The Sun Comes Out World Tour

2010–2011 concert tour by Shakira

The Sun Comes Out World Tour
World tour by Shakira
A lady with dark blonde hair is jumping in the air while dressed in a golden bikini top and pants ensemble.
Associated albumShe Wolf
Sale el Sol
Start date15 September 2010
End date15 October 2011
Legs7
No. of shows24 in North America
46 in Europe
33 in Latin America
1 in Africa
3 in Asia
107 total
Box office–
Shakira concert chronology

The Sun Comes Out World Tour (also known as the Sale el Sol World Tour) was the fifth concert tour by Colombian singer Shakira, launched in support of her eighth and ninth studio albums, She Wolf (2009) and Sale El Sol (2010). After a special tour preview-show, held in Montréal, Québec on 15 September 2010, the North American leg of the tour commenced in Uncasville, Connecticut on 17 September, finishing in Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago) on 29 October 2010. The European leg of the tour was then planned to begin in the city of Lyon, France on 16 November, and end in London, England on 20 December 2010.

The tickets for the initial European shows were soon sold out, and Shakira extended the tour into 2011, announcing a show in Paris, France. Additionally, the tour would visit new markets and countries for Shakira, performing in places such as her father’s homeland of Lebanon, as well as UAE, Belarus, Ukraine, Egypt, Hungary, Morocco, Serbia, and Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, to name a few. Further dates in Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Switzerland were also added.

The Latin American leg of the tour was a part of the South American Pop Festival circuit, stopping in many cities across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, México, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as Shakira’s home country, Colombia. The tour concluded at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan on 15 October 2011.

The setlist of the tour was composed of songs chosen, primarily, from Shakira's ninth studio album, Sale el Sol; the rest were from her various studio albums. The stage was shaped like the letter "T", with a catwalk extending from the stage into the center-floor section of the audience, to enable the best views of Shakira and her band/dancers; several dance and musical numbers were performed utilizing the catwalk as a stage, with spectators in those areas getting up-close views and interactions with Shakira. A large screen was set behind the stage, on which various visuals were displayed, as well as high-definition live video, for those seated farther away.

For the bulk of the shows, Shakira kept clothing simple, mainly wearing a mesh gold crop-top with tight leather pants or jeans, and frequently performing without shoes. Other small costume changes Shakira had during the shows included a hooded pink gown, a golden bejeweled ‘bellydancing’ dress and bikini top (for “Ojos Así”), a flamenco skirt, and a feathery blue dress.

The shows were very well-received by critics, many of whom praised the charisma and energy which Shakira displayed during the performances. Commercially, the tour was a success. It ranked at number 40 on Pollstar's 2010 year-end "Top 50 North American Tours" list as it grossed a total of $16.9 million in the continent, with total ticket sales numbering 205,371. In 2011, the tour ranked at number 20 on Pollstar's 2011 "Top 25 Worldwide Tours" with a total gross of $53.2 million and ticket sales numbering 629,064. It brought in a total of $70.1 million gross and 834,435 tickets sold. A live album of the show (held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France in June 2011) was released as Shakira: Live from Paris, on 5 December 2011.

Background

A lady is singing a song dressed in a hooded fuchsia gown. She has a mic in her hand.
A lady is singing a song dressed in a mesh gold crop top coupled with skin-tight leather pants. She is singing in front of a mic stand.
Shakira began the show in Paris with a hooded fuchsia gown (left), which she later threw off to reveal a mesh gold crop top coupled with skin-tight leather pants (right).

On 3 May 2010, Shakira's official website announced dates for the North American leg of the then-unnamed global tour.[1][2] Three dates and locations were confirmed in the announcement: the tour would appear in Madison Square Garden in New York City, on 21 September, Toyota Center in Houston, on 8 October, and Staples Center in Los Angeles, on 23 October.[1][2] Following a pre-sale period, the tickets for the three locations were made available for public purchase on 7 May, on Shakira's official website.[3] By 23 August, 19 new tour dates and locations were added to the initial ones, summing the total count of the 2010 North American shows to 22.[4][5][6][7] It was also announced that a special tour preview show would be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on 15 September, to offer fans "an exclusive look at Shakira's worldwide arena tour", prior to the tour's official commencement in Uncasville, Connecticut, on 17 September.[4][8] The last location for the tour to touch upon was Rosemont, Illinois, on 29 October.[4]

On 28 June, Shakira announced the dates for the European leg of the tour.[9] 22 dates and locations were announced in total and the tour would begin at the Halle Tony Garnier concert hall in Lyon, on 16 November, and end at the O2 Arena in London, on 20 December.[10][11] Notable locations the tour would appear in were the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, the Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt, the Manchester Arena in Manchester and The O2 in Dublin.[10][11] After the tickets of the European leg of the tour were sold-out, Shakira extended the tour into 2011 and announced a show to be held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, on 14 June.[12] Later, Shakira decided to add another date to the Paris show of the tour and set 13 June to perform at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy.[13] By 15 March, new tour dates were added at locations such as Croatia, Russia, Spain and Switzerland.[14]

On 3 December, the Latin America dates of the tour were announced.[15] The first date of the tour was decided to be held on 1 March in Salta, Argentina.[16] Other locations the tour would touch upon included Bogotá, in Shakira's native country Colombia,[17] San José, in Costa Rica,[13] Mexico City, in Mexico,[18] and São Paulo, in Brazil.[19] The final date for the Latin American leg of the tour was scheduled to be held on 12 April, in Panama.[20]

The name of the tour was initially speculated to be "Tour of Earthly Delights",[21][22] until Shakira's official website revealed the poster of the tour on 8 September, which highlighted "The Sun Comes Out World Tour" as the name.[23] The poster of the tour features Shakira jumping in the air wearing a golden bikini top coupled with golden pants, similar to the cover art of her 2010 single "Loca". The tour was launched to promote Shakira's eighth studio album She Wolf, which was released in October 2009, and her ninth studio album Sale el Sol, which was set to release on 19 October 2010.[24] The words "Sale el Sol" are Spanish for "The Sun Comes Out", hence the tour was also referred to as the Sale el Sol World Tour.[25]

Development

A large green coloured face with red markings is being projected onto a large screen. On both the sides of the face, a woman with long blonde hair is singing with a mic in her hand.
Shakira performed "Gordita" in her Manchester show. An animated face of Residente, the lead singer of Puerto Rican band Calle 13 and a featured artist on the song, was projected onto the screen during his portions of the song. Such sequences were designed by entertainment branding agency Loyalkaspar.[26] The guest singer showed up in Shakira's shows in Los Angeles, Cordoba and San Juan.

In 2008, Shakira signed a 10-year deal with international touring giant Live Nation, which prompted Forbes to deem her as the fourth highest earning female musician in history.[27][28][29] The Sun Comes Out World Tour was her first tour to be promoted by Live Nation. The Latin American leg of the tour was part of Pop Festival, a "brand new festival that will bring international music stars to Latin America, and which will also showcase the latest in contemporary art and technology".[15] According to Valentina España, senior managing editor of Terra.com, the production budget of the tour was big enough to "put Britney's Circus (Tour) to shame".[21] Shakira talked about the tour, saying:

"It's going to have themes and there'll be a lot of audience interaction. My live show will have a lot of that — a lot of dancing, a joie de vivre. I feel such freedom on stage. It's such a rush to be performing. I like to see everybody's faces on stage, to see the reaction. Normally, you can only see the front row because of the lights. So you'll see a lot of (my) energy... but there are also going to be other moments that I hope are artistically energetic. I want people to feel things up close"

On 27 November 2009, it was revealed that Shakira was conducting auditions to choose a different opening act for each of the tour's appearances in different cities.[30][31] The acts willing to audition were required to upload videos of their performances to Shakira's official website. Fans were allowed to vote for their favourite acts and the ones with the most would proceed to the finals; Shakira and her team would then pick the winner out of them.[30][31] The visuals and conceptual video scenes for the tour were managed and designed by entertainment branding agency Loyalkaspar, who had previously designed tour visuals for artists like U2 and Jay-Z.[26] Elliott Chaffer, the creative director of the agency, talked about the project, saying that "Shakira was a much bigger undertaking then anything we've attempted previously. They were looking for original content that had to work over two LED screens and on a huge projector mapping surreal models of an ever-changing animated face, all in just three weeks. This is for her global world tour, so modifications to the setlist and track durations continued through nine rounds of revisions".[26] The visuals were projected onto the large screen set behind the stage. The stage was shaped in the form of the letter "T" to enable a maximum number of viewers to see Shakira.[24]

Concert synopsis

Five ladies are standing in front of a stage and a closeup of them is being projected onto a large screen behind them. There is pink-coloured lighting on the stage.
Shakira on stage in Madrid. During the performance of "Whenever, Wherever", Shakira invited four female fans onto the stage and taught them how to belly dance.

The concert began with the lights dimming and a sole spotlight being focused on the crowd. The spotlight then followed Shakira as she entered the hall wearing a hooded fuchsia gown. Singing the "pensive" and "sentimental" ballad "Pienso En Tí" ("I Think of You"), she began walking towards the stage while shaking her fans' hands and hugging them.[25][32][33] As soon as Shakira climbed the stage, she threw off the gown to reveal her main attire: a mesh gold crop top coupled with skin-tight leather pants.[33][34] A more energetic routine followed as she "sprinted, jumped, and yodelled" across the stage while performing more guitar-oriented versions of "Why Wait" and "Te Dejo Madrid" ("I Leave You Madrid").[33][35][36] After stopping to play a harmonica solo,[37] Shakira performed "Si Te Vas" ("If You Go") accompanied by "dense" musical instrumentation.[24][37] This was followed by a more rock-tinged performance of "Whenever, Wherever", during which Shakira invited four female fans onto the stage and taught them how to belly dance.[24][37]

The band moved to a small platform in the middle of the hall and Shakira came onto the stage after changing into a wine red-coloured flamenco skirt.[24][35] A short set of acoustic songs followed, beginning with a cover of "Nothing Else Matters", a ballad by American heavy metal band Metallica.[35] According to Jon Parales from The New York Times, the cover of the song "made it sound Andean, with six-beat drumming and the strumming of a ukulele-sized charango".[38] The cover was blended straight into a performance of "Despedida" ("Farewell"), a song recorded by Shakira for the soundtrack of the 2007 film Love in the Time of Cholera, during which she "tested" her band drummer's musical skill by "incorporating him into her moves".[35] "Gypsy" was performed with a "folk lilt" and Shakira's vocals were backed by "accordion, fiddles and the rhythm section".[39][40] The segment was closed with a performance of "La Tortura" ("Torture").[37]

The mariachi-influenced "Ciega, Sordomuda" ("Blind, Deaf, and Dumb") was performed using a Stroh violin, which was used to replace the horn sections of the original recording.[25][35] David Hardwick from SpinningPlatters.com said the use of the instrument was "impressive".[35] She then sang the power ballad "Underneath Your Clothes".[37] A large animated face resembling that of Residente, the lead singer of Puerto Rican band Calle 13, was projected onto the screen behind the stage during the performance of "Gordita" ("Chubby"), a hip hop and rap track in which the artist was featured.[25][35] The face was used to cover Residente's portions of the song through prerecorded vocals.[25] Shakira then sang the "Sale el Sol,"[41] a song which was originally said to be dedicated to Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati, Shakira's close friend and frequent collaborator, who had been in a coma.[42][43] Shakira then changed into a pair of neon leopard-print pants and performed "Loca" ("Crazy") with more "intricate and urban choreographies".[24][44] Shakira then let out a long howl, signaling the start of the performance of "She Wolf".[25] The performances of "Loca" and "She Wolf" marked the first time back-up dancers were featured in the show.[35] Dave Simpson from The Guardian commented that Shakira was "howling like a banshee" during the performance.[41] The performance of the Middle Eastern music-flavoured "Ojos Así" ("Eyes Like Yours") was the final one on the setlist of the concert. Shakira incorporated belly dancing steps into her choreography during the performance.[25]

The encore segment of the concert began with a performance of "Antes de las Seis" ("Before Six O'clock"), during which artificial snow was launched into the air as the song neared its end.[25] The keyboardist of the concert band impersonated Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean, the featured artist on Shakira's hit single "Hips Don't Lie" during the performance of the song.[35] The concert show ended with the performance of "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the worldwide hit Shakira recorded as the official anthem song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, during which she again invited fans onto the stage to dance with her as confetti "filled the entire arena".[25][37]

Critical response

A woman with long blonde hair is singing in front of mic stand while dressed in a feathery blue gown.
Shakira wore a "feathery blue dress" during the performance of "Antes de las Seis".[41]

The tour received numerous positive reviews from critics. Terry Mathews from The Sulphur Springs News-Telegram, in his review of the concert held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, opined that the show was "equally enormous and bombastic as it was intimate" and that there was a "joyful atmosphere after the show", which proved that Shakira "had done her job".[25] However, she also felt that the "fast paced, familiar tracks" of She Wolf should have been included more on the setlist rather than the "still unknown singles" of Sale el Sol.[24] Mikael Wood from the Los Angeles Times, in his review of the concert held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, also complimented Shakira's charisma and praised her for not going over the top, instead noting that she was "carrying out a plan, skillfully and with no shortage of superstar charisma".[44] Dakin Hardwick from SpinningPlatters.com, in his review of the concert held at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, praised Shakira's interaction with the fans and called her "truly one of the great performers", commenting that "the woman simply will not stop dancing".[35] Jim Farber from New York Daily News, in his review of the concert held at Madison Square Garden in New York, felt that Shakira's voice lacked sensuality and that it "displayed a clucky, burpy style".[32] However, he also said that her energetic live performance and ability to dance "smoothed out her rougher elements", and that she "whipped up the kind of charisma that doesn't need to come from any particular place to charm".[32] Jon Pareles from The New York Times, in his review of the concert held at Madison Square Garden in New York, praised Shakira's multi-cultural approach during the show and called it "globalization" with "pure positive thinking" and Shakira a "star with a conscience".[38] Mick Stingley from The Hollywood Reporter, in his review of the concert held at Madison Square Garden in New York, said that the show "cemented Shakira's place as an arena-rock star", and concluded that the concert was an "effervescent message of love from a world music diva with dance fever".[37]

Tim Burrows from The Telegraph, in his review of the concert held at the O2 Arena in London, complimented Shakira's charisma during the show and her ability to make sure that the "crowd still left glowing", saying that it was the product of a "masterclass in cold calculation".[33] Dave Simpson from The Guardian, in his review of the concert held at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, favoured Shakira's charisma and bold sexuality, noting that it is "upfront and yet nowhere near as overt as a Christina Aguilera or Madonna".[41] He described Shakira's approach towards the performances during the show, saying that she "gives everything to the performance while revealing nothing", and that she appears to be "simultaneously like a hyperintelligent pop mastermind and an overawed little girl having tremendous fun".[41]

Commercial reception

An image of a woman dancing is being projected onto a large screen. There is green lighting in the entire arena and large amounts of confetti are floating in the air.
The shows closed with a lively performance of Shakira’s World Cup hit "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", during which large amounts of confetti were thrown into the air.

During the North American dates, from 21 September to 23 October 2010, the tour grossed $3,685,377 and ranked at no. 4 on Billboard’s Hot Tours chart dated 11 November 2010. The shows at Madison Square Garden in New York and Staples Center in Los Angeles were sold-out.[45] Pop Festival, the sponsor of the Latin American leg of the tour, grossed $13,516,890 during the dates spanning from 12 to 27 March 2011, with that portion of the tour ranking at no. 2 on the Billboard Hot Tours chart dated for 8 April 2011.[46] According to Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, the sponsor of the European leg, the 21 venues the tour appeared at were all sold-out, and attended by an approximate total of 360,000 fans.[47] It was one of the highest-grossing tours of the year 2010.[34]

According to Pollstar, the tour grossed a total of $16.9 million during its North American dates, thus ranking at number 40 on Pollstar's 2010 year-end "Top 50 North American Tours" list.[48] In North America, the tour sold an average of 9,335 tickets, and a total of 205,271 tickets.[48] Its average gross was $768,182.[48] Worldwide, the tour grossed a total of $39.9 million from 1 January 2011, to 30 June 2011 alone, and ranked at number 11 on Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tours" list, compiled on the basis of this period.[49] It sold an average of 11,661 tickets, and a total of 524,723 tickets.[49] Its average gross was $886,667 during this period. From 1 January 2011, to 31 December 2011, the tour grossed a total of $53.2 million, and ranked at number 20 on Pollstar's "Top 25 Worldwide Tours", compiled on the basis of this period.[50] It sold an average of 13,106 tickets, and a total of 692,064 tickets.[50] Its average gross was $1,108,333.[50] The show in Mérida, Yucatán, México, broke many attendance records, with 170,000 people attending.[51] The concert in her father’s hometown of Beirut, Lebanon, was attended by 28,000 people, breaking the all-time attendance record in the country.[52]

Live recording

The performances that took place at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 13 and 14 June 2011, were recorded for inclusion in the live album of the tour.[53] The live album was titled Live from Paris (En Vivo Desde París in Hispanic countries), and was released on 5 December 2011.[53][54] It was made available in three formats: an exclusive edition which includes a DVD and live audio CD, a standard DVD edition, and a Blu-ray Disc edition.[55][56] The debut of the live album was preceded by the release of "Je l'aime à mourir", Shakira's rendition of the original song written and performed by French singer-songwriter Francis Cabrel, on 29 November 2011.[57][58] In France, Live from Paris was certified platinum in France by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique for sales of 100,000 units.[59]

Opening acts

Set list

A woman with long blonde hair is belly dancing while wearing a skin-toned halter top which exposes her midriff and a long skirt with glittery fringes.
The choreography for the performance of "Ojos Así" featured an extensive belly dancing routine. During the segment, Shakira wore a skin-toned "navel-bearing" halter top and a "glittery fringed shawl" around her waist. This photo was taken at her show in Singapore.[38]

The following set list is representative of the New York City show on 21 September 2010.[37]

  1. "Pienso en Ti"
  2. "Why Wait"
  3. "Te Dejo Madrid"
  4. "Si Te Vas"
  5. "Whenever, Wherever"
  6. "Inevitable"
  7. "El Nay A'Atini Nay" (Interlude)
  8. "Nothing Else Matters" / "Despedida" (Medley)
  9. "Gypsy"
  10. "La Tortura"
  11. "Ciega, Sordomuda"
  12. "Underneath Your Clothes"
  13. "Gordita"
  14. "Sale el Sol"
  15. "Las de la Intuición"
  16. "Loca"
  17. "She Wolf"
  18. "Ojos Así"
  19. "Antes de las Seis"
  20. "Hips Don't Lie"
  21. "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"

The following setlist is representative of Shakira’s show at the Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, on 24 November 2010.[70] All of her shows in Hispanophone (Spanish-speaking) regions featured slightly altered set lists, with more of her Spanish material. Additionally, Shakira performed the Spanish versions of several of her English songs—i.e., “Gitana” instead of “Gypsy”, “Loba” for “She Wolf”, “Suerte” for “Whenever, Wherever”, “Waka Waka (Esto es África)” for “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”, among other slight variations.

  1. Pienso en ti
  2. Why Wait
  3. Te Dejo Madrid
  4. Si Te Vas
  5. Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)
  6. Inevitable
  7. Nothing Else Matters/Despedida
  8. Gitana
  9. La Tortura
  10. Ciega, Sordomuda
  11. Gordita
  12. Sale el sol
  13. Las de la intuición
  14. Loca
  15. Loba
  16. Ojos Así
  17. Antes de las Seis
  18. Hips Don't Lie
  19. Waka Waka (Esto es África)

The following set list is representative of the Mérida, Yucatán, México show on 16 July 2011.[71]

  1. Años Luz
  2. Te Dejo Madrid
  3. Si Te Vas
  4. Suerte (Whenever, Wherever)
  5. Inevitable
  6. Nothing Else Matters/Despedida
  7. Gitana
  8. La Tortura
  9. Ciega, Sordomuda
  10. Sale el Sol
  11. Las de la Intuición
  12. Loca
  13. Loba
  14. Ojos Así
  15. Je l'aime à mourir (Francis Cabrel cover)
  16. Hips Don't Lie
  17. Waka Waka (Esto es África)

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America[1][2][4][5][6][7][8]
15 September 2010 Montreal Canada Bell Centre — —
17 September 2010 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena
18 September 2010 Atlantic City Etess Arena
21 September 2010 New York City Madison Square Garden
25 September 2010 Sunrise Bank Atlantic Center
27 September 2010 Miami American Airlines Arena
28 September 2010 Orlando Amway Arena
1 October 2010 Dallas American Airlines Center
2 October 2010 San Antonio AT&T Center
5 October 2010 Corpus Christi American Bank Center Arena
6 October 2010 Laredo Laredo Energy Arena
8 October 2010 Houston Toyota Center
9 October 2010 Hidalgo State Farm Arena
12 October 2010 El Paso Don Haskins Center
13 October 2010
15 October 2010 San Diego Valley View Casino Center
16 October 2010 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center
19 October 2010 Sacramento ARCO Arena
20 October 2010 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
22 October 2010 Oakland Oracle Arena
23 October 2010 Los Angeles Staples Center
25 October 2010 Anaheim Honda Center
26 October 2010 Indio Fantasy Springs Special Events Center
29 October 2010 Rosemont Allstate Arena
Europe[10][11]
16 November 2010 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier — —
17 November 2010 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
19 November 2010 Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes
21 November 2010 Lisbon Portugal MEO Arena
23 November 2010 Bilbao Spain Bizkaia Arena
24 November 2010 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
26 November 2010 Montpellier France Arena Montpellier
27 November 2010 Turin Italy Torino Palasport Olimpico
29 November 2010 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
1 December 2010 Rotterdam Netherlands Sportpaleis van Ahoy
3 December 2010 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
5 December 2010 Amnéville France Galaxie Amnéville
6 December 2010 Paris Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
9 December 2010 Berlin Germany O2 World
11 December 2010 Cologne Lanxess Arena
12 December 2010 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 15,716 / 15,746[72] $893,179
14 December 2010 Manchester England M.E.N. Arena 6,317 / 7,379[73] $429,495
16 December 2010 Dublin Ireland The O2 — —
17 December 2010 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena
19 December 2010 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition Hall 4
20 December 2010 London England The O2 Arena
Latin America[15][16][17][19][74][75][76][77]
1 March 2011 Salta Argentina Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena — —
3 March 2011 Córdoba Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
5 March 2011 Buenos Aires Estadio Puerto Madero
6 March 2011 Punta del Este Uruguay Hotel Conrad Grounds
8 March 2011 Asunción Paraguay Hipódromo de Asunción
10 March 2011 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional de Chile
12 March 2011 Bogotá Colombia Simón Bolívar Park 19,292 / 20,00 $1,868,410
15 March 2011 Porto Alegre Brazil FIERGS Parking Lot 19,943 / 23,400 $2,140,890
19 March 2011 São Paulo Estádio do Morumbi 45,417 / 50,000 $4,254,760
21 March 2011 Santa Cruz Bolivia Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera — —
24 March 2011 Brasília Brazil Nilson Nelson Gymnasium 8,056 / 12,300 $861,360
25 March 2011 Lima Perú Estadio Universidad San Marcos 13,359 / 19,000 $1,029,350
27 March 2011 Caracas Venezuela Estadio de Fútbol USB 9,483 /

13,000

$3,362,120
30 March 2011 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez — —
2 April 2011 Mexico City México Foro Sol
3 April 2011
5 April 2011 Guadalajara Estadio Tres de Marzo
7 April 2011 Monterrey Estadio Universitario
9 April 2011 Guatemala City Guatemala Estadio Cementos Progreso
10 April 2011 San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
12 April 2011 Panama City Panamá Plaza Figali
Eurasia[78][14][79][80][81][82][83]
29 April 2011 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Du Arena — —
2 May 2011 Bologna Italy Futurshow Station
3 May 2011 Milan Mediolanum Forum
5 May 2011 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
7 May 2011 Bucharest Romania Piața Constituției
9 May 2011 Belgrade Serbia Belgrade Arena
11 May 2011 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
14 May 2011 Mannheim Germany SAP Arena
15 May 2011 Mönchengladbach Warsteiner HockeyPark
17 May 2011 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
19 May 2011 Minsk Belarus Minsk-Arena
22 May 2011 Saint Petersburg Russia SKK Peterburgsky
24 May 2011 Moscow Olimpiyskiy
26 May 2011 Beirut Lebanon BIEL Outdoor Venue
28 May 2011 Rabat Morocco OLM Souissi
29 May 2011 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
30 May 2011 Valencia Sala Auditorio Marina Sur
3 June 2011 Madrid Vicente Calderón Stadium
4 June 2011 Bilbao San Mamés Stadium
5 June 2011 Nice France Palais Nikaïa
7 June 2011 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena
8 June 2011 Zurich Hallenstadion
10 June 2011 Graz Austria Schwarzl-Freizeitzentrum
11 June 2011 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
13 June 2011 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
14 June 2011
Latin America[84]
15 July 2011 Cancún Mexico Moon Palace Resort Grounds — —
16 July 2011 Mérida La Plancha
19 July 2011 Villahermosa Parque Tabasco
22 July 2011 Tuxtla Gutiérrez Estadio Víctor Manuel Reyna
24 July 2011 Puebla Estadio de Béisbol Hermanos Serdán
26 July 2011 León Poliforum León Esplanade
28 July 2011 Hermosillo Estadio Héroe de Nacozari
30 July 2011 Tijuana Estadio Caliente
31 July 2011 Mexicali Centro de Ferias y Exposiciones
Asia[85]
24 September 2011 Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit — —
Latin America[86]
30 September 2011 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Parque Olímpico Cidade do Rock — —
Europe[87]
8 October 2011 Kyiv Ukraine Olimpiysky Stadium — —
Latin America[88][89][90]
14 October 2011 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum 24,788 / 26,196 $2,859,153
15 October 2011

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
8 December 2010 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt Postponed to 11 June 2011
1 June 2011 Almería Spain Estadio Juegos Mediterráneos breach of contract
9 July 2011 Werchter Belgium Festivalpark Unknown

Personnel

Credits for the tour adapted from the liner notes of Live from Paris DVD, and AllMusic.[91]

  • Promoter — Live Nation
  • Live Nation SVP of Touring — Jorge "Pepo" Ferradas
  • Live Nation Tour Director — John Sanders
  • Tour Director — Marty Hom
  • Production Supervisor — Jake Berry
  • Tour Accountant — Dan McGee
  • Production Co-ordinator — Ali Vatter
  • Management — Nexus Management Group
  • Road Manager — Rome Reddick
  • Head Rigger — Russell Glen
  • Rigger — Bjorn Melchert
  • Head Carpenter — Pat Boyd
  • Show Director — Felix Barrett
  • Tour Camera Operations — Redo Jackson, Joe Walohan
  • Cameras Supervisor — Brett Turnbull
  • Camera Operations — Adam Gohil, Julian Harries, Matt Ingham, Alistair Miller, Lotte Ockeloen, Harriet Sheard, Niels Van Brakel, Tim Van Der Voort, Alan Wells, Nick Wheeler, Shaun Willis
  • Projectionist — David Cruz
  • Wardrobe Supervisor — Louise Kennedy
  • Choreographer — Maite Marcos
  • Tour Photographer — Xavi Menos
  • Tour Assistant — Brad Kline
  • Music Supervisor — Magnus Fiennes
  • Musical Production — Shakira, Tim Mitchell
  • Show Programmer — Freddy Pinero
  • Audio Crew Chief — Simon Bauer
  • Audio Monitor Technician — Chris King
  • Audio Technicians — William Fisher, Dustin Lewis
  • Monitor Engineer — Ed Dragoules
  • Key Follow Spot Operator — Linford Hudson
  • Carpenters — Eric Duheaney, Brittany Kiefer
  • Lighting Director(s) – Fraser Elisha, Daniel O'Brien
  • Lighting Designer — Paul Normandale
  • Lighting Technicians — Martin Garnish, Kris Lundberg, Ben Rogerson, Chris Roper
  • Lighting Crew Chief — Joe Gonzales
  • Lighting Programmer — John McGarrigle
  • Spot Lights Technician — Fraser McFarlane
  • Satge Manager — Shawn Saucier
  • Floor Manager — Roger Dempster
  • Set Designer — Es Devlin
  • Tour Security — Armando Vera
  • Venue Security — Joaquin Barcia
  • Artist Personal Security — Antonio Merabak
  • Production Manager — Bill Leabody
  • Advance Production Manager — Phay MacMahon
  • Dressing Rooms — Brad Kline
  • Front of House Engineer — Michael Keating
  • Artist Dresser — Louise Kennedy
  • Wardrobe — Pam Lewis
  • Makeup — Elaine Kennedy, Lorraine Milligan, Elizabeth Patey
  • Hair Stylists — Cynthia Alvarez, Luz Marina Gonzalez
  • Musical Director — Tim Mitchell
  • Drums — Brendan Buckley
  • Keys — Albert Menendez
  • Guitar Technician — Andy Corns, Sean "Stig" Tighe
  • Guitar(s) – Tim Mitchell, Grecco Buratto
  • Bass guitar — Eric Holden
  • Backing vocals — Olgui Chirino
  • Percussion — Thomas "Dyani" Akuru
  • Violin Technician — Sean "Sting" Tighe
  • Violin — Una Palliser
  • Dancers — Dionne Renee, Yanet Fuentes
  • Shakira's Assistant — Gabriela Diaz
  • Video Blogs — Xavi Menos
  • Video Director — Michael Tinsley
  • Video Engineer — Michael Bischof
  • Lead LED Technician — Phil Evans
  • Additional TV Lighting — Phase 4
  • VIP Sponsorship Co-ordinator — Elizabeth Curto
  • DVD Technical Facilities — CINEVIDEOGROUP, The Netherlands
  • Unit Manager — Bolke Burnaby Lautier
  • CINEVIDEOGROUP Project Co-ordinator — Rogier Kalkhove

See also

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