Oral Fixation Tour (known as Tour Fijación Oral in Hispanophone countries) was the fourth

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tour by

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n singer

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

. It was launched in support of her sixth and seventh studio albums ''

Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 ''Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' (English: ''Oral Fixation, Vol. 1'', ) is the sixth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 3 June 2005 by Epic Records. After attaining international success in 2001 with her fifth stu ...

'' (2005). and '' Oral Fixation, Vol. 2'' (2005). It began on 14 June 2006 at the Feria De Muestras in

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, Spain. With assistance from the

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, she visited twenty-seven cities and performed forty-one shows across five continents. The tour was additionally sponsored by Spanish automobile manufacturer

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, with whom Shakira also collaborated to support her Pies Descalzos Foundation. The tour concluded on 23 December 2007 in

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. It was the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of 2006 grossing over $58.6 million, although this figure only includes 41 shows in that year. The total tour grossed over $100 million in both years. It's her most extensive tour to date. She was the first female artist from her generation to have a tour grossing over 100 million dollars overall.

Background

The wardrobe Shakira wore on the concert was designed by Shakira and designer

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. The stage was designed by Shakira and Spanish visual artist Jaume de Laiguana. She commented about the staging: " twill revolve around the art, dance and energy of rock and roll". On 3 February 2007, Shakira was scheduled to appear in the Netherlands. While a full stadium – 39,000 people – were waiting for Shakira, her official management announced that the show had to be rescheduled to March 17, 2007. Shakira was ill and had been advised to rest her voice. Shakira gave her manager the following letter to pass out to the crowd:

"I am very sad I cannot perform tonight. Holland is one of my favorite places on earth and I have been looking forward to doing this show for a long time. I promise I will make it up to you when I come back in March to give you the concert that the Dutch people deserve. Thanks for your understanding. All my love, Shakira."

Commercial reception

The tour broke several records: *The 25 March 2007 concert in

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was attended by at least 20,000 people, including numerous Indian celebrities; among them were superstars

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and

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. Shakira’s show was the second most expensive concert in Indian history and one of the biggest events in India by any international artist. *During a free show on 27 May 2007 at Mexico City's

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, 210k fans showed-up to see Shakira, giving her the distinction of having the biggest live audience in modern Mexican music history. The previous record was held by Mexican rock group

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. *In Tbilisi, Georgia, Shakira became the first international artist to hold a concert in the country. The show attracted more than 350,000 attendees which is a record she still holds. *In Athens, Greece, Shakira was the first female singer to perform at the Olympic Stadium, with an audience of over 40k people. *In Timiosara, Romania, her show for 30k people at Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu was the first, and only, show by a female artist at that venue, ever, until 2017. *At Miami's American Airlines Arena, Shakira holds the record of having the most consecutive shows (five) at the venue for a female artist on a single tour. *In Cairo, Egypt, over 100,000 people joined Shakira for her concert at the Giza Plateau. This set the record of having the highest attendance of any Egyptian and African concert in history. This record is also confirmed by

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as one of the most attended tickets concerts in history. *At Mexico City's Palacio de los Deportes, Shakira performed eight nights back-to-back, gaining the record of the most shows at the venue for a female artist. *At Guayaquil, Ecuador’s Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera, over 42k people attended, with Shakira being the first female performer at the stadium. *At Santiago, Chile’s Movistar Arena, the first show was quickly sold-out, with a second show later scheduled for the National Stadium (which was completely sold-out, as well). *Shakira played 15 shows in Spain, 10 in Germany and 21 shows in México, which broke the record of having the most shows within these three respective countries as a Latin American female artist. *All of Shakira’s shows in the U.S. and Canada, from August 9 to September 26, 2006, were completely sold-out.

Broadcast and recordings

The shows in

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and

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in December 2006 were filmed for a DVD release. Shakira had

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as a guest and they performed together "

La Tortura "" (English language, English: "The Torture") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, from Shakira's sixth studio album, ''Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' (2005). The song was produced by Shakira and ...

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was also a guest and performed "

Hips Don't Lie "Hips Don't Lie" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released by Epic Records in November 27th, 2005. The single is a reworking of Jean's 2004 track "Dance Like This", therefore it features addi ...

" with Shakira. It was released under the title ''

Oral Fixation Tour Oral Fixation Tour (known as Tour Fijación Oral in Hispanophone countries) was the fourth concert tour by Colombian singer Shakira. It was launched in support of her sixth and seventh studio albums ''Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' (2005). and ''Oral F ...

'' on 12 November 2007 worldwide. The audio was recorded and mixed in stereo and 5.1 by

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. The release was well received by critics, who commended Shakira's multi-instrumentalism. It was also well received commercially, peaking at number six on the US Top Music Videos chart, and has been certified Platinum by the

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(RIAA). The album quickly shot up the Mexican charts, peaking at number one for two non-consecutive weeks, and remained in the top 10 for over eleven weeks. The concert was also screened in theaters across the United States.

Set list

The following set list is obtained from the August 9, 2006, concert in El Paso, Texas. It is not intended to represent all dates throughout the tour. # "El Nay A'atini Nay" # "

Estoy Aquí "Estoy Aquí" () is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her third studio album '' Pies Descalzos'' (1995). It was released in 1995 by Sony Music Colombia as the lead single from the album. The song was co-written by Shaki ...

" # " Te Dejo Madrid" # "

Don't Bother "Don't Bother" is a song performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, taken from her seventh studio album and second English-language album, '' Oral Fixation, Vol. 2''. The song was released on 11 October 2005 by Epic Records as the lead si ...

" # " Antología" # "Hey You" # " Inevitable" # " Si Te Vas" # " Obtener Un Sí" # "

" # " No" # "

Whenever, Wherever "Whenever, Wherever" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 30 August 2001 by Epic Records as the lead single from her debut English-language studio album, ''Laundry Service (album), Laundry Service'' (2001), her fifth over ...

" # "

La Pared "La Pared" () is a song written, produced and performed by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released as the fourth single following " Día de Enero" from her sixth studio album '' Fijación Oral, Vol. 1'' (2005) in Latin America and Spa ...

" # "

Underneath Your Clothes "Underneath Your Clothes" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her third studio album and English-language debut, ''Laundry Service (album), Laundry Service'' (2001). The power ballad was the second English-language single releas ...

" # "

Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" (English: ''Bare Feet, White Dreams'') is the third single from Shakira's third studio album ''Pies Descalzos'' (1996). Written and composed by her, "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" talks about all the rules th ...

" # "

Ciega, Sordomuda "Ciega, Sordomuda" () is a song by Colombian singer Shakira from her fourth studio album, '' Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). A pop rock track, it utilizes mariachi trumpets and lyrically equates total love to a person being blind, deaf, ...

" # "

Ojos Así "Ojos Así" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira from her fourth studio album, ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). Infused with nuances of Arabic pop, the lyrics tell of the singer traveling the world but not having seen eyes like her love ...

" # "

Tour dates

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Background

Commercial reception

Broadcast and recordings

Set list

Tour dates

See also

Notes

References

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