JUANES great, amazing concert in Los Angeles!!!!

Lisa Zee says on May 8, 00:40:

Viva Juanes, papito corazon! muuuua!

houstongal says on May 8, 02:39:

Lisa, I'm so glad you decided to go see him!

He was great in Houston as well. I never sat down the entire time. And my girlfriend had a sprained foot and only sat down twice. We were both dancing and singing throughout the concert.

romy says on May 8, 03:00:

I'm definately jealous... Juanes was too cool for Canada

rocinante says on May 8, 05:25:

I swear I am not a groupie!



I arrived in Colombia for the first time ever on Friday Oct 14th 2005, Medellín.

Before leaving the US I asked my peeps to pleeeeeeese somehow score tickets to Juanes on the 16th. Was it at the stadium? Why were tickets not on sale yet? It was two weeks away from the show!

Juanes decided to haul in a huge sound system from Brazil and do the concert free, one night, outside on Avenida San Juan - a gift to the city. Tickets were obtained through radio stations and mostly by waiting on line - one per person.

An incredible experience I will never forget. Yeah he sang to Luna and she slept through the whole thing. HOw do kids do that? Too bad the Colombian dates for this tour are not yet announced.

Here's me and 100,000 other folks on the night of Oct 16th 2005 in Medellín for that one night show. Juanes did all the singing I just got to watch. Everybody was happy for that because I can't sing.

"World economic indicators point to a democrat winning 2008. It will surely be Obama. Peso 1400 by November" Feb 5, 2008

webmanco says on May 8, 05:31:

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

MitchAlvarez says on May 8, 07:12:

please no pictures......... i find them too be offensive. they might be part of the exploitation of colombian men.

Tengale miedo a una huelga de mujeres o a una escacez de aguardiente. :)

houstongal says on May 8, 07:26:

LOL Mitch!

Very cool ticket Roci! I can see why you kept it as a memento!

webmanco says on May 8, 07:29:

HG
is Mona a mami yet?

But, I'm going to start making some assumptions here.... Which means I might actually end up making an ass out of myself ..........Thu 04 17, 2008 11:34 am

houstongal says on May 8, 07:45:

Hi ya webmanco! You know...I don't know! I need to send her an email and see how she's doing. Must be close to due date!

Lisa Zee says on May 8, 09:40:

Juanes played at The Nokia Theater, it is brand new and made only for concerts.
It was hard to go to sleep last night, his songs kept coming to my head.
He said to the audience over and over how happy he was to be in L.A. where he started to be a performer, and his dream was to get successful, and that he could not believe what he was seeing ( the place full of people screaming for him!) I like that he said he would like it if he could, come and give everyone of us a hug!. He is so real so humble.
I paid $125.00 per ticket and $ 25 for parking! we were 3 girls and the 2 Mexicans scream more than me!

Lcacique says on May 8, 09:47:

hg: I had no idea anyone was in contact with mona...please send her my best wishes. One day she just disappeared. I am sure everyone misses her.

Glad you had a great time, Lisa!

Hoy se nota en la floresta un ambiente de alegría. ¡Y el rumor de ranchería es mas dulce y sabe a fiesta!

Lisa Zee says on May 8, 09:58:

Rocinante lucky you to see Juanes in Medellin, and free, I would love to see him there one day.

Lcacique: do you know about the salsa and mapale music juanes plays? I was really surprise about that, I wonder if it was just for the concert.

Mononoke28 says on May 8, 12:14:

I've seen him twice here in Denver and the first time he played the Gothic theater which is this tiny hole in the wall type of place, $20. He didn't sell out but it was so cool, not a lot of people and we were all like 10 feet away. That was in 2003.

In 2005 he went to the Paramount which was a little bigger and sold supout. Last month he went to DU's theater, and the cheapest ticket was $40 something, best seats were $120 each. Needless to say, it didn't sell out.

Diana

houstongal says on May 8, 14:55:

Lcacique - We last heard from Mona in late January. She sent both billyb and I an email telling us about her pregnancy. If I hear anything from her, I'll post it in Off-Topic.

Lcacique says on May 8, 15:17:

Lisa: I haven't heard of him ever playing those styles of music. I know that he said in an interview previous to the relase of Mi Sangre that he's planning to do an album with more traditional styles of music (and he emphasized vallenato); however, I have not heard of him actually doing such a project. That's great that he included those styles of music in his live performance. His band is excellent so I am sure it sounded great!

houstongal: great, thanks for the heads up...

Hoy se nota en la floresta un ambiente de alegría. ¡Y el rumor de ranchería es mas dulce y sabe a fiesta!

Lisa Zee says on May 8, 19:47:

He also played vallenato, maybe it was vallenato and mapale.

Mononoke28: The tickets at the orchestra were $250.00 and the pit right next to him were $600.00 and they were full!

PALEOLITICO says on May 8, 19:54:

Lis gracias por el informe. Tienes foticos??.

"Amar a la gente y usar las cosas y NO amar a las cosas y usar la gente" www.paleolitico.net

BillBigD says on May 8, 20:03:

Saw him in both in Dallas and Miami. Both great shows but Miami was something special the way the crowd was into it

Lisa Zee says on May 8, 21:01:

Here in L.A. the crowd never stop screaming and got really loud whenever he say anything.

PALEO, no fotos mija, con esa locura!, no se veia sino luces, no estaba enfrente del ya me quisiera!

houstongal says on May 9, 01:20:

I couldn't believe how many people in the audience who were so busy taking photos with their cell phones they were not paying any attention to the concert. What a shame!

Lisa Zee says on May 9, 12:05:

houstongal: yes the same here, I took one,( I just now took a look) you only see lights and he look so small , you have to have a good camera for that, and I was just dancing and singing!.

You were so right about to go see him, thanks, it was awesome!!!

romy says on May 9, 16:20:

I love Juanes. But today I was listening to la camisa negra (because I was wearing a black shirt) and I started pondering the words "Pa enterrartelo cuando quieras mamita". I think it's funny if you take it lightly, but how do women feel about this kinds of words?
I can tell you the feminist perspective would stand against this song. But I'm wondering about the non-academic perspective?

houstongal says on May 9, 17:09:

Romy - I can't get my panties in a bunch over one lyric in a song where the songwriter was clearly p**sed. People always say things they don't really mean when they're ticked off.

Lisa Zee says on May 9, 18:25:

That song was baned in Italy and some other countries, I don`t care, I am not so up tied, and he means it joking like. he can enterrarmelo any time! jajaja!. oops, nasty me!.... And he also says "me supo a pura mier... coles por la tarde" instead of mierd.... so what!

After what rapers sing so disgusting, nothing scares me any more.

romy says on May 10, 14:42:

the difference is that rap music is aimed at young males, but anyways...

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/juanes-nokia-theatre-2039483-la-vid...
Juanes impresses at Nokia
Review: The Colombian star needs few frills to wow fans during his four-night run at the L.A. venue.
By ROSALBA RUIZ
The Orange County Register

As he sang to a full house at Nokia Theatre Friday night, in his second of four shows this week at the new venue, singer-songwriter Juanes reminisced about how just eight years ago – as his first album was being released – he would walk the streets of Los Angeles dreaming of singing to audiences in big venues here.

And that was two years after Juan Esteban Aristizabal first arrived in L.A. to try his luck at a solo career after playing with rock band Ekhymosis in his native Colombia. Since then, a lot has changed for him – nowadays he plays to big crowds not just throughout Southern California but all over the world. Friday was the second of four performances at the Nokia Theater and the 22nd concert in the U.S. leg of his "La Vida World Tour."

Friday's two-hour show, the 22nd date in the U.S. leg of Juanes' La Vida World Tour, opened with "A Dios le pido" ("I Ask of God"), the song that earned him superstar status back in 2002 when he released his second album, "Un día normal" ("A Normal Day"). Donning fitted black pants and a long-sleeve black shirt, the 35-year-old performer, backed by six support players, strummed his electric guitar as the audience sprung to its feet and started screaming.

Although Juanes has released just four albums, most of the 23 songs he performed – including more than a half-dozen from his latest, "La vida es un ratico" ("Life Is But a Moment") – were favorites that most people could sing along to.

The mix included romantic songs like "Es por ti" ("It Is for You") and "Nada valgo sin tu amor" ("I'm Worth Nothing Without Your Love") as well as danceable fare such as "La camisa negra" ("The Black Shirt") and the percussion-driven "Bailala" ("Dance It"), which featured Spaniard artist and opening act Antonio Carmona and his nephew Juan playing cajon drums.

Juanes' formula usually takes rock and adds some Colombian flavor, but he's also reworked a few pieces by salsa great Joe Arroyo, infusing them with a modern touch. His version of Arroyo's "La Noche" ("The Night") is just as deliciously danceable as the original.

Granted, Juanes isn't much of a dancer, especially compared to other Latin pop heartthrobs such as Puerto Ricans Chayanne and Ricky Martin. Yet he didn't need dance moves to keep the audience engaged for the duration of the set. In fact, his production had few frills apart from basic lighting and big screens. This was just Juanes and his music – and that was enough.

It helps that he can sing about love ("Fotografía"), spite ("Mala gente") and the problems that plague his homeland ("Minas piedras," accompanied by photographs of landmine victims) with the same intensity. It also helps that Juanes has such natural appeal: He joked with fans, played "which side sings louder?" with them, serenaded a few women in the front row, made dedications while introducing songs. "Gotas de agua dulce" ("Drops of Sweet Water"), a song about falling in love, was sent out to the women on hand, while "Bandera de manos" ("A Flag of Hands"), an upbeat call for peace and unity, was dedicated to farmers, indigenous people and immigrants.

Colombia's landmine problem, which he has addressed since his first album, remains his biggest cause, however – it's the reason he established his Mi Sangre Foundation. Yet, social activist that he is, he'll make a detour Mexico City on May 17 for a free concert to promote the ALAS Foundation, whose members advocate for Latin-American children.

His humanitarian aspirations make him only more admirable, says longtime fan Diane Daybrow, of Orange.

"First and foremost, I like him as a composer and a singer," she says. "But he has this opportunity to bring attention to what's going on in his country, and I think anybody who has that platform, like U2 or Maná, for example, they should (use) it."

Lisa Zee says on May 10, 23:13:

Wonderful, thank you Romy :)