Misplaced Pages

Bachata Rosa World Tour is the first concert world tour by Dominican recording artist Juan Luis Guerra and his Band 4:40 to promote this blockbuster album Bachata Rosa (1990). It started at July 5, 1991, in Puerto Rico and ended on July 4, 1992, in Los Angeles, and was sponsored by soft drink manufacturer Pepsi and the European leg by Bitter Kas. With tour stops throughout the Americas and Europe, it broke several attendance records and drew over 350,000 fans.

Background

In 1989, Guerra released his fourth studio album Ojalá Que Llueva Café. The album met with universal critical acclaim and commercial success on Latin markets. To promote the album, the group made several concerts. In March 1990, Juan Luis Guerra and 4:40 made their first concert in Miami at Calle ocho and in November 1990 Michael Dukakis proclaimed October 21 as "Juan Luis Guerra y 4.40 Groupo Day".

Following the unexpected success of the three singles "Como Abeja Al Panal" "La Bilirrubina" and "Burbujas de Amor", Guerra next album was pushed back to December 1990. In Chile, Juan Luis Guerra performed for the first time in February 1991 at XXXII Viña del Mar International Song Festival. By June 1991, Bachata Rosa topped Billboard Latin charts for 21 weeks. On the same month, Guerra announced his plans to do a World Tour to promote the album including an 11 city stop on United States. Ten more concerts were planned for a second US Leg in Summer 1992 sponsored by U.S. brewer Anheuser- Busch. Guerra did performed the first concerts in Los Angeles, however cancelled the rest of the concerts to focus on recording his next studio album. The last leg of the tour that was scheduled to visit some countries in South America and Brazil, was suspended due to an eye surgery.

Reception

Critical reception

The tour receive mostly positive reviews. Enrique Blanc from Los Angeles times gave a positive review to the concert at Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles writing "Guerra's music has opened a new path, where traditional forms of Latin music can be re-explored and taken beyond their prior limits". Jon Pareles from New York Times, attended the concert in New York and wrote a review titled "A Dominican Sound With a Broad Appeal". In other Hand, Ramiro Burr wrote a positive review titled "Guerra's salsa moves feet, hips, hearts" praising Guerra stage presence and production.

Commercial reception

Following the success of Bachata Rosa, high expectations were around Guerra next tour. Billboard stated that "The first U.S. tour by Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40, the Latin equivalent of Michael Jackson's tour". The leg broke attendance records and the average price ticket was $35, higher than many rock stars at the time. According to Cashbox, the world tour drew over 350,000 fans throughout the Americas and Europe. The concerts in New York on 25–27 November 1991 at the Paramount, drew more than 15,000 and Los Angeles gig on 23–24 November, at the two concerts at the Universal Amphitheatre had an attendance of 10,889. In Miami, the concert at Miami arena was sold out and drew over 12,000 fans. Tickets for the Laredo and Houston concert were between $20 to $50 and $80.

Media reported that the concerts in Spain had total attendance of 250,000 fans on 17 concerts. The concert in Madrid, Spain were sold out with 22,000 tickets sold while thousands of fans were left outside and 20,000 in Barcelona. Also, over 20,000 fans show up at the Estadio Bailados and 15,000 at A Coruña. Following the concert, local authorities decided to lowered the capacity of the venue for concerts to 13,000. Over 30,000 tickets were sold at Gijon. According to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, Guerra earned over US$75,000 per show during the summer leg of 1991.

El Siglo de Torreón stated that the success of the South America leg were unprecedent. The concert in Quito, Ecuador, broke records in tickets sales with 60,000. Over 10,000 tickets were sold in San Jose, Costa Rica. In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Guerra performed at Estadio Olimpico with a record audience of 80,000 fans on 24 December 1991. However, the concert in Veracruz reported low tickets sales and the concert at Madison Square Garden on August 2, 1992, was cancelled citing low tickets sale because no new music was release. Eventually, all the concerts of the second leg, except of Los Angeles, were cancelled.

Tour dates

Box office data

Cancelled concerts

References

1. "Guerra plans world tour: [2 STAR Edition]". Houston Chronicle. June 11, 1991. ProQuest 295660634.
2. Lannert, John (November 29, 1991). "DOMINICAN QUARTET HOT, DESPITE POOR MARKETING: [SUN-SENTINEL Edition]". Sun Sentinel. p. 22. ProQuest 389056102.
3. "Stars to aid scholarship fund: [2 STAR Edition]". Houston Chronicle. June 21, 1992. ProQuest 295684247.
4. Nagel, Juan Carlos (July 4, 1992). "Juan Luis Guerra cancela su gira y promete preparar 'algo fresco'". La Opinion. ProQuest 368185799.
5. "Juan Luis Guerra sera operado". El Siglo de Torreón. October 4, 1992.
6. Blanc, Enrique (November 25, 1991). "POP MUSIC REVIEW Guerra Keeps His Emphasis on the Music". Los Angeles Times. 281623211.
7. Parales, Jon (November 28, 1991). "A Dominican Sound With a Broad Appeal". The New York Times. pp. C13. ISSN 0362-4331. 108763062 – via Proquest.
8. "Guerra's salsa moves feet, hips, hearts". Houston Chronicle. December 9, 1991. p. 4. ProQuest 295619864.
9. Resendez, Hector (October 22, 1994). "The Latin Lockdown" (PDF). Cashbox. p. 17.
10. "Ben King Merengue history a bargain at $40". San Antonio Express-News. November 1, 1991. pp. 05H. ProQuest 261419518.
11. "Hemeroteca – La Vanguardia – Home". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
12. "Guerra inundó Las Ventas de merengue". El País (in Spanish). 1991-07-23. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
13. "HNDM-Publicación". hndm.iib.unam.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
14. ^ "Aquello sí que fue un bum latino y no el del "Despacito"". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
15. "Más de 30.000 personas bailan con Juan Luis Guerra". La Nueva España (in Spanish). 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
16. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (1992-07-31). "ESPAÑA TIENE SU SALSA". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
17. "Exitosa Gira Hace Juan Luis Guerra". El Siglo de Torreón.
18. EFE (1994-03-15). "Miguel Bosé". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
19. Libre, Diario (2008-10-12). "Juan Luis Guerra cantará en Costa Rica tras 16 años de ausencia". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
20. "anuncio juan luis guerra biter kas – Compra venta en todocoleccion". www.todocoleccion.net. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
21. Galilea, Carlos (1991-06-20). "Juan Luis Guerra y 440 atracción de la música tropical para el verano". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
22. "1990: Un maremágnum musical – Cultura". www.huesca.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-18.
23. "Entrada original del concierto de juan luis gue – Vendido por Venda Direta – 114417623". pt.todocoleccion.net. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
24. Efe, Agencia. "MÚSICA-CONCIERTO DE JUAN LUIS GUERRA | Photo | 8000413094". EFE Servicios. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
25. "entrada original del concierto de juan luis gue – Compra venta en todocoleccion". www.todocoleccion.net. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
26. "Estrellas". El Siglo de Torreón. August 14, 1991.
27. "HNDM-Publicación". hndm.iib.unam.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
28. Burr, Ramiro (June 11, 1991). "Guerra plans world tour: [2 STAR Edition]". Houston Chronicle. ISSN 1074-7109. 295660634 – via Proquest.
29. "Image: Juan Luis Guerra and 4.40 Concert Flyer, November 22, 1991 | Dominican Music in the US". dominicanmusicusa.com. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
30. "Scullers' eclectic formula is working out just fine: [City Edition]". Boston Globe. October 18, 1991. ISSN 0743-1791. ProQuest 294662753.
31. "AN 'UNFORGETTABLE' EVENING NATALIE COLE WILL PLAY THE KING CENTER". Orlando Sentinel. pp. October 18, 1991. ProQuest 277997370.
32. "Juan Luis Guerra y su Grupo 4.40 Actuan en Houston el Sabado 7". La Prensa de San Antonio. December 6, 1991. ProQuest 368658448.
33. "Juan Luis Guerra y su Grupo 4.40 Actuan en Houston el Sabado 7". La Prensa. December 6, 1991. pp. 3–B. 368658448 – via Proquest.
34. "Imágenes de Nuestra Historia , R.D – SANTO DOMINGO / 1991 Imagen de la Boleta del Concierto "A PEDIR SU MANO " de Juan Luis guerra y 4:40. Estadio Olímpico , Santo Domingo , República Dominicana. 22 de diciembre de 1991. Fuente: Imagen colaboración de P. Rodríguez. IMÁGENES DE NUESTRA HISTORIA.®. #santodomingo | Facebook". es-la.facebook.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-08.
35. S.A.P, El Mercurio (2011-10-08). "Juan Luis Guerra hizo bailar otra vez a Chile con merengue, bachata y mucha bilirrubina". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
36. "Expectativas por recital de Guerra". Última Hora (in Spanish). 2009-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
37. "Juan Luis Guerra actuara en Buenos Aires". El Siglo de Torreón. May 10, 1992.
38. Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (1992-06-06). "GUERRA EN GUERRA". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-22.
39. ^ "Amusent Business – Boxcore Top 10" (PDF). Billboard. January 11, 1992. p. 10.
40. "Amusement Business – Top 10 Boxscore concert" (PDF). Billboard. June 20, 1992.
41. "The Big Boss Daddy Yankee on Tour". Noticias De Daddy Yankee. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
42. "Otro Fracaso Taquillero de Juan Luis Guerra". El Siglo de Torreón. September 15, 1991.
43. "Guerra cancelo el viernes, pospone gira EU". La Opinion. July 2, 1992. pp. 1F. ProQuest 368126079.
44. "Otra vez cancela Juan Luis Guerra". De Ultima Hora. July 6, 1992. pp. 1D. ProQuest 368161835.
45. Lannert, John (July 4, 1992). "Latin Notas" (PDF). Billboard. p. 36.

• 1991 concert tours
• 1992 concert tours
• Juan Luis Guerra