World Wide Tour 1997

World Wide Tour 1997

Official promotional poster for the tour.
Tour by Laura Pausini
Associated album Le cose che vivi
Start date 1 March 1997
End date 28 June 1997
Legs 5
Shows 28 in Europe
15 in South America
11 in North America
54 in Total
Laura Pausini concert chronology
World Wide Tour 1997
(1997)
La Mia Risposta World Tour '99
(1999)

The World Wide Tour 1997 is the debut tour by Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini. Beginning on 1 March 1997 and ending in Atlantic City on 28 June 1997 the tour was in support from her album Le cose che vivi.

This has been the only tour when Laura visited countries like Colombia. It was expected that Pausini would return to such countries during the Inedito World Tour between 2011 and 2012, but since she announced her pregnancy on 15 September 2012 such plans backfired.

Background information

After a massive album promotion made by Warner Music, Pausini announces during 1996 that finally it will be a "World Wide Tour" to please the high demand from the public that aclaimes concerts around South America and Europe.

With early performances in Europe (particularly on Italy), Laura with a short crew visits the world performing in America, saying "I feel that I'm a Latin woman every time I sing in Spanish".

For Pausini's management, it was a challenge to take the tour to North America due to the low promotion in the edge of the continent. Special critics review with very positive comments the performance at Miami, when Pausini made an effort to give the fans what they were looking for.

The promotion of the album took over more than a year to please the label's agreement.

Broadcast and recordings

No recording was ever made or released by Pausini. However, in order to promote the tour as well the album, Pausini sang many songs in Spanish and Italian on 22 February 1997 during the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile.

However, after years, the show is available on YouTube. A famous bootleg of the first performance of Pausini in Brazil, in 16 May 1997 is also available.

Setlist

The setlist presents some variations in every continent.

However, this is the most complete information about the programa in every city.

For the shows in Brazil, presents some songs in Portuguese. This songs are: Incancellabile, Le cose che vivi and Due Innamorati Come Noi.

Due to compromise between the languages on her albums, Pausini took the liberty to sing and both languages (Spanish and Italian) most of the time. Especifically, sang three Portuguese songs during the shows at Brazil.

On 16 May 1997 show, Pausini sang "The Girl from Ipanema" in Portuguese, to please her Brazilian audience on the day of her birthday.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe
1 March 1997 Geneva Switzerland Geneva Arena
4 March 1997 Ravenna Italy Paladeandrè
6 March 1997 Naples Palapartenope
7 March 1997 Bari Palasport
9 March 1997 Turín PalaStampa
10 March 1997 Milan Palavobis
11 March 1997 Parma Palasport
14 March 1997 Frauenfeld Switzerland Festhutte
15 March 1997 Bellinzona Palabasket
18 March 1997 Montichiari Italy Palasport
19 March 1997 Neuchâtel Switzerland Patinoire Du Litoral
21 March 1997 Brussels Belgium Forest National
23 March 1997 Rotterdam Netherlands Ahoy Rotterdam
26 March 1997 Rome Italy Palaeur
2 April 1997 Nice France Théâtre de verdure de Nice
4 April 1997 Paris L'Olympia
5 April 1997 Lyon Bourse Du Travail
17 April 1997 Palma de Majorca Spain Plaza de Toros
19 April 1997 Valencia Plaza de Toros de Valencia
20 April 1997 Murcia Plaza de Toros de Murcia
22 April 1997 Zaragoza Palacio de Deportes
23 April 1997 Madrid Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
25 April 1997 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
27 April 1997 Granada Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
28 April 1997 Málaga Palacio de Deportes
30 April 1997 Lisbon Portugal Praça de Touros de Cascais
2 May 1997 La Coruña Spain Coliseum A Coruña
3 May 1997 Gijón Palacio de Deportes
South America
7 May 1997 Caracas Venezuela Poliedro de Caracas
North America
10 May 1997 San Juan Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn
South America
13 May 1997 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Arena Metropolitan
14 May 1997 São Paulo Palace
16 May 1997 Olímpia
17 May 1997
19 May 1997
20 May 1997
22 May 1997 Curitiba Curitiba Forum
24 May 1997 Porto Alegre Gigantinho
27 May 1997 Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Opera
29 May 1997 Santiago Chile Teatro Monumental
1 June 1997 Cusco Peru Festival Internacional de la Cerveza Cuzqueña
3 June 1997 Lima Jockey Plaza Shopping Center
6 June 1997 Bogotá Colombia Palacio de Deportes
North America
10 June 1997 Mexico City Mexico National Auditorium
11 June 1997
13 June 1997 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Teatro Aragua
14 June 1997
17 June 1997 San José Costa Rica Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
19 June 1997 Guatemala City Guatemala Tikal Futura
21 June 1997 Monterrey Mexico Auditorium Coca Cola
24 June 1997 Toronto Canada Roy Thomson Hall
26 June 1997 Miami United States James L. Knight Center
28 June 1997 Atlantic City Trump Taj Mahal

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