La Travesia World Tour (English: The Journey Tour) is the world tour by the Dominican superstar Juan Luis Guerra Tour promote his 10th studio album La Llave de Mi Corazón. It was his longest tour at the time and consisted in six legs, 54 shows and visited United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia, where his made his debut in Japan. Also, it was his biggest international tour in more than a decade, marking his first time in many years that he performed in countries such as Ecuador, Paraguay and Costa Rica since the Bachata Rosa World Tour (1991-92). The tour kick off on July 12, 2008, and ended on December 5, 2009, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Overview In Puerto Rico, the first show reported an attendance of 15,000 fans. The first ten concerts in had a total attendance of 100,000 fans. The attendance in Barcelona concert was 10,000. The concerts in Spain had a total attendance of 150,000. On the Latin American Leg, His presetantion in Costa Rica was his first concert in the country in 16 years and had a reported attendance of 8,000. In Venezuela, the concert in Caracas was reported sold out. His concert in natal Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic had attendance of 56,000, the biggest attendance by a Dominican solo artist at the venue. In Chile, the concert was oversaw by 14,000 fans.
On the second Latin American Leg, the concert in Guayaquil had an attendance of nearly 35,000 and more than 20,000 in Quito, it marked his first time performing in ten country in 13 years. In Lima, 15,000 fans show up for the concert. The concert in Bolivia was sold out one week before the show with 20,000 tickets sold. On the second leg in the United States, both concerts were reported sold out.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueLeg 1- North AmericaJuly 12, 2008MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines ArenaJuly 13, 2008OrlandoAmway ArenaJuly 16, 2008DuluthGas South ArenaJuly 18, 2008New YorkMadison Square GardenJuly 19, 2008MashantucketGrand TheaterJuly 31, 2008Santa YnezChumash CasinoAugust 2, 2008San JoseEvent Center ArenaAugust 3, 2008Los AngelesMicrosoft TheaterAugust 8, 2008San JuanPuerto RicoColiseo de Puerto RicoAugust 9, 2008EuropeAugust 20, 2008A CoruñaSpainColiseum da CoruñaAugust 22, 2008ValenciaFormula 1 GrandPixAugust 25, 2008LanzaroteReducto BeachAugust 27, 2008Gran CaraniaSan Juan AuditoriumAugust 29, 2008TenerifeCampo de Futbol Adeje TenerifeAugust 30, 2008ZaragozaAnfiteatro 43September 1, 2008AmsterdamNetherlandsAFAS LiveSeptember 4, 2008StockholmSwedenAnnexet ArenaSeptember 5, 2008DrammenNorwayUnion SceneSeptember 9, 2008BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant JordiSeptember 11, 2008MadridPalacio de los DeportesSeptember 13, 2008ValladolidPlaza Mayor VallisoletanaSeptember 16, 2008ParisFranceOlympiaLatin AmericaNovember 30, 2008Panama CityPanamaFigali Convention CenterDecember 2, 2008San JoseCosta RicaEstadio Alejandro MoreraDecember 4, 2008Guatemala CityGuatemalaEstadio El EjercitoDecember 6, 2008San SalvadorEl SalvadorEstadio Jorge Mágico GonzálezDecember 11, 2008MaracaiboVenezuelaPalacio de los EventosDecember 13, 2008CaracasPoliedo de CaracasFebruary 14, 2009Santo DomingoDominican RepublicFelix Sanchez Olympic StadiumApril 16, 2009La SerenaChileEstadio La PortadaApril 18, 2009SantiagoEstadio NacionalApril 29, 2009MedellinColombiaPlaza de Toros La MacarenaMay 2, 2009BogotaCampin ColiseumMay 4, 2009North America IIJune 22, 2009HollywoodUnited StatesHard Rock Live!June 27, 2009New YorkRadio City Music HallAsiaAugust 9, 2009FukuokaJapanIsla de SalsaAugust 11, 2009TokyoShinkiba Studio CosatLatin America II and EuropeAugust 29, 2009WillemstadCurazaoRif StadiumSeptember 3, 2009Santa CruzBoliviaEstadio Tahuichi AguileraSeptember 5, 2009LimaPeruExplanada del Estadio MonumentalSeptember 18, 2009BucaramangaColombiaEstadio Alfonso LópezSeptember 19, 2009CucutaEstadio General SantanderSeptember 23, 2009QuitoEcuadorRumñanui ColiseumSeptember 25, 2009GuayaquilEstadio Alberto SpencerSeptember 27, 2009CuencaEstadio Alejandro SerranoNovember 17, 2009SantiagoChileMovistar ArenaNovember 20, 2009Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio GEBANovember 21, 2009November 22, 2009AsuncionParaguayEstadio Defensores del ChacoNovember 26, 2009MéridaMexicoEstadio KukulkánNovember 27, 2009Mexico CityPalacio de los DeportesNovember 29, 2009VeracruzEstadio de Beisbol Beto AvilaDecember 5, 2009RotherdamNetherlandsAhoy
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Box office data CityCountryAttendanceBox officeMiamiUnited States10,829 / 10,829 (100%)$814,905New York10,243 / 10,243 (100%)$810,540San JuanPuerto Rico25,538 / 27,350 (93%)$1,553,240Total21,072 / 21,072 (100%)$1,625,445
Cancelled concerts +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellationDateCityCountryVenueReasonDecember 2, 2008ManaguaNicaraguaEstadio Nacional Denis MartinezUnknown
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