América Latina Olé 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. The tour was chronicled on two video releases: The Rolling Stones: Havana Moon, which documented the final show, and Olé Olé Olé!: A Trip Across Latin America, 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.
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. 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 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. 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. 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. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
"Start Me Up" "It's Only Rock 'n Roll (But I Like It)" "Let's Spend the Night Together" "Tumbling Dice" "Out of Control" "She's a Rainbow" "Wild Horses" "Paint It Black" "Honky Tonk Women" "You Got the Silver" "Happy" "Midnight Rambler" "Miss You" "Gimme Shelter" "Jumpin' Jack Flash" "Sympathy for the Devil" "Brown Sugar" Encore "You Can't Always Get What You Want" "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
Tour dates + List of 2016 concerts Date(2016) City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue3 FebruarySantiagoChileEstadio NacionalLos Tres62,412 / 62,412$6,160,7257 FebruaryLa PlataArgentinaEstadio Ciudad de La PlataCiro y los PersasLa Beriso155,184 / 155,184$17,637,16110 February13 February16 FebruaryMontevideoUruguayEstadio CentenarioBoomerang61,445 / 61,445$7,596,10320 FebruaryRio de JaneiroBrazilEstádio do MaracanãUltraje a RigorDr Pheabes60,051 / 60,051$5,588,85124 FebruarySão PauloEstádio do MorumbiTitãs135,656 / 135,656$12,255,72627 February2 MarchPorto AlegreEstádio Beira-RioCachorro GrandeDr Pheabes49,073 / 49,073$6,441,5796 MarchLimaPeruEstadio MonumentalFrágil & Andrés Dulude47,119 / 47,119$8,095,01110 MarchBogotáColombiaEstadio El CampínDiamante Eléctrico40,785 / 40,785$6,905,86914 MarchMexico CityMexicoForo SolLittle Jesus117,567 / 117,567$13,213,29817 March25 MarchHavanaCubaCiudad Deportiva de La Habana—500,000Free Total 1,229,292 / 1,229,292 (100%) $90.9 million
Notes
Personnel The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, percussion Keith Richards – rhythm guitars, backing vocals Charlie Watts – drums Ronnie Wood – lead guitars
Additional musicians Sasha Allen – backing vocals, duet with Jagger on "Gimme Shelter" Matt Clifford – introduction voice, keyboards, percussion, French horn Karl Denson – saxophone Bernard Fowler – backing vocals, percussion Darryl Jones – bass guitar Chuck Leavell – keyboards, backing vocals Tim Ries – saxophone, keyboards
See also The Rolling Stones concerts
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