The Viva Puerto Rico Tour was a tour performed by Puerto Rican recording artist Ivy Queen. In association with Score, Grande Entertainment, and Club Papi, the tour was launched on January 28, 2014.

Viva Puerto Rico Tour
National tour by Ivy Queen
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationNorth America
Associated albumMusa
Start dateJanuary 28, 2014
End dateMarch 2, 2014
Legs1
No. of shows13 in North America
Ivy Queen concert chronology

The tour will include performances at various gay clubs in cities of the United States, such as New York, Orlando, Miami, Houston, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, Atlanta, Sacramento, and Los Angeles.[1] Performances in Boston and Tampa have also been confirmed as well. A performance in Puerto Rico was not planned,[2] however due to the tour's success, a performance in Ponce was announced. The tour also caused Ivy Queen's eighth studio album Musa (2012) to reenter the Billboard Latin Albums chart at number thirty-six for the week of February 9, 2014.[3]

Background

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In 2008, Ivy Queen received an award from GLAAD for her support of the gay community.[4] Ivy Queen headlined the Machete Music Tour 2010, which performed in cities such as New York and Los Angeles and featured "the hottest stars in reggaeton and Latin urban music", including Chino & Nacho, Flex, Jowell & Randy, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, Cosculluela, Angel & Khriz, J-King & Maximan and R.K.M & Ken-Y.[5]

After the success of Queen's eighth studio album Musa which was nominated for Best Urban Music Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2013,[6] it was announced in September 2013, that Queen had changed management and returned with Jorge "Goguito" Guadalupe, president and co-founder of Filtro Musik, to release her ninth studio album in February 2014.[7] Following the birth of her first child,[8][9][10][11] Queen then announced that she would embark on a U.S. tour entitled the "Viva Puerto Rico Tour".[12]

Setlist

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Synopsis

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Tickets for the January 28 event were between $15 and $55. The age suitability was 21 and up, with the event beginning at nine at night. It was held at Score Nightclub in Miami, Florida.[12] The next event, the January 30 event, was held at the Parliament House Nightclub. The doors were open from eight at night until three in the morning, however the concert did not begin until one in the morning.[13]

Each event included a "VIP Meet and Greet Package. If you purchased the "VIP Meet and Great Package", then you received express entry into event, exclusive Meet and Greet with Queen, one free Ivy Queen CD, one personalized autograph, one picture taken with Queen and a complimentary Live at Club Papi CD.[14]

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue
North America
January 28, 2014 Miami United States Score Nightclub
January 30, 2014 Orlando Parliament House Nightclub
January 31, 2014 Houston South Beach Nightclub
February 1, 2014 San Francisco Space 550
February 6, 2014 Chicago Circuit Nightclub
February 7, 2014 San Diego Rich's Nightclub
February 9, 2014 Seattle Neighbours Nightclub
February 14, 2014 Atlanta Rush Nightclub
February 15, 2014 Sacramento Faces Nightclub
February 16, 2014 Los Angeles Circus Disco Nightclub
February 21, 2014 New York City Stage 48
March 1, 2014 Ponce Puerto Rico Backstage
March 2, 2014 Tampa United States Honey Pot

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

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N/A Boston United States N/A Cancelled due to unknown circumstances

Press conferences

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January 14, 2014 Miami United States Score Nightclub Tour announcement
February 12, 2014 Los Angeles United States The Conga Room
February 13, 2014 Los Angeles United States The Conga Room

References

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  1. ^ "Ivy Queen de gira por discotecas gay". HTV (in Spanish). Time Warner. January 2, 2014. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ivy Queen no quiso establecer el vínculo de la lactancia". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Apex Technologies. December 20, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Ivy Queen's Successful "Vivo Puerto Rico" Gay Tour Continues in New York and extends to Tampa and Puerto Rico". Granda Entertainment, LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "Ivy Queen arranca el 2014 con serie de concierto "Viva Puerto Rico"". Venevision (in Spanish). Cisneros. December 20, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Machete Music Tour 2010". Machete Music. November 4, 2010. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "Nominees of the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards". The Latin Grammy Awards. The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  7. ^ Tirado, Frances (September 25, 2014). "En paz Jorge "Goguito" Guadalupe con Ivy Queen". Primera Hora (in Spanish). Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "Reggaeton Star Reveals She's Expecting Her First Child". The Huffington Post. June 12, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  9. ^ Castillo, Amaris (June 11, 2013). "Ivy Queen is Pregnant!". Latina. Latina Media Ventures. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  10. ^ Hansen, Lena (June 11, 2013). "Ivy Queen está embarazada: "Estoy feliz; siempre quise ser madre". People En Español (in Spanish). Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  11. ^ "¡Ivy Queen ya es mamá!". Univision Musica (in Spanish). Univision Communications. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "Ivy Queen "Viva Puerto Rico" Equality For All Gay Tour". Miami Herald. Miami Herald Media Company. January 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "Ivy Queen in Concert at Parliament House Nightclub". Parliament House Orlando. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "Tickets and Event Information: Club Papi NYC - Ivy Queen LIVE "Viva Puerto Rico" Gay Club Tour". Want Tickets RDM, Incorporated. February 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.