Alejandro Sanz is immersed in an international tour, which it has already visited over thirty cities of 100 where he will bring Paradise. The concert has brought three common elements no matter where Sanz has played: a sold-out poster hanging outside each concert, a thrilled audience that does not stop singing and dancing throughout the entire show and excellent reviews.
Sanz has made multitudinous concerts, such as the ones offered at Argentina’s Estadio Velez in Buenos Aires, Seville’s Estadio Olimpico, Chile’s Arena Santiago de Chile, six concerts at Mexico City’s Auditorio Nacional or Madrid’s Palacio de Los Deportes. A total of 380,000 people have enjoyed Tour Paraiso.
Sanz, accompanied by his band of nine musicians, presents his new work, "Paraiso Express" as well as his career’s great classics, with a spectacular staging that leaves no one indifferent.
PARAISO EXPRESS captures the artist’s essence as a songwriter and performer. “This album leans more towards rock than my previous albums, a more elegant one with more positive lyrics, and a happier spirit and more rhythmic,” says Sanz.
Ten brilliant and poignant songs where Sanz manages to immerse the listener completely in their stormy stories, with the idea of bringing them to their particular havens. PARAISO EXPRESS was produced by Puerto Rican producer Tommy Torres and mixed by world famous engineer Bob Clearmountain, who made some of the best albums by the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen or Paul McCartney, among others. Alejandro seems to have found his true songwriter’s paradise in this record, showing once again, why he is still the most important Spanish musician in decades.
“PARAISO EXPRESS” Facts:
Debuted at #1 in Spain, USA, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and Chile in its premiere week.
The album's first single, "Looking for Paradise," released on September 18th, also reached the No. 1 position on iTunes in Spain, Latin America as well as the United States, and it continues to be one of the top ten singles in charts nationwide. The song received a Latin Billboard award in 2010 in the category “Hot Latin Song, Vocal Collaboration.
The second single, “Desde Cuando,” topped radio charts for months.
“Nuestro Amor Será Leyenda”, third single from Paraiso Express released in may has already climbed to the top positions and it continues to be on high rotation in radio stations.
THE BAND:
Musical director Mike Ciro and nine musicians join Alejandro on stage:
Mike Ciro - Musical Director (New York, 1962)
Alfonso Perez - Keyboards (Barcelona, 1972)
Charles Martin - Winds and Percussion (Valencia, 1979)
Chris Hierro - Keyboards, background singer (New York, 1984)
Nathaniel Townsley - Drums (New York, 1971)
Aramanda Sabal - Bass (Cameroon, 1965)
Jan Ozveren - Guitar (London, 1979)
Sara Devine – Background singer (Arkansas, 1974)
Txell Sust – Background singer (Barcelona, 1971)
SET DESIGN
Luis Pastor, who has an outstanding career in designing stages for musical acts, created the set design and lighting for the PARAISO TOUR.
For this show, Pastor’s created a dynamic stage with 28 variable speed motors making it to become a live structure adapted to each song. These motors move more than 140 m2 of next-generation LED’s screen, whose transparency makes the scene acquire different optical dimensions. The stage lighting is about 100,000 watts.
SOUND
Fernando Diaz, a sound engineer who has worked with Alejandro on his latest tours, returns to oversee the mixing. Puerto Rican Frank Aponte is the monitor engineer.
TOUR:
Alejandro Sanz kicked off his long awaited world tour on February 23rd 2010. The tour included concerts in Latin America, Spain, and the U.S.
July 15-August 15: Tour USA
15 of July: Highland, California (San Manuel Indian Bingo)
16 of July: Santa Ynez, California (Chumash Casino)
18 of July: San José, California (Event Center)
21 of July: San Diego, California (San Diego Sports Arena)
23 of July: Universal City, California (Gibson Amphitheatre)
24 of July: Universal City, California (Gibson Amphitheatre)
28 of July: Houston, Texas (Verizon Wireless Theatre)
29 of July: Hidalgo, Texas (State Farm Arena)
31 of July: Rosemont, Illinois (Rosemont Theatre)
02 of August: Vienna, Virginia (The Filene Center)
05 of August: New York, NY (Radio City Music Hall)
07 of August: Miami, Florida (American Airlines Arena)
11 of August: Orlando, FL (Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre)
13 of August: Puerto Rico (Coliseo de Puerto Rico)
August 24th-September 25th: Tour Spain II
August 24: Lanzarote
August 26: Gran Canaria (Estadio Municipal de Maspalomas)
August 28: Tenerife Sur (Estadio de Fútbol de Adeje)
August 31: Orense (Expourense)
September 2: Valencia (Explanada del Veles e Vents, Marina Real Juan Carlos I)
September 4: Alcalá de los Gazules (Cádiz, Campo de fútbol municipal)
September 8: Madrid (Palacio de los Deportes)
September 11: Salou (Campo de fútbol)
September 13: Ceheguín (Complejo Deportivo Armarjal)
September 15: Barcelona (Palau Sant Jordi)
September 17: Zaragoza (Pabellón Príncipe Felipe)
September 18: Almacelles (Sala Polivalent)
September 23: Almería (Pabellón de Deportes de los Juegos del Mediterráneo)
September 25: Ávila (Plaza de Toros)
October 11-November 21: Latin American Tour II:
(First announced dates)
October 17: Brasil, Río de Janeiro (Citibank Hall)
October 19: Brasil, Sao Paulo (Credicard Hall)
October 21: Bolivia, Santa Cruz
October 23: Perú, Lima
October 26: Ecuador, Guayaquil
October 28: Ecuador, Quito
FACTS ABOUT ALEJANDRO SANZ:
21 million copies sold worldwide
200 platinum albums
15 Latin Grammy Awards
2 Grammy Awards
An estimated 1,000,000 people attended his last tour, "El Tren de Los Momentos."
12 albums / 6 DVD's
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