Black and White Tour


The Black and White Tour was the worldwide concert tour by Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, in support of his 2006 album MTV Unplugged. The tour visited the Americas and Europe.

About the tour

The show, directed for the stage by Jamie King included Ricky Martin's biggest hits, along with songs from his latest live album MTV Unplugged. 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 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 HP Pavilion at San Jose on April 17, 2007. It took Martin to arenas in 17 cities. Three shows from May 14–16 were cancelled, 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 Honda Center in Anaheim, and run through October 14, 2007. The last stop included the performance at the Madison Square Garden 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

  1. "Video Intro"
  2. "Pégate"
  3. "This Is Good"
  4. Dance Interlude: "Indonesian Transition"
  5. "Jaleo"/"I Don't Care"/"María"
  6. Dance Interlude: "Hindu Transition"
  7. "Vuelve"
  8. "Gracias por Pensar en Mi"
  9. "Fuego de Noche, Nieve de Día"
  10. "She's All I Ever Had"
  11. "Rebirth" Video Intro
  12. "Revolución"
  13. "It's Alright"
  14. "Livin' la Vida Loca"
  15. "Somos la Semilla
  16. "Asignatura Pendiente"
  17. "Rave Intro"/"Drop It on Me
  18. "Lola, Lola" / "La Bomba" / "The Cup of Life"
  19. "Tal Vez"
  20. "Tu Recuerdo"

    Tour dates

;Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office score data

On Billboard's Top 25 Tours of the first half of 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 Billboard's 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. was released on CD, DVD, CD/DVD on November 6, 2007, and on Blu-ray Disc on November 25, 2008.

Personnel