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Romances Tour

{{Short description|1997–98 concert tour by Luis Miguel}}

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{{For|the 1991–92 concert tour|Romance Tour (Luis Miguel)}}

{{Infobox concert

|concert_tour_name = Romances Tour

|image = romancestour97.jpg

|artist = Luis Miguel

|album = {{unbulleted list|Romances|Todos Los Romances}}

|start_date = September 12, 1997

|end_date = May 13, 1998

|number_of_legs = 2

|number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|61 in North America|9 in South America|9 in Europe|79 total}}

|last_tour = America Tour
(1996)

|this_tour = Romances Tour
(1997–98)

|next_tour = Amarte Es Un Placer Tour
(1999–2000)

}}

The Romances Tour was a concert tour performed by Luis Miguel during the years 1997 and 1998 to promote his new album Romances.[https://web.archive.org/web/19980214091119/http://www.luismiguel.org/tour97.html Romances Tour Dates 1997 - 1998] To present this album, two press conferences were held, one at the Rainbow Room in New York City[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/79918-el-romance-esta-de-gira The romance is on tour][https://books.google.com/books?id=0Kw_U-bvapwC&dq=luis+miguel+presenta+romances+nueva+york+1997&pg=PT80 Luis Miguel released Romances] and another at the Casino de Madrid, Spain.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REmW7vyO2LI Luis Miguel present "Romances" (1997/1998)]

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 79 concerts and was attended by approximately 1 million fans.

History

This tour began in September in United States where he made a total of 9 concerts in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Then in October he began his concert season in Mexico, specifically in Monterrey and Mexico City.

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, Houston, South Padre, New York, Rosemont, Fairfax, Atlantic City, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Sacramento and Las Vegas for a total of 32 concerts.

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) with 9 concerts.

Critical reception

The performances featured Miguel performing dance-pop and bolero arrangements for two-and-a-half hours.{{cite web|last=Hilburn|first=Robert|date=20 September 1997|title= Luis Miguel's Crossroads|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-sep-20-ca-34128-story.html|page=3|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=15 April 2011}} Adam Sandler of Variety expressed a mixed reaction to the concert in the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. He noted that Miguel rarely acknowledged his audience or ventured out from center stage.{{cite web|last=Sandler|first=Adam|date=22 September 1997|title=Variety Review – Luis Miguel|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117436847?refCatId=34 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108003516/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117436847?refCatId=34 |archive-date=8 November 2012|work=Variety|access-date=3 April 2011}} Robert Hilburn of the Los Angeles Times had a more positive reaction, which he described as a "marvelously designed and wonderfully executed blend of Latin music tradition". Another Times contributor, Ernesto Lechner, wrote that Miguel's bolero performance at the Arrowhead Pond arena in California "brought the house down" and stated that the experience at the concert was "pretty close" to Beatlemania.{{cite web|last=Lechner|first=Ernesto|date=28 February 1998|title=Luis Miguel's Crossroads|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-28-ca-23784-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=18 April 2011}} In New York City, Miguel performed five consecutive shows in the Radio City Music Hall. In Mexico City he performed seventeen consecutive concerts in the National Auditorium, where it was the highest-grossing concert by a Latin artist that year.

{{cite magazine|last=Lannert|first=John|date=10 January 1998|title=Latin Notas: En Concierto|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=110|issue=2|page=26|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ug0EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22romances%22+%22luis+miguel%22+intitle:billboard&pg=PA26 |access-date=15 June 2011}} The tour also traveled to South America; including Chile, and Argentina; and continued until May 1998, when Miguel performed throughout Spain.{{cite web|title=Biografía de Luis Miguel |url=http://www.terra.com.mx/articulo.aspx?articuloid=972048|language=Spanish|work=Terra Networks|date=5 October 2010|access-date=19 April 2011}} Miguel was the first Latin artist to be inducted to the Pollstar "Top 20 All-Time Grossing Tours" for most tickets sold for consecutive concerts at one venue in 1997.{{cite web|title= Biografía de Luis Miguel|url=http://www2.esmas.com/entretenimiento/biografias/010436/luis-miguel/|language=Spanish|work=Esmas.com|access-date=19 February 2011}}

Set list

This set list is from the September 12, 1997, concert in Las Vegas. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

{{cite journal|date=11 April 1998|title=Luis Miguel in Las Vegas 1997|journal=Love-that-luis.com|url=http://www.love-that-luis.com/roms-veg/v97big02.htm|access-date=3 February 2020}}

{{div col|colwidth=30em}}

  1. "Si Te Vas"
  2. "Que Tú Te Vas"
  3. Up-tempo Medley:
  4. *"Un Hombre Busca Una Mujer"
  5. *"Cuestión De Piel"
  6. *"Oro De Ley"
  7. Ballads Medley:
  8. *"Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti"
  9. *"Amante Del Amor"
  10. *"Culpable O No"
  11. *"Mas Allá de Todo"
  12. *"Fría Como el Viento"
  13. *"Entrégate"
  14. *"Tengo Todo Excepto a Ti"
  15. *"Hoy El Aire Huele A Ti"
  16. *"La Incondicional"
  17. "Todo Por Su Amor"
  18. "Tú y Yo"
  19. "Voy a Apagar la Luz / Contigo Aprendí"
  20. "La Gloria Eres Tú"
  21. "Encadenados"
  22. "El Reloj"
  23. "De Quererte Así"
  24. "Somos Novios"
  25. "Sabor a Mí"
  26. "El Día Que Me Quieras"
  27. "Uno"
  28. "Inolvidable"
  29. "No Sé Tú"
  30. "Por Debajo de la Mesa"
  31. "Nosotros"
  32. "Bésame Mucho"
  33. "La Media Vuelta"
  34. "Y"
  35. "Que Seas Feliz"
  36. "Échame A Mí La Culpa"
  37. "Mi Ciudad"
  38. "La Bikina"
  39. "Sueña"
  40. "Dame"
  41. "Suave"
  42. ;Encore
  43. "Como Es Posible Que A Mi Lado"
  44. "Será Que No Me Amas"
  45. "Cuando Calienta El Sol"

{{div col end}}

;Notes

  • "Contigo (Estar Contigo)" was performed on the first Miami show.
  • "De Quererte Así" and "Inolvidable" were performed only on selected dates.
  • "Un Mundo Raro" was performed in San Diego, on the Mariachi section.
  • "La Media Vuelta" and "Mi Ciudad" were the only two Mariachi songs sung in all the concerts of the tour. The rest of Mariachi's songs were performed on selected dates.
  • In the Spain tour the Mariachi section was excluded.

Tour dates

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|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue

!width="150"|Date

!width="160"|City

!width="160"|Country

!width="320"|Venue

!width="150"|Attendance

!width="150"|Revenue

colspan="6"| North AmericaNorth American boxscore data:

  • {{cite magazine|last1=Lannert|first1=John|title=Latin Notas|magazine=Billboard|date=15 November 1997|volume=109|issue=46|page=40|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-11-15.pdf|access-date=8 February 2020|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|issn=0006-2510}}
  • {{cite magazine|title=Boxscore Top 10 Concert Grosses|magazine=Billboard|date=13 December 1997|volume=109|issue=50|page=19|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1997/Billboard-1997-12-13.pdf|access-date=8 February 2020|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|issn=0006-2510}}

September 12, 1997

|rowspan="4"|Las Vegas

|rowspan="9"|United States

|rowspan="4"|Circus Maximus Showroom

|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

September 13, 1997
September 14, 1997
September 15, 1997
September 18, 1997

|rowspan="5"|Los Angeles

|rowspan="5"|Universal Amphitheatre

|rowspan="5"|30,263 / 30,263

|rowspan="5"|$1,655,588

September 19, 1997
September 20, 1997
September 21, 1997
September 22, 1997
October 2, 1997

|rowspan="4"|Monterrey

|rowspan="21"|Mexico

|rowspan="4"|Auditorio Coca-Cola

|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

October 3, 1997
October 4, 1997
October 5, 1997
October 9, 1997

|rowspan="17"|Mexico City

|rowspan="17"|National Auditorium{{cite news|last1=García|first1=Arturo|url=http://www.bitacoradelauditorio.com/1997/10/luis-miguel-en-la-cresta-de-la-ola.html|title=Luis Miguel: En la cresta de la ola|language=Spanish|work=Bitácora del Auditorio Nacional|date=9 October 1997|access-date=8 February 2020}}{{cite news|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/el-romance-esta-de-gira-nid79918|title=El romance está de gira|language=Spanish|newspaper=La Nación|date=1 November 1997|access-date=8 February 2020}}

|rowspan="17"|159,878 / 166,617

|rowspan="17"|$6,766,366

October 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
October 12, 1997
October 16, 1997
October 17, 1997
October 18, 1997
October 19, 1997
October 23, 1997
October 24, 1997
October 25, 1997
October 26, 1997
October 29, 1997
October 30, 1997
October 31, 1997
November 1, 1997
November 2, 1997
colspan="6"| South America{{cite news|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/la-fiebre-del-bolero-nid80680|title=La fiebre del bolero|language=Spanish|newspaper=La Nación|date=13 November 1997|access-date=14 June 2019}}
November 6, 1997

|rowspan="2"|Santiago

|rowspan="3"|Chile

|rowspan="2"|Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo

|rowspan="8" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="8" {{n/a}}

November 7, 1997
November 9, 1997

|Viña del Mar

|Quinta Vergara Amphitheater

November 14, 1997

|rowspan="3"|Buenos Aires

|rowspan="5"|Argentina

|rowspan="3"|Estadio Velez Sarsfield

November 15, 1997
November 16, 1997
November 18, 1997

|Rosario

|Estadio Gigante de Arroyito

November 20, 1997

|Córdoba

|Estadio Chateau Carreras

colspan="6"| North America II
November 26, 1997

|San Juan

|Puerto Rico

|Roberto Clemente Coliseum{{cite news|url=http://www.adendi.com/archivo.asp?num=314378&year=1997&month=11|title=Amor Al Primer Acorde Luis Miguel|language=Spanish|newspaper=El Nuevo Día|publisher=El Día, Inc|date=27 November 1997|access-date=27 May 2019}}

|rowspan="18" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="5" {{n/a}}

November 29, 1997

|Orlando

|rowspan="31"|United States

|Orlando Arena

December 3, 1997

|San Antonio

|Alamodome

December 5, 1997

|rowspan="2"|El Paso

|rowspan="2"|Don Haskins Center

December 6, 1997
December 9, 1997

|rowspan="2"|San Diego

|rowspan="2"|San Diego Sports Arena

|rowspan="2"|$641,620{{cite news|title=Top 10 North American concert grosses|newspaper=Asbury Park Press|page=76|date=2 January 1998|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/144332143/|access-date=26 May 2019|url-access=subscription}}

December 10, 1997
January 30, 1998

|Tucson

|TCC Arena[http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue2/1998/01/29/162958-crazy-for-luis-miguel/ CRAZY for Luis Miguel]

|rowspan="11" {{n/a}}

February 2, 1998

|Houston

|Compaq Center

February 3, 1998

|rowspan="2"|South Padre Island

|rowspan="2"|SP Convention Center{{cite news|last1=Rossell|first1=Tina|title=An Evening With Luis Miguel|newspaper=The Monitor|publisher=AIM Media Texas|page=14F|date=27 February 1998|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/330692458/|access-date=26 May 2019|url-access=subscription}}

February 4, 1998
February 7, 1998{{efn|The February 7, 1998 concert at Miami Arena in Miami was originally scheduled to take place on November 30, 1997, but was postponed due "delays in transportation".}}

|rowspan="2"|Miami

|rowspan="2"|Miami Arena{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/02/11&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar02800&PageLabel=28|title=Luis Miguel reune a 28 mil personas en dos conciertos|language=Spanish|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=28|date=11 February 1998|access-date=29 May 2019}}

February 8, 1998
February 11, 1998

|rowspan="5"|New York City

|rowspan="5"|Radio City Music Hall

February 12, 1998
February 13, 1998
February 14, 1998
February 15, 1998
February 17, 1998

|Rosemont

|Rosemont Horizon{{cite news|last1=Obejas|first1=Achy|title=Luis Miguel covers all musical bases at Horizon|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Publishing|page=2 Section 5|date=19 February 1998|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/168687322/|access-date=11 February 2020|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|title=Luis Miguel at the Rosemont Horizon|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|publisher=Sun-Times Media Group|date=19 February 1998|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives|access-date=29 May 2019|url-access=subscription}}

|10,852 / 10,852

|$624,103

February 19, 1998

|Fairfax

|Patriot Center

|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

February 21, 1998

|Atlantic City

|Mark G. Etess Arena{{cite news|last1=Carter|first1=Kevin L.|title=Luis Miguel delivers on a rich performance|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|page=56|date=23 February 1998|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/178155334/|access-date=23 November 2019|url-access=subscription}}

February 26, 1998

|Anaheim

|Arrowhead Pond{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ElSiglo&BaseHref=EDT/1998/03/04&PageLabelPrint=29&EntityId=Ar02902&ViewMode=GIF|title=Luis Miguel se consolida como el más fuerte impulsor del bolero|language=Spanish|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=29|date=4 March 1998|access-date=29 May 2019}}

February 28, 1998

|Los Angeles

|Universal Amphitheatre

March 1, 1998

|Phoenix

|America West Arena

|6,122 / 12,447

|$330,031

March 6, 1998

|Fresno

|Selland Arena

|5,626 / 7,073

|$246,945

March 7, 1998

|San Jose

|San Jose Arena{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=James|url=https://www.sfgate.com/music/article/King-of-Latin-Romance-Luis-Miguel-thrills-San-3011162.php|title=King of Latin Romance / Luis Miguel thrills San Jose fans with pretty voice, face|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|publisher=Hearst Corporation|date=9 March 1998|access-date=14 June 2019}}

|11,301 / 11,301

|$557,545

March 8, 1998

|rowspan="2"|Sacramento

|rowspan="2"|Memorial Auditorium

|rowspan="6" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="6" {{n/a}}

March 9, 1998
April 9, 1998

|rowspan="4"|Las Vegas

|rowspan="4"|Circus Maximus Showroom{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ElSiglo&BaseHref=EDT/1998/03/28&PageLabelPrint=44&EntityId=Ar04400&ViewMode=GIF|title=Luismi encabezará presentación especial|language=Spanish|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=44|date=28 March 1998|access-date=29 May 2019}}

April 10, 1998
April 11, 1998
April 12, 1998
colspan="6"| Europe{{cite magazine|url=http://www.anuariossgae.com/1999/frames.html|title=Grandes conciertos de 1998, según recaudación|date=1999|magazine=SGAE|page=165|access-date=8 July 2022}}{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=ElSiglo&BaseHref=EDT/1998/04/30&PageLabelPrint=54&EntityId=Ar05408&ViewMode=GIF|title=Luis Miguel de gira por España|language=Spanish|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|publisher=Editora de la Laguna|page=54|date=30 April 1998|access-date=29 May 2019}}{{cite news|last1=Mora|first1=Miguel|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1998/04/30/cultura/893887210_850215.html|title=Luis Miguel, el último dios de la música latina|language=Spanish|newspaper=El País|publisher=Ediciones El País, S.L.|date=30 April 1998|access-date=14 June 2019}}
May 1, 1998

|rowspan="4"|Madrid

|rowspan="9"|Spain

|rowspan="4"|Palacio de Congresos{{cite news|last1=de Morales|first1=Manuel|url=http://hemeroteca.abc.es/nav/Navigate.exe/hemeroteca/madrid/abc/1998/05/02/127.html|title=Luis Miguel: los viejos boleros nunca mueren|language=Spanish|newspaper=ABC|page=127|date=2 May 1998|access-date=14 June 2019}}

|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}

|rowspan="9" {{n/a}}

May 2, 1998
May 3, 1998
May 4, 1998
May 8, 1998

|Málaga

|Plaza de toros de La Malagueta

|12,000

May 9, 1998

|Murcia

|Plaza de Toros de Murcia

| {{n/a}}

May 10, 1998

|Valencia

|Velódromo Luis Puig

|10,400

May 12, 1998

|Barcelona

|Palau Sant Jordi

|16,418

May 13, 1998

|Madrid

|Palacio de Deportes

| {{n/a}}

79 Concerts

! 32 cities

! 6 countries

! 33 venues

! 224,042 / 232,637 (96%)

! $10,123,052

  • 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.

Cancelled shows

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|+ List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation

scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City

! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue

! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Reason

September 25, 1997

|Santa Barbara

|rowspan="4"|United States

|Santa Barbara Bowl

|rowspan="4"|Illness[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.music.luis-miguel/cancelled|sort:date/alt.music.luis-miguel/4ID4F-AzHnQ/zUW0BS-HBRQJ Cancellation of Santa Barbara][https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/alt.music.luis-miguel/san$20diego$20cancelled|sort:date/alt.music.luis-miguel/S9v4DIP04pg/7wVAGevmEVUJ Cancellation of San Diego][https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.music.luis-miguel/SjLI3pdINE4/dqjrvTvFy5AJ Dallas canceled]

September 26, 1997

|rowspan="2"|San Diego

|rowspan="2"|San Diego Sports Arena

September 27, 1997
September 30, 1997

|Dallas

|Starplex Amphitheatre

November 23, 1997

|Caracas

|Venezuela

| —

|Unknown

November 30, 1997

|Miami

|rowspan="3"|United States

|Miami Arena

|Delays in transportation{{cite news|title=Latin Crooner's Concert Reset|work=Miami Herald|date=2 December 1997|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives|url-access=subscription}}{{cite news|title=Luis Miguel aplaza recital y encoleriza a fanáticos|language=Spanish|work=El Nuevo Herald|date=2 December 1997|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives|url-access=subscription}}

January 31, 1998

|Albuquerque

|Tingley Coliseum

|Poor ticket sales{{cite news|title=Poor ticket sales kill Miguel concert|work=Albuquerque Journal|date=31 January 1998|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives|url-access=subscription}}

April 4, 1998

|Dallas

|Starplex Amphitheatre

|Scheduling conflict[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.music.luis-miguel/7lumboVH7k0/ihAdUELVv6QJ Luis Miguel cancels rescheduled show]

Band

  • Luis Miguel – vocals
  • Kiko Cibrian – guitar (1997)
  • Todd Robinson – guitar (1998)
  • Francisco Loyo – piano, keyboards
  • Victor Loyo – drums
  • Gerardo Carrillo – bass
  • Tommy Aros – percussion
  • Arturo Pérez – keyboards
  • Jeff Nathanson – saxophone
  • Francisco Abonce – trumpet
  • Juan Arpero – trumpet
  • Alejandro Carballo – trombone
  • Antonio González – requinto
  • Shana Wall – backing vocals (1997)
  • Francis Benitez – backing vocals (1997)
  • Sara LaPorte – backing vocals (1997)
  • Alice – backing vocals (1998)
  • Unique – backing vocals (1998)

Source.{{cite news|url=https://groups.google.com/d/topic/alt.music.luis-miguel/6EErIYLIwPY/discussion|title=Las Vegas New's....|work=alt.music.luis-miguel groups.google.com|date=12 April 1998|access-date=3 February 2020}}

Notes

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References

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