The Mis Romances Tour was a

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performed by Luis Miguel during the year 2002 to promote his 2001 album ''

Mis Romances ''Mis Romances'' () is the fourteenth studio album of Mexican singer Luis Miguel, released on 20 November 2001 by Warner Music Latina. It is the fourth album in the ''Romance'' series wherein Luis Miguel covers bolero standards from Latin Americ ...

'' (during the second half of the tour he also promote his compilation

Mis Boleros Favoritos ''Mis Boleros Favoritos'' () is a compilation album by Mexican singer Luis Miguel. Released on 8 October 2002 by Warner Music Latina, it contains thirteen previously-recorded songs from the ''Romance''-themed albums as well as a new track "Hasta ...

). The tour consisted in 63 concerts and ran through US, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. In February he performed at the

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in for six consecutive sold-out nights drawing more than 32,000 spectators, beating his previous record of five consecutive concerts in this venue, he played also two more concerts in September. Miguel performed at Mexico's

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for first time in his career in front of 80,000 spectators, and also gave twelve nights at

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in Mexico City.

History

To promote ''Mis Romances'', Luis Miguel began his Mis Romances Tour on 24 January 2002 in San Diego, California. After touring in the United States for a month, he performed one show in the

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and Puerto Rico. Afterwards, he presented 13 shows in Mexico, including 12 consecutive shows at the

. He also performed five shows at the Auditorio Coca-Cola in Monterrey, Mexico. Luis Miguel continued touring in the United States and ended the first leg of the tour 13 April 2002. Luis Miguel commenced the second leg of his tour on 12 September 2002 in

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and presented three more shows in the United States. Luis Miguel's concerts in North America grossed over $16 million, the highest-grossing tour of the year by a Latin artist. After his performances in the United States, he made five recitals in Spain. He continued the second leg in South America performing in

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, and

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. The tour concluded on 14 December 2002 in the Dominican Republic. The ''

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'' editor Agustin Gurza compared Luis Miguel's box office sales at the

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and noted that it contrasted with the low sales of ''Mis Romances''. The set list consisted of boleros from ''Mis Romances'' and its predecessors, as well as pop tracks and ballads from his music career.

Set list

Tour dates

Band

*Vocals: Luis Miguel *Acoustic & electric guitar: Todd Robinson *Bass: Lalo Carrillo *Piano: Francisco Loyo *Keyboards: Arturo Pérez *Drums: Victor Loyo *Percussion: Tommy Aros *Saxophone: Jeff Nathanson *Trumpet: Francisco Abonce *Trombone: Alejandro Carballo *Mariachi 2000

Notes

References

{{Luis Miguel Luis Miguel concert tours 2002 concert tours