sold-out shows.

In Spain, the tour visited 20 cities. Some cities had a second show due the high demand. The Madrid concerts on 14 and 15 September at Las Vegas were sold out with attendance of 40,000 fans and 9,000 fans at Sevilla on 22 September concert.[11] [12] The two concerts in Barcelona at the Palau Sant Jordi on 5 and 6 October were sold out with 41,644 seats. A concert at the La Romareda in Zaragoza on 10 October had an attendance of 28,541 (of 30,000 seats) and the Las Palmas concert on 30 September at the Insular Stadium had attendance of 18,517 (of 20,000). Over 16,000 attended the concerts at Palacio de Conciertos y Granada. In the Netherlands, the concert in the Ahoy in Rotterdam on 16 October was sold out, with over 10,000 tickets sold, becoming the first merengue artist to do so.[13]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
July 2, 1993[14] New York CityUnited StatesRadio City Music Hall
July 3, 1993
July 4, 1993
July 9, 1993Miami
July 10, 1993[15] ChicagoChicago Theater
July 11, 1993[16] Los AngelesGreek Theater
South America
July 21, 1993[17] SantiagoChileArena Santiago
July 23, 1993Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Obras
July 24, 1993
July 25, 1993
August 7, 1993LimaPeru
August 10, 1993[18] São PauloBrasilOlympia
August 11, 1993
August 12, 1993[19] Rio de JaneiroHotel Rio Grande
August 14, 1993CaracasVenezuelaPoliedro de Caracas
Europe[20]
August 26, 1993[21] [22] BenidormSpainPlaza De Toros
August 28, 1993MalagaPlaza de Toros Malaga
August 29, 1993Puerto RealColegio Lasalle
August 30, 1993[23] GranadaPalacio de los Conciertos
August 31, 1993
September 3, 1993[24] BilbaoPlaza de Toros Vista Alegre
September 4, 1993GijonHipodromo
September 6, 1993A CoruñaColiseum da Coruña
September 7, 1993OurensePlazo Paca Paz
September 10, 1993CascaisPortugalPlaza de Toros
September 11, 1993AlmendralejoSpainPlaza de Toros
September 12, 1993GuadalajaraPlaza de Toros
September 14, 1993MadridPlaza de Toros Las Vegas
September 15, 1993
September 18, 1993[25] TenerifeEstadio Municipal Francisco Peraza
September 22, 1993[26] ServilleAuditorio Padro de San Sebastian
September 23, 1993
September 25, 1993CordobaPlaza de Toros
September 28, 1993[27] ValenciaPlaza de Toros
September 30, 1993Las Palmas
October 5, 1993Barcelona
October 6, 1993
October 8, 1993MurciaPlaza de Toros de Murcia
October 9, 1993Alicante
October 11, 1993ZaragozaEstadio La Romareda
October 16, 1993RotherdamNetherlandsAhoy

Box office data

CityCountryAttendanceBox office
BarcelonaSpain41,644 / 41,644 (100%)$798,516[28]
Zaragoza28,541 / 30,000 (95%)$438,141
Las Palmas18,517 / 20,000 (93%)$351,895
Total88,702 / 91,644 (97%)$1,588,552

Notes and References

  1. Book: Billboard . 1992-11-28 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
  2. Lannert . John . Juan Luis Guerra Delivers Hotly Awaited Follow-up . 15 . Billboard .
  3. Lannert . John . July 10, 1993 . Latin Notas . 26 . Billboard .
  4. Web site: Lopetegui . Enrique . 1993-07-03 . Guerra: The Hot Tropical Mixmaster . 2023-11-28 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  5. News: Randle . Wilma . July 12, 1993 . A Changed Guerra Gets Footloose and Fancy Free: [North Sports Final Edition] ]. 14 . . subscription.
  6. News: July 13, 1993 . Guerra Gives Fans Satisfying Show: [Home Edition] ]. Los Angeles Times . . subscription.
  7. News: June 13, 1993 . Arts and Entertainment – Pop: [Schedule] ]. A24 . The New York Times . . subscription.
  8. News: July 6, 1993 . Dominican Pop Star Returns to New York: [Nassau and Suffolk Edition] ]. 51 . Newsday . . subscription.
  9. News: July 13, 1993 . Salsa that strikes a global nerve: [Morning Edition] ]. F03 . The Orange Country Register . . subscription.
  10. July 24, 1993 . Mario Bauzá: The Originator Of Cubop; 4.40 Holds Back; 'Tierra' Is Sky -High . 42 . Billboard .
  11. Web site: Juan Luis Guerra: "Camarón de la Isla y García Lorca son básicos en mi trabajo" – Tour Areito El Correo de Andalucía . 21 September 1993 . 2023-11-28 . es-ES.
  12. News: 1993-09-15 . El merengue triunfa en Las Ventas . es . El País . 2023-11-28 . 1134-6582.
  13. Llewellyn . Howell . September 18, 1993 . Merengue Star Sells Out Show In Rotterdam . 55 . Billboard .
  14. News: June 6, 1993 . Ramiro Burr, Latin Notes Guerra set to launch 'Areito' world . San Antonio Express-News . . subscription.
  15. News: Obejas. . Achy . July 9, 1993 . For Guerra, Music Is the Language: [North Sports Final, CN Edition] ]. Chicago Tribune . . subscription.
  16. News: Nagel . Juan Carlos . July 10, 1993 . Con un segundo aire: El cantante y compositor dominicano Juan Luis Guerra, se presentara en concierto manana domingo en Los Angeles . 1E . La Opinion . . subscription.
  17. News: 1993-07-22 . Juan Luis Guerra pide que abaraten las entradas a sus actuaciones . es . El País . 2023-11-17 . 1134-6582.
  18. News: July 15, 1993 . Juan Luis Guerra apresenta novo Show no Olympia . A Tribuna .
  19. News: July 15, 1993 . A voz caliente de un dominicano . Jornal do Brasil .
  20. Web site: famosos en la publicidad juan luis guerra anunc – Compra venta en todocoleccion . 2023-11-26 . www.todocoleccion.net.
  21. Book: Cambio 16 . 1993 . Información y Revistas, S.A. . es.
  22. News: 1993-08-23 . Tele 5 retransmitirá el miércoles el Festival de Benidorm . es . El País . 2023-11-17 . 1134-6582.
  23. Web site: Hoy . Granada . 2016-03-25 . 25 años del Palacio de los Conciertos . 2023-11-18 . Granada Hoy . es-ES.
  24. Web site: juan luis guerra 4:40. entrada completa concier – Compra venta en todocoleccion . 2023-11-17 . www.todocoleccion.net.
  25. Web site: Programa de 1993 de las fiestas del Stmo. Cristo de La Laguna . 2023-11-25 . www.cristodelalaguna.org.
  26. News: September 21, 1993 . "Camaron de la Isla y Garcia son basicos de mi trabajo" – Juan Luis Guerra y 4:40 presentan esta semana en Sevilla el Tour Areito por partida doble . 43 . El Correo de Andalucia .
  27. Web site: juan luis guerra – valencia – tour areito – bit – Compra venta en todocoleccion . 2023-11-26 . www.todocoleccion.net.
  28. November 6, 1991 . Amusement Business – Boxscore . Billboard .