| World tour by Shakira | |
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| Associated album | She Wolf Sale el Sol |
| Start date | 15 September 2010 |
| End date | 15 October 2011 |
| No. of shows | 106 |
| Shakira concert chronology | |
The Sun Comes Out World Tour (also known as the Sale el Sol World Tour) was the fifth concert tour by Colombian singer Shakira, launched in support of her eighth and ninth studio albums, She Wolf (2009) and Sale El Sol (2010). After a special tour preview-show, held in Montréal, Québec on 15 September 2010, the North American leg of the tour commenced in Uncasville, Connecticut on 17 September, finishing in Rosemont, Illinois (Chicago) on 29 October 2010. The European leg of the tour was then planned to begin in the city of Lyon, France on 16 November, and end in London, England on 20 December 2010.
The tickets for the initial European shows were soon sold out, and Shakira extended the tour into 2011, announcing a show in Paris, France. Additionally, the tour would visit new markets and countries for Shakira, performing in places such as her father’s homeland of Lebanon, as well as UAE, Belarus, Ukraine, Egypt, Hungary, Morocco, Serbia, and Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, to name a few. Further dates in Spain, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Switzerland were also added.
The Latin American leg of the tour was a part of the South American Pop Festival circuit, stopping in many cities across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, México, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela, as well as Shakira’s home country, Colombia. The tour concluded at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan on 15 October 2011.
The setlist of the tour was composed of songs chosen, primarily, from Shakira's ninth studio album, Sale el Sol; the rest were from her various studio albums. The stage was shaped like the letter "T", with a catwalk extending from the stage into the center-floor section of the audience, to enable the best views of Shakira and her band/dancers; several dance and musical numbers were performed utilizing the catwalk as a stage, with spectators in those areas getting up-close views and interactions with Shakira. A large screen was set behind the stage, on which various visuals were displayed, as well as high-definition live video, for those seated farther away.
For the bulk of the shows, Shakira kept clothing simple, mainly wearing a mesh gold crop-top with tight leather pants or jeans, and frequently performing without shoes. Other small costume changes Shakira had during the shows included a hooded pink gown, a golden bejeweled ‘bellydancing’ dress and bikini top (for “Ojos Así”), a flamenco skirt, and a feathery blue dress.
The shows were very well-received by critics, many of whom praised the charisma and energy which Shakira displayed during the performances. Commercially, the tour was a success. It ranked at number 40 on Pollstar's 2010 year-end "Top 50 North American Tours" list as it grossed a total of $16.9 million in the continent, with total ticket sales numbering 205,371. In 2011, the tour ranked at number 20 on Pollstar's 2011 "Top 25 Worldwide Tours" with a total gross of $53.2 million and ticket sales numbering 629,064. It brought in a total of $70.1 million gross and 834,435 tickets sold. A live album of the show (held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France in June 2011) was released as Shakira: Live from Paris, on 5 December 2011.