Ana Bárbara is preparing to hit the road in celebration of her stories career…
The 53-year-old Mexican singer will celebrate her three decades in music with a 30-plus date tour that will kick off August 2 in Reno, Nevada.
Called the Reina Grupera Tour 2024, produced by Reventon Promotions and EDIM Talent in a joint effort, the stint will make stops in Houston, New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Atlanta and other major cities across the United States before wrapping up in Chicago on November. 16.
“To be able to celebrate my 30th anniversary with the real protagonists, my fans, is special because I can be an artist, composer, singer, but if I don’t have them, then I might as well just celebrate at home,” she tells Billboard. “Those who were there at the very beginning have passed this musical taste to their children, to new generations, so it is a family celebration because Ana Bárbara’s music has always been very familiar, I feel very excited.”
Known as the Grupera Queen (La Reina Grupera), last year, Bárbara became the first regional Mexican female songwriter to ever receive a BMI Icon Award, the highest honor presented by the performance rights organization.
Born Altagracia Ugalde Motta in San Luis Potosí, she is one of the most consequential female artists in regional Mexican music, which has for many years been dominated by men.
Since launching her career in the ’90s, she’s racked up 16 hits on the Billboard Regional Mexican Airplay chart and 12 on Hot Latin Songs.
Earlier this year, Bárbara was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Premio Lo Nuestro, where she dedicated her award to Mexican women and Mexican music.
“The idea for this production is to have a great impact because it takes us back to this era where the woman with boots and sombrero was not the common denominator, but from day one I felt very proud of my roots and that pride is what is going to be projected in the production along with the music,” she said.
Tickets will be available for general sale on April 19 at 10 a.m. local time via reventonpromotions.com and anabarbara.com.
Here are Ana Bárbara’s Reina Grupera Tour 2024 dates:
Aug. 2 — Reno, Nev. — Silver Legacy Resort- Grand Exposition Hall
Aug. 3 — Santa Rosa, Calif. — Luther Burbank Center
Aug. 9 — Seattle — Moore Theatre
Aug.10 – Portland, Ore. — Newmark Theatre
Aug. 17 — Santa Barbara, Calif. — Arlington Theatre
Aug. 18 — San Jose, Calif. — San Jose Performing Arts
Aug. 23 — Bakersfield, Calif. — Fox Theatre
Aug. 24 — Oxnard, Calif. — Oxnard California Performing Arts
Aug. 30 — Anaheim, Calif. — City National Grove
Aug. 31 — Fresno, Calif. — Saroyan Theatre
Sept. 6 — Tucson, Ariz. — Linda Ronstadt Hall
Sept. 7 — Mesa, Ariz. — Mesa Arts Center
Sept.12 — Yuma, Ariz. — Quechan Casino Resort
Sept. 13 — Cabazon, Calif. — Morongo Casino
Sept. 14 — Las Vegas — The Pearl Theatre
Sept. 27 — Houston — Arena Theatre
Sept. 28 — McAllen, Texas — McAllen Performing Center
Oct. 4 — Hadden Township, N.J. — The Ritz Theatre Company
Oct. 5 — New York — United Palace
Oct. 6 — Boston — Lynn Auditorium
Oct. 11 — Charlotte, N.C. — Ovens Theater
Oct. 12 — Atlanta — Center Stage Theatre
Oct. 13 — Raleigh, N.C. — Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Oct. 18 — San Antonio — Majestic Theatre
Oct. 19 — Austin, Texas — Paramount Theatre
Oct. 24 — Wichita, Kan. — Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 25 — Albuquerque, N.M. — Kiva Auditorium
Oct. 26 — El Paso, Texas — The Plaza Theatre
Nov. 1 — Los Angeles — Youtube Theater
Nov. 2 — San Diego — The Magnolia Theatre
Nov. 8 — San Juan, Puerto Rico — Coca Cola Music Hall
Nov. 9 — Orlando, Fla. — House of Blues
Nov. 15 — Minneapolis — Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 16 — Chicago — Rosemont Theatre
