King of Kings World Tour

King of Kings World Tour
Tour by Don Omar
LocationNorth America • South America • Europe
Associated albumKing of Kings
Start dateJuly 19, 2006
End dateOctober 10, 2007
Legs4
No. of shows21 North America
13 South America
2 Europa
36 Total
Don Omar concert chronology
  • The Last Don Tour
    2003-2004
  • King of Kings World Tour
  • IDon Tour
    2009-2010

The King of Kings World Tour is the name of the world tour by reggaeton singer Don Omar to promote his second studio album King of Kings. During the concerts in Puerto Rico it was recorded and later released as the CD and DVD King of Kings: Live.

Background

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As of 2006, having sold over 1 million copies of his first 2 albums.[1] The Last Don and The Last Don Live, including 340,000 copies in the United States,[2] Don Omar released his much anticipated second studio album.[3] King of Kings entered at No. 7 with becoming the highest charting debut by a reggaeton artist. In just few weeks it sold over 160,000 copies in US.[4] It eventually sold more than 4 millions of copies worldwide. In October 2006, Billboard announced the tour in an article.[5] It also announced that the cost of the staging the tour was estimated at two million dollars.[5] with a massive stage production complete with elaborate pyrotechnics and full-blown theatrical and dance elements.[6]

Commercial reception

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Tickets prices in the United States were between $35 and $95. The Puerto Rico concerts were sold out.

In Chile, the media reported 80,000 fans at the concert and over 20,000 in Argentina. In Venezuela, 125,000 fans were reported at his concert in Barquisimeto, a record for the highest attendance for a show in the country.[7][8]

The tour was producer by Latin Entertainment Group and sponsored for Verizon in 2006.[9] The King of Kings Tour was multi-million dollar.[6]

Critical reception

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Agustin Gurza from the Los Angeles Times gave the concert a positive review claiming "Don Omar takes reggaeton higher"[10]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
South America[11][12][13][14]
July 19, 2006[a] Cartagena Colombia Parque de la Marina
July 21, 2006[b] Buga Coliseo Armando Moncada Campuzano
July 28, 2006 Pampatar Venezuela Canodromo de Margarita
July 30, 2006 Caracas Poliedro de Caracas
Europe[15]
August 3, 2006 Rome Italy Hipódromo delle Capannelle,
August 4, 2006 London England O2 Academy Brixton
North America[16]
October 13, 2006 Norcross United States North Atlanta Trade Center
October 14, 2006 Uncasville Sun Arena
October 20, 2006 Washington D.C Verizon Center
October 21, 2006 Chicago UIC Pavilion
October 26, 2006 Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre
October 27, 2006
October 28, 2006 Fresno Save Mart Center
October 29, 2006 San Francisco Crow Palace
November 3, 2006 Houston Toyota Center
November 4, 2006 Reliant Arena
November 5, 2006 Dallas American Airlines Center
November 10, 2006 New York Theater at Madison Square Garden
November 11, 2006 Atlantic City Mark G. Etess Arena
November 16, 2006 Estero Germain Arena
November 18, 2006 Kisssimmee Silver Spur Arena
November 19, 2006 Miami American Airlines Arena
November 25, 2006 Glendale Jobing.com Arena
December 1, 2006 San Juan Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico
December 2, 2006
South America[17][18]
December 27, 2006[19][c] Cali Colombia Estadio Pascual Guerrero
February 24, 2007[20][d] Asuncion Paraguay Club Olimpia
February 26, 2007[e] Viña del Mar Chile Quinta Vergara Amphitheater
April 1, 2007[f][21] Santiago Estadio Nacional
May 31, 2007[22] Guayaquil Ecuador Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
North America
August 11, 2007[23] Managua Nicaragua Estadio Efrain Tijerino
August 25, 2007[g] Panama City Panama Figali Convention Center
South America
September 20, 2007[24] La Paz Bolivia Estadio Cruceño Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera.
September 22, 2007[25][h] Barquisimeto Venezuela Arena Plaza Ferial
October 9, 2007[26] Buenos Aires Argentina Luna Park
October 10, 2007

Notes

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  1. ^ This Concert was part of the El Gran Festival Musical 2006
  2. ^ This concert was part of the 55 Feria Exposición Agropecuaria
  3. ^ This concert was part of La Feria de Cali
  4. ^ This concert was part of the Reggaeton Live Festival 2007
  5. ^ This Concert was part of the XLVIII Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
  6. ^ This concert was co-headlined by Wisin & Yandel and had the name of "La Triologia del género"
  7. ^ This concert was co-headlined by Aventura
  8. ^ This Concert was part of the XXXV Feria Internacional de Barquisimeto.

References

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  1. ^ "Having sold over 1 million copies of his first 2 albums, Don Omar the king of reggaeton returns with his much anticipated album "King of Kings"". Billboard. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. ^ "Reggaeton Kings". Billboard. 9 September 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  3. ^ "King of Kings". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. ^ "The Latin Lag". Billboard. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  5. ^ a b "King of The Road Reggaeton Superstar Don Omar Launches U.S Theater Tour". Billboard. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  6. ^ a b "Don Omar: Reggaetón's King of Kings". BMI.com. 2007-05-10. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  7. ^ Diario, Listin (2007-10-21). "Don Omar disfruta de un gran año artístico". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  8. ^ "Don Omar se va de gira". People en Español. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  9. ^ "Don Omar Preps U.S Trek". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
  10. ^ "Don Omar takes reggaeton higher". Los Angeles Times. 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  11. ^ "Viva, Espectáculos". wvw.nacion.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  12. ^ Netjoven.pe. "Don Omar estará en Venezuela". Netjoven.pe. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  13. ^ "El Pais - Cali Colombia". historico.elpais.com.co. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  14. ^ "Don Omar con nuevo éxito y nuevo amor - JUL. 10, 2006 - Música - Historicos - EL UNIVERSO". www.eluniverso.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  15. ^ "Madonna, Don Omar y Oscar D'León harán conciertos en Roma". Hoy Digital (in European Spanish). 2006-07-31. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  16. ^ "Don Omar Tour Dates :: Music - For Your Information :: Don Omar Tour Dates @ Mfyi.com". www.mfyi.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  17. ^ "El Comando junto a Don Omar y Aventura | La Prensa Panamá". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 2007-08-07. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  18. ^ "Don Omar se somete a estricto entrenamiento y dieta para bajar de peso". espanol.upi.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  19. ^ Tiempo, Casa Editorial El (2006-12-22). "El año nuevo llega con la Feria de Cali". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  20. ^ "'Don Omar' ratificó su reinado en el club Olimpia - Espectáculos - ABC Color". www.abc.com.py (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  21. ^ "Don Omar y Wisin & Yandel llevan 80.000 fanáticos en chile". Tropicana Bogotá (in Spanish). 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  22. ^ "Don Omar se presentará en Guayaquil - ABR. 16, 2007 - Música - Historicos - EL UNIVERSO". www.eluniverso.com. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  23. ^ Prensa, Webmaster La (2007-11-22). "Regresan". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  24. ^ "Don Omar aplaza viaje a Argentina para cumplir con concierto en Bolivia". www.diariolibre.com (in European Spanish). 19 September 2007. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  25. ^ "XXXV Feria Internacional de Barquisimeto - Barquisimeto.com". 9 August 2007.
  26. ^ "Espectacular Concierto de Don Omar en Buenos Aires". Tropicana Bogotá (in Spanish). 2007-10-11. Retrieved 2020-04-21.