The La Revolución World Tour is the fourth world tour by the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel to support their sixth studio album La Revolución. It consisted of three legs including 16 shows in the United States, and was the duo's largest arena tour at the time. The tour was planned to end on December 6, 2009, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, the tour was expanded to 2010 due to high demand, including a second arena leg in the United States. During the stop in Argentina and Puerto Rico, the concerts were recorded and later released as La Revolución: Live. Performed in big and large venues in Latin America, it was the duo's most extense and successful tour.
Overview Stage and design The duo stated that the stage in Puerto Rico cost around US$100,000. "The idea behind the theme was that this was a revolution in music," said lighting/scenic/video designer Todd Roberts of Visions Lighting LLC (Placenta, California), who worked with Wisin y Yandel's personal lighting designer/programmer David Ayala, video director Alfredo Cifredo and production manager Eggie Allende to design and create the set. "They wanted to the look of the stage to be real industrial. We used a lot of large oversized chain, and a lot of metals." As far as the lighting went, "they wanted it to look as big as possible," said Roberts, "with a small budget."
At Luna Park in Buenos Aires, the stage was 360 degrees. It was the first time in 27 years that an artist had used this type of stage at the venue; the previous was Frank Sinatra. Because this reason, the concert was named "La Revolución en 360".
Critical reception Sarah Godfrey from The Washington Post attended the concert in Washington, D.C. at the Patriot Center and gave a positive review, stating, "the performance itself was mostly the pair asserting their own stardom".
Commercial reception and attendance Following the announcement of the first leg in the United States, over 60% of tickets were sold in the first weeks. Ticket prices were between $45 and $95. The concerts at New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. were sold out. Due to high demand by fans, a second leg was announced, including the first concert in Canada, which was sold out. In Mexico, the tour was a box office success, and in Mexico City a second date was added at Palacio de los Deportes due to high demand. In Medellin, Colombia, local media reported an attendance of around 12,000 fans. In Medonza, Argentina, attendance was around 10,000 and 12,000 in Tucuman. Over 50,000 fans showed of to the clousure. During the third leg in Latin America, over 100,000 were sold between Paraguay and Argentina. The concert in Pereira, Colombia sold over 16,000 tickets. Wisin & Yandel were chosen to be the last and main act on the third and final day of Festival Presidente 2010 in Santo Domingo.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueLatin America July 30, 2009Guatemala CityGuatemalaExpocenter del Gran Tikal FuturaJuly 31, 2009San SalvadorEl SalvadorGimnasio Nacional Adolfo PinedaAugust 2, 2009Mexico CityMexicoAngel of IndependenceAugust 6, 2009San Luis PotosíColiseum Convention CenterAugust 7, 2009AguascalientesPlaza de Toros Monumental de AguascalientesAugust 8, 2009Mexico CityPalacio de los DeportesAugust 9, 2009August 13, 2009GuadalajaraAlternative ForumAugust 14, 2009PueblaAuditorio Siglo XXIAugust 27, 2009AsuncionParaguayClub Olimpia September 1, 2009CórdobaArgentinaEstadio OrfeoSeptember 2, 2009Buenos AiresLuna ParkSeptember 3, 2009September 4, 2009RosarioHipódromo de RosarioSeptember 6, 2009SantiagoChileMovistar ArenaNorth AmericaSeptember 17, 2009MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines ArenaSeptember 19, 2009AtlantaGas South ArenaSeptember 20, 2009OrlandoAmway CenterSeptember 24, 2009ChicagoAllstate ArenaOctober 1, 2009Washington, D.C.Patriot CenterOctober 2, 2009New YorkMadison Square GardenOctober 8, 2009San FranciscoThe WarfieldOctober 9, 2009October 10, 2009Los AngelesStaples CenterOctober 16, 2009PhoenixJobing.com ArenaOctober 17, 2009San DiegoPechanga ArenaOctober 18, 2009Las VegasOrleans ArenaOctober 22, 2009HoustonEscapade 2001October 23, 2009McAllenDodge ArenaOctober 24, 2009DallasNokia TheatreOctober 25, 2009LaredoSames Auto ArenaLatin America IIOctober 30, 2009BarquisimetoVenezuelaComplejo Ferial BarquisimetoNovember 20, 2009GuayaquilEcuadorEstadio Alberto SpencerNovember 21, 2009AmbatoEstadio BellavistaDecember 4, 2009San JuanPuerto RicoColiseo de Puerto RicoDecember 5, 2009December 6, 2009December 7, 2009December 11, 2009TijuanaMexicoEstadio CalienteDecember 13, 2009CancúnEstadio de Béisbol Beto ÁvilaJanuary 20, 2010MonterreyArena MonterreyJanuary 21, 2010Pachuca de SotoPolideportivo De La UAEHJanuary 22, 2010VillahermosaParque TabascoJanuary 23, 2010MéridaEstadio Carlos Iturralde RiveroJanuary 30, 2010CaracasVenezuelaEstacionamiento del Poliedro de CaracasFebruary 7, 2010CoamoPuerto RicoTBAFebruary 16. 2010Puerto CabelloVenezuelaAeropuerto Internacional Bartolomé SalomMarch 4, 2010ValenciaForum de ValenciaMarch 18, 2010MedellinColombiaPlaza de toros La MacarenaMarch 19, 2010PereiraEstadio Hernan Ramirez VillegasMarch 20, 2010CaliEstadio Pascual GuerreroMarch 21, 2010TuluaEstadio 12 de OctubreMarch 26, 2010BogotaCarmel ClubMarch 27, 2010MonteriaEstadio de MonteriaMay 7, 2010ValenciaVenezuelaForum ValenciaMay 14, 2010AsuncionParaguayJockey ClubMay 15, 2010CórdobaArgentinaEstadio OrfeoMay 16, 2010MendozaEstadio Andes TalleresMay 19, 2010NeuquenCasino MagicMay 22, 2010Buenos AiresEstadio Diego Armando MaradonaMay 23, 2010CorrientesAnfiteatro CocomarolaMay 25, 2010TucumánEstadio de AtléticoUnited States IIJuly 22, 2010El PasoUnited StatesEl Paso County ColiseumJuly 23, 2010AustinFrank Ervwin CenterJuly 24, 2010New OrleansUNO Lakefront ArenaJuly 25, 2010TampaAmalia ArenaJuly 30, 2010Atlantic CityTrump Taj MahalJuly 31, 2010HartfordXL CenterAugust 1, 2010CharlotteBojangles ColiseumAugust 4, 2010TorontoCanadaPowerade CentreAugust 6, 2010MinneapolisUnited StatesTarget CenterAugust 7, 2010HammondHorseshoe Hammond CasinoAugust 8, 2010Kansas CityT-Mobile CenterAugust 11, 2010DenverWells Fargo TheatreAugust 13, 2010SacramentoSleep Train ArenaAugust 14, 2010AnaheimHonda CenterLatin America IIIAugust 29, 2010Santo DomingoDominican RepublicFelix Sanchez Olympic StadiumSeptember 25, 2010San JuanPuerto RicoColiseo de Puerto RicoOctober 10, 2010ComodoroArgentinaEstadio Municipal de Comodoro RivadaviaOctober 11, 2010SaltaEstadio Padre Ernesto MartearenaOctober 23, 2010Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los DeportesNovember 9, 2010Las VegasUnited StatesAria Resort & CasinoDecember 1, 2010TampicoMexicoCentro de Convenciones y Exposiciones Expo TampicoDecember 2, 2010Monterrey Arena Monterrey
Box office data CityCountryAttendanceBox officeLos AngelesUnited States11,987 / 11,987 (100%)$636,609San JuanPuerto Rico50,033 / 52,168 (96%)$2,778,573Total62,020 / 64,155 (97%)$4,145,155
Attendance CityCountryAttendanceMéridaMexico22,500Tijuana15,000Mexico City40,000Tampico5,000GuayaquilEcuador7,000AsuncionParaguay25,000TucumanArgentina12,000Salta10,000Buenos Aires20,000Mendoza10,000SantiagoChile10,000PereiraColombia16,000Medellin12,000Puerto CabelloVenezuela60,000Santo DomingoDominican Republic50,000San JuanPuerto Rico50,000Total364,500
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Cancelled concerts +List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellationDateCityCountryVenueReasonJuly 27, 2009Nuevo LaredoMexicoPlaza de TorosLogistical conflictDecember 12, 2009PachucaPolideportivo de la Universidad Autónoma del Estado de HidalgoUnknownFebruary 26, 2010Puerto La CruzVenezuelaEstadio José Antonio AnzoáteguiFebruary 27, 2010MaturinEstadio Monumental de MaturínFebruary 28, 2010Puerto OrdazCentro ItaloMarch 5, 2010MéridaEstadio Metropolitano de MéridaMarch 6, 2010San CristóbalPlaza Monumental de Toros de Pueblo NuevoMarch 7, 2010MaracaiboEstacionamiento de VIP Sambil MaracaiboOctober 8, 2010Coquimbo ChileEstadio Municipal Francisco Sánchez RumorosoOctober 9, 2010 SantiagoEstadio Bicentenario de La Florida
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