Sponsored and supported by AEG Live, Pitbull will hit the road at the end of the spring bringing his “Mr. Worldwide’s Carnaval” tour to 19 cities in the U.S. It will be his biggest American tour to date kicking off on May 25th in Denver’s 1stBank Center and running for over a month until it wraps June 28th at Milwaukee Summerfest. Pitbull’s U.S. trek will include additional dates at Six Flags parks in Connecticut, Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Atlanta and Charlotte.
The club, theater and arena shows have an average capacity of 3,400 people and will likely have an opening act to be determined. Until now, no opener has been announced, but keeping with the Carnaval theme, the show will feature Brazilian dancers and a live band. The bilingual rapper will be very busy as he will be touring in between the releases of his new Spanish album, Armando, scheduled for release sometime in June on Mr. 305/Sony Latin, with an English album set to come out in the fall on Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/RCA according to manager Charles Chavez.

Moreover, according to Billboard magazine, Pitbull’s tour will be heavily marketed with consistent imagery across English and Spanish media, and will include heavy street team and club promotion. The average ticket price will be around $34, announced Rebeca Leon, VP of Latin talent for AEG Live/Goldenvoice, the low-ticket prices being a key part of the tour strategy. “He is very much that universal party act,” says Leon. “Because he’s so universal and he plays to so many audiences, it’s very hard to put your arms around it. It’s a blessing but you have to be really savvy.” And this is not all. The rapper also considers of organizing afterparties, in which fans can buy an add-on to their ticket for the chance to party with the “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)” singer at a club after the concert.

Here are Pitbull’s U.S. tour dates:

May 25-Denver 1stBank Center
May 27-San Diego Sports Arena
May 28-Los Angeles Nokia Theatre
May 29-San Francisco Warfield
May 30-Las Vegas Beach at Mandalay Bay
May 31-Phoenix Celebrity Theatre
June 4-El Paso El Paso Coliseum
June 5-Laredo Laredo Events Center
June 6-McAllen Kai
June 9-Corpus Christi Concrete Street Amp
June 10-Houston Club Escapade
June 11-Dallas Nokia Theatre
June 12-Austin Austin Music Hall
June 16-Virginia Beach NorVA
June 17-Charlotte Six Flags
June 18-Atlanta Six Flags
June 19-Orlando Universal
June 22-Jackson, NJ Six Flags
June 23-Springfield, Mass. Six Flags
June 24-New York City Nokia Theatre
June 25-Washington, DC Six Flags
June 26-Detroit Royal Oak Theatre
June 27-Chicago Aragon Ballroom
June 28-Milwaukee Summerfest

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