“We have baptized our new tour ‘Latino Power,’ because with the strength of their collective vote this year, U.S. Latinos can further empower our community -- demanding more respect and effecting real change in the living conditions and opportunities for our people,” said Maná lead singer Fher Olvera. Maná, the top-selling Latin rock band of all time, is made up of Olvera, drummer Alex González, guitarist Sergio Vallín and bassist Juan Calleros. The group is up for seven Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Tickets for the 18-date arena tour, produced by Live Nation, go on sale Feb. 19 at LiveNation.com.
Maná have long been active and vocal about myriad social causes, including immigration rights and voting rights. They were the first celebrities or public figures to vocally condemn Donald Trump’s stump speech last summer.
Mana's Fher Compares Donald Trump to Hitler During L.A. Concert, Blasts Him for Anti-Immigrant Comments
“He said we were trash, he said that the people who came from Latin America and Mexico are rapists, thugs, and drug dealers,” Olvera to a sold-out Los Angeles crowd in June. “Those were his words. We feel pity for this incompetent man. I have never heard a speech as violent, or as filled with hatred -- not since Hitler.”
And then, amid boos directed at Trump, Olvera changed his tone into one of empowerment. “Latinos and Mexicans came to this country to build it from the ground up. It doesn’t matter what one cabrón said -- just remember that he insulted our fathers, our mothers; he insulted everyone. And that is inadmissible. When you go out to vote, which is soon, you know what you have to do.”
And Maná’s new tour will happen right in the midst of that.
And despite their invitation to Latinos to vote, Maná has not endorsed any political candidate.
“People can vote for whomever they want,” Olvera told Billboard in November. “But discriminating people for the color of their skin or their religion is simply immoral.”
For a full list of “The Latino Power Tour” dates, read below:
Friday, September 09, 2016 | San Diego, CA | Viejas Arena |
Saturday, September 10, 2016 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center Arena* |
Friday, September 16, 2016 | Las Vegas, NV | MGM Grand Garden Arena* |
Saturday, September 17, 2016 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center |
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center |
Saturday, September 24, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | The Forum |
Sunday, September 25, 2016 | Los Angeles, CA | The Forum |
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | El Paso, TX | UTEP Don Haskins Center |
Friday, September 30, 2016 | Laredo, TX | Laredo Energy Center |
Saturday, October 01, 2016 | Houston, TX | Toyota Center* |
Sunday, October 02, 2016 | Dallas, TX | American Airlines Center |
Friday, October 21, 2016 | Chicago, IL | Allstate Arena |
Monday, October 24, 2016 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden |
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 | Atlanta, GA | Philips Arena |
Saturday, October 29, 2016 | Miami, FL | American Airlines Arena |
Friday, November 04, 2016 | San Antonio, TX | AT&T Center |
Wednesday, November 09, 2016 | Sacramento, CA | Golden 1 Center |
*Non-Ticketmaster venues
