The Livin' La Vida Loco World Tour was the first major world
concert tour
A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to ...
by Puerto Rican singer
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
to support his first English-language album ''
Ricky Martin
Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...
''. The tour started in October 1999 and continued until October 2000.
The tour covered four continents, North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. According to 2000 year-end report, Ricky Martin had the 10th highest-grossing tour in the US, with 44 shows grossing $36.3 million and drawing an audience of 617,488. That October, attendance and sales data reported from 60 concert dates in the United States, Canada and
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
show the tour grossed $51.3 million and drew 875,151 fans, according to Billboard Boxscore, International dates, not reported to Boxscore would push Martin's grosses higher.
Opening act
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Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...
(North America, 1999 dates)
Setlist
This setlist represents concerts held Summer 2000
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Livin' la Vida Loca
"Livin' la Vida Loca" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fifth studio album and English-language debut, ''Ricky Martin'' (1999). The song was written by Draco Rosa and Desmond Child, while the production was handl ...
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#"Love You for a Day"
#" Bombón de Azúcar"
#"Spanish Eyes"
#"Lola, Lola"
#" Vuelve"
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She Bangs
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Marcia Baila
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Private Emotion
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#"I Am Made of You"
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Shake Your Bon-Bon
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The U.S. maxi-single includes ...
Por Arriba, Por Abajo
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She's All I Ever Had
"She's All I Ever Had" is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fifth studio album and English-language debut, ''Ricky Martin'' (1999). The song was written by Jon Secada, Robi Rosa, and George Noriega, while the productio ...
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The Cup of Life
"The Cup of Life" (Spanish: "La Copa de la Vida") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his fourth studio album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). Martin created the song after FIFA requested of him an anthem. The song was written by Lui ...