Cómplices Tour () was a concert tour by the Mexican singer Luis Miguel to promote his album Cómplices. The tour consisted of 91 concerts and ran through, US, Canada, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Mexico between 2008 and 2009, grossing $36.1 million from 73 shows reported with 450,000 spectators.
History
To promote Cómplices, Luis Miguel began his Cómplices Tour on 3 September 2008 in Seattle, Washington. He toured in the United States for two months, in states like California, Colorado, Texas, New York, Florida, among others. Playing a total of 40 concerts, with a show also in Toronto, Canada. To finish the US tour in Orlando, Florida on 9 November. Luis Miguel continued touring in Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Chile. In Argentina sold 200,000 tickets for his four shows in the Vélez Sarsfield Stadium in Buenos Aires, and 100,000 more for the rest concerts in the country. The first leg of the tour ended 5 December 2008 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, completing 53 concerts in 94 days.
The second leg of the tour started in the Mexico City's Nacional Auditorium on 20 January 2009. He tried to break his previous record in this venue with 30 concerts in the same tour, achieved with México En La Piel Tour. However, he only completed 25 shows. He continues his Mexican tour with four concerts in the Telmex Auditorium of Guadalajara, and another four concerts in Monterrey's Arena. He completed the last 10 concerts of 25 scheduled in Mexico City between 24 February to 8 March. From 12 to 15 September he played the last four concerts of the tour in The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The entire tour consisted of 91 concerts in 42 cities and 8 countries.
Miguel was accompanied by a 12-piece band during his tour which included horns, keyboards, guitars, two female backup singers, and a 11-piece mariachi band. His hour and forty-five minute concert consisted mainly of pop songs and ballads from Cómplices and his earlier career, as well as medleys of boleros and mariachi songs from his past catalog in a couple of medleys. The stage was made up of LED screens displaying abstract images in each song, 3 big screens, one in the middle and one on each side of the stage, also included crystal clear steps and a gleaming floor, surrounded by a display of powerful lights and sound. Miguel changes clothes three times during the show, wearing suits from Armani, Zegna and Hugo Boss. At the end of the show the singer throws to the audience black beach balls and tour T-shirts.
Critical reception Regarding Luis Miguel's performance in Chicago, the Chicago Sun-Times editor Laura Emerick commented that the concert "displayed Luismi in his many musical phases: Latin pop crooner, bolero specialist, pop-rock swinger and mariachi master". She noted that Miguel "was all smiles, all upbeat attitude and genuinely happy to be there", and complimented the five-minute overture and video-clip reel that "Elvis might have admired". Also commented that "Luismi appeared to be at his peak on his ranchera section — where his rich baritone sounds most at home, he even can hold his own with greats of the past".
According to Pollstar, the tour grossed 36.1 million and was attended by 450,000 spectators in 73 shows reported. During his concerts in Mexico City he received a special award, a Silver Dahlia for his 180 concerts at the National Auditorium since 1991, gathering 1.5 million spectators in total. In addiction, the tour received a nomination at the 2009 Latin Billboard Music Awards for the Latin Tour of the Year.
Tour set list
Tour dates
+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenueDateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue North America - Leg 1 'Cómplices Tour 2008'September 3, 2008SeattleUnited StatesWaMu Theater'The Sun' shines again4,316 / 4,316$315,560September 5, 2008SacramentoARCO ArenaNow conquest Sacramento!5,479 / 11,470$275,752September 6, 2008San JoseHP Pavilion6,200 / 11,500$466,213September 7, 2008StatelineHarveys Outdoor ArenaGlobal superstar Miguel esta aqui2,872 / 3,500$238,653September 10, 2008Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara BowlLuis Miguel Latin pop star 2,361 / 4,144$196,238September 12, 2008Las VegasThe Colosseum at Caesars PalaceShare Luis Miguel memories of Las VegasLuis Miguel 'illuminates' with his concert Las Vegas From Las Vegas: Luis Miguel took possession of Caesar's Palace 16,490 / 16,490$2,519,422September 13, 2008September 14, 2008September 15, 2008September 17, 2008TucsonAVA Amphitheater4,348 / 5,108$312,175September 19, 2008PhoenixDodge Theatre4,090 / 4,589$458,620September 21, 2008Chula VistaCricket Wireless Amphitheatre"Apapacha" Luis Miguel to his fans11,045 / 19,391$808,575September 24, 2008FresnoSave Mart Center2,853 / 3,607$207,571September 26, 2008Los AngelesNokia TheatreA rhythmic and charismatic Luis Miguel in Los Angeles19,153 / 19,153$2,382,678September 27, 2008September 28, 2008October 2, 2008DenverBroomfield Event Center3,466 / 4,889$224,924October 4, 2008El PasoEl Paso County ColiseumIlluminates the night9,393 / 9,393$656,395October 5, 2008October 8, 2008HidalgoDodge ArenaIlluminates over 4000 "Cómplices"9,111 / 9,111$854,705October 9, 2008October 11, 2008LaredoLaredo Entertainment Center8,532 / 8,963$511,275October 12, 2008HoustonToyota CenterHouston "in love" of Luis Miguel9,574 / 10,715$561,840October 14, 2008San AntonioAT&T Center5,527 / 13,537$341,326October 15, 2008AustinFrank Erwin Center4,087 / 4,087$254,836October 16, 2008Grand PrairieNokia TheatreLuis Miguel, impeccable in his concert4,742 / 4,742$439,850October 18, 2008Kansas CitySprint Center3,456 / 4,042$282,800October 19, 2008MinneapolisNorthrop Auditorium2,043 / 2,589$166,240October 23, 2008RosemontAllstate ArenaLuis Miguel gives a powerhouse show6,049 / 7,500$579,625October 25, 2008UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaOctober 26, 2008FairfaxPatriot Center2,547 / 5,689$221,205October 29, 2008BramptonCanadaPowerade CentreLuis Miguel became the Latin artist that has most collected in the city of Toronto5,057 / 6,000$527,694October 31, 2008New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square GardenLuis Miguel conquers the heart of New YorkersDeplete tickets for Luis Miguel concert in Madison Square Garden10,474 / 12,940$971,930November 1, 2008Atlantic CityBorgata Event Centerrowspan="3" rowspan="3" November 2, 2008CharlotteCricket ArenaNovember 6, 2008EsteroGermain ArenaNovember 7, 2008MiamiAmerican Airlines ArenaLuismi with the tour 'Cómplices 2008' in the U.S. The mariachi, key to the success of Luis MiguelLuis Miguel performs in concert in Miami14,127 / 19,000$1,168,024November 8, 2008November 9, 2008OrlandoAmway Arenarowspan="2" rowspan="2" November 12, 2008Santo DomingoDominican RepublicEstadio OlímpicoLuismi with the tour "Cómplices" 2008 in Dominican RepublicNovember 14, 2008San JuanPuerto RicoSan Juan Resort & Casino500 / 500$250,000November 15, 2008José Miguel Agrelot ColiseumLuismi with the tour 'Cómplices 2008'. Heats "The Sun of Mexico"10,022 / 11,495$1,126,115 South AmericaNovember 20, 2008SantiagoChileMovistar ArenaLuismi with the tour "Cómplices" 2008 in Chile. Relaxed and smiling, Luis Miguel thrilled the Movistar ArenaLuis Miguel seduced his fans, first concert in Chilerowspan="12" rowspan="12" November 21, 2008November 22, 2008November 23, 2008November 25, 2008MendozaArgentinaEstadio Malvinas ArgentinasLuis Miguel delighted 13,000 fans in Mendoza Luismi with the tour "Cómplices" 2008. Luis Miguel sings in MendozaLuis Miguel arrived to Argentina and this Tuesday will perform in Mendoza November 27, 2008Buenos AiresJosé Amalfitani StadiumLuismi with the tour "Cómplices" 2008. Long life to the King of RomanceLuis Miguel already in Buenos Aires November 28, 2008November 29, 2008November 30, 2008December 2, 2008CórdobaEstadio Chateau CarreraLuismi with the tour "Cómplices" 2008. The night of King Luis Miguel in CordobaDecember 3, 2008RosarioEstadio Rosario CentralLuismi with the tour "Cómplices" 2008. Luis Miguel enamored to all at "The Giant"December 5, 2008Punta del EsteUruguayPunta Del Este Resort & CasinoLuismi with the tour "Cómplices" 2008. Luis Miguel in Punta del Este North America II - Leg 2January 20, 2009Mexico CityMexicoNational AuditoriumLuis Miguel: There sun for a long timeTriumph at the National AuditoriumLuis Miguel, its passage through the National AuditoriumLuis Miguel, the master of the Auditorium185,978 / 242,075$11,613,724January 21, 2009January 23, 2009January 24, 2009January 25, 2009January 27, 2009January 28, 2009January 30, 2009January 31, 2009February 1, 2009February 3, 2009February 4, 2009February 6, 2009February 7, 2009February 8, 2009February 12, 2009GuadalajaraTelmex AuditoriumWonderful!24,502 / 34,508$2,404,920February 13, 2009February 14, 2009February 15, 2009February 19, 2009MonterreyArena MonterreyShines Luis Miguel as alwaysLuis Miguel seduces again Monterrey38,382 / 40,092$2,638,955February 20, 2009February 21, 2009February 22, 2009February 24, 2009Mexico CityNational Auditorium——February 25, 2009February 27, 2009February 28, 2009March 1, 2009March 3, 2009March 4, 2009March 6, 2009March 7, 2009March 8, 2009 North America III - Leg 3September 12, 2009Las VegasUnited StatesThe Colosseum at Caesars PalaceLuis Miguel rejuvenated in Las VegasLuis Miguel Party in Las Vegas13,638 / 16,497$2,166,736September 13, 2009September 14, 2009September 15, 2009Total450,414 / 571,632 (78,8%)$36,144,576
Cancelled shows + List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation Date City Country Venue ReasonSeptember 20, 2008Indian WellsUnited StatesIndian Wells Tennis GardenUnknown
Band Vocals: Luis Miguel Acoustic & Electric guitar: Todd Robinson Bass: Lalo Carrillo Piano & Keyboards: Francisco Loyo Keyboards & Programming: Salo Loyo Drums: Victor Loyo Percussion: Tommy Aros Saxophone: Jeff Nathanson Trumpet: Francisco Abonce Trumpet: Ramón Flores Trombone: Alejandro Carballo Backing vocals: Maria Entraigues (2008–2009), Kacee Clanton (2008–2009), Vie le (2009)
Notes
References
External links Official site.