D
ADDY YANKEE WAS
only planning to perform
four shows when he
announced that he was
bringing his Con Calma tour to the
Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel
Agrelot in San Juan in December.
But after the Dec. 5-8 shows
sold out in under an hour, Rafael
Pina, Daddy Yankee’s manager
and the producer of the reggaetón
star's hometown run, kept add-
ing more shows throughout the
month, eventually capping the run
at a record-breaking 12 gigs — the
most for any artist in the arena’s
15-year history.
The 12 sold-out concerts ulti-
mately attracted 162,000 people and
brought in a $12 million gross for the
venue. Coliseo GM Eduardo Cajina
reflects on the record-breaking run
and how the San Juan community
is coping with the series of earth-
quakes that have rattled the city
since late December.
How are you holding up?
We are experiencing 12 to 13 earth-
quakes a day, some with a magnitude
around 4 or 5. Sometimes it’s scary,
and we wonder if we need to get
used to this. We haven’t had any
shows this month, but we have seven
coming up, including three Ricky
Martin concerts. They are all still
scheduled to take place, and we are
expecting to put some additional
shows on sale, but some promoters
are a little nervous.
How has the Coliseo positioned
itself in the Latin live space?
We’re setting new records because
the Puerto Rico market is so
strong. J Balvin launched his tour
here last year. We’ve done big
business with Maluma and eight
shows with Wisin & Yandel, who
previously held the record [for
most shows at the venue]. We
knew Daddy Yankee would do big
numbers because he hadn’t played
here in more than a decade, but we
didn’t expect 12 shows.
Were you worried you wouldn’t be
able to fit in all the shows?
Yes. We had a Marc Anthony date
and a local show already scheduled
for December, so operationally it
was a challenge. But each time a
show would go on sale, we would
see 30,000 people log in and saw
demand coming from the United
States and Central and South
America. When you have that
many people wanting to see the
show, you make it work.
Beyond Latin, what kind of music
works well in the market?
Rock and pop are very strong. We’ve
had big shows for Metallica, Lady
Gaga, Madonna and Phil Collins.
Ticket prices compare with any mar-
ket in the United States. When Ed
Sheeran went on sale, he sold 8,000
tickets the first day. Phil Collins sold
80% of his tickets when they first
went on sale — and that was right
after Hurricane Maria.
SMG managed the Coliseo until the
company merged with AEG Facili-
ties last year to become ASM. What
does that mean for you?
We’re still finding out, but we’re very
excited. Being part of AEG will mean
new opportunities here in Puerto
Rico, and hopefully their [global
touring division] brings new shows
here. It can be a challenge to attract
tours because San Juan is a one-off
date and a lot has to be flown in, but
we have more sound and production
companies on the island than we ever
have before. And even though we are
not on the mainland, we’re part of
the U.S., and our currency is the U.S.
dollar. The official language is Span-
ish, but many people speak English.
It’s like being in paradise with all the
benefits from the United States.
ARTIST(S)
Venue
Date(s)
GROSS
Ticket Prices
TOTAL
AT T ENDEE S
No. of Shows
PROMOTER(S)
TOP BOXSCORES (CON’T)
HOLDING STEADY
Even a series of earthquakes hasn’t stopped Puerto Rico’s
biggest arena from thriving
BY DAVE BROOKS
BEHIND THE BOXSCORE
13
U2
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai, India
Dec. 15
$4,695,722
$1,412.97/$42.39
42,590
1
BookMyShow,
Live Nation
14
DEAD & COMPANY
Chase Center, San Francisco
Dec. 30-31
$4,184,642
$199/$50
30,244
2
Live Nation
15
CHER
Madison Square Garden, New York
Dec. 3-4
$3,842,660
$231.95/$31.95
27,495
2
Live Nation
16
MADONNA
The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie
Gleason Theater, Miami Beach
Dec. 14 -15, 17-19, 21
$3,727,742
$758.50/$51.50
13 , 3 3 9
6
Live Nation
17
U2
Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul
Dec. 8
$3,714,350
$278.07/$58.14
26,522
1
Live Nation
18
ELTON JOHN
Botanic Park, Adelaide, Australia
Dec. 4-5
$3,603,260
$231.88/$81.40
32,523
2
Frontier Touring
19
LADY GAGA: ENIGMA
Park Theater, Las Vegas
Dec. 28, 30
$3,559,371
$660/$90
11, 0 7 8
2
Live Nation,
MGM Resorts
International
20
ANDRÉ RIEU
MECC Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Dec. 20-21
$3,456,255
$150.18/$72.31
33,790
3
André Rieu
Productions
21
DEAD & COMPANY
The Forum, Inglewood, Calif.
Dec. 27-28
$3,456,199
$199/$50
25,166
2
Live Nation
22
ARIANA GRANDE
The Forum, Inglewood, Calif.
Dec. 21-22
$3,383,378
$274.95/$54.95
25,810
2
Live Nation
23
Z100 JINGLE BALL
Madison Square Garden, New York
Dec. 13$3,322,352
$757/$507/$232/
$107/$5217, 9 8 6
1
iHeartMedia
24
SHAWN MENDES
Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City
Dec. 19-21
$3,296,717
$77
42,860
3
Messina Touring
Group/AEG Presents,
OCESA-CIE
25
MICHAEL BUBLÉ
O2 Arena, London
Dec. 9-10$3,285,480
$118.21/$72.24
29,702
2
AEG Presents
26
DADDY YANKEE
Coliseo de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec. 27-29
$3,095,633
$300/$25
41, 5 4 6
3
Mr. Sold Out
27
ARIANA GRANDE
Chase Center, San FranciscoDec. 17-18
$3,065,557
$274.95/$54.9522,990
2Live Nation
28
ELTON JOHN
Brisbane Entertainment Centre,
Brisbane, AustraliaDec. 18-19
$2,979,870
$204.97/$67.86
21,425
2
Frontier Touring
29
SHANIA TWAIN
Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood,
Las Vegas
D e c. 6 -7, 1 1 , 1 3 -14 , 18
$2,977,650
$308/$252/$168/
$104/$80
23,498
6
Caesars
Entertainment,
Live Nation
30
ELTON JOHN
HBF Stadium, Perth, Australia
Dec. 1
$2,936,950
$229.04/$66.89
21,998
1
Frontier Touring
Daddy Yankee at The Chelsea
at The Cosmopolitan of Las
Vegas on Sept. 13, 2019.
TOURING RECAP / DECEMBER
158 BILLBOARD • JANUARY 25, 2020