# Bachata Rosa World Tour

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

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| July 5, 1991 | Bayamon | Puerto Rico | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez |
| Europe ||||
| July 10, 1991 | Zaragoza | Spain | Plaza de los Toros |
| July 11, 1991 | Las Palmas | Spain | Estadio Insular |
| July 13, 1991 | Benidorm | Spain | |
| July 15, 1991 | Valencia | Spain | Plaza de Toros de Valencia |
| July 17, 1991 | Barcelona | Spain | Plaza de Toros |
| July 18, 1991 | Huesca | Spain | Plaza de Toros de Huesca |
| July 19, 1991 | Bilbao | Spain | Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre |
| July 20, 1991 | Santander | Spain | Estadio el Sardinero |
| July 22, 1991 | Madrid | Spain | Plaza de Las Ventas de Madrid |
| July 23, 1991 | Madrid | Spain | Plaza de Las Ventas de Madrid |
| July 24, 1991 | Salamanca | Spain | Plaza de Toros de Salamanca |
| July 25, 1991 | Puerto Real | Spain | |
| July 27, 1991 | Malaga | Spain | Plaza de Toros de Malaga |
| July 28, 1991 | Almeria | Spain | |
| August 2, 1991 | Vigo | Spain | Estadio Bailados de Vigo |
| August 3, 1991 | A Coruña | Spain | Coliseum da Coruña |
| August 4, 1991 | Gijon | Spain | Hipodromo de Mestas |
| North America ||||
| September 7, 1991 | Mexico City | Mexico | Auditorio Nacional |
| September 8, 1991 | Mexico City | Mexico | Auditorio Nacional |
| September 12, 1991 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes |
| September 19, 1991 | Guadalajara | Mexico | Estadio Tecnológico Universitario |
| November 15, 1991 | Washington D.C | United States | Patriot Center |
| November 22, 1991 | San Francisco | United States | Civic Auditorium |
| November 23, 1991 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre |
| November 24, 1991 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre |
| November 25, 1991 | New York City | United States | The Paramount |
| November 26, 1991 | New York City | United States | The Paramount |
| November 27, 1991 | New York City | United States | The Paramount |
| November 29, 1991 | Boston | United States | Matthews Arena |
| November 30, 1991 | Orlando | United States | Orange County Convention and Civic Center |
| December 1, 1991 | Miami | United States | Miami Arena |
| December 6, 1991 | Laredo | United States | Laredo Civic Center |
| December 7, 1991 | Houston | United States | Sam Houston Coliseum |
| December 14, 1991 | East Rutherford | United States | Meadowlands Convention Center |
| December 15, 1991 | East Rutherford | United States | Meadowlands Convention Center |
| Latin America ||||
| December 22, 1991 | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Stadium |
| May 13, 1992 | Santiago | Chile | Pista Atlética del Estadio Naiconal |
| May 14, 1992 | Santiago | Chile | Pista Atlética del Estadio Naiconal |
| May 15, 1992 | Santiago | Chile | Pista Atlética del Estadio Naiconal |
| May 18, 1992 | Asuncion | Paraguay | Estadio Defensores del Chaco |
| May 19, 1992 | Asuncion | Paraguay | Estadio Defensores del Chaco |
| May 20, 1992 | Asuncion | Paraguay | Estadio Defensores del Chaco |
| May 22, 1992 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park |
| May 23, 1992 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park |
| May 24, 1992 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park |
| May 25, 1992 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Luna Park |
| May 30, 1992 | Mendoza | Argentina | |
| June 5, 1992 | Lima | Peru | Estadio Alejandro Villanueva |
| June 9, 1992 | Quito | Ecuador | Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa |
| June 17, 1992 | San Jose | Costa Rica | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto |
| June 20, 1992 | Managua | Nicaragua | Estadio Nacional |
| June 21, 1992 | Managua | Nicaragua | Estadio Nacional |
| North America ||||
| July 4, 1992 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre |

### Box office data

| City | Country | Attendance | Box office |
| New York | United States | 15,466 / 17,400 (89%) | $589,402 |
| Los Angeles | United States | 10,889 / 12,000 (91%) | $332,664 |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 32,000 / 32,000 (100%) | $808,080 |
| Total | Total | 58,355 / 61,400 (95%) | $1,730,146 |

## Cancelled concerts

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| September 3, 1991 | Torreón | Mexico | Estadio Revolución | Low Tickets Sales and Bad weather |
| December 8, 1991 | El Paso | United States | El Paso Coliseum | Schedule Conflict |
| July 3, 1992 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre | Schedule Conflict |
| July 5, 1992 | Los Angeles | United States | Universal Amphitheatre | Health Issues |
| August 2, 1992 | New York | United States | Madison Square Garden | Poor Tickets Sales |