Ricky Martin Live

Ricky Martin Live was the ninth concert tour by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. It supported his compilation album, Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition.[1] The tour started in Newcastle on October 3, 2013 and continued across Australia for three weeks before coming to a close on October 20, 2013 in Melbourne.[2] He continued throwing concerts in venues in the Americas in the later months, as well as participating in the Mawazine Festival in Rabat, Morocco.[3][4][5][6][7]

Ricky Martin Live
Tour by Ricky Martin
Promotional poster for the Australian leg of tour
Associated albumGreatest Hits: Souvenir Edition
Start dateOctober 3, 2013 (2013-10-03)
End dateJune 8, 2014 (2014-06-08)
Legs4
No. of shows14
Ricky Martin concert chronology

Background and development

Between April and June 2013, Martin was one of the coaches on the second season of The Voice in Australia.[1] In late May 2013, it was announced that he will tour Australia in October 2013, for the first time in over ten years.[1] Martin will promote his already Gold-certified Greatest Hits: Souvenir Edition compilation and his new top-ten single "Come with Me".[1] After originally announcing five concerts, four more dates were added later, including second concerts in Sydney Super Dome and Rod Laver Arena.[8][9]

Critical response

The Australian leg has received positive reviews from music critics. Helen Gregory from The Newcastle Herald wrote that Martin has delivered one of Newcastle’s biggest shows of the year, fulfilling his promise to have the audience "sweating, dancing and shaking their bon bons in a night of intense adrenalin." This was Martin at his best; "energetic, engaging, charming and still at the helm of a powerhouse voice, even when swivelling his hips and samba dancing his way through a 95 minute set." The show was a great production, complete with lights, video, ten full or partial costume changes, eight dancers and a band composed of musicians from all over the world.[10] Reviews by Take 40 Australia, Ninemsn and Glam Adelaide were also enthusiastic.[11][12][13]

Opening act

Setlist

The following setlist was performed at the Allphones Arena, in Sydney, Australia on October 18, 2013. It does not represent all concerts during the tour.[16]

  1. "Instrumental Introduction"
  2. "Come with Me"
  3. "Shake Your Bon-Bon"
  4. "It's Alright"
  5. "Vuelve"
  6. "Video Sequence"
  7. "Livin' la Vida Loca"
  8. "She Bangs"
  9. "Loaded"
  10. "Video Sequence"
  11. "She's All I Ever Had" (performed with Luke Kennedy)
  12. "Come to Me" / "Private Emotion" (performed with Kennedy and Ms Murphy)
  13. "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (performed with Kennedy and Murphy)
  14. "Video Sequence"
  15. "Más"
  16. "La Bomba"
  17. "Lola, Lola"
  18. "Pégate" (contains excerpts from Por Arriba, Por Abajo)
  19. "María"
    Encore
  20. "Video Sequence"
  21. "The Cup of Life"

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
Australia[17][18][19]
October 3, 2013 Newcastle Australia Newcastle Entertainment Centre
October 5, 2013 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
October 10, 2013 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
October 12, 2013 Perth Perth Arena
October 14, 2013 Sydney The Star Event Centre
October 16, 2013 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 18, 2013 Sydney Allphones Arena
October 19, 2013
October 20, 2013 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
North America[7][6]
December 8, 2013 Uniondale United States Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
December 28, 2013 Cancun Mexico Moon Palace Hotel
South America[4][5]
February 21, 2014 Punta del Este Uruguay Conrad Hotel
February 23, 2014 Viña del Mar Chile Quinta Vergara
Africa[3]
June 8, 2014 Rabat Morocco Mawazine Festival

Box office score data
Venue City Tickets sold / available Gross revenue
Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle 2,489 / 4,095 (61%) $224,639[20]
Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 22,499 / 22,499 (100%) $2,651,000[21]
Perth Arena Perth 9,944 / 10,466 (95%) $1,175,340[22]
Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane 7,664 / 7,928 (97%) $957,988[23]
Allphones Arena Sydney 24,717 / 25,834 (96%) $3,148,610[24]
TOTAL 67,313 / 70,822 (95%) $8,157,577

References
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  2. "Ricky Martin official website". rickymartinmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  3. "Morocco on the Move - (W/Video) Ricky Martin Pours on the Charm in Morocco - Latin American Herald Tribune |Morocco on the Move". Archived from the original on 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. "Viña del Mar 2014: Ricky Martin inauguró festival con espectacular show (VIDEO) | LaRepublica.pe". larepublica.pe. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25.
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  10. "Ricky Martin at Newcastle Entertainment Centre: review". The Newcastle Herald. 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
  11. "REVIEW: Ricky Martin, Melbourne, 5 October 2013 Rod Laver Arena -- A Shaking Bon Bon Fiesta!". Take 40 Australia. 2013-10-06. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  12. "Martin shakes his bon bon in Melbourne". ninemsn. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  13. "Concert Review: Ricky Martin Live". Glam Adelaide. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
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  16. Woodward, Mel (October 23, 2013). "[Live Review] RICKY MARTIN". Reverb Magazine. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  17. Gregory, Helen (September 30, 2013). "Ricky Martin in Newcastle: photos, video". The Newcastle Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  18. "Ricky Martin announces 2013 Australian tour". Nova 96.9. NOVA Entertainment. May 28, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  19. "Ricky Martin Adds Extra Shows To Australian Tour 2013, Melbourne and Sydney". ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association. August 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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  21. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 125, no. 45. New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media. 16 November 2013. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
  22. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 125, no. 44. New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media. 9 November 2013. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  23. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 125, no. 43. New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media. 2 November 2013. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  24. "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Vol. 125, no. 47. New York City, New York: Prometheus Global Media. 30 November 2013. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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