World Wide Tour 1997

World Wide Tour 1997

Tour by Laura Pausini
Official promotional poster for the tour.
Associated album	Le cose che vivi
Start date	1 March 1997
End date	28 June 1997
Legs	5
No. of shows	28 in Europe 15 in South America 11 in North America 54 in Total
Laura Pausini concert chronology

The World Wide Tour 1997 is the debut tour by Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini. Beginning on 1 March 1997 and ending in Atlantic City on 28 June 1997 the tour was in support from her album Le cose che vivi.

This has been the only tour when Laura visited countries like Colombia. It was expected that Pausini would return to such countries during the Inedito World Tour between 2011 and 2012, but since she announced her pregnancy on 15 September 2012 such plans backfired.

Background information

After a massive album promotion made by Warner Music, Pausini announces during 1996 that finally it will be a "World Wide Tour" to please the high demand from the public that aclaimes concerts around South America and Europe.

With early performances in Europe (particularly on Italy), Laura with a short crew visits the world performing in America, saying "I feel that I'm a Latin woman every time I sing in Spanish".

For Pausini's management, it was a challenge to take the tour to North America due to the low promotion in the edge of the continent. Special critics review with very positive comments the performance at Miami, when Pausini made an effort to give the fans what they were looking for.

The promotion of the album took over more than a year to please the label's agreement.

Broadcast and recordings

No recording was ever made or released by Pausini. However, in order to promote the tour as well the album, Pausini sang many songs in Spanish and Italian on 22 February 1997 during the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile.

However, after years, the show is available on YouTube. A famous bootleg of the first performance of Pausini in Brazil, on 16 May 1997 is also available.

Setlist

The setlist presents some variations in every continent.

However, this is the most complete information about the programa in every city.

For the shows in Brazil, presents some songs in Portuguese. This songs are: Incancellabile, Le cose che vivi and Due Innamorati Come Noi.

Due to compromise between the languages on her albums, Pausini took the liberty to sing and both languages (Spanish and Italian) most of the time. Especifically, sang three Portuguese songs during the shows at Brazil.

On 16 May 1997 show, Pausini sang "The Girl from Ipanema" in Portuguese, to please her Brazilian audience on the day of her birthday.

Europe 

1. Incancellabile
2. Ascolta Il Tuo Cuore
3. 16/5/74
4. Strani amori
5. Che Storia è?
6. Perché non-torna più
7. Seamisai
8. Le cose che vivi
9. Due Innamorati Come Noi
10. Mi Dispiace
11. La solitudine
12. Ragazze Che
13. Medley: Mi Rubi l'anima / Il Coraggio Che Non C’è / Lui Non Sta Con Te / Un Amico è Cosi / Dove Sei / Baci Che Si Rubano
14. Un Giorno Senza Te
15. La Voce
16. Il Mondo Che Vorrei
17. Angeli Nel Blu
18. Gente

The Americas 

1. Inolvidable
2. Escucha Tu Corazón
3. 16/5/74
4. Amores Extraños
5. Qué Historia Es?
6. Perché non-torna più
7. Cuando Se Ama
8. Las Cosas Que Vives
9. Dos Enamorados
10. Lo Siento
11. La Soledad
12. Ragazze Che
13. Medley: Mi Rubi l'anima / El Valor Que No Se Ve / Él No Está Por Ti / Un Amico è Cosi / Dove Sei / Baci Che Si Rubano
14. Un Día Sin Ti
15. La Voz
16. El Mundo Que Soñé
17. Ángeles En El Cielo
18. Gente

Chile – "Viña del Mar" Festival 

1. Escucha tu corazon
2. La soledad
3. Las cosas que vives
4. Cuando se ama
5. El Mundo que Soñe
6. Las chicas
7. Inolvidable
8. Se fue
9. Amores Extraños
10. Medley in Italian: Mi Rubi l'anima / Il Coraggio Che Non C’è / Lui Non Sta Con Te / Dove Sei / Baci Che Si Rubano

Brazil 

1. Inesquecível
2. Escucha Tu Corazón
3. 16/5/74
4. Amores Extraños
5. Qué Historia Es?
6. Perché non-torna più
7. Seamisai
8. Garota de Ipanema
9. Tudo O Que Eu Vivo
10. Apaixonados Como Nós
11. Lo Siento
12. La Soledad
13. Ragazze Che
14. Medley: Mi Rubi l'anima / El Valor Que No Se Ve / Él No Está Por Ti / Un Amico è Cosi / Dove Sei / Baci Che Si Rubano
15. Un Día Sin Ti
16. La Voz
17. El Mundo Que Soñé
18. Ángeles En El Cielo
19. Gente
20. Inesquecível/Se fué

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
1 March 1997	Geneva	Switzerland	Geneva Arena
4 March 1997	Ravenna	Italy	Paladeandrè
6 March 1997	Naples		Palapartenope
7 March 1997	Bari		Palasport
9 March 1997	Turín		PalaStampa
10 March 1997	Milan		Palavobis
11 March 1997	Parma		Palasport
14 March 1997	Frauenfeld	Switzerland	Festhutte
15 March 1997	Bellinzona		Palabasket
18 March 1997	Montichiari	Italy	Palasport
19 March 1997	Neuchâtel	Switzerland	Patinoire Du Litoral
21 March 1997	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
23 March 1997	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ahoy Rotterdam
26 March 1997	Rome	Italy	Palaeur
2 April 1997	Nice	France	Théâtre de verdure de Nice
4 April 1997	Paris		L'Olympia
5 April 1997	Lyon		Bourse Du Travail
17 April 1997	Palma de Majorca	Spain	Plaza de Toros
19 April 1997	Valencia		Plaza de Toros de Valencia
20 April 1997	Murcia		Plaza de Toros de Murcia
22 April 1997	Zaragoza		Palacio de Deportes
23 April 1997	Madrid		Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
25 April 1997	Barcelona		Palau Sant Jordi
27 April 1997	Granada		Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada
28 April 1997	Málaga		Palacio de Deportes
30 April 1997	Lisbon	Portugal	Praça de Touros de Cascais
2 May 1997	La Coruña	Spain	Coliseum A Coruña
3 May 1997	Gijón		Palacio de Deportes
South America
7 May 1997	Caracas	Venezuela	Poliedro de Caracas
North America
10 May 1997	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Hiram Bithorn
South America
13 May 1997	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Arena Metropolitan
14 May 1997	São Paulo		Palace
16 May 1997			Olímpia
17 May 1997
19 May 1997
20 May 1997
22 May 1997	Curitiba		Curitiba Forum
24 May 1997	Porto Alegre		Gigantinho
27 May 1997	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Teatro Opera
29 May 1997	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Monumental
1 June 1997	Cusco	Peru	Festival Internacional de la Cerveza Cuzqueña
3 June 1997	Lima		Jockey Plaza Shopping Center
6 June 1997	Bogotá	Colombia	Palacio de Deportes
North America
10 June 1997	Mexico City	Mexico	National Auditorium
11 June 1997
13 June 1997	Santo Domingo	Dominican Republic	Teatro Aragua
14 June 1997
17 June 1997	San José	Costa Rica	Gimnasio Nacional
19 June 1997	Guatemala City	Guatemala	Tikal Futura
21 June 1997	Monterrey	Mexico	Auditorium Coca Cola
24 June 1997	Toronto	Canada	Roy Thomson Hall
26 June 1997	Miami	United States	James L. Knight Center
28 June 1997	Atlantic City		Trump Taj Mahal

Band

• Stefano Cantini – Percussion
• Fillipo Martelli – Keyboard
• Massimo Pacciani – Battery
• Eric Buffat – Keyboard
• Lorenzo Forti – Bass
• Riccardo Galardini – Guitar
• Ray Fuller – Guitar
• Monica Magnani – Backing vocal
• Emanuela Cortesi – Backing vocal
• Rossella Ruini – Backing vocal

External links

• Laura Pausini – Official Website