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Tours Along with recording albums, Pitbull has also performed live many times and has participated in several concert tours. The R ebelution Tour Pitbull’s first world tour lasted from 2009 to 2011 and included over thirty stops in the United States. A total of fifty-five shows were scheduled as he traveled between the United States, Europe, South America, Africa, Mexico, Canada, and Asia. Pitbull told Billboard’s Mariel Concepcion, “ R ebelution stands for fighter, I feel like I’ve been fighting in music and creating new opportunities to make things work even when people thought it wouldn’t.” He also explained that the name of the album and tour is a combination of the words revolution and rebel . The rapper stated, “The word ‘revolution’ is a strong word, and the word ‘rebel’ is powerful. Because you’re looking for a change, that’s what revolution is, but when you’re a fighter in it, you’re fighting for that change.” The P lanet P it Tour Pitbull’s second world tour began with performances in South America. The tour ran from January 13 to November 02, of 2012 with additional stops in North America, Europe, Asia,

and Australia. A total of eighty-one shows were scheduled to be completed within 293 days. Promotions for the tour led to packed venues in San Francisco in the United States and five different big cities in Australia, with 80–100 percent of seats sold. Fellow Florida rapper, Flo Rida, Ke$ha joined Pitbull on this tour that promoted Pitbull’s G lobal W arming and Ke$ha’s W arrior . E! Network filmed the June 07, 2013, concert and broadcast it on June 21 as the first show of the E!’s InsideTrack Summer Concert Series. Before the tour, Pitbull and Ke$ha got opened the concert in Canada. The North American Tour

Pitbull singing his Top Latin Song, Bon, Bon

their fans’ attention by tweeting about it. The duo traveled to shows from Boston, Massachusetts, to Tampa, Florida. An Australian leg was scheduled, but shows at the five venues were canceled due to low ticket sales. Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live The 2017 tour has audiences up out of their seats at every show. According to Billboard , Enrique Iglesias’s part of the concert is full of surprises and love for his fans, while Pitbull’s portion, of course, features all the songs people want to dance to.

Back in Time , the lead single from G lobal W arming and Men in Black 3 theme song

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