"Of course, there have been exceptions, in which fans made pilgrimages to see their favorite musicians live. Thousands descended on Woodstock in 1969, and thousands more still attend Coachella and other festivals; surging numbers of people have also in recent years been participating in " concert tourism "-hopping flights to catch touring artists such as Taylor Swift in other cities, where tickets might be cheaper."
"The Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny's residency in San Juan, titled " No me quiero ir de aquí" ("I don't want to leave here"), though, felt like a fresh proposition: not a tour or festival, but an intentional invitation for fans to come directly to his doorstep for repeated performances in the same place. Bad Bunny plans to tour his latest album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, starting later this year."
"(He's notably skipping any concert dates in the continental United States, in part because of his worry that, with a high number of Latinos expected at his shows, "ICE could be outside," as he put it in one interview.) But first, he decided to camp out at the El Choli arena in Puerto Rico for 10 weeks this summer, performing tracks from across his entire repertoire."
Since medieval Europe, musicians have typically traveled while audiences remained local, with notable exceptions like Woodstock and contemporary festivals. Concert tourism has grown as fans hop flights to follow touring artists to other cities. Bad Bunny staged a 10-week residency in San Juan titled "No me quiero ir de aquí," inviting fans to attend repeated performances at El Choli. He plans a later tour for Debí Tirar Más Fotos but skipped continental U.S. dates partly over immigration concerns. The residency drew droves of visitors who combined attending shows with experiencing Puerto Rico, linking the performances to the island's cultural centrality.
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