List of Gloria Estefan concert tours
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...
, an American pop music singer.
Tour information
Since 1985, Estefan has embarked on six worldwide concert tours performing in several locations worldwide including the five continents. Estefan's first tour was with the Miami Sound Machine and was the tour for support of the album Primitive LovePrimitive Love
Primitive Love is the 9th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their second English language studio album. It was released in 1985 .-Album history:...
named "Primitive Love Tour"
90 Millas World Tour
The 90 Millas World Tour is the seventh concert tour by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour was performed primarily for her Spanish audience but also for the Dutch, Irish and British who have been her most ardent supporters....
," was made to promote the album 90 Millas
90 Millas
90 Millas is the tenth solo studio album by the Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, and her fourth Spanish language album. It was released on September 17, 2007 by SonyBMG...
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Among all the tours made and listed here the first two are with the Miami Sound Machine, in which Estefan was the lead vocalist, since their separation in 1989, Estefan credited alone and embarked in four tours, two of them, the "Into The Light" and "Evolution" are cataloged as world tours, and are the most successful on Estefan's career, the latter being the most successful tour ever for a Latin artist.
Gloria Estefan first tour with the Miami Sound Machine "Primitive Love Tour" was a tour only to the United States with a low budget and just performances of their album, since that tour all the other tours by Estefan had been praised and critically acclaimed, especially her 1996/1997 "Evolution World Tour" which was created with a very different concept and making it more a show than just a concert, it eventually became one of the fans favorites and was one of the most successful tour ever for Estefan..
With the release of the 2007 Spanish-language album 90 Millas
90 Millas
90 Millas is the tenth solo studio album by the Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, and her fourth Spanish language album. It was released on September 17, 2007 by SonyBMG...
, Gloria Estefan did a tour at the European continent to promote the album. Gloria started the tour in August 2008 in Valencia, Spain, and then went to London and also her first concert to the British audience since a decade. She also visited Belfast
Belfast
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, Rotterdam
Rotterdam
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and Tenerife
Tenerife
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. Estefan also performed at the Aruba Music Festival on October 11
In April 2009, Gloria Estefan she started her first tour for Latin America. She performed at Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and others Latin-American countries.. This was the second leg to her last tour promoting 90 Millas. Due the success of the last performances of Estefan to Europe, she will return to a series of music festivals included as part of this tour in the summer season in 2009, including three more cities: Milan
Milan
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, Locarno
Locarno
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and Liverpool
Liverpool
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. She also added another three dates to the US, as part of a special concert with Carole King
Carole King
Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
for a performance at the Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino
Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, it is one of the largest casino complexes in the world in terms of floor space for gaming. The entire resort comprises of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables...
, the show being part of this tour is called "She Got's A Friend".
Tours
| Year | Title | Dates | Number of performances | Release format(s) |
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| 1985 | Primitive Love Tour | 1985–1986 (U.S.) | unreleased | |
| This tour, also known as the "Conga Tour" was the first tour ever made by the Miami Sound Machine at the United States and Japan. It was a tour with a low-budget made only to promote the album sales of Primitive Love Primitive Love Primitive Love is the 9th studio album released by the Miami Sound Machine, and their second English language studio album. It was released in 1985 .-Album history:... at these countries. |
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| 1987 | Let It Loose World Tour | 1987–1988 (U.S., Canada, Asia) | released on VHS | |
| Miami Sound Machine's first world tour with a high profile and also with a higher budget than the past one, was made to promote the album Let It Loose, going to more cities at the United States and visiting more countries such those of the southeast of the Asian continent; it also visited for the very first time the country of Canada. The October 1, 1988 concert at the Miami Arena was released on VHS. The setlist for the tour was: 1. Conga (Intro) 2. Hot Summer Nights 3. Bad Boy 4. Primitive Love 5. Surrender 6. Let It Loose 7. Baila Conmigo/A Toda Maquina/Dingui-Li-Bangue (Medley) 8. Falling In Love (Uh-Oh) 9. Words Get In The Way 10. No Sera Facil/Me Enamore/Renacer (Medley) 11. 1-2-3 12. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You 13. Conga 14. Betcha Say That 15. Anything For You |
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| 1989 | Get On Your Feet World Tour | 1989–1990 (U.S., Canada, Japan, UK) | unreleased | |
| Gloria Estefan first solo tour, made to promote the album Cuts Both Ways Cuts Both Ways Cuts Both Ways is a 1989 album by Gloria Estefan. It was the first studio album credited to Estefan as a solo artist, but is her 11th album overall including her work with the band the Miami Sound Machine... , was set to be one of the biggest tours of the star, first planning 50 tour stops around the world, but after the tragic accident that happened to Estefan which took her to the edge of death, the tour was canceled and only twenty-three stops happened, letting Australia and the rest of the United States with no shows given. The setlist for the tour was: 1. Ay, Ay, I 2. Here We Are 3. Can't Stay Away From You 4. Words Get In The Way 5. Surrender 6. Bad Boy 7. Nothin' New 8. Anything For You 9. Cuts Both Ways 10. Let It Loose 11. Dr. Beat 12. Don't Wanna Lose You 13. Say 14. Oye Mi Canto 15. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You 16. Conga 17. Get On Your Feet |
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| 1991 | Into The Light World Tour | 1991–1992 (U.S., UK, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, Latin America) | VHS, Laserdisc | |
| Gloria's first colossal world tour, with more than 100 stops, with mostly of the stops getting sold out, it's become in Estefan's most successful tour to then and it also been the most successful tour ever for a Latin artist in the moment, it's was Estefan's first world tour since the uncontinued "Get On Your Feet World Tour" was canceled due the near fatal accident. The setlist for the tour was: 1. Get On Your Feet 2. Oye Mi Canto 3. What Goes Around 4. Remember Me With Love 5. Here We Are 6. Live For Loving You 7. A Song For Gloria (By the background singers) 8. Sex in The 90s 9. Ballad Medley: - Anything For You - Words Get In The Way - Can't Stay Away From You - Renacer - No Sera Facil - Regresa a Mí - Cuts Both Ways - Don't Wanna Lose You 10. Dr. Beat 11. 1-2-3 12. Nayib's Song (I Am Here For You) 13. Close My Eyes 14. Seal Our Fate 15. Conga 16. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You 17. Coming Out of The Dark
- A Toda Maquina - Dingui-Li Bangui - Alma Llanera - Baila Conmigo - Mama Yo Can't Go - Can't Forget You The tour was made to promote the album Into The Light Into the Light (Gloria Estefan album) Into the Light is a concept album, the second studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the 14th overall, released in 1991 .-History:... . |
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| 1996 | Evolution World Tour | 1996–1997 (U.S., Canada, UK, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Africa, Australia, Latin America) | VHS, DVD | |
| This tour became the most successful and most ambitious tour of Estefan, making stops in every continent of the world including the most important cities of each one. With it, Estefan visited South Africa and Hawaii for the first time. The tour was made to promote the album Destiny Destiny (Gloria Estefan album) Destiny is the seventh studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the nineteenth of her career overall. It was released in 1996.-Album history:... . With 108 stops with sold-out stages, it is the most successful tour ever for a Latin artist, and it's also the most successful tour of Estefan till today. The setlist for the tour was: 1. Conga 2. Live For Loving You 3. Get On Your Feet 4. Anything For You 5. Don't Wanna Lose You 6. Destiny 7. Here We Are 8. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You 9. Oye Mi Canto 10. Steal Your Heart/No Pretendo 11. Along Came You (A Song For Emily) 12. Mi Tierra 13. Con Los Años Que Me Quedan 14. Tradicion 15. Everlasting Love 16. Ballad Medley - Cuts Both Ways - I See Your Smile - Words Get In The Way - Can't Stay Away From You 17. Always Tomorrow 18. Coming Out of The Dark 19. Abriendo Puertas 20. You'll Be Mine (Party Time) 21. Turn The Beat Around 22. Megamix 23. Higher 24. Tres Deseos 25. Reach
- I'm Not Giving You Up - Show Me The Way Back To Your Heart - Ayer - Montuno - Volver . |
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| 2004 | Live & Re-Wrapped Tour Live & Re-Wrapped Tour The Live Re-Wrapped is the sixth concert tour by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour crossed the most important cities from the United States and initially was slated to cross to the European continent, but was cancelled due unknown reasons.... |
2004 (U.S.) | DVD | |
| A tour made to promote the album Unwrapped Unwrapped (Gloria Estefan album) Unwrapped is the tenth studio solo album released by American singer Gloria Estefan, but is the twenty-fourth album overall, released in 2003.-Album history:... , was Estefan's first tour since 1996, which followed special concert shows at Las Vegas Las Vegas metropolitan area The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ... "Caesars Palace Caesars Palace Caesars Palace is a luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, an unincorporated township in Clark County, Nevada, United States in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Caesars Palace is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Corp.... " called "Live & Unwrapped". The tour was first planned to visit the European continent, but was canceled due unknown reasons and only visited the United States. |
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| 2008/2009 | 90 Millas World Tour 90 Millas World Tour The 90 Millas World Tour is the seventh concert tour by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour was performed primarily for her Spanish audience but also for the Dutch, Irish and British who have been her most ardent supporters.... |
2008 - 2009 (Europe, Latin America, U.S.) | unreleased | |
| A tour created to promote Estefan's album 90 Millas 90 Millas 90 Millas is the tenth solo studio album by the Cuban-American singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan, and her fourth Spanish language album. It was released on September 17, 2007 by SonyBMG... , is the first tour made for a Spanish language Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... album and is Estefan's first tour in Europe in twelve years. The tour began in Valencia on August 22, with other European performances taking place in Rotterdam, London, Belfast Madrid, Zaragoza, and Barcelona. Estefan finished the tour with one single show in Latin America where she performed at the Aruba Music Festival on October 11, 2008. A second leg was added to this tour in which Gloria went for the first time to some Latin-American countries, the tour went to Punta Del Este, Uruguay, Santiago, Chile, Buenos Aires, Lima and Guayaquil, Ecuador. Then, the tour added more dates to the schedule, and now three-dates are scheduled for the Memorial Day Weekend at the Foxwoods Resort Casino Foxwoods Resort Casino Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, United States. Together with the MGM Grand at Foxwoods, it is one of the largest casino complexes in the world in terms of floor space for gaming. The entire resort comprises of space. The casino has over 380 gaming tables... , as part of a special concert with Carole King Carole King Carole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S... named "She's Got A Friend". Another three dates were added to some performances at Europe for some music festivals at: Milan, Locarno, Liverpool, Monte Carlo and Istambul. And a free-performance at Guadalajara, Mexico for a music festival to promote tourism in Mexico after the Swine influenza. |
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Notable concerts
- Vh1 Divas Live
- The Millennium Concert
- The Atlantis Concert
- One Night Only At The Mandalay Bay
- Live & UnwrappedLive & UnwrappedThe Live & Unwrapped is the fifth special concert by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour was a special show made only to launch the album Unwrapped, the show was made at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas....
- She's Got A Friend (With Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
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External links
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