América Latina Olé Tour 2016

América Latina Olé Tour 2016
Tour by The Rolling Stones
Promotional poster for the tour
Start date 3 February 2016
End date 25 March 2016
No. of shows
  • 4 in Brazil
  • 3 in Argentina
  • 2 in Mexico
  • 1 in Chile
  • 1 in Uruguay
  • 1 in Peru
  • 1 in Colombia
  • 1 in Cuba
  • 14 Total
Attendance 1.229 million
Box office $90.9 million[1]
The Rolling Stones concert chronology

América Latina Olé Tour 2016 was a Latin America concert tour by The Rolling Stones, which began on 3 February 2016 in Santiago and made stops in La Plata, Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Lima, Bogotá, Mexico City and ended in Havana with one free show on 25 March 2016.[2]

History

On 17 September 2015, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo revealed that the Rolling Stones were (at the time) in final negotiations to perform for the very first time in Cuba, at the end of March 2016 (on 20 or 21 March). The location would be Havana and the venue the Estadio Latinoamericano (Latin American Stadium), a facility with capacity for 55,000 people. Keith Richards confirmed the negotiations with the Cubans, adding that Cuba had taken it seriously, following the opening of embassies in the United States and the Pope's (then) upcoming visit to Havana. It was also reported that the Stones' bassist Darryl Jones had influenced the decision to play in Cuba.[3][4][5][6]

On 5 November 2015, it was announced that the Rolling Stones would be going on tour in Latin America in 2016 for the first time since their A Bigger Bang Tour in February 2006, the name of this 13-date stadium tour being "América Latina Olé Tour 2016".[2] The tour would include their second ever show in Chile (the first being during the Voodoo Lounge Tour in February 1995) and their first show in São Paulo since the Bridges to Babylon Tour in April 1998. The Stones were also due to play their first ever shows in Uruguay, Peru, Colombia and Cuba.

Later in November 2015, another show was rumoured to occur also on 20 or 21 March 2016 at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[6] but this show was never confirmed. On 1 March 2016, The Stones confirmed their first ever show in Cuba due to occur on 25 March 2016, to be a free concert, their first ever in the Caribbean and the first open air concert in the country by a British rock band.[7] The band played at the Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva de La Habana. Dubbed the "Concert for Amity," it was the largest act to play Cuba since the revolution in 1959.[8]

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional musicians

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Latin America[9][10]
3 February 2016 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional Los Tres 62,412 / 62,412 $6,160,725
7 February 2016 La Plata Argentina Estadio Ciudad de La Plata Ciro y los Persas/La Beriso 155,184 / 155,184 $17,637,161
10 February 2016
13 February 2016
16 February 2016 Montevideo Uruguay Estadio Centenario Boomerang 61,445 / 61,445 $7,596,103
20 February 2016 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Estádio do Maracanã Ultraje a Rigor/Dr Pheabes 60,051 / 60,051 $5,588,851
24 February 2016 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi Titãs 135,656 / 135,656 $12,255,726
27 February 2016
2 March 2016 Porto Alegre Estádio Beira-Rio Cachorro Grande/Dr Pheabes 49,073 / 49,073 $6,441,579
6 March 2016 Lima Peru Estadio Monumental Frágil with Andrés Dulude 47,119 / 47,119 $8,095,011
10 March 2016 Bogotá Colombia Estadio El Campín Diamante Eléctrico 40,785 / 40,785 $6,905,869
14 March 2016 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol Little Jesus 117,567 / 117,567 $13,213,298
17 March 2016
25 March 2016 Havana Cuba Ciudad Deportiva de La Habana 500,000[11][12] Free
TOTAL 1,229,292 / 1,229,292 (100%) $90.9 million[1]

Set list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2016 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (pdf). Pollstar. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Waddell, Ray (5 November 2015). "Rolling Stones Announce 2016 Latin American Tour". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  3. Ruiz, Julián (17 September 2015). "Los Rolling [Stones] quieren actuar en Cuba". El Mundo. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. "Rolling Stones may perform in Cuba in 2016". cuba-solidarity.org.uk. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. Cantor-Navas, Judy (6 October 2015). "Mick Jagger Visits Havana -- Are The Rolling Stones Playing Cuba?". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. 1 2 "The Rolling Stones Latin America Olé Tour 2016". iorr.org. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. "The Rolling Stones announce free concert in Cuba!". rollingstones.com. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  8. "The Rolling Stones to Play Free Concert in Cuba (by Jacob Bryant)". Variety. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. "Current Boxscore (Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Santiago, Rio de Janeiro)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  10. "Current Boxscore (Mexico City, Sao Paulo, Lima, Bogota, Porto Alegre)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
  11. Romano, Nick (March 26, 2016). "The Rolling Stones: Cuba concert features Jumpin' Jack Flash". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  12. "500,000 Estimated at Rolling Stones Cuba Concert". VoA News. March 26, 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
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