Bacilos Kick Off Comeback US Tour in Miami – Billboard

The final time Bacilos had a headlining U.S. tour was in in 2004. Now, 19 years later — and following the postponed “¿Dónde Nos Quedamos?” 2020 Tour — the tropipop group is hitting the highway with its Again within the USA 2023 trek.

At the moment composed by unique band members Jorge Villamizar and André Lopes, Bacilos kicked off its highly-awaited stay comeback on Thursday (April 27) within the open-venue Miami Seashore Bandshell, the place they carried out to a sold-out crowd.

“We’re in our home, thanks for coming,” Villamizar stated after opening the night time with “Pasos de Gigantes” and “Por Hacerme el Bueno.”

A bohemian night time accompanied by nice storytelling earlier than each track — for instance, how Luis Enrique’s “Yo No Se Mañana” was co-written by Villamizar and the way “Caraluna” was born on a drive on Miami’s I-95 freeway — Bacilos crooned to a loyal viewers with timeless pop hits “Besala Ya,” “Nada Especial,” and “Tabaco y Chanel,” to call few.

“Thanks, Stay Nation, for believing in us in any case these years,” Villamizar stated to the tour promoters earlier than closing off the night time with their smash hit “Mi Primer Millon.”

Fashioned in Miami, Florida, in 1997, Bacilos gained notoriety as a gaggle that blended pop and tropical influences into one distinctive, catchy and sometimes danceable combine. Their album Caraluna gained the 2003 Grammy Award for finest Latin pop album. In 2007, the group, then made up of Villamizar, Lopes, and Jose Javier Freire, parted methods. 

Now, in 2023, they’re a part of the nostalgia tour development.

“What makes these nostalgic touring ideas highly effective is that it’s multigenerational,” Hans Schafer, senior vp of world touring at Stay Nation, beforehand instructed Billboard. “The music has been handed down generations and continues to stay on. Now we’re seeing extra artists and excited to faucet into the nostalgia of followers.”

See upcoming Again within the US tour dates and venues under:

Sunday, April 30, 2023 – Atlanta @ Buckhead Theatre
Thursday, Could 4, 2023 – Houston @ Home of Blues
Saturday, Could 6, 2023 – Austin @ Emo’s
Sunday, Could 7, 2023 – Dallas @ The Echo Lounge & Music Corridor
Wednesday, Could 10, 2023 – Boston @ Paradise Rock Membership
Friday, Could 12, 2023 – New York @ Irving Plaza
Sunday, Could 14, 2023 – Chicago @ Home of Blues