The Talento de Barrio World Tour was the third concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his album Talento de Barrio. The tour had two legs, the first in the United States and the last one in Latin America. It kick of at Viña del mar 2009 international festival and ended at Mar de Plata, Argentina on December 15, 2009.
Background By 2009, Barrio Fino, Barrio Fino en Directo and El Cartel: The Big Boss, sold over 7 million of copies worldwide and also the top selling Latin albums in the United States of 2005, 2006 and 2007. Talento de Barrio was a box office success in Puerto Rico, breaking records in attendance. The soundtrack was commercial success and was quickly certified platinum in the United States and gold across Latin America.
Reception During the first leg of the tour in the United States, Yankee performed in smaller venues than his previous tour, the Big Boss Tour, which consisted of larger arenas but received mixed responses from the audiences.
In 2009, at the concert held in Colombia with Aventura, an attendance of over 30,000 fans was reported, while in Santo Domingo, an attendance of around 60,000 fans was reported. In Cordoba, attendance was reported of over 10,000 fans. In Chile, attendance was more than 25,000 fans. In Neuquen, Argentina attendance was 18,000. In Antofagasta, Chile, was around 12,000. The overall attendance of the second leg was 300,000 fans.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueThe AmericasJanuary 31, 2009CaracasVenezuelaLa Rinconada HippodromeMarch 13, 2009Atlantic CityUnited StatesTrump Taj MahalMarch 14, 2009WallingfordToyota Presents the Oakdale TheatreMarch 15, 2009Washington D.CDAR Constitution HallMarch 27, 2009New YorkRoseland BallroomMarch 28, 2009BostonOrpheum Theatre BostonMay 1, 2009WillemstadCuracaoHopi BonMay 2, 2009ValleduparColombiaParque de la Leyenda VallenataMay 16, 2009San JuanPuerto RicoPuerto Rico Convention CenterMay 23, 2009TortolaBritish Virgin IslandsCane Garden BayJune 12, 2009OranjestadArubaDon Elias Mansur BallparkJune 27, 2009VillavicencioColombiaEstadio Bello HorizonteJuly 1, 2009CordobaArgentinaColiseo OrfeoJuly 2, 2009July 4, 2009Buenos AiresEstadio Diego Armando MaradonaJuly 5, 2009MontevideoUruguayEstadio CharruaJuly 12, 2009SantiagoChileEstadio Bicentenario de la FloridaJuly 14, 2009CoquimboEstadio Sanchez RumorosoJuly 16, 2009Panama CityPanamaFigali Convention CenterAugust 1, 2009CucutaColombiaEstadio General SantanderAugust 7, 2009MedellinEstadio Atanasio GirardotAugust 8, 2009Santa CruzBoliviaEstadio Tahuichi AguileraAugust 9, 2009CochabambaEstadio Felix CrapilesAugust 11, 2009La PazEstadio Hernando SilesAugust 21, 2009MonterreyMexicoArena MonterreyAugust 27, 2009MayaguezPuerto RicoSeptember 26, 2009ManuguaNicaraguaEstadio Nacional Denis Martínez Leg 2 - South America October 3, 2009Santo DomingoDominican RepublicEstadio Olimpico Felix SanchezOctober 10, 2009LimaPeruEstadio Universidad San MarcosOctober 11, 2009Viña del MarChileQuinta Vergara AmphitheaterOctober 12, 2009AntofagastaClub HipicoOctober 15, 2009CopiadoEstadio Luis Valenzuela HermosillaNovember 8, 2009CaliColombiaEstadio Pascual Guerrero November 10, 2009Ciudad de MexicoMexicoEstadio AztecaNovember 12, 2009Palacio de los DeportesNovember 13, 2009GuadalajaraForo Alterno de la UdeGNovember 15, 2009CartagenaColombiaEstadio Jaime Morón December 8, 2009Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio de FerroDecember 10, 2009NeuquenCasino MagicDecember 11, 2009AsuncionParaguayClub OlimpiaDecember 13, 2009MendozaArgentinaEstadio Andres TalleresDecember 15, 2009Mar Del PlataEstadio Polideportivo "Islas Malvinas"
Attendance CityAttendanceGuadalajara7,000Managua10,000Santiago20,000Monterrey6,600Medellin30,000Cordoba10,000+Cochabamba20,000Santo Domingo50,000Medonza10,000Antofagasta12,000Neuquen18,000Total180,000
Cancelled shows +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellationDateCityCountryVenueReasonApril 3, 2009MiamiUnited StatesJames L. Knight International CenterBreach of ContractApril 4, 2009OrlandoHouse of BluesApril 5, 2009TampaUSF Sun DomeOctober 17, 2009MaracaiboVenezuelaCentro Comercial Lago MallLow ticket sales due to concernsOctober 18, 2009CaracasCCTT CaracasOctober 24, 2009Guatemala CityGuatemalaCentro Comercial Tikal FuturaBreach of contract
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