Euphoria Tour (Enrique Iglesias)
| World tour by Enrique Iglesias | |
Promotional poster for the tour
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| Associated album | Euphoria |
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| Start date | January 29, 2011 |
| End date | July 6, 2012 |
| Legs | 8 |
| No. of shows | 46 in North America 24 in Europe 2 in Asia 7 in South America 4 in Australia 92 Total |
| Enrique Iglesias concert chronology | |
The Euphoria Tour was the seventh concert tour by the Spanish recording artist Enrique Iglesias. The tour supported his ninth studio album, Euphoria. Beginning in January 2011, Iglesias performed in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. The tour ended in July 2012. The tour ranked 38th in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)", earning roughly 20 million dollars. At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 23rd on Billboard's annual, "Top 25 Tours", earning over $30 million with 38 shows. Iglesias also won an award for Touring Artist of the Year for Euphoria World Tour at Billoard Latin Music Awards of 2012. It is estimated that the world tour of this work, which began in January 2011 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in November and endeds in Austin, Texas, will have been seen by a total of 1,312,579 viewers
Iglesias mentioned touring at an interview with ESPN, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Iglesias headed on a promotional tour for his album, performing in several music festivals in the United States including: KFRC's "Triple Ho Show",KMXV's "Jingle Jam" and KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball. The tour was officially announced via Iglesias website, only showing a few dates in France and England. Additional tour dates were added in North America, with the tour commencing in San Juan, Puerto Rico on January 29, 2011. While on tour, Iglesias was asked to be a judge on the U.S. version of The X Factor, however, he was unable to change his touring schedule to accommodate the show.
After completing the first leg of the tour, many media outlets rumored Iglesias joining Britney Spears on a co-headlining tour in the United States. When Spears officially announced her tour on Good Morning America, she stated Iglesias would join her. Within several hours, the singer's management released a statement stating Iglesias will not be joining Spears and will continue his solo tour. Although it was explained to be "strictly business", many media outlets speculated as to why Iglesias left the tour. Celebrity news site TMZ.com speculated the singer didn't want to join Spears due to the controversies surrounding her previous tour. MTV News reported Iglesias dropped out after being advertised as Spears' opening act.Us Weekly followed with "inside sources" stating the deal was not complete and Iglesias didn't need the promotion.
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