Tour Pies Descalzos


The Tour Pies Descalzos was the debut concert tour by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, launched to promote her third studio album Pies descalzos. With this tour, Shakira toured several Latin American cities as well as some shows in Spain and the United States. It began on February 28, 1996, in Medellín, Colombia, and concluded on October 10, 1997, in Bogotá.

History

Shakira had her first official concert on 6 October 1995 in Teatro Nacional La Castellana in Bogotá, Colombia. The show would start with Shakira entering the stage in black boots, only to kick them off her feet and proceed to perform barefeet.
On the tour, Shakira mostly performed songs from Pies Descalzos and some songs from Peligro such as "Tú serás la historia de mi vida" and the title track of the album Magia, but only in Colombia. "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" was presented only in some concerts. In Guatemala a scandal arose as those attending her show demanded a show with pre-recorded audio throughout the show. The 1996 concerts in Ecuador were filmed and broadcast on national television.

Stampede in Barranquilla

On 16 August 1996, Shakira had a concert in Barranquilla at Romelio Martínez Stadium, her first ever concert at her hometown, and was accompanied by Argentine rock band Vilma Palma e Vampiros. Right outside the venue, there was a stampede as hundreds of fans of the singer wanted to enter the venue without tickets. According to some rumors, some merchants who worked near the stadium foresaw that something serious would happen at the concert, but the authorities of the time did little or nothing to prevent it. Three people were killed in the stampede, trampled by the people who entered the stadium, and a girl committed suicide by ingesting cyanide in her house because her family did not allow her to attend the concert. There were also over hundred injuries. Shakira, who did not know about what happened until the show was over, talked about the tragedy later in Brazil: "It was a very sad event in my life. There are never enough words to describe sad moments. Three people died at that show. It was quite difficult to accept, to assimilate. I found out after the concert was over. It was really, really hard. I even said that if something like that happened again, I wouldn't have the courage to go on stage again. I hope something like that never happens again, not in my career or in that of any other artist. It's not pleasant to remember."

Set list

  1. "Vuelve"
  2. "Quiero"
  3. "Un Poco de Amor"
  4. "Te Espero Sentada"
  5. "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
  6. "Pienso en Ti"
  7. "Antología"
  8. "Se Quiere, Se Mata"
  9. “Estoy Aquí”
  10. “Te Necesito”
  11. "Magia"
  12. "Tú Serás [la Historia de Mi Vida]"
  13. "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?"
;Notes
  • "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" was only performed on select dates.
  • "Magia" and "Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" were only performed in shows in Colombia.