La Revolución World Tour


The La Revolución World Tour is the fourth world tour by the reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel to support their sixth studio album La Revolución. It consisted of three legs including 16 shows in the United States, and was the duo's largest arena tour at the time. The tour was planned to end on December 6, 2009, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. However, the tour was expanded to 2010 due to high demand, including a second arena leg in the United States. During the stop in Argentina and Puerto Rico, the concerts were recorded and later released as La Revolución: Live. Performed in big and large venues in Latin America, it was the duo's most extense and successful tour.

Overview

Stage and design

The duo stated that the stage in Puerto Rico cost around US$100,000. "The idea behind the theme was that this was a revolution in music," said lighting/scenic/video designer Todd Roberts of Visions Lighting LLC, who worked with Wisin y Yandel's personal lighting designer/programmer David Ayala, video director Alfredo Cifredo and production manager Eggie Allende to design and create the set. "They wanted to the look of the stage to be real industrial. We used a lot of large oversized chain, and a lot of metals." As far as the lighting went, "they wanted it to look as big as possible," said Roberts, "with a small budget."
At Luna Park in Buenos Aires, the stage was 360 degrees. It was the first time in 27 years that an artist had used this type of stage at the venue; the previous was Frank Sinatra. Because this reason, the concert was named "La Revolución en 360".

Critical reception

Sarah Godfrey from The Washington Post attended the concert in Washington, D.C. at the Patriot Center and gave a positive review, stating, "the performance itself was mostly the pair asserting their own stardom".

Commercial reception and attendance

Following the announcement of the first leg in the United States, over 60% of tickets were sold in the first weeks. Ticket prices were between $45 and $95. The concerts at New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. were sold out. Due to high demand by fans, a second leg was announced, including the first concert in Canada, which was sold out. In Mexico, the tour was a box office success, and in Mexico City a second date was added at Palacio de los Deportes due to high demand. In Medellin, Colombia, local media reported an attendance of around 12,000 fans. In Medonza, Argentina, attendance was around 10,000 and 12,000 in Tucuman. Over 50,000 fans showed of to the clousure. During the third leg in Latin America, over 100,000 were sold between Paraguay and Argentina. The concert in Pereira, Colombia sold over 16,000 tickets. Wisin & Yandel were chosen to be the last and main act on the third and final day of Festival Presidente 2010 in Santo Domingo.