Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony en Concierto[2] (also known as the El Cantante Tour,[3] Jennifer & Marc en Concierto,[4] and simply En Concierto[5]) was a co-headlining concert tour by American recording artists Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony. The tour began on September 28, 2007 and ended on November 7, 2007, reaching North America. At the end of 2007, the tour placed 59th on Pollstar's "Top 100 North American Tours", earning $13.8 million from 17 shows.[1]
Continental tour by Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony | |||||||||||||
Location | North America | ||||||||||||
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Associated album | Brave Como Ama una Mujer El Cantante | ||||||||||||
Start date | September 28, 2007 | ||||||||||||
End date | November 7, 2007 | ||||||||||||
Legs | 1 | ||||||||||||
No. of shows | 19 in North America | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 133,664[a] | ||||||||||||
Box office | $13.8 million[a] | ||||||||||||
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Background
editIn January 2005, Lopez revealed to MTV News that was in the midst of planning a tour to support her fourth studio album, Rebirth. Lopez stated: "I've tried to plan a tour so many times [...] And we're planning it again. It is exciting. We'll see if it happens [...] I've learned not to get my hopes up. I can't wait!" Lopez also added that she envisioned the tour as "Just me doing my thing".[6] However, details for a tour were never unveiled and there subsequently was never one.[7]
As a performer, Marc Anthony was completed several tours with his "Juntos en Concierto" concert. Here, Anthony would be joined on stage by other latin pop singers (including Laura Pausini, Chayanne, Alejandro Fernández and Marco Antonio Solís), touring hispanophone regions within the United States and South America. The concert series became an annual event for Anthony, beginning in 2004.[8]
Lopez stated that this would be her first concert tour ever,[9] and commented on her plans for the tour saying:[10]
"I'm going to do a couple of new songs, obviously from this album, and also from my Spanish album, and then of course my old, kinda standard hits. This is the first time, so a lot of my fans haven't gotten to see me at all perform these songs, so I'm going to try to pick all the best ones that they want to see. But you never know."
Anthony describes the tour as:[10]
"It's just a monster show. As we creep up to it, just in a couple days, that's when I'm getting the magnitude of this, you know what I'm saying? I sit back and watch her set, and it's exciting. I'm so proud of her."
For the tour, one dollar from each ticket sold was donated to "Run for Something Better"—a charitable organization supporting physical fitness programs for children.[4]
Setlist
edit- "Aguanile"
- "Valió la Pena"
- "Te Conozco Bien"
- "Amar Sin Mentiras"
- "Tu Amor Me Hace Bien"
- "Nadie Como Ella"
- "You Sang to Me"
- "Y Hubo Alguien"
- "Hasta Que Te Conocí"
- "Faithfully"
- "My Baby You"
- "Ahora Quien"
- "Volando Entre Tus Brazos"
- "Preciosa"
- "I Need to Know"
- "Mi Gente"
- "Brave" (Video Introduction)
- "Do It Well"
- "Jenny from the Block"
- "If You Had My Love"
- "Me Haces Falta"
- "Te Voy a Querer"
- "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)"
- "I'm Real (Murder Remix)"
- "All I Have"
- "Hold You Down"
- "I'm Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)"
- "Hold It, Don't Drop It"
- "Qué Hiciste"
- "Por Qué Te Marchas"
- "Waiting for Tonight"
- "Love Don't Cost a Thing"
- "Get Right"
- "Let's Get Loud"
Encore (performed with Anthony)
- "Por Arriesgarnos"
- "No Me Ames (Tropical Remix)"
- Notes
Shows
editDate | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[2][4][10][11][12][13] | |||||
September 28, 2007 | Atlantic City | United States | Trump Taj Mahal | — | — |
September 29, 2007 | |||||
October 3, 2007 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | |||
October 5, 2007 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center | 9,006 / 15,504 | $858,184 | |
October 7, 2007 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | — | — | |
October 8, 2007 | |||||
October 10, 2007 | Toronto | Canada | Air Canada Centre | ||
October 12, 2007 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 11,422 / 11,422 | $1,186,301 | |
October 14, 2007 | Chicago | United States | United Center | — | — |
October 17, 2007 | San Jose | HP Pavilion | |||
October 19, 2007 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | |||
October 20, 2007 | Anaheim | Honda Center | |||
October 26, 2007 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | |||
October 30, 2007 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | |||
October 31, 2007 | Houston | Toyota Center | |||
November 2, 2007 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | |||
November 3, 2007 | |||||
November 4, 2007 | Orlando | Amway Arena | |||
November 7, 2007 | Miami | American Airlines Arena |
Cancelled shows
editDate | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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November 10, 2007[b] | San Diego | United States | Cox Arena | Local San Diego County wildfires[15] |
Critical reception
edit- Kelefa Sanneh (The New York Times) gave the tour a mixed review. Although he praised Anthony's performance, he had doubts about Lopez stating, "But no one expects Ms. Lopez to morph into a lung-busting powerhouse, and in some ways her shaky voice may add to her appeal: on the stage of an arena (and perhaps nowhere else), the A-list star is once more an underdog, getting by with a little help from her band and her husband and a few thousand friends".[9]
- Justin Smith (Pegasus News) described the Anthony's performance as a throwback to the 1970s Tropicana Club. He further stated: "[Anthony] has a voice so powerful and seductive, it is no surprise that every woman in the audience melted the second the opening note was sung. The band pumped out the salsa clave just like it would have been at the Tropicana in New York in the 1970s, and I desperately wanted to get up and dance."[16]
- Jane Stevenson (Jam! Showbiz) praised Anthony's performance but thought less of Lopez's skills remarking: "For Lopez, it is more about coming up with some kick-ass dance moves to distract and divert from her weak voice. JLo can usually shake her ample behind with the best of them given her Fly Girl history on In Living Color but with an apparent bun in the oven, Lopez's movements were kept to a minimum -- she performed them in short spurts with the exception of Get Right -- and let her dancers take over most of the A-moves."[17]
Notes
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Pollstar Top 100 Tours 2007" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony Launch ING Presents Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony En Concierto at Bronx PS36" (Press release). PR Newswire. 2007-09-25. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "It's Official: Jennifer Lopez Confirms Pregnancy - Babies, Couples, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony : People.com". Archived from the original on 2007-11-09.
- ^ a b c Kilgore, Kym (2007-08-13). "Jennifer Lopez to drop 'Brave' new album". LiveDaily. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Roll Out Tour Dates; Plus Lindsay Lohan, Gwen Stefani, Nas, Amy Winehouse & More, In For The Record". MTV News. 2007-08-06. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (2005-01-11). "Jennifer Lopez Going On Tour ... Probably ... Maybe - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Eminem, Jennifer Lopez, Harry Potter, Janet Jackson, Suge Knight & More - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. 2006-04-06. Archived from the original on September 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (2008-05-30). "Marc Anthony plots fourth Juntos en Concierto tour". Thomson Reuters. Thomson Corporation. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ a b Sanneh, Kelefa (2007-10-09). "Sure, Bring Your Family to Work". The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ a b c "Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Wipe Off Tears, Set Sights On 'Monster Show'". MTV News. 2007-08-06. Archived from the original on December 19, 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "It's Official: Jennifer Lopez Confirms Pregnancy".
- ^ "Top Boxscore". Billboard Magazine. 119 (43): 24. 2007-10-27.
- ^ "Top Boxscore". Billboard Magazine. 119 (46): 24. 2007-11-17.
- ^ "Short Takes - VenuesNow". 23 October 2007.
- ^ "The San Diego Union-Tribune - San Diego, California & National News".
- ^ Smith, Justin (2007-11-01). "Concert Review: Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony". Pegasus News. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ Stevenson, Jane (2007-10-10). "Concert Review: JENNIFER LOPEZ". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
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