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Tour of the Mongoose

The Tour of the Mongoose (also known as El Tour de la Mangosta in Spanish-speaking regions) was the third concert tour by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, launched in support of her fifth studio album—and debut English-language record— Laundry Service (2001). It was her first global tour, visiting North and South America and Europe.

Tour of the Mongoose
Tour by Shakira
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
Associated albumLaundry Service
Start dateNovember 8, 2002
End dateMay 11, 2003
No. of shows61
Shakira concert chronology

Background

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Clear Channel Entertainment announced the Tour of the Mongoose in September 2002.[1] The tour came shortly after Shakira reached international success with her third studio album. During a press conference in New York City, Shakira summarized her show as an "entertaining rock show", stating, "I'm not saving any effort to make sure that this concert [tour] will be the best I can offer to my fans. And it's going to have a strong spirit of rock and roll, so you will see a rock-and-roll show, but it will have all of the nuances and the subtleties of a show that attempts to entertain".[2]

At the same press conference, Shakira explained the tour's name as symbolizing the strength of the mongoose, stating "...I was really impressed by it because it is an animal that can defeat the snake with just a bite. It's like a living miracle, this animal, to me, because if there's an animal on earth that can defeat the snake—a venomous viper—with a bite, I think that there's got to be some way for us to defeat, or to bite the neck of hatred in this world, no? "It's called the Tour of the Mongoose, and the mongoose is basically one of the few animals who can defeat the most venomous snakes with just one bite and that's why I decided to name my tour that way, because I think that if we all have a little mongoose inside that can defeat the hatred and the resentment and the prejudice of everyday, we can probably win the battle."[2][3] At the tour commencement, Corey Moss of MTV compared the singer to Britney Spears, Tommy Lee, Elvis Presley, Sheryl Crow and Rage Against the Machine.[4]

Controversy

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Shakira performing the closing number "Whenever, Wherever"in Rotterdam.

The show sparked some controversy due to a perceived anti-war message in a video played prior to the performance of "Octavo Día", displaying war footage and later revealing the Grim Reaper to be a puppeteer. Shakira defended the video, stating,[3]

"I think that we see war as a virtual thing and we even get to believe that bombs fall on top of cardboard cutouts and stuff like that, they don't. They kill real people, real children, real mothers and millions of innocent people. I come from Colombia, which is a country that has been under the whip of violence for more than four decades, so I've seen the consequences of war and I've seen the psychological damage that it does in a society. And I think that we're never ready for war. I just feel that there are always pacifist solutions, and I think that the leaders know the exit to the conflict, it's just that sometimes they don't want to use them, they just want to continue playing their little game of power. And I feel that us people have the responsibility and also the obligation to demand to our leaders to give us the pacifist solutions. To give us a world in peace. I might be sounding like an old fashioned hippie, but I believe in pacifist revolutions and I think that we have to look for those solutions, otherwise there's no way to survive in this world. In the First World War, 13 million people were killed. In the Second World War, 40 million people were killed. I think that if a third war takes place, nothing is going to be left on the face of earth. 'Octavo Dia' talks about God when he created the world, the eighth day he went for a walk to outer space and when he came back he found our world in an infernal mess and he found that we were being controlled and manipulated by just a few leaders and that we were like pieces of a chess game. Not always do the governments represent their people. Not always do the governments make the right decisions, because the governments are controlled by just a few, and those few do not always represent faithfully the ideals of the people."

Commercial performance

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Shakira became the first Latin female artist to perform at Argentina's Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti (River Plate stadium), the sold-out show had over 60,000 people in attendance.[5] The concert in Santiago, Chile broke Luis Miguel's record of most expensive concert tickets in the country due to Shakira's huge global popularity and high demand.[6] The show in Atlantic Pavilion, Lisbon has attracted 19,136 people which has broken attendance record holding by American rock trio R.E.M.[7]

Broadcast and recordings

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Main article: Live & off the Record

The tour was shot in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on April 22, 2003. The tour was chronicled on Live & off the Record. The disc included selected songs from the concert, along with a documentary showing the performer preparing for the show, her song writing process and her ideas about social responsibility. It also includes a live CD that features ten songs that were performed during the show. The CD spun off two singles, "Poem to a Horse" and "Whenever, Wherever Live".[8] In a special edition of Fijación Oral, Volume 1 the performances of "Fool" and "Dónde Están los Ladrones?" were included.

Setlist

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Anglophone
  1. "Ojos Así"
  2. "Si Te Vas"
  3. "Fool"
  4. "Ciega, Sordomuda"
  5. "The One"
  6. "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" (contains elements of "Te Dejo Madrid")
  7. "Back in Black"
  8. "Rules"
  9. "Inevitable"
  10. "Underneath Your Clothes"
  11. "Estoy Aquí"
  12. "Octavo Día"
  13. "Ready For The Good Times"
  14. "Un Poco de Amor"
  15. "Poem to a Horse"
  16. "Tú"
Encore
  2. "Objection (Tango)" (Afro-Punk Version)
  4. "Whenever, Wherever" (Sahara Mix)
Hispanophone
  1. "Ojos Así"
  2. "Si Te Vas"
  3. "Ciega, Sordomuda"
  4. "Inevitable"
  5. "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" (contains elements of "Te Dejo Madrid")
  6. "Back In Black"
  7. "Rules"
  8. "Underneath Your Clothes"
  9. "Estoy Aquí"
  10. "Octavo Día"
  11. "Ready For The Good Times"
  12. "Un Poco De Amor"
  13. "¿Dónde Están Los Ladrones?"
  14. "Tú"
  15. "Te Dejo Madrid"
Encore
  2. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (Afro-Punk Version)
  3. "Suerte"(contains elements of "Whenever, Wherever (Sahara Mix)")

Tour dates

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Date (2023) City Country Venue Attendance Revenue
North America[1][2][9][10]
November 8, 2002 San Diego United States San Diego Sports Arena 11,764 / 11,764 $655,400[11]
November 10, 2002 San Jose Compaq Center 14,116 / 14,116 $754,274[12]
November 12, 2002 Anaheim Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 10,113 / 12,862 $710,255[12]
November 13, 2002 Los Angeles Staples Center 15,102 / 15,102 $1,066,743[12]
November 15, 2002 El Paso Don Haskins Center 16,392 / 16,392 $1,035,105[11]
November 16, 2002
November 18, 2002 Washington D.C. MCI Center — —
November 20, 2002 New York City Madison Square Garden 14,249 / 14,249 $1,024,460[11]
November 22, 2002 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills — —
November 24, 2002 Philadelphia First Union Center 9,842 / 10,549 $450,560[11]
November 25, 2002 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum 9,131 / 11,854 $459,487[11]
November 27, 2002 Montreal Canada Bell Centre 11,140 / 11,140 $466,243[11]
November 28, 2002 Toronto Air Canada Centre 10,432 / 11,155 $429,860[11]
November 30, 2002 Boston United States FleetCenter 12,555 / 12,555 $678,540[11]
December 2, 2002 Miami American Airlines Arena 13,958 / 13,958 $886,053[11]
Europe
December 10, 2002 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
December 12, 2002 Cologne Germany Kölnarena — —
December 16, 2002 London England Wembley Arena
North America
January 18, 2003 Chicago United States United Center 14,770 / 14,770 $934,719[13]
January 20, 2003 Dallas American Airlines Center 13,550 / 13,550 $727,205[13]
January 22, 2003 Houston Compaq Center 12,735 / 12,735 $702,205[13]
January 23, 2003 San Antonio SBC Center 12,695 / 12,695 $709,575[13]
January 25, 2003 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center — —
January 28, 2003 Denver Pepsi Center
January 31, 2003 Phoenix America West Arena
February 2, 2003 Oakland The Arena in Oakland
February 5, 2003 Laredo Laredo Entertainment Center
February 6, 2003
February 9, 2003 Guadalajara Mexico Estadio Tres de Marzo 23,926 / 23,926 $1,112,680[14]
February 11, 2003 Monterrey Auditorio Coca-Cola 35,822 / 35,822 $1,184,826[14]
February 12, 2003
February 14, 2003 Mexico City Foro Sol 88,163 / 88,163 (100%) $4,050,889[14]
February 15, 2003
February 19, 2003 Panama City Panama Figali Convention Center — —
February 23, 2003 Albuquerque United States Tingley Coliseum — —
February 25, 2003 El Paso Don Haskins Center
Latin America
February 28, 2003 Quito Ecuador Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa — —
March 5, 2003 Lima Peru Jockey Club Parcela H
March 8, 2003 Santiago Chile Estadio Nacional de Chile
March 12, 2003 Bogotá Colombia Estadio el Campín
March 15, 2003 Barranquilla Estadio Metropolitano
March 22, 2003 San Juan Puerto Rico Hiram Bithorn Stadium
March 23, 2003 Coliseo de Puerto Rico
Europe
March 28, 2003 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy — —
March 30, 2003 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
March 31, 2003
April 2, 2003 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
April 4, 2003 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
April 6, 2003 Munich Olympiahalle
April 10, 2003 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena
April 13, 2003 Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle
April 14, 2003 Hamburg Color Line Arena
April 17, 2003 Milan Italy Fila Forum
April 21, 2003 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
April 22, 2003 Rotterdam Netherlands Sportpaleis van Ahoy
April 25, 2003 Madrid Spain Las Ventas
April 27, 2003 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
Latin America[15][16][17]
May 1, 2003 Punta del Este Uruguay Conrad de Punta del Este — —
May 3, 2003 Buenos Aires Argentina River Plate Stadium
May 6, 2003 Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Estadio Quisqueya
May 8, 2003 Maracaibo Venezuela Estadio José Pachencho Romero
May 11, 2003 Caracas Poliedro de Caracas
TOTAL 350,455 / 357,357 (98%) $18,039,079

Personnel

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  • Shakira – Producer, songwriter, vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • Gonzalo Agulla – Executive producer
  • José Arnal – Executive producer
  • Tim Mitchell – Producer, arranger, guitar
  • Dana Austin – Producer
  • Bettina Abascal – Post producer
  • Dominic Morley – Engineer
  • Richard Robson – Engineer
  • Neil Tucker – Engineer
  • Matt Vaughan – Engineer
  • Richard Wilkinson – Engineer
  • Adrian Hall – Mixing engineer
  • Chris Theis – Mixing engineer
  • Mike Fisher – Audio post-production
  • Mike Wilder – Mastering
  • Ramiro Aguilar – Video director
  • Pablo Arraya – Editing assistant
  • Rita Quintero – Backing vocals, keyboards
  • Adam Zimmon – Guitar
  • Mario Inchaust – Backing vocals, Guitars
  • Albert Sterling Menendez – Keyboards
  • Pedro Alfonso – Violin
  • Dan Rothchild – Bass guitar, photography
  • Brendan Buckley – Drums
  • Rafael Padilla – Percussion
  • Jeff Bender – Photography, cover photo
  • Frank Ockenfels – Photography
  • Ian Cuttler – Art direction
  • Frank Carbonari – Graphic design
  • Rose Noone – A&R

References

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  1. ^ a b "SHAKIRA ANNOUNCES WHENEVER, WHEREVER OF WORLD TOUR". MTV. 25 September 2002. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Armor, Jerry (25 September 2002). "Shakira To Embark Upon Tour Of The Mongoose In November". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  3. ^ a b Moss, Corey; Megan Hanley (2003-02-05). "Shakira Calls For Peace, Explains Mongoose Mystery". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 16, 2003. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  4. ^ Moss, Corey (11 November 2002). "Shakira Shows She's The Colombian Britney, Colombian Tommy Lee At Tour Kickoff". MTV News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  5. ^ "Shakira se presentó ante 60 mil espectadores en el estadio de River Plate". Emol.com. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  6. ^ "Shakira romperá el récord que marcó Luis Miguel".
  7. ^ "Shakira Media - YouTube".
  8. ^ "Shakira: Live & Off The Record (2004)". Amazon. United States. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  9. ^ Gelman, Jason (15 January 2003). "Shakira Talks Fashion, Maps Out Second Tour Leg". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Shakira se presentará en México". El Universo. 5 February 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i Billboard Boxscore U.S.A 2002 Page 14
  12. ^ a b c Billboard Boxscore U.S.A 2002 Page 36
  13. ^ a b c d Billboard Boxscore U.S.A 2003 Page 20
  14. ^ a b c Billboard Boxscore Mexico 2003 Page 19
  15. ^ "Shakira: se acerca el huracán". La Nación (in Spanish). 3 May 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Shakira deleitó en el Monumental". La Nación (in Spanish). 4 May 2003. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  17. ^ Aguirre, Javier (5 May 2003). "Shakira, una presentación sin recuerdos familiares". Página/12 (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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