Bad Bunny rolls the El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo Latin trap & reggeatón music arena party into the Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
Bad Bunny fans knew they were in for something different, if not special, when they arrived at the Pechanga Arena in San Diego to find no stage, an open floor with a few rows of seats, and a tractor-trailer parked on it. Was it a giant dance floor? Where were the stage and rigging? Why was the band situated on one end of the floor, and why were they set up on the floor?
Bad Bunny had brought his red hot, El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo to town. There was no opening band, just a couple of hours thumping loud reggaetón and Latin trap music, plenty of time to arrive, relax after work, have a few drinks, loosen up, and get ready to party. The sold-out crowd had their questions answered when Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known to his fans as Bad Bunny, made his appearance on top of the tractor-trailer to deafening cheers. Performing his first three songs on top of the trailer, until it morphed and transformed into a giant color-changing dance floor and stage complete with lights, pyrotechnics, and lasers.
Bad Bunny, the MC in a rolling Latin music party, was in the house and kicked the party off. Even the most stiff-legged, arm-crossed wall flower attendee, could not resist participating in the festivities. If you held one of the coveted tickets, you were there to dance. If you had a pulse, then at a minimum your toes were tapping and your feet were doing the two-step, while in fact, many in the crowd were moving more than just their toes and feet. The party-goers were kept on their feet the entire show.
Bad Bunny ran through hit after hit that most fans seemed to know all the words to. During Bad Bunny’s two-hour performance he sang, crooned, and tore up the dance floor with his diverse group of dancers. Security gently tried to contain the contagion of fun and Libertad as the partygoers danced in the aisles. He transitioned flawlessly from Latin trap to rap, to pop, to reggaetón, performing a setlist full of his hits, including “Chambea,” “Como Soy” and “Maldita Pobreza.”
Throughout the evening, Bad Bunny communicated entirely in Spanish, reinforcing a positive message of inclusivity, and the importance of being who you are. To love those around you, and to be kind to others. Reminding his fans that life is short, to pursue your dreams, relating how he had dreamed just a few short years before to be there on this night performing for his fans. Although, much of that may seem trite to some. Truly, Bad Bunny has been a very busy bunny. His meteoric rise seems to have gone from dream to mega stardom overnight after his first album release was just in 2018. To date, he has released five albums in four short years. Three of those in the pandemic year of 2020, a year in which he also performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in Miami with Shakira. His many pop, Latin trap, and reggeatón hits, and his many successful collaborations with other A-list musicians – Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Drake, J Balvin, to name a few – in part, helped push him to be the most-streamed artist of 2021.
The 27-year-old Puerto Rican megastar and global phenom is currently on his sold-out Ultimo Tour Del Mundo arena tour. At its conclusion later this year, he will embark on his 15 city Summer’s Hottest Stadium tour, with artists Diplo and Alesso taking opening act slots. This tour makes stops in many cities not traditionally considered Latino strongholds like Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Washington DC, a further testament that this Bad Bunny has realized his dream. He has not only crossed over, but he has also arrived and planted his flag, inspiring many young Latino artists to dream of taking the same journey.
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