Most Wanted Tour (Bad Bunny)

Most Wanted Tour
Continental tour by Bad Bunny
Promotional poster for the tour
LocationNorth America
Associated albumNadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana
Start dateFebruary 21, 2024 (2024-02-21)
End dateJune 9, 2024 (2024-06-09)
No. of shows49
Attendance753,000
Box officeUS$211.4 million
Websitehttps://mostwantedtour.com
Bad Bunny concert chronology

The Most Wanted Tour was the fifth concert tour by Puerto Rican rapper and singer-songwriter Bad Bunny to promote his fifth studio album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana (2023). Promoted by Live Nation and Rimas Entertainment, it began on February 21, 2024 in Salt Lake City and concluded on June 9 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, comprising 48 dates over 31 cities throughout North America.[1][2][3] All the shows were reported sold out and the tour grossed over US$211.4 million and sold over 753,000 tickets.[4] It was ranked 2th on Billboard Top 10 Latin Tours of 2024.[5]

Background

In 2022, Bad Bunny embarked on two concert tours—El Último Tour del Mundo which consisted of arenas across North America and the World's Hottest Tour visiting stadiums across the American continent. Grossing in 2022 over US$435 million across 81 shows setting the world record for the highest-grossing tour in a calendar year.[6][7]

Further, Bad Bunny's fourth studio album Un Verano Sin Ti was the best selling album of 2022 in United States, becoming the first all Spanish language to do so.[8] Also, it was the world's best-performing album of 2022 according to IFPI, making him the first Latino to have won a IFPI Global Chart Award.[9] Following the last concert of the World's Hottest Tour, Bad Bunny stated that he would take a break during 2023, to enjoy his archivements and to focus on his physical and mental health.[10][11]

Despite this, in April 2023 Bad Bunny headlined the Coachella festival, becoming the first Latin act do so. On May 15, 2023, he announced the lead single "Where She Goes". In early October, speculation and hits of a new album was all over social media.[12] On October 8, 2023, Bad Bunny announced the release of his fifth studio album, Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.[13][14] Shortly after the release of the album, he announced the dates of his upcoming tour on October 19, 2023. According to the artist, the tour is dedicated to long-time fans, stating, "If you're not a real fan, don't come."[15] A promotional poster for the tour included the phrase "Don't let it escape because you may never see it again."[16] Two consecutive shows were announced in the cities of Las Vegas, Phoenix, San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, Orlando and three consecutive performances at Kaseya Center in Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.[17][18]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show on 26 May 2024 in Miami. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Nadie Sabe"
  2. "Monaco"
  3. "Fina"
  4. "Hibiki"
  5. "Mr. October"
  6. "Mercedes Carota"
  7. "Cybertruck"
  8. "Baticano"
  9. "Teléfono Nuevo"
  10. "Tu No Metes Cabra" / "Pa' Ti" / "No Te Hagas" / "Vuelve" / "Me Mata" / "Soy Peor" / "Tu No Vive Así" / "Chambea" / "Diles" (Trap Medley)
  11. "25/8"
  12. "Vuelve Candy B"
  13. "Thunder y Lightning"
  14. "Gracias por Nada"
  15. "Un x100to"
  16. "Callaíta"
  17. "Yonaguni"
  18. "La Canción
  19. "Perro Negro"
  20. "Safaera"
  21. "Yo Perreo Sola"
  22. "La Santa"
  23. "La Jumpa"
  24. "Dakiti"
  25. "Efecto"
  26. "Me Porto Bonito"
  27. "Un Preview"
  28. "Where She Goes"

Tour dates

List of 2024 concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, attendance (tickets sold / total available), and gross revenue[4][19]
Date (2024) City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
February 21 Salt Lake City United States Delta Center 14,223 / 14,223 $3,808,271
February 23 Paradise T-Mobile Arena 32,749 / 32,749 $8,386,946
February 24
February 27 Phoenix Footprint Center 27,895 / 27,895 $7,326,516
February 28
March 1 San Francisco Chase Center 31,372 / 31,372 $10,114,132
March 2
March 5 Sacramento Golden 1 Center 16,462 / 16,462 $4,453,458
March 7 Portland Moda Center 16,656 / 16,656 $3,460,370
March 9 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 16,328 / 16,328 $4,895,698
March 13 Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 47,586 / 47,586 $20,226,378
March 14
March 15
March 20 Denver Ball Arena 15,511 / 15,511 $4,841,018
March 26 Kansas City T-Mobile Center 14,124 / 14,124 $3,215,409
March 28 Chicago United Center 48,900 / 48,900 $13,400,000
March 29
March 30
April 4 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 16,937 / 16,937 $4,125,948
April 6 Detroit United States Little Caesars Arena 15,841 / 15,841 $3,776,826
April 9 Washington, D.C Capital One Arena 17,503 / 17,503 $6,033,034
April 11 Brooklyn Barclays Center 45,529 / 45,529 $17,769,048
April 12
April 13
April 17 Boston TD Garden 15,621 / 15,621 $5,287,626
April 19 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 17,451 / 17,451 $5,192,150
April 20 Hartford XL Center 13,751 / 13,751 $3,903,941
April 22 Louisville KFC Yum! Center 15,362 / 15,362 $2,620,576
April 24 Tulsa BOK Center 12,196 / 12,196 $2,073,059
April 26 Austin Moody Center 27,202 / 27,202 $8,658,361
April 27
April 30 Houston Toyota Center 25,142 / 25,142 $6,237,451
May 1
May 3 Dallas American Airlines Center 29,824 / 29,824 $8,484,358
May 4
May 7 New Orleans Smoothie King Center 13,889 / 13,889 $2,505,883
May 10 Charlotte Spectrum Center 16,336 / 16,336 $5,118,891
May 11 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 15,734 / 15,734 $3,229,048
May 14 Atlanta State Farm Arena 25,496 / 25,496 $5,404,203
May 15
May 17 Orlando Kia Center 31,759 / 31,759 $9,101,053
May 18
May 21 Tampa Amalie Arena 17,186 / 17,186 $4,779,112
May 24 Miami Kaseya Center 49,260 / 49,260 $18,848,447
May 25
May 26
June 7 San Juan Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico 33,036 / 33,036 $2,388,118
June 8
June 9
Total — —

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
March 23, 2024 Minneapolis United States Target Center Poor ticket sales and bad weather[20][21]

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