The Tour Pies Descalzos was the debut concert tour by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, launched to promote her third studio album Pies descalzos (1995). She visited many Latin American venues and some in the United States and Spain. The tour began on 6 October 1995 in Bogotá, Colombia and concluded on 10 October 1997 in Bogotá. The long series of highly popular performances on three continents contributed to the establishment of Shakira as a major international artist early in her career. Unlike her later tours, this one was not organized from the beginning as a single, continuous series of events.
History Shakira had her first official concert on 6 October 1995, the date of the release of the Pies Descalzos album, in Teatro Nacional La Castellana in Bogotá. She started performing in black boots, but kicked them off before singing "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" ('bare feet, white dreams').
On the tour, Shakira performed songs from Pies Descalzos and, only in Colombia, songs from her earlier albums, "Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" from Peligro (1993) and the title track of the album Magia (1991). On 1 March 1996 in Bogotá, more than 50,000 people in the audience enthusiastically applauded her performance, anointing Shakira as Colombia's top musical phenomenon. The 1996 concerts in Ecuador were filmed and broadcast on national television. Among high-attendance recorded performances were also the shows in Mexico City (including on 22 November 1996 at Auditorio Nacional, attended by 10,000 spectators), and in Chile (part of the 1997 Viña del Mar International Song Festival). Luis Fernando Ochoa, co-author of songs on Pies Descalzos album, was responsible for music and artistic production during the tour, with Shakira's co-production. Besides singing, dancing and speaking to the assembled, Shakira played the guitar and, prominently at that time, harmonica. Her singing and movements reflected an "angry-young-woman-rock attitude", enthusiastically applauded by the audiences. "Vuelve" was the opening rock anthem salvo at concerts of the tour.
Stampede in Barranquilla On 16 August 1996, Shakira had a concert in Barranquilla at Romelio Martínez Stadium, the first in her hometown, accompanied by Argentine rock band Vilma Palma e Vampiros. As hundreds of fans tried to enter the venue without tickets, a stampede resulted. Three people were killed and there were over one hundred injuries. In a separate incident, a girl committed suicide by ingesting cyanide in her house because her family did not allow her to attend the concert. Shakira, who was informed about what had happened only after the show, talked about the tragedy later in Brazil: "It was a very sad event in my life. There are never enough words to describe sad moments. Three people died at that show. It was quite difficult to accept, to assimilate. I found out after the concert was over. It was really, really hard. I even said that if something like that happened again, I wouldn't have the courage to go on stage again. I hope something like that never happens again, not in my career or in that of any other artist. It's not pleasant to remember."
Set list "Vuelve" "Quiero" "Un Poco de Amor" "Te Espero Sentada" "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" "Pienso en Ti" "Antología" "Se Quiere, Se Mata" “Estoy Aquí” “Te Necesito” "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" "Magia" "Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" Notes "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" was not performed on all dates. "Magia" and "Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" were only performed in Colombia.
Tour dates Sources:
DateCityCountrySupporting actVenueLatin America October 6, 1995BogotáColombia—Teatro Nacional La Castellana November 30, 1995BucaramangaColiseo BicentenarioUnited States February 3, 1996Los AngelesUnited States—The GaragesLatin AmericaFebruary 28, 1996MedellínColombiaArmando ManzaneroPlaza de Toros La MacarenaMarch 1, 1996BogotáMiguel MateosEstadio El CampínMarch 2, 1996Cali—Coliseo El Pueblo March 25, 1996CaracasVenezuelaTeatro Municipal of Caracas March 27, 1996Poliedro de Caracas March 28, 1996 March 29, 1996 March 30, 1996Súper Sábado SensacionalApril 10, 1996PereiraColombiaEstadio Hernán Ramírez VillegasApril 11, 1996ManizalesEstadio PalograndeApril 12, 1996ArmeniaEstadio San JoséApril 13, 1996IbaguéDarío GómezEstadio Manuel Murillo ToroApril 17, 1996MedellínAlejandro MartínezEstadio Atanasio GirardotApril 18, 1996Cali—Estadio Olímpico Pascual GuerreroMay 26, 1996AcapulcoMexicoForum Mundo ImperialJuly 11, 1996QuitoEcuadorColiseo General RumiñahuiJuly 12, 1996GuayaquilColiseo Voltaire Paladines PoloJuly 13, 1996CuencaColiseo Mayor de DeportesJuly 23, 1996CaracasVenezuelaPoliedro de CaracasJuly 24, 1996July 25, 1996PorlamarExplanada Santiago MariñoJuly 28, 1996Guatemala CityGuatemalaEstadio del EjercitoJuly 29, 1996San SalvadorEl SalvadorCentro Internacional de Ferias y ConvencionesAugust 1, 1996LimaPeruFeria del HogarAugust 2, 1996Centro de ConvencionesAugust 14, 1996TegucigalpaHondurasColiseo Nacional de IngenierosAugust 16, 1996BarranquillaColombiaVilma Palma e VampirosEstadio Romelio MartínezAugust 17, 1996Santa MartaEstadio de Base Ball Rafael Hernández PardoAugust 18, 1996CartagenaEstadio Pedro de HerediaAugust 21, 1996Santo DomingoDominican Republic—Teatro La FiestaAugust 23, 1996San JuanPuerto RicoRoberto Clemente ColiseumUnited StatesOctober 5, 1996San BernardinoUnited States—San Manuel AmphitheaterOctober 6, 1996Los AngelesGibson AmphitheaterLatin AmericaOctober 30, 1996LimaPeru—Estadio Universidad San MarcosNovember 1, 1996CucutaColombiaEstadio General SantanderNovember 14, 1996MedellínEstadio Atanasio GirardotUnited StatesNovember 17, 1996New York CityUnited States—Beacon TheatreLatin AmericaNovember 20, 1996Mexico CityMexico—Auditorio NacionalNovember 21, 1996La Boom DiscoNovember 22, 1996Auditorio NacionalNovember 23, 1996MonterreyAuditorio Coca-ColaNovember 27, 1996HerediaCosta RicaPalacio de los DeportesNovember 28, 1996Guatemala CityGuatemalaPlaza de Toros MonumentalNovember 29, 1996San SalvadorEl SalvadorGimnasio Nacional José Adolfo PinedaNovember 30, 1996ManausBrazilTeatro AmazonasDecember 1, 1996BelémTheatro da PazDecember 2, 1996BarretosEstádio Antônio Gomes MartinsDecember 3, 1996GoiâniaEstádio Antônio AcciolyDecember 4, 1996BrasíliaGinásio Nilson NelsonDecember 5, 1996MaringáEstádio Regional Willie DavidsDecember 6, 1996Belo HorizonteIndependência StadiumDecember 7, 1996SalvadorBahia Othon PalaceDecember 8, 1996RecifeGinásio de Esportes Geraldo MagalhãesDecember 9, 1996Belo HorizonteGinásio MineirinhoDecember 10, 1996FlorianópolisEstádio Orlando ScarpelliSpainFebruary 4, 1997MadridSpain—Raimundo Saporta PavilionFebruary 6, 1997BarcelonaPalau Sant JordiLatin AmericaFebruary 19, 1997Vina del MarChile—Quinta VergaraFebruary 28, 1997BogotáColombiaEstadio El CampínMarch 2, 1997Santo AndréBrazilClube Atlético AramaçanMarch 3, 1997Sao PauloOlympiaMarch 4, 1997March 5, 1997SantosReggae NightMarch 7, 1997Sao PauloMoinho Santo AntônioMarch 9, 1997CampinasGinásio Guarani Futebol ClubeMarch 11, 1997Santa CruzBoliviaEstadio Ramón Tahuichi AguileraMarch 12, 1997CuritibaBrazilTeatro GuairaMarch 15, 1997Caxias do SulTeatro de LonaMarch 20, 1997PelotasAssociação RuralMarch 21, 1997Porto AlegreGigantinhoMarch 22, 1997BageGinásio Presidente MédiciMarch 23, 1997UruguaianaGinásio MunicipalMarch 29, 1997Campos do JordãoKart Indoor Jardim SulApril 3, 1997CuritibaThe ForumApril 4, 1997CriciúmaEstádio Engenheiro Mario BalsiniUnited StatesApril 11, 1997Los AngelesUnited States—Pantages TheatreApril 12, 1997MiamiKnight Center ComplexApril 17, 1997ChicagoAragon BallroomApril 18, 1997HoustonHouston Music HallLatin AmericaJuly 31, 1997TegucigalpaHonduras—Coliseo Nacional de IngenierosAugust 1, 1997ManaguaNicaraguaForum Mundo EAugust 4, 1997San Pedro SulaHondurasEstadio General Francisco MorazánAugust 24, 1997BarretosBrazilParque do Peão de BarretosAugust 28, 1997GoiâniaClube JaóAugust 30, 1997BrasiliaGinásio Nilson NelsonSeptember 5, 1997ManausStudio 5September 7, 1997BelémAssembléia ParaenseSeptember 12, 1997Novo HamburgoPaschoal Charlemagne TheatreSeptember 13, 1997Sao PauloOlympiaSeptember 17, 1997Rio de JaneiroMetropolitanSeptember 19, 1997TaubatéAssociação de TaubatéSeptember 21, 1997Sao PauloClube EsperiaSeptember 27, 1997TigreArgentinaParque de la CostaSeptember 28, 1997October 10, 1997BogotáColombiaEstadio El Campín
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