The Black and White Tour (Blanco y Negro Tour) was the worldwide

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 ...

, in support of his 2006 album ''

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''. The tour visited the Americas and Europe.

About the tour

The show, directed for the stage by

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included Ricky Martin's biggest hits, along with songs from his latest live album ''

''. The two-hour show was divided into four segments: tribal, romance, revolution and, rave. The tour kicked off with four nights at the

José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum The Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (English language, English: ''José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico'') is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment. It is located at the Milla de Oro, Golden Mile ...

in San Juan on February 9, 2007 and travelled to several countries in South and Central America. The Latin American leg of the Black and White Tour wrapped up in late March in Mexico. The North American leg started at

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on April 17, 2007. It took Martin to arenas in 17 cities. Three shows from May 14–16 were cancelled (

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and

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), after Martin suffered a lower back sprain during a show in Laredo. In July 2007, Ricky Martin completed a series of sold-out arena dates in Europe, and announced the dates for a second American leg of his Black and White Tour. After playing in Puerto Rico and Mexico, the US portion of new run kicked off on September 29, 2007 at the

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, and run through October 14, 2007. The last stop included the performance at the

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in New York City. Ricky Martin was also the inaugural act who played at the new Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater on October 10–12, 2007.

Set list

#"Video Intro" #"

Pégate "Pégate" (English: "Get Closer") is the second single from Ricky Martin's first live album, ''MTV Unplugged'' (2006). It was released on December 19, 2006. The song was written by Martin, Roy Tavaré and Tommy Torres, and produced by Torres. Co ...

" (contains excerpts of "Raza de Mil Colores" and "

Por Arriba, Por Abajo "Por Arriba, Por Abajo" (English: "Upwards, Downwards") is the fifth single from Ricky Martin's album, '' Vuelve'' (1998). It was released on November 3, 1998. #"This Is Good" #Dance Interlude: "Indonesian Transition" #" Jaleo"/" I Don't Care"/" María" #Dance Interlude: "Hindu Transition" #" Vuelve" #"

Gracias por Pensar en Mi "Gracias por Pensar en Mi" (English: "Thank You for Thinking of Me") is the third single from Ricky Martin's first live album, ''MTV Unplugged'' (2006). Released on March 20, 2007, it was originally included on Martin's 1998 album '' Vuelve''. "Gr ...

" #" Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día" #"

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 ...

" (contains excerpts of "Bella") #"Rebirth" Video Intro #"Revolución" #" It's Alright" #"

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 ...

" #" Somos la Semilla #"

Asignatura Pendiente "Asignatura Pendiente" (English: ''Unresolved Matter'') is the third Single (music), single from Ricky Martin's album, ''Almas del Silencio'' (2003). It was released by Sony Music Latin, Sony Discos and Columbia Records on August 11, 2003, in Lati ...

" #"Rave Intro"/"

Drop It on Me "Drop It on Me" is a song recorded by the Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin that was included on his tenth album, ''Life'' (2005). The single, features Daddy Yankee. Background This song is produced by will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas and Luny ...

#"Lola, Lola" / " La Bomba" / "

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 ...

" #"

Tal Vez "Tal Vez" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin for his seventh studio album, ''Almas del Silencio'' (2003). The song was written by Venezuelan singer-songwriter Franco De Vita, while the production was handled by Tommy Tor ...

" #" Tu Recuerdo"

Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances :

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:Monte-Carlo Sporting Summer Festival :Lucca Summer Festival : Rock in Roma :Coca-Cola Live@MTV ;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office score data

* Only 33 out of 78 shows are available.

Record sellouts

On ''

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'' Top 25 Tours of the first half of 2007 (between November 15, 2006 and May 15, 2007), Ricky Martin ranked at number 19. The tour grossed $13,124,673, with capacity 273,899 and attendance 250,463. Five shows out of twenty two were sold out. And on ''Billboards Top 25 Boxscores of the same period, Martin ranked at number 15 with his Coliseo de Puerto Rico concerts which grossed $3,988,207.

Broadcasts and recordings

Shows in Vina del Mar and Buenos Aires were broadcast on national televisions. Ricky Martin filmed a concert DVD at San Juan, Puerto Rico's José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, on August 10–11, 2007. '' Ricky Martin Live: Black and White Tour'' was released on CD, DVD, CD/DVD on November 6, 2007, and on Blu-ray Disc on November 25, 2008.

Personnel

*Creative producer – Jose Vega, Joyce Flemming, Veikko Fuhrmann *Director – Carol Dodds *Line producer – Monica Sosa *Executive producer for TV, DVD and CD – Bruno Del Granado *Artist –

*Musical director, electric and acoustic guitars, cuatro, vocals – David Cabrera *Electric and acoustic guitars, mandoline – RJ Ronquillo *Keyboard – Ben Stivers *Percussion – Daniel Lopez *Drums – Waldo Madera *Bass, cello – Phil McCarthur *Background vocals – Carlos David Perez, Jackie Mendez *Trumpet, vocals, percussion – Juan "Cheo" Quinones *Saxophone, guitar, keys – Ron Dziubla *Trombone, percussion, keys – Victor Vasquez *Cuatro in " Tu Recuerdo" – Christian Nieves *Featured artist in "Tu Recuerdo" – La Mari of

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*Dance captain, choreographer – Jason Young *Dancers – Micki Duran, Tony Francisco, Reshma Gajjar, Vlada Gorbeneva, Mihran Kirakosyan, Christopher "War" Martinez, Tye Myers *Artistic directors – Dago Gonzales,

*Lighting and stage designer – Roy Bennett *Tour business manager – Anthony Cardona *Tour director – Veikko Fuhrmann *Tour production director – Chris Lamb *Tour production manager – Vicki Huxel *Road manager – Gabriela Araujo *Tour press coordinator – Rondine Alcalá *Tour ticketing – Puerto Rico – Gladys Martinez, Ruth Colon *Fan club ticketing manager – Jennifer Naranjo *Physical therapists – Aixa Tort, Urs Brand *Capoeira instructor – Eric Marinho *Choreographers – Richmond Talauega, Anthony Talauega, Jamaica Craft *Hindu dance choreography – Yudhisthir Nayak, Patnak Sisters *Tour security – Tulio Souza, Alves Da Costa *Equipment manager – Angel Fernandez *Theatrical stage manager – Jorge Guadalupe *Stage manager – Thomas Kelleher *Monitor engineer – Raaphael Alkins *FOH engineer – Carloz Martinez *RF engineer – Cesar William Benavides *Audio analyst – Monty Carlo *Backline – Dave Pennington, Jeremy Nielsen, Jimmy Robison *Pro-tools and keyboard tech – Jose Merconchini *Lighting engineer, operator – Federico Lafuente *Lighting programmer – Cory Fitzgerald, Peter Aquinde *Video crew chief – Omar Montes *Video – Amanda Welker *Advance site coordinator – John Conk *Head carpenter – Ted Schroeder *Carpenters – Dan Mcnabb, Patrick Harbin, Yader Mena *Head rigger – Ken Mitchell *Rigger – Ricky Acebo *Motor control – Steve Haskins *Pyro – Steve Aleff *Cargo – Rock-it Cargo *Stagging, barriers – All Access *Catering – Chose Alfredo Diaz *Transportation – Jonathan Ruiz *Credentials, passes – Cube Passes *Tour costume designer – Roman Diaz *Head costume construction – Harwood Lee *Costume supervisor – Julia Caugant *Costume assistant – Jade Graham *Head of Wardrobe for Ricky Martin – Rosennett Pagan *Head of Wardrobe for band and dancers – Lana Czajka *Video production and design – Veneno Inc. *Creative director – Dago Gonzales *Producer – Jessica Jimenez *Production manager – Iván Navarro *" Somos la Semilla" director, writer – Justin Lebanowski *Project coordinator – Adriana Madrigal *Research – Ariel De Los Santos *Merchandising – Tribecka Latin, LLC. *Travel agency – Ascot Travel, New York *Booking agency – Chris Dalston *Production managers – Mariauxy Castillo-Vitale, Sasha Yabrain *Technical manager – Victor Lam *Assistant director – Jill Dove *Technical director – Mark Guillingham *Lighting designer for DVD – Allen Branton *Gaffer – David Oakes *Programmer – Felix Peralta *Video engineer – Billy Steinberg *Video operator – Oscar Rodriguez *Camera operators – John Atkinson, Manny Boniolla, David Driscoll, Tom Hildreth, Charlie Huntley, Mike Johnson, Raphy Molinary, Jorge Plana, Mark Whitman, Carlos Zayas *Head of utility – Angel Vasquez *Utility crew – Jerry Encarnacion, Juan Pablo Irrizarry, Jorge Irrizarry, Rene Rodriguez, Efrain Rosado-Mestre, Fernando Rosado, Samuel Salinas, Dustin Stephens, Juan A "Cheeze" Torres *Script supervisor – Coraly Santaliz *DVD costume designer – Carrie Cochran-Cabrera *DVD costume stylist – Ed Coreano *Hair and make-up – Wand Montes, Omar Rodriguez, Jacob Oliveras, Hidalkea Batista, Otto Ramos, Jennifer De Leon, Joel Torres, Yaya *Casting – Kalain Santos

References

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