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‘¡Que Viva la Bachata!’ Romeo Santos & Prince Royce Celebrate the Genre in Front of 54,000 Fans in Madrid
Romeo Santos and Prince Royce brought their Mejor Tarde Que Nunca Tour to Madrid's Riyadh Air Metropolitano stadium on Saturday 25 July, playing a two-hour show to 54,000 fans. The concert mixed songs from their joint debut album, Better Late Than Never, with solo hits from both Dominican-American stars, underscoring a broader moment of celebration for bachata, the genre's Dominican roots being explicitly honoured onstage.
The set combined new tracks such as "Better Late Than Never", "Dardos" and "Ay! San Miguel" with classics including "La Diabla", "Recházame" and "La Carretera", with the pair supporting each other on vocals and stage presence throughout. Highlights included fans brought up to sing "Menor", a Dominican-style chimi food cart doubling as a DJ booth to introduce a run of Aventura songs, and a finale featuring an all-terrain vehicle for "Darte un Beso" and "Propuesta Indecente". The tour continues elsewhere in Spain, including A Coruña, Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Santander, before moving on to Mexico and other Latin American countries.
In short
- Romeo Santos and Prince Royce played to 54,000 fans in Madrid
- Two-hour set mixed joint album tracks with solo classics
- Tour continues across Spain then heads to Latin America
Explained simply
Bachata is a guitar-based music genre from the Dominican Republic that blends romantic vocals with merengue-influenced rhythms. Whilst it emerged in rural areas, it has become one of Latin America's most successful musical exports, gaining popularity worldwide over recent decades.
Romeo Santos and Prince Royce are two of the biggest names in bachata, both Dominican-American artists who achieved international success with the genre. Romeo Santos gained early fame with Aventura before launching a hugely successful solo career, whilst Prince Royce established himself as a major figure in bachata during the 1990s and 2000s.
The pair have recently collaborated on a joint musical project that celebrates bachata. This partnership reunites two of the genre's biggest stars in an effort to honour its Dominican cultural heritage.
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