The Illusion World Tour was the fourth concert tour by Colombian musician, singer-songwriter Fonseca in support of his fourth studio album, Ilusión. The tour began in Loja, Ecuador, and continued through Central America and Oceania in the last months of 2012. The tour then continued in South America and North America, with more dates in January and April 2013, before ending on May 12, 2013 in Seattle, Washington, at the Mayden Bauer Center.

Ilusion World Tour
Tour by Fonseca
Promotional poster for tour
Associated albumIlusión
Start dateSeptember 15, 2012 (2012-09-15)
End dateTBD
No. of shows34
Fonseca concert chronology
  • Tour Éxito 2011
    (2011)
  • Ilusion World Tour
    (2012-2013)

Background and development

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Fonseca begin travelling with a small tour supporting his fourth album Ilusión, beginning on September 12, 2012. The two acts in America Central are part of the Gigantes Tour with singers Marc Anthony and Chayanne.[1] The date scheduled for Costa Rica was postponed until September 30[2] due road blocks on roads in Nicaragua, because of a Salvadoran strike.[1] The three acts in Australia feature the musician Willie Colón, the second show (in Brisbane) is part of the Clave Contra Clave (Latin Live Competition) as the final act.[3]

Opening acts

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  • Daniel Betancourth (Ecuador)[4]

Setlist

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This is the setlist for Ecuador shows.

  1. "Eres Mi Sueño"
  2. "Viene Subiendo"
  3. "Corazón"
  4. "Enrédame"
  5. "Perdón"
  6. "Mercedes"
  7. "Cantor de Fonseca"
  8. "Ay Amor"
  9. "Paraíso"
  10. "Abcdario"
  11. "Beautiful Sunshine"
  12. "Confiésame"
  13. "El Alma en los Labios"
  14. "Alma" (acoustic)
  15. "Ilusión"
  16. "Desde Que No Estás"
  17. "Arroyito"
  18. "Te Mando Flores"
  19. "Hace Tiempo"
Encore
  1. "Idilio"
  2. "Como Me Mira"
  3. "Eres Mi Sueño"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
South America
September 15, 2012 Loja Ecuador Plaza Simón Bolivar
Central America
September 29, 2012 San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
October 3, 2012 Panama Panama Figali Convention Center
Oceania
October 26, 2012 Sydney Australia Luna Park Sydney
October 28, 2012 Melbourne Palace Theatre
Central America
January 13, 2013 Palmares de Alajuela Ecuador Campo Ferial de Palmares
South America
January 23, 2013 Riohacha Colombia Cerrejón
March 25, 2013 Cartagena Teatro Heredia
March 14, 2013 Guayaquil Ecuador Centro de Convenciones Simon Bolívar
March 15, 2013 Quito Teatro Agora de la Casa de la Cultura
March 23, 2013 Bogotá Colombia Estadio Nemesio Camacho
North America[5]
April 11, 2013 Dallas United States House of Blues Dallas
April 12, 2013 San Antonio Club Río
April 14, 2013 Houston House of Blues Houston
April 17, 2013 Washington Howard Theatre
April 18, 2013 New York City Irving Plaza
April 19, 2013 Boston Wonderland Ballroom
April 20, 2013 Montreal Canada Métropolis
April 21, 2013 Raleigh United States The Ritz
April 25, 2013 Tampa Club Underground
April 26, 2013 Miami Fillmore Theatre
April 27, 2013 Orlando Hard Rock Cafe
April 28, 2013 Charlotte Fillmore Theatre
May 8, 2013 Ventura Majestic Ventura Theater
May 9, 2013 Los Angeles Club Nokia
May 11, 2013 San Francisco The Regency
May 12, 2013 Seattle Mayden Bauer Center
South America
May 17, 2013 Ambato Ecuador Plaza de Toros Ambato
May 18, 2013 Ibarra Estadio Deportivo Universidad Técnica del Norte
June 13, 2013 Quito Teatro Agora de la Casa de la Cultura
June 14, 2013 Guayaquil Centro de Convenciones Simon Bolívar
June 21, 2013 Valencia Venezuela Forum de Valencia
June 22, 2013 Caracas Terraza del C.C.C.T.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Afecta en Costa Rica la huelga de Nicaragua, reprogramarán conciertos" (in Spanish). Milenio. September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cambian fecha de concierto Gigantes y Pitbull" (in Spanish). 29 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Ticketet.com: Willie Colón & Fonseca". Ticketek. 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Fonseca en vivo desde Quito, el cantante Daniel Betancourth abrirá los conciertos del colombiano". Retrieved 19 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Tour/Agenda >> Fonseca.net" (in Spanish). fonseca.net. Retrieved February 16, 2013.