Oral Fixation Tour

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For the live album of the tour, see Oral Fixation Tour (album).
Oral Fixation Tour
Tour by Shakira
Promotional poster for the 2006 tour
Associated album
Start date14 June 2006
End date23 December 2007
Legs11
No. of shows
  • 44 in Europe
  • 56 in North America
  • 3 in Central America
  • 11 in South America
  • 3 in Asia
  • 2 in Africa
  • 119 in total
Box officeUSD 100 million[1]
Shakira concert chronology

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 Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005). It began on 14 June 2006 at the Feria De Muestras in Zaragoza, Spain.[2] With assistance from the Creative Artists Agency, she visited twenty-seven cities and performed forty-one shows across five continents.[3] The tour was additionally sponsored by Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT, with whom Shakira also collaborated to support her Pies Descalzos Foundation. The tour concluded on 23 December 2007 in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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.[4][5] She was the first female artist from her generation to have a tour grossing over 100 million dollars overall.

Background[edit]

Shakira performing "Suerte" in A Coruña, Spain, in 2006.

The wardrobe Shakira wore on the concert was designed by Shakira and designer Roberto Cavalli.[6] The stage was designed by Shakira and Spanish visual artist Jaume de Laiguana. She commented about the staging: "[It] will revolve around the art, dance and energy of rock and roll".[7] 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".[8]

Commercial reception[edit]

The tour broke several records:

  • The 25 March 2007 concert in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India was attended by at least 20,000 people, including numerous Indian celebrities; among them were superstars Aishwarya Rai and Shilpa Shetty. Shakira’s show was the second most expensive concert in Indian history [9] and one of the biggest events in India by any international artist.
  • During a free show on 27 May 2007 at Mexico City's Zócalo, 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 Café Tacuba.[10]
  • 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. [11]
  • 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.[12] This record is also confirmed by Guinness World Record as one of the most attended tickets concerts in history.[13]
  • 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.[14][15]

Broadcast and recordings[edit]

Shakira performing during the recording in Miami.
Main article: Oral Fixation Tour (album)

The shows in Miami, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico in December 2006 were filmed for a DVD release. Shakira had Alejandro Sanz as a guest and they performed together "La Tortura". Wyclef Jean was also a guest and performed "Hips Don't Lie" with Shakira. It was released under the title Oral Fixation Tour on 12 November 2007 worldwide. The audio was recorded and mixed in stereo and 5.1 by Gustavo Celis. The release was well received by critics, who commended Shakira's multi-instrumentalism.[16][17][18][19][20][21] It was also well received commercially, peaking at number six on the US Top Music Videos chart,[22] and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[23] 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.[24] The concert was also screened in theaters across the United States.[25]

Set list[edit]

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.[26]

  1. "El Nay A'atini Nay" (Intro)
  2. "Estoy Aquí"
  3. "Te Dejo Madrid"
  4. "Don't Bother"
  5. "Antología"
  6. "Hey You"
  7. "Inevitable"
  8. "Si Te Vas"
  9. "Obtener Un Sí"
  10. "La Tortura"
  11. "No"
  12. "Whenever, Wherever"
  13. "La Pared"
  14. "Underneath Your Clothes"
  15. "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
  16. "Ciega, Sordomuda"
  17. "Ojos Así"
  18. "Hips Don't Lie"

Shows[edit]

Date City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
Europe
June 14, 2006 Zaragoza Spain Feria De Muestras — —
June 16, 2006 La Coruña Instituto Municipal Coruña Espectáculos
June 18, 2006 Gijón Las Mestas Sports Complex
June 20, 2006 León Campo de Fútbol Antonio Amilivia
June 22, 2006 Madrid Las Ventas
June 23, 2006
June 25, 2006 Pamplona Plaza de Toros de Pamplona
June 28, 2006 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
June 30, 2006 Málaga La Rosaleda Stadium
July 1, 2006 Elche Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
July 3, 2006 Las Palmas Estadio Gran Canaria
July 5, 2006 Santa Cruz Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
July 14, 2006 Zagreb Croatia Radnik Stadium
July 15, 2006 Velika Gorica Gradski Vrt Stadium
July 17, 2006 Timișoara Romania Stadionul Dan Păltinișanu
July 20, 2006 Athens Greece Olympic Stadium
July 22, 2006 Moscow Russia Red Square
North America
August 9, 2006 El Paso United States Don Haskins Center — —
August 11, 2006 Phoenix US Airways Center 11,940 / 11,940 $860,378[27]
August 12, 2006 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center — —
August 15, 2006 Los Angeles Staples Center
August 16, 2006 San Diego iPayOne Center 14,017 / 14,017 $1,149,880
August 18, 2006 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 12,917 / 12,917 $1,011,617[28]
August 19, 2006 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose 27,789 / 27,789 $1,619,753[28]
August 21, 2006
August 22, 2006 Denver Pepsi Center — —
August 25, 2006 Chicago United Center
August 27, 2006 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre
August 29, 2006 Washington, D.C. United States Verizon Center
September 1, 2006 Atlantic City Mark G. Etess Arena
September 2, 2006
September 4, 2006 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
September 5, 2006 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
September 7, 2006 New York City Madison Square Garden 31,035 / 31,035 $2,546,264[29]
September 8, 2006
September 12, 2006 Atlanta Philips Arena 11,986 / 11,986 $787,197[29]
September 13, 2006 Orlando TD Waterhouse Centre 12,567 / 12,581 $767,852[29]
September 15, 2006 Miami American Airlines Arena 72,186 / 72,186[a] $6,927,124[30][a]
September 16, 2006
September 19, 2006 Houston Toyota Center 14,108/ 14,108 $963,974[30]
September 20, 2006 Corpus Christi American Bank Center Arena — —
September 22, 2006 San Antonio AT&T Center 15,345/ 15,345 $966,237[30]
September 23, 2006 Dallas American Airlines Center 14,866/ 14,866 $1,006,985[30]
September 25, 2006 Hidalgo Dodge Arena 12,790/ 12,790 (100%) $1,010,194[30]
September 26, 2006
Latin America
September 30, 2006 Mexico City Mexico Palacio de los Deportes — —
October 1, 2006
October 3, 2006
October 4, 2006
October 7, 2006
October 8, 2006
October 10, 2006
October 11, 2006
October 13, 2006 Monterrey Estadio Universitario
October 15, 2006 Guadalajara Arena VFG
November 4, 2006 Guatemala City Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores
November 6, 2006 San Salvador El Salvador Estadio Jorge "Mágico" González
November 9, 2006 Panama City Panama Figali Convention Center
November 11, 2006 Caracas Venezuela Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base 32,382 / 35,000 $1,430,746[31]
November 15, 2006 Barranquilla Colombia Estadio Metropolitano — —
November 17, 2006 Bogotá Simón Bolívar Park
November 19, 2006 Cali Estadio Olímpico de Cali
November 21, 2006 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena
November 22, 2006 Estadio Nacional
November 24, 2006 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio Vélez Sársfield
November 25, 2006
November 28, 2006 Lima Peru Hipódromo de Monterrico
November 30, 2006 Guayaquil Ecuador Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer Herrera
December 2, 2006 Quito Coliseo General Rumiñahui
North America
December 7, 2006 Miami United States American Airlines Arena
December 8, 2006
December 9, 2006
Latin America
December 13, 2006 San Juan Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum — —
December 15, 2006
December 16, 2006
December 19, 2006 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Estadio Félix Sánchez
Europe
January 25, 2007 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena — —
January 26, 2007 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle
January 28, 2007 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
January 31, 2007 Hanover Germany TUI Arena
February 1, 2007 Mannheim SAP Arena
February 16, 2007 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
February 18, 2007 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
February 19, 2007
February 21, 2007 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
February 22, 2007
February 25, 2007 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle
February 27, 2007 Milan Italy Datch Forum
March 2, 2007 Leipzig Germany Arena Leipzig
March 3, 2007 Prague Czech Republic Sazka Arena
March 5, 2007 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sports Arena
March 6, 2007 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
March 9, 2007 Aalborg Denmark Gigantium
March 11, 2007 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
March 12, 2007 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
March 14, 2007 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
March 17, 2007 Arnhem Netherlands GelreDome
March 18, 2007 London United Kingdom Wembley Arena 11,592 / 11,592 $610,412 [32]
March 21, 2007 Oberhausen Germany König Pilsener Arena — —
Asia
March 23, 2007 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Autodrome — —
March 25, 2007 Mumbai India MMRDA Grounds
Africa
March 28, 2007 Cairo Egypt Giza Plateau — —
Europe
March 30, 2007 Granada Spain Plaza de Toros de Granada — —
March 31, 2007 Torrevieja Parque Antonio Soria
April 2, 2007 Santander Palacio de Deportes de Santander
April 4, 2007 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
April 8, 2007 Cologne Germany Kölnarena
Latin America
May 9, 2007 Culiacán Mexico Estadio General Ángel Flores 15,347 / 17,571 $1,043,697[33]
May 11, 2007 Aguascalientes Estadio Victoria 20,814 / 25,038 $1,216,311[33]
May 13, 2007 Mexico City Foro Sol 48,491 / 52,502 $4,425,847[33]
May 16, 2007 Querétaro Estadio Corregidora 24,844 / 31,924 $1,403,692[33]
May 18, 2007 Veracruz Estadio Luis de la Fuente 24,375 / 25,797 $1,043,697[33]
May 20, 2007 Puebla Universidad de las Américas Puebla 22,184 / 24,353 (91%) $1,391,862[33]
May 23, 2007 Chihuahua Estadio Universidad de Chihuahua 17,961 / 21,000 (86%) $1,218,573
May 24, 2007 Torreón Estadio Revolución 13,586 / 14,144 $849,815
May 26, 2007 San Luis Potosí Estadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez 17,770 / 20,426 $1,049,985
May 27, 2007 Mexico City Zócalo
May 30, 2007 Monterrey Auditorio Coca-Cola 16,591 / 16,884 $878,377
Europe
July 9, 2007 Istanbul Turkey Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena — —
Africa
July 15, 2007 Lagos Nigeria Thisday MF[34] — —
Europe
December 23, 2007 Tbilisi Georgia The banks of the Kura River — —
TOTAL 463,661 / 553,616 (83%) $35,633,375
  1. ^ a b The score data is combined from the shows held at the American Airlines Arensa on September 15–16 and December 7–9, 2006.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ "Shakira In Talks For Huge Deal With Live Nation". Billboard. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ "On This Day: June 14, 2006, Shakira began her 99 date Oral..." Legacy Recordings. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Year-End Top 100 Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. 15 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Shakira Announces U.S. Tour Dates". Billboard. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  5. ^ "pollstarpro" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  6. ^ "Fan forks out for Shakira's bra". 13 February 2008.
  7. ^ ""Tenía una deuda pendiente con el público español"". 24 March 2006.
  8. ^ Menting, Gerard (3 February 2007). "Concert Shakira op laatste moment afgelast". De Gelderlander. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Shakira, sasta please". Mumbai Mirror. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Shakira bate récords y congrega en la plaza del Zócalo a 210.000 personas". El Mundo. 28 May 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Shakira pop concert a landmark for tiny Georgia". Reuters. 21 December 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Shakira Rocks the Pyramids of Giza - Waleg". Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  13. ^ "Highest attendance at a ticketed concert by a female artist". Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "News".
  15. ^ "Billboard". 2006-11-11.
  16. ^ Shakira - Oral Fixation Tour • Music DVD Reviews • exclaim.ca
  17. ^ Blu-ray Review: Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour | High-Def Digest
  18. ^ Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour (Blu-ray) : DVD Talk Review of the Blu-ray
  19. ^ "DVD REVIEW: Shakira: barefoot on her 'Oral Fixation Tour' | music_reviews | Modesto Bee". Archived from the original on 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  20. ^ "Shakira: Oral Fixation Tour - Blu-ray Disc Review". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  21. ^ Shakira - Oral Fixation Tour DVD Movie
  22. ^ "Billboard". 2008-03-08.
  23. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  24. ^ "Mexicancharts.com - Shakira - Oral Fixation Tour". mexicancharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Shakira de gira por teatros". 7 November 2007.
  26. ^ "Shakira Setlist at Don Haskins Center, el Paso". setlist.fm.
  27. ^ "Billboard". 2006-09-09.
  28. ^ a b "Billboard". 2006-09-16.
  29. ^ a b c "Billboard". 2006-10-07.
  30. ^ a b c d e "Billboard". 2006-10-14.
  31. ^ Boxscore Caracas 2006
  32. ^ @Pollstar (March 18, 2021). "On This Day in Tour History: March 18, 2007 – @Shakira's "Oral Fixation" tour stopped at London's Wembley Arena (no…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  33. ^ a b c d e f "Concert Boxscore for the 2007-05-30 issue". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25.
  34. ^ http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/1654/3/shakira-ne-yo-rihanna-arrive-for-thisday-concert.html [permanent dead link]

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