ORAL FIXATION TOUR


'''Oral Fixation World Tour 2006/2007''' (known as 'Tour Fijación Oral' to Spanish-speaking countries) is a concert tour which began in June 2006 in support of Shakira's 2005 ''Fijación Oral Vol. 1'' and ''Oral Fixation Vol. 2'' albums. On this tour, Shakira performs her newest hits as well as songs from her back-catalogue.

Contents
History
DVD Release
Set List
Tour Dates
Notes
External links

History


The tour began its first European leg on June 14 2006 in Zaragoza, Spain, moving through 10 more cities in Spain, as well as featuring stops in Croatia, Romania, Greece and Russia.
The North American leg of the tour commenced August 9 2006 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas and moved across the United States, with a stop in Toronto, Canada.
On September 30 2006 the tour began its Latin American leg in Mexico City with 8 sold out concerts at the Palacio de los Deportes, and swept through Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Puerto Rico and ended in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Before ending the Latin American leg, Shakira returned to Miami in early December for 3 concerts at the American Airlines Arena, where the DVD footage of the concert was filmed.
A second European leg began on January 25 2007 in Hamburg, Germany, where Shakira performed in 9 cities. Shakira performed in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Italy, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and culminated the tour's the 100th show in the UK at London's Wembley Arena on March 18 2007. A date in Torrevieja, Spain immediately followed the London show.
On February 3 2007, just a day after her 30th birthday, Shakira was scheduled to appear in the Netherlands. While a full stadium - 39,000 people - was 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."
Next day, Shakira's management cancelled the shows in Germany on February 5 and February 6 2007, rescheduling them for dates in March and April, which she was able to keep.
After recovering from bronchitis and performing at the 2007 Grammy Awards, Shakira continued the tour from Paris on February 16 2007 with no further cancellations to date.
At the February 19 2007 show in Munich, Germany, a live webcam at the arena allowed the fans to watch the show for free from home.
A tour stop in Dubai took place on March 23 2007. It was her first performance in the Middle East.
Shakira also played in Mumbai, India, on March 25 2007. Around 20,000 people attended the concert. It was one of the biggest concerts in India by an international artist.
Though promising to tour Australia in 2002 for the Tour of the Mongoose, Shakira has yet to visit Poland and Australia.
As of April 2007 2 million people have attended the Oral Fixation Tour.
In May 2007, Shakira returned to Mexico again and kicked off her final leg of the tour with a handful of concerts in Mexico. 48,491 fans attended the May 13th concert in Mexico City, including Mexican president Felipe Calderón, who attended with his wife and daughter. It was Shakira's ninth show in the Mexican capital this tour. Shakira traveled from one side to other in Mexico She gave many concerts along the country (Culiacan, Aguascalientes, Queretaro, Veracruz, Puebla, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi ) A tenth date was added for May 27th, where Shakira performed in Mexico City's in the Zocalo. The concert was the only FREE in all the Tour and a huge was attended ; the attendance record for the zocalo was held by iconic Mexican rock group Café Tacuba, who brought 170,000 fans to their free concert in June 2005. Shakira broke the record with her concert on May 27th; 210,000 fans showed up to see her making it the biggest concert ever by an national and international artist in all México. Mexico City was the city that got the most dates of the tour Concerts with 10th dates, and Miami was the second city that received 5 dates. The Oral Fixation Tour 2006-2007 finished in Mexico in the city of Monterrey at the north of Mexico on May 30, All the second tour leg in Mexico was sponsered by SEAT with "Las de la Intuición" (although SEAT sponsored one last show in Istanbul, Turkey.)
After performing 4 songs at Live Earth (including ''Día Especial'' with Argentine rock legend Gustavo Cerati) Cerati again joined Shakira onstage to perform the song at her concert in Istanbul July 9th.

DVD Release


Footage of the December 2006 dates in Miami is expected to be used as part of a live DVD of the Oral Fixation Tour which. Although collaborators Alejandro Sanz and Wyclef Jean both made appearances at these dates, more information, including the exact tracklist is not yet known. The DVD will be relased on the last three monts of this Year. And this Will contain all the Tour in Miami also included Footage of the Concert in Dubai and in The Zocalo in Mexico City.
However, it has been rumoured that "Pure Intuition", the English Version of "Las de La Intuicion" will be included on the tracklist.
It is also expected that the forthcoming release of the Oral Fixation Tour will be available in a DVD+CD Package with audio selections from the tour. It is set to be released on November 12th, 2007. Its titled Shakira Live in Miami and is classified as a Blu Ray disc.

Set List


'North America'
# "Estoy Aquí"
# "Te Dejo Madrid"
# "Don't Bother"
# "Antología"
# "Hey You"
# "Inevitable"
# "Si Te Vas"
# "Obtener Un Sí"
# "La Tortura"
# "No"
# "Whenever, Wherever"
# "La Pared"
# "Underneath Your Clothes"
# "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
# "Ciega, Sordomuda"
# "Ojos Así"
# "Hips Don't Lie"
'Latin America / Spain'
# "Estoy Aquí"
# "Te Dejo Madrid"
# "Don't Bother"
# "Antología"
# "Hey You"
# "Inevitable"
# "Si Te Vas"
# "Obtener Un Sí"
# "La Tortura"
# "No"
# "Suerte"
# "La Pared"
# "Día De Enero"
# "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
# "Ciega, Sordomuda"
# "Ojos Así"
# "Hips Don't Lie"
'Europe'
# "Estoy Aquí"
# "Te Dejo Madrid"
# "Don't Bother"
# "Illegal"
# "Obtener Un Sí" (Portugal only)
# "Si Te Vas"
# "Inevitable"
# "La Tortura"
# "No"
# "Whenever, Wherever"
# "La Pared"
# "Underneath Your Clothes"
# "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
# "Ciega, Sordomuda"
# "Ojos Así"
# "Hips Don't Lie"



★ ''Some songs can be replaced/removed in some venues''

Tour Dates


'Europe I'
Date City Country Venue Comment
June 14 2006ZaragozaSpainFeria De Muestras
June 16 2006A CoruñaSpainEl Coliseo
June 18 2006GijónSpainHipódromo de Las Mestas
June 20 2006LeónSpainCampo de Fútbol Antonio Amilivia
June 22 2006MadridSpainPlaza de Toros de Las Ventas
June 23 2006MadridSpainPlaza de Toros de Las Ventas
June 25 2006PamplonaSpainPlaza de Toros de Pamplona
June 28 2006BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi
June 30 2006MálagaSpainEstadio de La Rosaleda
July 1 2006ElcheSpainEstadio Manuel Martínez Valero
July 3 2006Gran CanariaSpainEstadio de Gran Canaria
July 5 2006Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpainHeliodoro Rodríguez López
July 14 2006Velika GoricaCroatiaGradski Stadium
July 17 2006TimişoaraRomaniaStadionul Dan Păltinişanu
July 20 2006AthensGreeceOAKA Olympic Stadium
July 22 2006MoscowRussiaRed Square
'North America I'
Date City Country Venue Comment
August 9 2006El PasoUnited StatesDon Haskins Center
August 11 2006PhoenixUnited StatesUS Airways Center
August 12 2006Las VegasUnited StatesMandalay Bay
August 15 2006Los AngelesUnited StatesStaples Center
August 16 2006San DiegoUnited StatesiPayOne Center
August 18 2006AnaheimUnited StatesArrowhead Pond
August 19 2006San JoseUnited StatesHP Pavilion at San Jose
August 21 2006San JoseUnited StatesHP Pavilion at San Jose
August 25 2006ChicagoUnited StatesUnited Center
August 27 2006TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
August 29 2006Washington DCUnited StatesVerizon Center
September 1 2006Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark G. Etess Arena
September 2 2006Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark G. Etess Arena
September 4 2006UncasvilleUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena
September 5 2006BostonUnited StatesTD Banknorth Garden
September 7 2006New YorkUnited StatesMadison Square Garden
September 8 2006New YorkUnited StatesMadison Square Garden
September 12 2006AtlantaUnited StatesPhilips Arena
September 13 2006OrlandoUnited StatesTD Waterhouse Centre
September 15 2006MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Arena
September 16 2006MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Arena
September 19 2006HoustonUnited StatesToyota Center
September 20 2006Corpus ChristiUnited StatesAmerican Bank Center
September 22 2006San AntonioUnited StatesAT&T Center
September 23 2006DallasUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Center
September 25 2006McAllenUnited StatesDodge Arena
September 26 2006McAllenUnited StatesDodge Arena
September 30 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 1 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 3 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los DeportesThe performance of La Pared in this concert, was used as a music video to promote the single.
October 4 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 7 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 8 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 10 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 11 2006Mexico CityMexicoPalacio de los Deportes
October 13 2006MonterreyMexicoEstadio Universitario
October 15 2006GuadalajaraMexicoArena VFG
'Central America'
Date City Country Venue Comment
November 4 2006Guatemala CityGuatemalaEstadio Mateo Flores
November 6 2006San SalvadorEl SalvadorEstadio Jorge Magico Gonzalez
November 9 2006Panama CityPanamaFigali Convention Center
'South America'
Date City Country Venue Comment
November 11 2006CaracasVenezuelaAeropuerto La Carlota
November 15 2006BarranquillaColombiaEstadio Metropolitano
November 17 2006BogotáColombiaParque Simón Bolivar
November 19 2006CaliColombiaEstadio Pascual Guerrero
November 21 2006SantiagoChileArena Santiago
November 22 2006SantiagoChileEstadio Nacional
November 24 2006Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Vélez Sársfield
November 25 2006Buenos AiresArgentinaEstadio Vélez Sársfield
November 28 2006LimaPeruJockey Club del Perú
November 30 2006GuayaquilEcuadorEstadio Modelo
December 2 2006QuitoEcuadorColiseo General Rumiñahui
'North America II'
Date City Country Venue Comment
December 6 2006MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Arena
December 7 2006MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines ArenaCONCERT FILMED FOR THE DVD "SHAKIRA IN MIAMI
December 9 2006MiamiUnited StatesAmerican Airlines Arena
'The Caribbean'
Date City Country Venue Comment
December 13 2006San JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
December 15 2006San JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
December 16 2006San JuanPuerto RicoJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
December 19 2006Santo DomingoDominican RepublicEstadio Olimpico Félix Sanchez
'Europe II'
Date City Country Venue Comment
January 25 2007HamburgGermanyColor Line Arena
January 26 2007BerlinGermanyMax-Schmeling-Halle
January 28 2007AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis
January 31 2007HanoverGermanyTUI-Arena
February 1 2007MannheimGermanySAP Arena
February 16 2007ParisFranceBercy Stadium
February 18 2007Munich (''München'')GermanyOlympiahalle
February 19 2007Munich (''München'')GermanyOlympiahalle
February 21 2007ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
February 22 2007ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
February 25 2007StuttgartGermanySchleyerhalle
February 27 2007MilanItalyDatch Forum di Assago
March 2 2007LeipzigGermanyArena
March 3 2007PrahaCzech RepublicSazka Arena
March 5 2007BudapestHungaryPapp László Budapest Sportaréna
March 6 2007ViennaAustriaVienna City Hall
March 9 2007AalborgDenmarkGigantium Arena
March 11 2007OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
March 12 2007StockholmSwedenGloben
March 14 2007HelsinkiFinlandHartwall Areena
March 17 2007ArnhemNetherlandsGelredomeReplaced Show
March 18 2007LondonUnited KingdomWembley
March 21, 2007OberhausenGermanyKönig-Pilsener-ArenaReplaced Show
'Asia'
Date City Country Venue Comment
March 23 2007DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDubai Autodrome
March 25 2007MumbaiIndiaMMRDA grounds,Bandra kurla complex
'Africa'
Date City Country Venue Comment
March 28, 2007CairoEgyptEgyptian Pyramids
'Europe III'
Date City Country Venue Comment
March 30, 2007GranadaSpainPlaza de Toros
March 31, 2007TorreviejaSpainParque Antonio Soria
April 2, 2007SantanderSpainColiseo de Santander
April 4, 2007LisbonPortugalPavilhão Atlântico
April 8, 2007Cologne ''(Köln)''GermanyKölnarenaReplaced Show
'North America III'
Date City Country Venue Comment
May 9 2007CuliacánMexicoEstadio Angel Flores
May 11 2007AguascalientesMexicoEstadio Victoria
May 13 2007Mexico CityMexicoForo SolFelipe Calderón Mexican President, spoke with Shakira and told her that all Mexico people are so pride about her career
May 16 2007QueretaroMexicoEstadio Corregidora
May 18 2007VeracruzMexicoEstadio Luis "Pirata" Fuente
May 20 2007PueblaMexicoUDLA
May 23 2007ChihuahuaMexicoEstadio Universidad de Chihuahua
May 24 2007TorreonMexicoEstadio Revolucion
May 26 2007San Luis PotosíMexicoEstadio Alfonso Lastras Ramírez
May 27 2007Mexico CityMexicoZocaloTHE ONLY FREE CONCERT IN ALL THE TOURS hakira made history by giving the largest concert ever in Mexican history.Over 210,000 people gathered in the Plaza del Zocalo. Shakira also will put inside on the DVD "Shakira in Miami" parts of this concert.
May 30 2007MonterreyMexicoAuditorio Coca-cola
'Europe IV'
Date City Country Venue Comment
July 7 2007HamburgGermanyAOL ArenaLive Earth / It's not part of Oral Fixation World Tour. 'Performed songs': Don't Bother, Inevitable, Día Especial (with Gustavo Cerati) & Hips Don't Lie.
'Asia II'
July 9 2007IstanbulTurkeyKuruçeşme Arena Shakira sang, with the collaboration of Gustavo Cerati, ''Día Especial'' and the song "Animal city" for the first time in the tour. Shakira also will put inside on the DVD "Shakira in Miami" the sons DIA ESPECIAL.
July 11 2007BeirutLebanonFestival de BeiteddineCanceled or postponed
'Africa II'
Date City Country Venue Comment
July 14 2007LagosNigeriaTHISDAY's

Notes


Two scheduled concerts were cancelled due to schedule-conflicts:


★ August 23 2006 - Denver Pepsi Center


★ November 8 2006 - Managua, Nicaragua

One scheduled concert was canceled 30 minutes before the show:


★ February 3rd 2007 - The Netherlands, Arnhem : Gelredome --> new show March 17th
Two scheduled concert have been canceled on the day of the show:

The show on Mexico City's Zócalo was a free concert, paid by the local government.
The show Shakira was going to give as part of Beiteddine Festival in Beirut (Lebanon), had to be postponed due to the lack of security.

External links



Shakira Official website

Oral Fixation Tour Official website

Official Forum Message board

Official Tour center

Major source for concerts in Germany

Dates, Costumes, Reviews

Fixation Forum

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