"The announcement comes on the heels of successful summerlong residency on his island of Puerto Rico, which attracted over 600,000 visitors to San Juan and generated an estimated $200 million in tourism revenue. The intention to stay in Puerto Rico was a political one: Bad Bunny is a vocal supporter of the U.S. territory's independence movement, and his massive 2025 album Debí Tirar Más Fotos blended traditional genres like bomba, plena and salsa with reggaeton beats and lyrics that called out modern-day colonialism."
"In an interview with i-D, Bad Bunny recently revealed that he skipped the States partly out of fear that immigration enforcement could target his largely Latino fanbase. "There was the issue of - like, fucking ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about," he told reporter Suzy Exposito. Bad Bunny's world tour, which kicks off in November, is in high demand, with multiple dates per city in Latin American cultural capitals."
Bad Bunny planned a 57-stop world tour and omitted most U.S. dates, retaining only the Bay Area. He will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara. A recent summer residency in Puerto Rico drew over 600,000 visitors and generated an estimated $200 million in tourism revenue. The decision to remain in Puerto Rico had political motives tied to support for the territory's independence and an album blending bomba, plena and salsa with reggaeton that criticized modern-day colonialism. He cited concerns about immigration enforcement targeting Latino fans. The tour begins in November with heavy demand, including 12 Mexico City shows and dates in Japan and Europe.
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