Puerto Rican recording artist Ricky Martin has embarked on fourteen concert tours over his musical career. His debut tour, Ricky Martin (1992), only consisted of shows in Latin America, in support of his debut studio album, Ricky Martin (1991). From 1993–1994, he embarked on his second Latin American tour, Me Amaras, to promote his sophomore record of the same name (1993).
In September 1995, Martin released his third studio album, A Medio Vivir. He embarked on his third concert tour, A Medio Vivir, one month later, in October 1995. The tour lasted for more than two years and visited Europe, Latin America and the United States. A DVD, Europa: European Tour, was released on July 3, 2001, and features the show from his sold-out tour European tour in 1997.
While touring in 1997, Martin had returned to the studio to record new material for his fourth studio album, saying that the experience of touring and recording simultaneously was "brutal and incredibly intense". The album, titled Vuelve, was released on February 12, 1998. Martin then embarked on a fourth tour in Asia, South America, and the US. Martin's fifth concert tour, the Livin' la Vida Loca Tour (1999–2000) was launched in support of his debut English-language/bilingual studio album Ricky Martin (1999); this was his first major world tour, running for roughly a year from October 1999 until October 2000. It covered four continents: North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For the American leg, a then-up-and-coming vocalist named Jessica Simpson was featured as the opening act. Simpson subsequently experienced mainstream success during and after the tour.
After five years without touring, and after having experienced significant crossover success in the American music market (amongst others), Martin embarked on his sixth tour, One Night Only with Ricky Martin, in support of his eighth studio album, Life (2005). The tour visited the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, with 53 shows performed. In February 2007, Martin embarked on his seventh tour, the Black and White Tour, to further promote his first live album, MTV Unplugged (2006).
Música + Alma + Sexo was Martin’s eighth concert tour, in support of his ninth studio album, Música + Alma + Sexo (2011). It began with a series of concerts in Puerto Rico and North America, with international dates later in the year.El Vocero - Llevara su "Música + Alma + Sexo" de gira por Norteamerica After visiting 28 countries throughout the Americas and Europe, Ricky Martin formally ended the tour on November 12, 2011, back again in his home country of Puerto Rico, at the iconic Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. In October 2013, he began his ninth concert tour, Ricky Martin Live in Newcastle, Australia, and continued with dates in the Americas as well as the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco.
In 2014, Martin embarked on a Mexican tour, Live in Mexico. In February 2015, he released his tenth studio album, A Quien Quiera Escuchar. To further promote the record, Martin embarked on his tenth concert tour, the One World Tour, in October 2015. The tour lasted for nearly three years, during which he performed 105 shows across Oceania, North America, South America, Europe and Asia. His performance in Zócalo, Mexico City, was attended by more than 100,000 people, and is among the highest-attended concerts of all time.
In 2017, Martin headlined his first Las Vegas residency, All In, at the Park Theater (now Dolby Live) at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino. In 2018, he started Ricky Martin en Concierto. Two years later, Martin announced his new album would be released in 2020 and he started his world tour, the Movimiento Tour, on February 7, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and subsequent personal experiences, Martin decided to split the tour's associated album release into two extended plays, Pausa and Play, and postponed several of his tour dates. He had also planned to embark on a co-headlining tour with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias. That tour was rescheduled to begin in Glendale, Arizona, on September 3, 2021, and concluded in Orlando, Florida, on October 30, 2021.
In addition to his tours and residencies, Martin has performed many of his songs on numerous television programs and awards shows. One of his earliest career-changing performances was of "The Cup of Life" at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, in February 1999, which has been called the "greatest awards show performance of all time" by a Latin artist; the appearance was in support of his upcoming crossover album, and was critically acclaimed. The performance is thought to have effectively ushered-in the late-1990s "Latin explosion" in pop music, which saw a noted rise in popularity among Latino and Hispanic artists, such as Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Enrique Iglesias, Marc Anthony, and Christina Aguilera.
Concert tours +List of concert tours, with the duration, number of shows, and descriptions Year Title Duration Number ofperformances 1992 Ricky Martin Tour 1992 (Latin America)/ The Ricky Martin Tour was Martin's debut tour. It promoted his first studio album Ricky Martin (1991). The tour visited only Latin America. 1993–1994 Me Amaras Tour 1993–1994 (Latin America)/ The Me Amaras Tour was Martin's second tour. It promoted his second studio album Me Amaras (1993). The tour visited only Latin America. 1995–1997 A Medio Vivir Tour October 19, 1995 – February 24, 1996 (Latin America)March 23, 1996 – March 30, 1996 (North America)April 10, 1996 – May 16, 1997 (Latin America)July 7, 1997 – December 18, 1997 (Europe)63 The A Medio Vivir Tour was Martin's third tour. It promoted his third studio album, A Medio Vivir (1995). The tour visited Europe, Latin America and the United States. 1998 Vuelve World Tour February 13, 1998 – September 5, 1998 (Latin America)October 23, 1998 – October 31, 1998 (North America)November 12, 1998 (Latin America)November 17, 1998 – November 19, 1998 (Australia)November 22, 1998 – December 6, 1998 (Asia)20 The Vuelve World Tour was Martin's fourth tour. It promoted his fourth studio album, Vuelve (1998). The tour visited Latin America, Asia, and the US. The day after releasing the album, Martin held two sold-out concerts at the 30,000-seat Hiram Bithorn Stadium in Puerto Rico on February 13 and February 14, 1998, respectively. In South America, he performed in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. His shows in Venezuela and Peru were held as benefit concerts, the former as part of "A Venezuela Without Drugs" campaign, and the latter for the Foundation for Children of Peru. Martin also participated in the second annual "Festival Presidente de Música Latino" in the Dominican Republic on June 26, 1997, where he had top billing for the event. In Asia, he toured in China, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore. A concert was planned for Indonesia in May of the same year but was cancelled because of anti-government rioting. In the US, he performed at the Miami Arena in Miami, the Arrowhead Pond in Los Angeles, and Madison Square Garden in New York. His sold-out performance at the Arrowhead Pond grossed over $446,805 which landed it at number 10 on the Boxscore chart on November 7, 1998. For this achievement, the concert's promoter, the Nederlander Organization, presented Martin with the Estrella del Pond Award. His show at Madison Square Garden grossed $632,180 placing it second on the Boxscore chart of November 10. 1999–2000 Livin' la Vida Loca Tour October 20, 1999 – March 27, 2000 (North America)April 26, 2000 – May 13, 2000 (Europe)June 9, 2000 – July 27, 2000 (North America)September 26, 2000 – October 11, 2000 (Asia)October 15, 2000 – October 25, 2000 (Oceania) 103 The Livin' la Vida Loca Tour was Martin's fifth tour. It promoted his first English-language studio album Ricky Martin (1999). The tour visited North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. According to 2000 year-end report, Ricky Martin had the 10th highest-grossing tour in the US, with 44 shows grossing $36.3 million and drawing an audience of 617,488. That October, attendance and sales data reported from 60 concert dates in the United States, Canada and Mexico show the tour grossed $51.3 million and drew 875,151 fans, according to Billboard Boxscore, International dates, not reported to Boxscore would push Martin's grosses higher.Billboard issue dated November 4, 2006. Retrieved January 26, 2011. 2005–2006 One Night Only with Ricky Martin November 13, 2005 – December 8, 2005 (Latin America)January 15, 2006 – February 15, 2006 (North America)February 18, 2006 – February 19, 2006 (Latin America)February 25, 2006 (Asia)April 21, 2006 – May 22, 2006 (Europe)May 27, 2006 (Asia)May 29, 2006 (Africa)June 3, 2006 (Asia)June 7, 2006 (Europe)53 The One Night Only with Ricky Martin was Martin's sixth tour. It promoted his 2005 album Life. Martin kicked off his tour on November 15, 2005, in Mexico, and the tour visited the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa. 2007 Black and White Tour February 9, 2007 – March 31, 2007 (Latin America)April 17, 2007 – May 27, 2007 (North America)June 27, 2007 – July 26, 2007 (Europe)August 10, 2007 – September 27, 2007 (Latin America)September 29, 2007 – October 14, 2007 (North America)80 The Black and White Tour was Martin's seventh tour. It promoted his first live album MTV Unplugged. The tour kicked off with four nights at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan on February 9, 2007, and travelled to several countries in South and Central America, and also visited North America and Europe. On Billboard's Top 25 Tours of the first half of 2007 (between November 15, 2006, and May 15, 2007), Ricky Martin ranked at number 19. The tour grossed $13,124,673, with capacity 273,899 and attendance 250,463. Five shows out of twenty two were sold out. And on Billboard'''s Top 25 Boxscores of the same period, Martin ranked at number 15 with his Coliseo de Puerto Rico concerts which grossed $3,988,207. |- |- style="background:#dcdcdc;" | style="text-align:center;"| 2011 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| March 25, 2011 – May 23, 2011 (North America)June 18, 2011 – July 15, 2011 (Europe)August 26, 2011 – November 12, 2011 (Latin America)|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" |82 |- | colspan="4" style="border-bottom-width:3px; padding:5px;" | The Música + Alma + Sexo World Tour was Martin's eighth tour. It promoted his ninth studio album, Música + Alma + Sexo (2011). It began with a series of concerts in Puerto Rico and North America, with international dates later in the year. The tour was his first in four years, the previous being the 2007 Black and White Tour. On the Pollstar Top 50 Worldwide Tours of the first half of 2011, Ricky Martin ranked at number 42. His tour grossed $17.7, with 37 shows and 246,141 total tickets.Pollstar Top 50 Worldwide Tours After visiting 28 countries throughout North America, Europe and Latin America, Ricky Martin formally ended his tour on November 12, 2011, in his homeland, Puerto Rico, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The tour was planned to close on November 19, 2011, in Santo Domingo, however it got cancelledRicky Martin in Santo Domingo - Go Dominican Republic.com The tour visited the Americas and Europe. |- |- style="background:#dcdcdc;" | style="text-align:center;"| 2013–2014 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Ricky Martin Live || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| October 3, 2013 – October 20, 2013 (Australia)December 8, 2013 – December 28, 2013 (North America)February 21, 2014 – February 23, 2014 (South America)June 8, 2014 (Africa)|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" |14 |-