Romances Tour

Romances Tour
Tour by Luis Miguel
Associated album Romances
Todos Los Romances
Start date September 12, 1997
End date May 13, 1998
Legs 2
No. of shows 66 in North America
9 in Europe
9 in South America
7 Cancelled
80 total
Luis Miguel concert chronology

Romances Tour was a concert tour performed by Luis Miguel during the years 1997 and 1998 to promote his new album Romances.[1][2][3][4][5][6] To present this album, two press conferences were held, one at the Rainbow Room in New York City[7][8][9] and another at the Casino de Madrid, Spain.[9]

On this tour, Luis Miguel perform his last back-catalogue and also his last pop songs. Pollstar mentioned this tour as one of the Top 20 All-Time Grossing, and one of the 20 artists that most tickets have sold in one same scenario in the history of the music. The tour consisted of 80 concerts and was attended by approximately 1 million fans.[1][2]

History

This tour began in September in United States where he made a total of 12 concerts in the following cities: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and San Diego.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Then in October he began his concert season in Mexico, specifically in Monterrey and Mexico City.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In November he travels to South America (Argentina and Chile) then to Puerto Rico and then begins an extensive series of concerts by United States in the following cities: Orlando, Miami, San Antonio, El Paso, San Diego, Tucson, Albuquerque, Houston, South Padre, New York, Rosemont, Fairfax, Atlantic City, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Fresno, San Jose, Sacramento, Dallas and Las Vegas for a total of 32 concerts.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Then in the month of May close the tour in Spain (country to which returns after 6 years of absence since its presentation at the Seville Expo '92[10]) with 9 concerts.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Set list

Romances Tour : (71 shows) September/12/1997 - April/12/1998[11][12]
Romances Tour: (71 shows)
Sep/12/1997 – Apr/12/1998
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Introduction"  
2."Si Te Vas"Nada Es Igual 
3."Que Tu Te Vas"Nada Es Igual 
4."Medley" (Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer / Cuestión De Piel / Oro De Ley)Busca Una Mujer, 20 Años 
5."Medley" (Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti / Amante Del Amor / Culpable O No / Mas Allá / Fría Como El Viento / Entrégate / Tengo Todo Excepto A Ti / Hoy El Aire Huele A Ti / La Incondicional)Soy Como Quiero Ser, 20 Años, Busca Una Mujer 
6."Todo Por Su Amor"Nada Es Igual 
7."Tu Y Yo"Aries 
8."Voy A Apagar La Luz / Contigo Aprendi"Romances 
9."La Gloria Eres Tú"Romances 
10."Encadenados"Romances 
11."Contigo"Romances 
12."El Reloj"Romances 
13."De Quererte Así"Romances 
14."Somos Novios"Segundo Romance 
15."Sabor A Mí"Romances 
16."El Día Que Me Quieras"Segundo Romance 
17."Uno"Romances 
18."Inolvidable"Romance 
19."No Sé Tú"Romance 
20."Por Debajo De La Mesa"Romances 
21."Nosotros"Segundo Romance 
22."Bésame Mucho"Romances 
23."La Media Vuelta"Segundo Romance 
24."Y"never released by the artist 
25."Que Seas Felíz"never released by the artist 
26."Échame A Mi La Culpa"never released by the artist 
27."Mi Ciudad"never released by the artist 
28."La Bikina"never released by the artist 
29."Sueña"Nada Es Igual 
30."Dame"Nada Es Igual 
31."Suave"Aries 
32."Cómo Es Posible Que A Mi Lado"Nada Es Igual 
33."Será Que No Me Amas"20 Años 
34."Cuando Calienta El Sol"Soy Como Quiero Ser 
Romances Tour : (9 shows) May/01/1998 - May/13/1998
Romances Tour: (9 shows)
May/01/1998 – May/13/1998
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Introduction"  
2."Si Te Vas"Nada Es Igual 
3."Que Tu Te Vas"Nada Es Igual 
4."Medley" (Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer / Cuestión De Piel / Oro De Ley)Busca Una Mujer, 20 Años 
5."Medley" (Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti / Amante Del Amor / Culpable O No / Mas Allá / Fría Como El Viento / Entrégate / Tengo Todo Excepto A Ti / Hoy El Aire Huele A Ti / La Incondicional)Soy Como Quiero Ser, 20 Años, Busca Una Mujer 
6."Todo Por Su Amor"Nada Es Igual 
7."Tu Y Yo"Aries 
8."Voy A Apagar La Luz / Contigo Aprendi"Romances 
9."La Gloria Eres Tú"Romances 
10."Encadenados"Romances 
11."Inolvidable"Romance 
12."El Reloj"Romances 
13."De Quererte Así"Romances 
14."Somos Novios"Segundo Romance 
15."Sabor A Mí"Romances 
16."El Día Que Me Quieras"Segundo Romance 
17."Uno"Segundo Romance 
18."No Sé Tú"Romance 
19."Por Debajo De La Mesa"Romances 
20."Nosotros"Segundo Romance 
21."Bésame Mucho"Romances 
22."Sueña"Nada Es Igual 
23."Dame"Nada Es Igual 
24."Suave"Aries 
25."Como Es Posible Que A Mí Lado"Nada Es Igual 
26."Será Que No Me Amas"20 Años 
27."Cuando Calienta El Sol"Soy Como Quiero Ser 

Tour dates

Romances Tour dates[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Date City Country Venue Attendance
North America
September 12, 1997 Las Vegas United States Circus Maximus Theatre 4,000
September 13, 1997 4,000
September 14, 1997 4,000
September 15, 1997 4,000
September 18, 1997 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheatre 6,189
September 19, 1997 6,189
September 20, 1997 6,189
September 21, 1997 6,189
September 22, 1997 6,189
The show scheduled for September 25 in the Santa Barbara Bowl of Santa Barbara was cancelled[13]
The shows scheduled for September 26 and 27 in the San Diego Sports Arena of San Diego was cancelled and rescheduled to December 9 and 10, 1997[14]
The show scheduled for September 30 in the Starplex Amphitheatre of Dallas was cancelled and rescheduled to April 4, 1998
October 2, 1997 Monterrey Mexico Auditorio Coca-Cola 8,000
October 3, 1997 8,000
October 4, 1997 8,000
October 5, 1997 8,000
October 9, 1997 Mexico City National Auditorium 10,000
October 10, 1997 10,000
October 11, 1997 10,000
October 12, 1997 10,000
October 16, 1997 10,000
October 17, 1997 10,000
October 18, 1997 10,000
October 19, 1997 10,000
October 23, 1997 10,000
October 24, 1997 10,000
October 25, 1997 10,000
October 26, 1997 10,000
October 29, 1997 10,000
October 30, 1997 10,000
October 31, 1997 10,000
November 1, 1997 10,000
November 2, 1997 10,000
South America
November 7, 1997 Santiago Chile Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo 15,000
November 8, 1997 15,000
November 9, 1997 Viña del Mar Quinta Vergara Amphitheater 20,000
November 14, 1997 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Velez Sarsfield 50,000
November 15, 1997 50,000
November 16, 1997 50,000
November 18, 1997 Rosario Estadio Gigante de Arroyito [15] 32,000
November 20, 1997 Córdoba Estadio Chateau Carreras [15] 30,000
The show scheduled for November 23 in Caracas, Venezuela was cancelled and not rescheduled.
North America II
November 26, 1997 San Juan Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium 18,000
November 29, 1997 Orlando United States TD Waterhouse Centre 12,000
The show scheduled for November 30 in the Miami Arena of Miami was cancelled and rescheduled for February 7, 1998[16][17]
December 3, 1997 San Antonio United States Alamodome 15,000
December 5, 1997 El Paso Don Haskins Center 7,500
December 6, 1997 7,500
December 9, 1997 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena 10,000
December 10, 1997 10,000
January 29, 1998 Tucson TCC Arena[18] 9,275
January 31, 1998 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum 11,000
February 2, 1998 Houston Compaq Center 14,000
February 4, 1998 South Padre Island SP Convention Center 3,000
February 7, 1998 Miami Miami Arena 12,000
February 8, 1998 12,000
February 11, 1998 New York City Radio City Music Hall 6,015
February 12, 1998 6,015
February 13, 1998 6,015
February 14, 1998 6,015
February 15, 1998 6,015
February 17, 1998 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon 10,852
February 19, 1998 Fairfax Patriot Center 9,000
February 21, 1998 Atlantic City Trump Taj Mahal 3,000
February 22, 1998 3,000
February 26, 1998 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond 12,000
February 28, 1998 Los Angeles Universal Amphitheater 6,189
March 1, 1998 Phoenix America West Arena 6,122
March 6, 1998 Fresno Selland Arena 5,626
March 7, 1998 San Jose San Jose Arena[19] 11,301
March 8, 1998 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium 3,867
March 9, 1998 3,867
The show scheduled for April 4 in the Starplex Amphitheatre of Dallas was cancelled
April 9, 1998 Las Vegas United States Circus Maximus Theatre 4,000
April 10, 1998 4,000
April 11, 1998 4,000
April 12, 1998 4,000
Europe
May 1, 1998 Madrid Spain Palacio de Congresos[20] 2,000
May 2, 1998 2,000
May 3, 1998 2,000
May 4, 1998 2,000
May 8, 1998 Málaga Plaza de toros de La Malagueta 14,000
May 9, 1998 Murcia Plaza de Toros de Murcia 16,000
May 10, 1998 Valencia Velódromo Luis Puig 18,000
May 12, 1998 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi 20,000
May 13, 1998 Madrid Palacio de Deportes 15,000
241 days 33 cities 6 countries 34 venues 919,780
  • The second Santiago show was partially recorded for its transmission in Chile by UC13.*
  • The second Buenos Aires show was partially recorded for its transmission in Argentina by Canal 13.

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross sales
Universal Amphitheatre Los Angeles 30,263 / 30,263 (100%) $1,598,530 [21]
Auditorio Nacional Mexico City 159,878 / 160,701 (99%) $6,766,366 [21]
America West Arena Phoenix 6,122 / 12,447 (49%) $330,031
Selland Arena Fresno 5,626 / 7,073 (80%) $246,945
San Jose Arena San Jose 11,301 / 11,301 (100%) $557,545
Rosemont Horizon Chicago 10,852 / 10,852 (100%) $624,103
Total 224,042 / 232,637 (96%) $10,123,052

Band

  • Vocals: Luis Miguel
  • Acoustic & electric guitar: Kiko Cibrian (1997), Todd Robinson (1998)
  • Bass: Lalo Carrillo
  • Piano: Francisco Loyo
  • Keyboards: Arturo Pérez
  • Drums: Victor Loyo
  • Percussion: Tommy Aros
  • Saxophone: Jeff Nathanson
  • Trumpet: Francisco Abonce
  • Trumpet: Juan Arpero
  • Trombone: Alejandro Carballo
  • Bandoneón: Walter Ríos
  • Coro: Shana Wall, Francis Benitez, Sara LaPorte

References

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