The Livin' La Vida Loca World Tour was the first major world concert tour by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin to support his first English-language album Ricky Martin . The tour started in October 1999 and continued until October 2000.
Livin' La Vida Loco World Tour Promotional poster for 2000 tour concerts
Location North America Europe Asia Oceania Associated album Ricky Martin Start date October 22, 1999 End date October 25, 2000 Legs 5 No. of shows77 in North America 11 in Europe 9 in Asia 6 in Oceania 103 total
The tour covered four continents, North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. According to 2000 year-end report, Ricky Martin had the 10th highest-grossing tour in the US, with 44 shows grossing $36.3 million and drawing an audience of 617,488.[ 1] That October, attendance and sales data reported from 60 concert dates in the United States, Canada and Mexico show the tour grossed $51.3 million and drew 875,151 fans, according to Billboard Boxscore, International dates, not reported to Boxscore would push Martin's grosses higher.[ 2]
Date
City
Country
Venue
North America [ 5] [ 6]
October 20, 1999
Miami
United States
Miami Arena
October 21, 1999
October 22, 1999
Tampa
Ice Palace
October 24, 1999
Atlanta
Philips Arena
October 26, 1999
Philadelphia
First Union Center
October 28, 1999
New York City
Madison Square Garden
October 29, 1999
October 31, 1999
Chicago
United Center
November 1, 1999
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 4, 1999
Dallas
Reunion Arena
November 6, 1999
San Antonio
Alamodome
November 7, 1999
Houston
Compaq Center
November 11, 1999
Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Events Center
November 12, 1999
November 13, 1999
Los Angeles
Staples Center
November 14, 1999
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
November 18, 1999
Phoenix
America West Arena
November 20, 1999
Anaheim
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
November 21, 1999
San Jose
San Jose Arena
November 22, 1999
November 24, 1999
Sacramento
ARCO Arena
November 27, 1999
Salt Lake City
Delta Center
November 28, 1999
Denver
Pepsi Center
November 30, 1999
Kansas City
Kemper Arena
December 1, 1999
St. Louis
Kiel Center
December 3, 1999
Minneapolis
Target Center
December 5, 1999
Cincinnati
Firstar Center
December 6, 1999
Cleveland
Gund Arena
February 11, 2000
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Hiram Bithorn Stadium
February 12, 2000
February 13, 2000
February 26, 2000
Mexico City
Mexico
Foro Sol
March 11, 2000
Vancouver
Canada
General Motors Place
March 13, 2000
Calgary
Canadian Airlines Saddledome
March 14, 2000
Edmonton
Skyreach Centre
March 16, 2000
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Arena
March 18, 2000
Toronto
SkyDome
March 19, 2000
March 20, 2000
Albany
United States
Pepsi Arena
March 22, 2000
Ottawa
Canada
Corel Centre
March 23, 2000
Montreal
Molson Centre
March 24, 2000
March 26, 2000
Honolulu
United States
Blaisdell Arena
March 27, 2000
Europe
April 26, 2000
Madrid
Spain
Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
April 27, 2000
April 29, 2000
Barcelona
Palau Sant Jordi
April 30, 2000
May 3, 2000
Paris
France
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 5, 2000
Antwerp
Belgium
Sportpaleis
May 6, 2000
Cologne
Germany
Kölnarena
May 8, 2000
Milan
Italy
FilaForum di Assago
May 9, 2000
May 12, 2000
London
England
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
May 13, 2000
North America [ 7]
June 9, 2000
Sunrise
United States
National Car Rental Center
June 10, 2000
Orlando
TD Waterhouse Centre
June 12, 2000
Charlotte
Charlotte Coliseum
June 13, 2000
Greensboro
Greensboro Coliseum
June 15, 2000
Uniondale
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
June 16, 2000
June 17, 2000
Hartford
Hartford Civic Center
June 19, 2000
East Rutherford
Continental Airlines Arena
June 20, 2000
June 21, 2000
Boston
FleetCenter
June 22, 2000
June 24, 2000
Washington, D.C.
MCI Center
June 25, 2000
Buffalo
HSBC Arena
June 27, 2000
Pittsburgh
Mellon Arena
June 28, 2000
University Park
Bryce Jordan Center
June 30, 2000
Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 1, 2000
Chicago
United Center
July 3, 2000
Milwaukee
Bradley Center
July 5, 2000
Indianapolis
Conseco Fieldhouse
July 6, 2000
Columbus
Value City Arena
July 8, 2000
New Orleans
New Orleans Arena
July 10, 2000
Atlanta
Philips Arena
July 11, 2000
Greenville
BI-LO Center
July 12, 2000
Nashville
Gaylord Entertainment Center
July 15, 2000
El Paso
Sun Bowl stadium
July 17, 2000
San Diego
San Diego Sports Arena
July 18, 2000
Phoenix
America West Arena
July 20, 2000
Anaheim
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
July 22, 2000
Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay Events Center
July 23, 2000
Reno
Lawlor Events Center
July 24, 2000
Oakland
The Arena in Oakland
July 26, 2000
Tacoma
Tacoma Dome
July 27, 2000
Portland
Rose Garden Arena
Asia
September 26, 2000
Osaka
Japan
Osaka-jō Hall
September 27, 2000
September 30, 2000
Tokyo
Yoyogi National Gymnasium
October 1, 2000
October 4, 2000
Nippon Budokan
October 5, 2000
October 7, 2000
Seoul
South Korea
Olympic Stadium
October 9, 2000
Hung Hom
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Coliseum
October 11, 2000
Taipei
Taiwan
Taipei Municipal Stadium
Oceania [ 8]
October 15, 2000
Auckland
New Zealand
Ericsson Stadium
October 17, 2000
Sydney
Australia
Sydney Entertainment Centre
October 18, 2000
October 19, 2000
October 21, 2000
Brisbane
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 25, 2000
Melbourne
Colonial Stadium
Cancellations and rescheduled shows
October 14, 2000
Auckland, New Zealand
Ericsson Stadium
Rescheduled to October 15, 2000[ 9]
Box office score data
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Venue
City
Tickets sold / available
Gross revenue
Ice Palace
Tampa
17,571 / 17,571 (100%)
$1,137,910[ 10]
Philips Arena
Atlanta
14,042 / 14,042 (100%)
$865,596[ 11]
First Union Center
Philadelphia
14,261 / 14,261 (100%)
$793,815[ 10]
Madison Square Garden
New York City
29,774 / 29,774 (100%)
$1,826,755[ 10]
United Center
Chicago
16,707 / 16,707 (100%)
$970,785[ 11]
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills
17,311 / 17,311 (100%)
$916,665[ 11]
Reunion Arena
Dallas
14,869 / 14,869 (100%)
$778,655[ 12]
Alamodome
San Antonio
33,135 / 33,135 (100%)
$1,264,389[ 12]
Compaq Center
Houston
13,642 / 13,642 (100%)
$725,943[ 12]
Staples Center
Los Angeles
15,241 / 15,241 (100%)
$959,760[ 13]
San Diego Sports Arena
San Diego
12,816 / 12,816 (100%)
$670,552[ 13]
San Jose Arena
San Jose
27,159 / 27,159 (100%)
$1,654,430[ 14]
Target Center
Minneapolis
11,701 / 14,000 (84%)
$781,055[ 15]
Firstar Center
Cincinnati
10,543 / 11,811 (89%)
$586,775[ 16]
Gund Arena
Cleveland
17,247 / 17,247 (100%)
$910,445[ 16]
Foro Sol
Mexico City
54,431 / 54,431 (100%)
$2,374,959[ 17]
General Motors Place
Vancouver
13,220 / 13,500 (98%)
$715,861[ 18]
Canadian Airlines Saddledome
Calgary
12,868 / 12,868 (100%)
$721,667[ 19]
Skyreach Centre
Edmonton
13,355 / 13,355 (100%)
$769,338[ 19]
Pepsi Arena
Albany
10,380 / 10,500 (99%)
$614,245[ 20]
Corel Centre
Ottawa
12,804 / 12,804 (100%)
$611,701[ 19]
Molson Centre
Montreal
29,715 / 29,715 (100%)
$1,509,989[ 21]
TD Waterhouse Centre
Orlando
8,545 / 17,712 (48%)
$537,625[ 22]
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale
25,096 / 29,642 (85%)
$1,662,101[ 23]
Continental Airlines Arena
East Rutherford
27,336 / 28,000 (98%)
$1,679,950[ 24]
United Center
Chicago
14,946 / 14,946 (100%)
$968,090[ 24]
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso
46,045 / 51,495 (89%)
$2,944,760[ 25]
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
Anaheim
13,465 / 13,465 (100%)
$863,710[ 26]
Total
548,225 / 572,019 (96%)
$30,817,526
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