# The Big Boss Tour

The Big Boss World Tour was a concert tour by reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee to promote his album El Cartel: The Big Boss. This was his second arena tour in the United States and his first official world tour. The tour started on August 24, 2007, at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico and was expected to end on December 8, 2007, in Cali's Estadio Pascual Guerrero. However, due to the success of his soundtrack Talento de Barrio, more dates were added and the tour extended to 2008.

## Background

Barrio Fino become the best selling reggaeton album of all time selling more than three million copies worldwide and was one of the few albums in Spanish to sell more than one million copies in the United States. After his Barrio Fino World Tour was concluded, he started to work on his next album. On April 16, 2007, MTV and Billboard announced the dates of the arena tour in the United States and mentioned that he would also perform 20-plus concerts in Mexico and South America through early December. In those markets, he would play both arenas and 30,000 to 40,000-capacity stadiums. Initial plans of the tour was to visited 15 countries and 40 cities in Latin America by the end of 2007. However, this plans wasn't materialized due unknown reasons.

## Overview

In the United States, Billboard reported that ticket prices would range from $40 to $100. Some of the concerts were sold out. However, some sources reported that the concert in Madison Square Garden received a poor audience. In his native Puerto Rico, both concerts were sold out and in Bolivia the media reported over 50,000 fans in the venue. In Torreon, Mexico, over 7,500 showed up to the concert. The 16 United States shows reported on the tour averaged about $300,000 per show with a ticket average of 5,441.
In the Dominican Republic, the media reported that both concerts were sold out. In Santo Domingo, the attendance was more than 8,000. In Maturi, Venezuela broke attendance records at the venue with more than 30,000 fans.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| The Americas ||||
| August 24, 2007 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot |
| August 25, 2007 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot |
| August 31, 2007 | Chicago | United States | Allstate Arena |
| September 2, 2007 | Grand Prairie | United States | Texas Trust CU Theatre |
| September 7, 2007 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| September 8, 2007 | Washington, D.C | United States | Patriot Center |
| September 9, 2007 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| September 13, 2007 | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | Complejo Ferial Barquisimeto |
| September 14, 2007 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena |
| September 15, 2007 | Orlando | United States | TD Waterhouse |
| September 20, 2007 | Hidalgo | United States | Dodge Arena |
| September 22, 2007 | Laredo | United States | Laredo Entertainment Center |
| September 23, 2007 | Houston | United States | Toyota Center |
| September 29, 2007 | Tucson | United States | Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheatre |
| September 30, 2007 | Las Vegas | United States | Orleans Arena |
| October 5, 2007 | Mountain View | United States | Shoreline Amphitheatre |
| October 6, 2007 | Los Angeles | United States | Gibson Amphitheatre |
| October 7, 2007 | Boqueron | Puerto Rico | TBA |
| October 10, 2007 | Torreon | Mexico | Estadio Revolución |
| October 11, 2007 | Tijuana | Mexico | Estadio de los Toros |
| October 12, 2007 | Monterrey | Mexico | Arena Monterrey |
| October 13, 2007 | Luis Potosi | Mexico | Estadio de Beisbol |
| October 16, 2007 | Cozumel | Mexico | Estadio “Javier Rojo Gómez” |
| October 18, 2007 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Auditorio Metropolitano |
| November 2, 2007 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | Plaza del Buen Maestro |
| November 16, 2007 | Cuencia | Ecuador | Estadio Alejandro Serrano de Cuenca |
| November 17, 2007 | Guayaquil | Ecuador | Estadio Alberto Spencer de Guayaquil. |
| November 22, 2007 | Santiago | Chile | Pista Atlética Estadio Nacional |
| December 1, 2007 | Santa Cruz | Bolivia | Estadio Santa Cruz de la Sierra |
| December 6, 2007 | Bogota | Colombia | Parque Simon Bolivar |
| December 7, 2007 | Medellin | Colombia | El Estadio Atanasio Giradot |
| December 9, 2007 | Cali | Colombia | Estadio Pascual Guerrero |
| December 15, 2007 | Ciudad de Guatemala | Guatemala | Estadio Cementos Progreso |
| December 29, 2007 | Bayamon | Puerto Rico | Residencial José Celso Barbosa |
| February 2, 2008 | San Jose | Costa Rica | Playa Jaco |
| March 27, 2008 | Higuerote | Venezuela | Higuerote Airport |
| April 12, 2008 | Ponce | Puerto Rico | TBA |
| April 19, 2008 | La Paz | Bolivia | Estadio Hernando Siles |
| May 29, 2008 | Maturín | Venezuela | Estadio Monumental de Maturin |
| June 6, 2008 | Lima | Peru | Estadio Monumental |
| June 7, 2008 | Arequia | Peru | Estadio de la Universidad Nacional San Agustín |
| Europe ||||
| June 13, 2008 | Seville | Spain | Rocío Jurado Auditorium |
| June 14, 2008 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Ahoy |
| June 15, 2008 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio Vistalegre |
| June 20, 2008 | Bilbao | Spain | Bilbao Exhibition Centre |
| June 21, 2008 | Benidorm | Spain | Plaza Temática Terra Mítica |
| June 22, 2008 | Barcelona | Spain | La Folie |
| Americas ||||
| August 16, 2008 | Los Angeles | United States | Staples Center |
| July 25, 2008 | Mérida | Mexico | Estadio Carlos Iturralde |
| August 29, 2008 | Perreira | Colombia | Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas |
| October 24, 2008 | Asuncion | Paraguay | Club Olimpia |
| October 25, 2008 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park |
| October 26, 2008 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park |
| November 18, 2008 | Maracaibo | Venezuela | Basilica of Our Lady of Chiquinquirá, Maracaibo |
| December 13, 2008 | Puerto Ordaz | Venezuela | Polideportivo Cachamay |
| December 14, 2008 | Valencia | Venezuela | Forum de Valencia |
| December 18, 2008 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | Palacio de los Deportes |
| December 20, 2008 | Santiago De Los Caballeros | Dominican Republic | Gran Arena del Cibao |

### Box office data

| City | Country | Attendance | Box office |
| San Juan | Puerto Rico | 17,990 / 21,004 (86%) | $279,647 |
| Total | Total | 17,990 / 21,004 (86%) | $279,647 |

## Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| September 2, 2007 | Boston | United States | Agannis Arena | Unknown |
| September 16, 2007 | Duluth | United States | The Arena At Gwinnett Center | Unknown |
| September 23, 2007 | San Antonio | United States | AT&T Center | Unknown |
| September 28, 2007 | Phoenix | United States | U.S Airways Arena | Unknown |
| September 30, 2007 | Fresno | United States | Save Smart Arena | Unknown |
| October 6, 2007 | Culiacán | Mexico | Estadio Banorte | Unknown |
| October 7, 2007 | Los Angeles | United States | Gibson Amphitheatre | Unknown |
| October 13, 2007 | Dallas | United States | American Airlines Center | Unknown |
| October 20, 2007 | Culiacan | Mexico | Estadio Banorte | Logistic Issues |
| October 24, 2007 | Tegucigalpa | Honduras | Estadio Chochi Sosa | Unknown |
| October 26, 2007 | San Pedro Sula | Honduras | Estadio Francisco Morazan | Unknown |
| November 1, 2007 | Managua | Nicaragua | Estadio Nacional Denis Martinez | Unknown |
| November 3, 2007 | San Salvador | El Salvador | | Unknown |
| November 7, 2007 | San Jose | Costa Rica | Estadio Saprisa | Unknown |
| November 9, 2007 | Valencia | Venezuela | Forum de valencia | Schedule Conflicts |
| November 17, 2007 | Quito | Ecuador | Estado Olimpico Atahualpa | Schedule Conflicts |
| November 22, 2007 | Asuncion | Paraguay | Club Olimpia | Schedule Conflicts |
| November 24, 2007 | Lima | Peru | Estadio Monumental | Schedule Conflicts |
| November 25, 2007 | Caracas | Venezuela | Poliedro de Caracas | Schedule Conflicts |
| November 29, 2007 | Provincia | Chile | Estadio de la Provincia | Logistic Problems |
| December 5, 2007 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park | Unknown |
| December 22, 2007 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | Estadio Olimipico Felix Sanchez | Sponsorship Problems |