| Tour byJuan Luis Guerra | |
| Associated album | Areíto |
|---|---|
| Start date | July 3, 1993 |
| End date | October 16, 1993 |
| Legs | 3 |
| No. of shows | 40 |
| Juan Luis Guerra concert chronology | |
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Areíto World Tour is the second world tour by Dominican merengue superstarJuan Luis Guerra to promote his sixth studio albumAreíto (1992). Consisting of three legs, covering the United States, South America and Europe, the tour started on July 3, 1993, atRadio City Music Hall in New York and ended on October 16, 1993, atRotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The tour marked Guerra's first concerts in Brazil, Portugal and the Netherlands.
Sponsored by soft drink Bitter Kas, it was Guerra's most intense tour at the time, performing over 40 shows on three months including nearly 30 shows in Spain. Following the end of the tour, Guerra announced his retirement from doing public presentations.
The Areíto Tour was the artist’s final tour before his temporary retirement from the stage. In 1995, he performed two concerts to promote his album Fogaraté. He formally returned to live performances in 1999 with a short concert tour titled El Niagara en Bicicleta Tour. It was not until 2004 that Guerra embarked on another full world tour, celebrating 20 years of his career.
On July 4, 1992, Guerra announced that he would cancel the last leg of hisBachata Rosa World Tour to focus on recording a new album and release something fresh to the fans. Guerra also suffered an eye affliction and had surgery to correct it.Areíto was released on December 8, 1992, in the US and over two million of copies were shipped worldwide, one of the largest initial shipments ever for a Spanish-language album.[1][2]
John Lannert from the Artist & Music section ofBillboard announced that the tour had 40 stops in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, England, and Germany. The tour was produced by Water Brother Productions. However, the concerts in England, Germany, Venezuela and Peru did not materialize for unknown reasons.[3] Guerra travelled with 18 musicians, 10 engineers, smoke machines and video screens.[4]
The tour received positive reviews by critics. Wilma Randle from theChicago Tribune attended the concert at the Chicago Theater and wrote a positive review highlighting the setlist and energy on the stage.[5] Enrique Lopetegui from theLos Angeles Times praised the concert at the Greek Theater in an article titled "Guerra Gives Fans Satisfying Show".[6]
Ticket prices for the US concerts ranged between $30 and $40.[7] However, for the concert in Los Angeles tickets were up to $47. The concerts in the United States reported great attendance. The concerts at New York's Radio City Music Hall were reported sold out.[8] The concert at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles was not sold out, however, a large crowd were reported in the venue.[9] However, attendance at 9 July show at theJames L. Knight Center in Miami was disappointing, 4,000 of the 6,000 seats, significantly less than the sold-out show inMiami Arena on the Bachata Rosa Tour in December 1991.[10]
In Argentina, he performed at the Estadio Obras in Buenos Aires from 23 to 25 July, with three sold-out shows.
In Spain, the tour visited 20 cities. Some cities had a second show due the high demand. The Madrid concerts on 14 and 15 September at Las Vegas were sold out with attendance of 40,000 fans and 9,000 fans at Sevilla on 22 September concert.[11][12] The two concerts inBarcelona at thePalau Sant Jordi on 5 and 6 October were sold out with 41,644 seats. The concert at Colegio La Salle at Puerto Real had a total attendance of 10,000 fans.[13]The concert at theLa Romareda inZaragoza on 10 October had an attendance of 28,541 (of 30,000 seats) and theLas Palmas concert on 30 September at theInsular Stadium had attendance of 18,517 (of 20,000). Over 16,000 attended the concerts at Palacio de Conciertos y Granada.[14] In the Netherlands, the concert in theAhoy in Rotterdam on 16 October was sold out, with over 10,000 tickets sold, becoming the first merengue artist to do so.[15]
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||
| July 2, 1993[16] | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall |
| July 3, 1993[7] | |||
| July 4, 1993 | |||
| July 9, 1993 | Miami | James L. Knight Center | |
| July 10, 1993[17] | Chicago | Chicago Theater | |
| July 11, 1993[18] | Los Angeles | Greek Theater | |
| South America | |||
| July 21, 1993[19] | Santiago | Chile | Arena Santiago |
| July 23, 1993 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Estadio Obras |
| July 24, 1993 | |||
| July 25, 1993 | |||
| August 7, 1993 | Lima | Peru | |
| August 10, 1993[20] | São Paulo | Brasil | Olympia |
| August 11, 1993 | |||
| August 12, 1993[21] | Rio de Janeiro | Hotel Rio Grande | |
| August 14, 1993 | Caracas | Venezuela | Poliedro de Caracas |
| Europe[22] | |||
| August 26, 1993[23][24] | Benidorm | Spain | Plaza De Toros |
| August 28, 1993 | Malaga | Plaza de Toros Malaga | |
| August 29, 1993 | Puerto Real | Colegio Lasalle | |
| August 30, 1993[14] | Granada | Palacio de los Conciertos | |
| August 31, 1993 | |||
| September 3, 1993[25] | Bilbao | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre | |
| September 4, 1993 | Gijon | Hipodromo | |
| September 6, 1993 | A Coruña | Coliseum da Coruña | |
| September 7, 1993 | Ourense | Plazo Paca Paz | |
| September 10, 1993 | Cascais | Portugal | Plaza de Toros |
| September 11, 1993 | Almendralejo | Spain | Plaza de Toros |
| September 12, 1993 | Guadalajara | Plaza de Toros | |
| September 14, 1993 | Madrid | Plaza de Toros Las Vegas | |
| September 15, 1993 | |||
| September 18, 1993[26] | Tenerife | Estadio Municipal Francisco Peraza | |
| September 22, 1993[27] | Serville | Auditorio Padro de San Sebastian | |
| September 23, 1993 | |||
| September 25, 1993 | Cordoba | Plaza de Toros | |
| September 28, 1993[28] | Valencia | Plaza de Toros | |
| September 30, 1993 | Las Palmas | Insular Stadium | |
| October 5, 1993 | Barcelona | Palau Sant Jordi | |
| October 6, 1993 | |||
| October 8, 1993 | Murcia | Plaza de Toros de Murcia | |
| October 9, 1993 | Alicante | ||
| October 11, 1993 | Zaragoza | Estadio La Romareda | |
| October 16, 1993 | Rotherdam | Netherlands | Ahoy |
| City | Country | Attendance | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | Spain | 41,644 / 41,644 (100%) | $798,516[29] |
| Zaragoza | 28,541 / 30,000 (95%) | $438,141[29] | |
| Las Palmas | 18,517 / 20,000 (93%) | $351,895[29] | |
| Total | 88,702 / 91,644 (97%) | $1,588,552 | |