Bad Bunny is no stranger to performing on a moving vehicle. In fact, in late 2020, he performed an entire concert on a bus traveling through New York. Now on his El Ultimo Tour del Mundothe Puerto Rican star disembarks the bus and arrives in his iconic tractor trailer, which will serve as his stage for the duration of a two-hour show that forms part of his sold-out arena tour.
After kicking off his tour in Denver on February 9th El Conejo Malo and his big truck headed west to Los Angeles for the first of his three concerts in the City of Angels. The first, on February 24, held at CryptoArena.com (the next two shows are held at The Forum), was an emotional one for Bad Bunny, who wore a purple and yellow down jacket and purple pants in honor of the Lakers. His jersey beneath his oversized jacket paid homage to one of his idols: Kobe Bryant. Bad Bunny wore his #24 jersey throughout the concert.
“I’ll always say that, but nothing compares to our nights in LA,” he said to a roaring crowd that filled every corner and seat of the arena and didn’t sit down once during the show. “There is nothing better than being here and having you so close. I would like to take this moment to thank you for your support. From the bottom of my heart.”
During the captivating show, which he dedicated to “all the hard-working people who don’t give up on their dreams,” his tractor-trailer became a literal transformer. After getting to the top of the vehicle, the truck slowly transitioned to a three-part runway that placed Bad Bunny on a 360-style stage, giving his thousands of fans the perfect view of the man she’s beating had waited (and paid a lot of money) to see the concert. And even if you were upstairs in the nosebleed section, you felt close to them thanks to eight giant screens that moved in sync with the artist to make them appear more direct.
His first song was a statement. “Estoy en mi peak (I’m at my peak),” he tapped, opening with the attitude-filled “Booker T.” Pausing only sporadically to give fans life quotes, he continued to play back-to-back bangers from his history-making album. El Ultimo Tour del Mundosuch as “Yo Vist Así”, “Maldita Pobreza”, “La Noche de Anoche”, “Trellas”, “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” and “Te Mudaste”.
La Noche de Anoche with @sanbenito 💞 pic.twitter.com/ceaRT29l7L
— Griselda Flores (@grissyflrs) February 25, 2022
“It was an album that I made with so much love,” he confessed. “I wrote all of this in the first few weeks of lockdown and at times I thought I would never perform it live. I will be forever grateful.”
Not only was he there to pay tribute to his latest album, he also blessed attendees by singing fan favorites from his chart-topping 2020 set YHLQMDLG. From “Si Veo a tu Mamá” to “Yo Perreo Sola” and of course the Perreo anthem “Safaera”.
Bunny also performed “Una Vez” with guest of honor Mora, his Julieta Venegas-assisted “Lo Siento BB :/”, the Aventura-led “Volví” and closed with the world hit “Dákiti”.
Lo Siento BB :/ @sanbenito pic.twitter.com/b1xe9J0MOm
— Griselda Flores (@grissyflrs) February 25, 2022
“Always believe in your goals,” said Bunny – whose 36-year date El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo arena tour sold out in record time and even before this current tour began they announced an ambitious 29 date stadium tour for later this year. “Believe in your dreams and respect them, even if no one else does. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. I was a little kid from Puerto Rico who was a dreamer and look where I am now.”
Bunny’s stop in LA continues with two back-to-back shows at The Forum on February 25-26.
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