The Tour Generación RBD (billed as Generación RBD) was the debut

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 ...

by Mexican

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band

RBD RBD was a Mexican Latin pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's telenovela ''Rebelde'' (2004–2006). It was composed of Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher von Uckermann and Christian Chávez. The group ac ...

. The tour supported their first two studio albums, ''

Rebelde ''Rebelde'' ( English: ''Rebel'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It is a remake of the Argentine telenovela, '' Rebelde Way'', adapted f ...

'' (2004) and ''

Nuestro Amor ''Nuestro Amor'' (English: ''Our Love'') is the second studio album by Mexican Latin pop group RBD. The album was released on September 22, 2005, in Mexico, selling over 127,000 units in its first seven hours of release in the country, and 160, ...

'' (2005). The 141-show tour began on May 13, 2005, in

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, Mexico, and concluded on March 3, 2007, in Laredo, United States. The official announcement occurred on May 1, 2005, following the commercial success of the band's debut album.

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served as the opening act. The setlist consisted of songs from their first two records, ''Rebelde'' and ''Nuestro Amor'' and featured covers of songs by artists such as

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, Hombres G, and

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. The tour received a mixed reception from critics; some praised the band's infectious energy and engaging interaction with the audience, while others criticized the vocal performance of the members. It was a commercial success, grossing in total of US$30.9 million by playing in front of 637,364 audience. According to ''

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'', it was the highest-grossing Latin concert tour of 2006. Additionally, it was awarded Latin Tour of the Year at the 2006 Latin ''Billboard'' Music Awards. A number of concerts were recorded and released, including the show in May 2005 at Mexico's

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; afterwards released as a live album and on DVD under the title ''

Tour Generación RBD En Vivo ''Tour Generación RBD en Vivo'' ( English: ''RBD Generation Tour Live'') is the first live album released by Mexican pop band RBD. The album was recorded live in May 2005 at a concert from the band's Tour Generación RBD in Mexico City's Palac ...

''. Directed by

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, '' ¿Que Hay Detrás de RBD?'' (2006) was a documentary film chronicling the tour.

Background and development

Following the premiere of the telenovela ''

'',

released their debut single "

", from the studio album of the same name (2004). The record was certified diamond by the

Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) (English: Mexican Association of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, A.C.) is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in M ...

(AMPROFON) with 500,000 copies sold. Also in 2004, producer

announced that there were plans for a concert tour. During a press conference on May 1, 2005, he officially announced the Tour Generación RBD. The first twelve dates of the tour were confirmed, with more concerts to be added. In the second half of 2005, RBD performed in such countries as

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, and

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. The set list of the shows was composed mainly of songs from the two studio albums, ''Rebelde'' and ''

'', as well as other songs by Latin artists. In 2006, the Tour Generación RBD continued in the United States, with the band initially performing in 30 US cities. On the RBD website, nine concerts in Brazil were scheduled, followed by three more confirmed dates (

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, Salvador and

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). The organization of the tour was the responsibility of the companies Mondo Entretenimento and Roptus, with support from the record label

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. The organizers were notified of the fact that they had not licensed their copyrights at the Central Collection and Distribution (ECAD), and were charged approximately one million reais for eight of the band's performances in Brazil. There were a total of thirteen concerts in the country, with

as the opening act. In 2007, the tour continued with four concerts in Chile, concluding on March 3 in Laredo, Texas.

Commercial reception

As soon as the tour was announced, tickets were sold out in Mexico, and was attended by 150,000 people in the country. According to ''

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'', it was the second highest-grossing Latin tour in the first half of 2006. The single show at the

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attracted 63,101 people, standing as one of the most attended Latin concerts in the venue's history. After finishing, Tour Generación RBD became the highest-grossing international tour in Brazil. However, it did not come up to expectations of the organizers who wanted to sell 450,000 tickets and earn over R$65 million. In 2006, ''

'' reported that Generación RBD had grossed over $30.9 million ($ in dollars) from 51 shows and attracted 637,364 people, becoming the highest-grossing Latin concert tour of the year. At the end of 2006, the tour was placed at number 35 on ''

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''s "Year End Top 100" list, grossing 23.6 million from 37 shows with a total audience of 749,485.

Set list

This set list represents concerts realized between 2005 and 2006. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour.

Notes

* A Portuguese rock version of "Rebelde" was sung during the shows in Brazil. * " Ser o Parecer" was added to the set list during the concert in São Paulo.

Shows

Cancelled dates

Personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from ''Tour Generación RBD En Vivo'' and ''Live in Rio'' video liner notes.

Band

Alfonso Herrera Alfonso Herrera Rodríguez (, born 28 August 1983) is a Mexican actor and singer. Born in Mexico City, Herrera made his television debut in ''Clase 406'' in 2002. In the same year, he made his film debut in ''Amar te duele'' and won a MTV Movi ...

– vocals *

Anahí Anahí Giovanna Puente Portilla (born 14 May 1983), known Mononymous person, mononymously as Anahí, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. In 1986, she started her acting career when she was cast on ''Chiquilladas''. After working on man ...

– vocals * Charly Rey – electric guitar, guitar *

Christian Chávez José Christian Chávez Garza (, born August 7, 1983), most often known as Christian Chávez is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actor, best known for his role as List of Rebelde characters#Giovanni Méndez Lopez, Giovanni Méndez López in th ...

– vocals *

Christopher Uckermann Christopher Alexander Luis Casillas von Uckermann (born 21 October 1986) is a Mexican singer and actor. He started his acting career when he was only two years old in TV commercials, and became known worldwide after his roles as Diego Bustaman ...

– vocals *

Dulce María Dulce María Espinosa Saviñón (, born 6 December 1985), simply known as Dulce María, is a Mexican singer and actress. Dulce María began her career at age 5, participating in more than 100 TV commercials. At the age of eleven, she was part ...

– vocals * Eduardo Tellez – keyboards * Gonzalo Velásquez – acoustic guitar, electric guitar * Güido Laris – musical director, bass, guitar, additional vocals * Luis Emilio Arreaza "Catire" – drums, percussion *

Maite Perroni Maite Perroni Beorlegui (born 9 March 1983) is a Mexican actress, singer, songwriter and producer. She gained international fame in 2004 after starring in the Mexican youth telenovela ''Rebelde'', which launched the pop-rock and Latin Grammy-nom ...

– vocals * Martini Schram – electric guitar * Mauricio Soto "Bicho" – drums, percussion

Crew

* Alejandro Mayen – pyrotechnician * Bejamin López – video director * Carolina Palomo Ramos – marketing coordinator * Christian Rodriguez – video director * Dante Gudiño – road manager * David Rios – stage manager * Fabiola Liera – choreography * Gerardo Garcia – stage manager * Jeronimo Ramirez – lighting director * Juan Manuel Puerto – personal manager * Luis Enrique Estrada – pyrotechnician, set design * Ricardo Marquez – personal manager * Roberto Cardozo – sound coordinator * Salvador López – stage manager * Sergio Mateos – production manager * William John Murphy – make-up, styling

Notes

References

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Background and development

Commercial reception

Set list

Notes

Shows

Cancelled dates

Personnel

Band

Crew

See also

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