Critical reception

The tour receive mostly positive reviews. Enrique Blanc from Los Angeles times gave a positive review to the concert at Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles writing "Guerra's music has opened a new path, where traditional forms of Latin music can be re-explored and taken beyond their prior limits.".^[6] Jon Pareles from New York Times, attended the concert in New York and wrote a review titled "A Dominican Sound With a Broad Appeal".^[7] In other Hand, Ramiro Burr wrote a positive review titled "Guerra's salsa moves feet, hips, hearts" praising Guerra stage presence and production.^[8]

Commercial reception

Following the success of Bachata Rosa, high expectations were around Guerra next tour. Billboard stated that "The first U.S. tour by Juan Luis Guerra & 4.40, the Latin equivalent of Michael Jackson's tour". The leg broke attendance records and the average price ticket was $35, higher than many rock stars at the time. According to Cashbox, the world tour drew over 350,000 fans throughout the Americas and Europe.^[9] The concerts in New York on 25–27 November 1991 at the Paramount, drew more than 15,000 and Los Angeles gig on 23–24 November, at the two concerts at the Universal Amphitheatre had an attendance of 10,889. In Miami, the concert at Miami arena was sold out and drew over 12,000 fans. Tickets for the Laredo and Houston concert were between $20 to $50 and $80.^[10]

Media reported that the concerts in Spain had total attendance of 250,000 fans on 17 concerts.^[11] The concert in Madrid, Spain were sold out with 22,000 tickets sold while thousands of fans were left outside and 20,000 in Barcelona.^[12][13] Also, over 20,000 fans show up at the Estadio Bailados and 15,000 at A Coruña.^[14] Following the concert, local autorities decided to lowered the capacity of the venue for concerts to 13,000.^[14] Over 30,000 tickets were sold at Gijon.^[15] According to Colombia newspapper El Tiempo, Guerra earned over US$75,000 per show during the summer leg of 1991.^[16]

El Siglo de Torreon stated that the success of the South America leg were unprecedent.^[17] The concert in Quito, Ecuador, broke records in tickets sales with 60,000.^[18] Over 10,000 tickets were sold in San Jose, Costa Rica.^[19] In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Guerra performed at Estadio Olimpico with a record audience of 80,000 fans on 24 December 1991. However, the concert in Veracruz reported low tickets sales and the concert at Madison Square Garden on August 2, 1992 was cancelled citing low tickets sale because no new music was release. Eventually, all the concerts of the second leg, except of Los Angeles, were cancelled.

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