The Big Boss World Tour was a concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his album El Cartel: The Big Boss. This was his second arena tour in the United States and his first official world tour. The tour started on August 24, 2007, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico and was expected to end on December 8, 2007, in Cali's Estadio Pascual Guerrero. However, due to the success of his soundtrack Talento de Barrio, more dates were added and the tour extended to 2008.

Background Barrio Fino become the best selling reggaeton album of all time selling more than three million copies worldwide and was one of the few albums in Spanish to sell more than one million copies in the United States. After his Barrio Fino World Tour was concluded, he started to work on his next album. On April 16, 2007, MTV and Billboard announced the dates of the arena tour in the United States and mentioned that he would also perform 20-plus concerts in Mexico and South America through early December. In those markets, he would play both arenas and 30,000 to 40,000-capacity stadiums. Initial plans of the tour was to visited 15 countries and 40 cities in Latin America by the end of 2007. However, this plans wasn't materialized due unknown reasons.

Overview In the United States, Billboard reported that ticket prices ranged from $40 to $100. Several dates were reported as sold out, although some media outlets described the Madison Square Garden concert as drawing a modest audience. Local reports also indicated that the Houston show at Toyota Center sold only about one-third of the venue’s 18,000-seat capacity.

In his native Puerto Rico, both concerts were sold out and in Bolivia the media reported over 50,000 fans in the venue. In Torreon, Mexico, over 7,500 showed up to the concert. The 16 United States shows reported on the tour averaged about $300,000 per show with a ticket average of 5,441.

In the Dominican Republic, the media reported that both concerts were sold out. In Santo Domingo, the attendance was more than 8,000. In Maturi, Venezuela broke attendance records at the venue with more than 30,000 fans.

Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueThe AmericasAugust 24, 2007San JuanPuerto RicoColiseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel AgrelotAugust 25, 2007August 31, 2007ChicagoUnited StatesAllstate ArenaSeptember 2, 2007Grand PrairieTexas Trust CU TheatreSeptember 7, 2007New YorkMadison Square GardenSeptember 8, 2007Washington, D.CPatriot CenterSeptember 9, 2007UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaSeptember 13, 2007BarquisimetoVenezuelaComplejo Ferial BarquisimetoSeptember 14, 2007MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines ArenaSeptember 15, 2007OrlandoTD WaterhouseSeptember 20, 2007HidalgoDodge ArenaSeptember 22, 2007LaredoLaredo Entertainment CenterSeptember 23, 2007HoustonToyota CenterSeptember 29, 2007TucsonAnselmo Valencia Tori AmphitheatreSeptember 30, 2007Las VegasOrleans ArenaOctober 5, 2007Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreOctober 6, 2007Los AngelesGibson AmphitheatreOctober 7, 2007BoqueronPuerto RicoTBAOctober 10, 2007TorreonMexicoEstadio RevoluciónOctober 11, 2007TijuanaEstadio de los TorosOctober 12, 2007MonterreyArena MonterreyOctober 13, 2007Luis PotosiEstadio de BeisbolOctober 16, 2007CozumelEstadio “Javier Rojo Gómez”October 18, 2007GuadalajaraAuditorio MetropolitanoNovember 2, 2007MaracaiboVenezuelaPlaza del Buen MaestroNovember 16, 2007CuenciaEcuadorEstadio Alejandro Serrano de CuencaNovember 17, 2007GuayaquilEstadio Alberto Spencer de Guayaquil.November 22, 2007SantiagoChilePista Atlética Estadio NacionalDecember 1, 2007Santa CruzBoliviaEstadio Santa Cruz de la SierraDecember 6, 2007BogotaColombiaParque Simon BolivarDecember 7, 2007MedellinEl Estadio Atanasio GiradotDecember 9, 2007CaliEstadio Pascual GuerreroDecember 15, 2007Ciudad de GuatemalaGuatemalaEstadio Cementos ProgresoDecember 29, 2007BayamonPuerto RicoResidencial José Celso BarbosaFebruary 2, 2008San JoseCosta RicaPlaya JacoMarch 22, 2008PorlamarVenezuelaTBAMarch 27, 2008HigueroteHiguerote AirportApril 12, 2008PoncePuerto RicoTBA April 19, 2008La PazBoliviaEstadio Hernando SilesMay 29, 2008MaturínVenezuelaEstadio Monumental de MaturinJune 6, 2008LimaPeruEstadio MonumentalJune 7, 2008ArequiaEstadio de la Universidad Nacional San AgustínEuropeJune 13, 2008SevilleSpainRocío Jurado AuditoriumJune 14, 2008RotterdamNetherlandsAhoyJune 15, 2008MadridSpainPalacio VistalegreJune 20, 2008BilbaoBilbao Exhibition CentreJune 21, 2008BenidormPlaza Temática Terra MíticaJune 22, 2008BarcelonaLa FolieAmericasAugust 16, 2008Los AngelesUnited StatesStaples CenterJuly 25, 2008MéridaMexicoEstadio Carlos IturraldeAugust 29, 2008PerreiraColombiaEstadio Hernán Ramírez VillegasOctober 24, 2008AsuncionParaguayClub OlimpiaOctober 25, 2008Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna ParkOctober 26, 2008November 18, 2008MaracaiboVenezuelaBasilica of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá, MaracaiboDecember 13, 2008Puerto OrdazPolideportivo CachamayDecember 14, 2008ValenciaForum de ValenciaDecember 18, 2008Santo DomingoDominican RepublicPalacio de los DeportesDecember 20, 2008Santiago De Los CaballerosGran Arena del Cibao

Box Office Data CityCountryAttedanceBox OfficeSan JuanPuerto Rico17,990 / 21,004 (86%)$279,647OrlandoUnited States2,474 / 6,205 (40%)$170,088Laredo5,099 / 7,192 (71%)$266,804Total25,593 / 34,401 (74%)$716,536

Cancelled shows +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellationDateCityCountryVenueReasonSeptember 2, 2007BostonUnited StatesAgannis ArenaUnknownSeptember 16, 2007DuluthThe Arena At Gwinnett CenterSeptember 23, 2007San AntonioAT&T CenterSeptember 28, 2007PhoenixU.S Airways ArenaSeptember 30, 2007FresnoSave Smart ArenaOctober 6, 2007CuliacánMexicoEstadio BanorteOctober 7, 2007Los AngelesUnited StatesGibson AmphitheatreOctober 13, 2007DallasAmerican Airlines CenterOctober 20, 2007CuliacanMexicoEstadio BanorteLogistic IssuesOctober 24, 2007TegucigalpaHondurasEstadio Chochi SosaUnknownOctober 26, 2007San Pedro SulaEstadio Francisco MorazanNovember 1, 2007ManaguaNicaraguaEstadio Nacional Denis MartinezNovember 3, 2007San SalvadorEl SalvadorNovember 7, 2007San JoseCosta RicaEstadio SaprisaNovember 9, 2007ValenciaVenezuelaForum de valenciaSchedule ConflictsNovember 17, 2007QuitoEcuadorEstado Olimpico AtahualpaNovember 22, 2007AsuncionParaguayClub OlimpiaNovember 24, 2007LimaPeruEstadio MonumentalNovember 25, 2007CaracasVenezuelaPoliedro de CaracasNovember 29, 2007ProvinciaChileEstadio de la Provincia Logistic ProblemsDecember 5, 2007Buenos AiresArgentinaLuna ParkUnknownDecember 22, 2007Santo DomingoDominican RepublicEstadio Olimipico Felix SanchezLack of Sponsorship

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