Los Angeles Azules are celebrating a major milestone with a bang…
The Mexican musical group, who reeled in a new wave of fans after a revamped sound, a Coachella set and a viral Justin Bieber, will celebrate 40 years in music with a U.S. tour.
Los Angeles Azules, formed by siblings of the Mejia Avante family — Elías, Alfredo, José Hilario, Jorge, Cristina and Guadalupe — in the early ‘80s, will kick off the 40 Años Tour on August. 26 in Corpus Christi, Texas’ Selena Auditorium and is slated to wrap up on Nov. 27 at Reno Events Center in Nevada.
The group will then continue in 2022 with three confirmed dates to take place in March in Chicago, Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
With their catchy cumbia sonidera sound, Los Angeles Azules are known for hits like “Como Te Voy a Olvidar” and “El Liston de tu Pelo.” In 2019, the group landed their first No. 1 in 19 years on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart (dated Jan. 26) with their Natalia Lafourcade-assisted single “Nunca es Suficiente.”
“Keeping cumbia alive has been very challenging,” Dr. Elias previously told Billboard. “The group has had its up and downs, but the most important part of all is taking cumbia to all parts of the world and that’s what’s happening.”
Tickets for the “40 Años Tour” will be available for presale at 10:00 am local time on Thursday with code LAA40. They officially go on sale starting at 10:00 am local time on Friday via Ticketmaster or the official Los Angeles Azules website.
Here are the complete U.S. tour dates:
2021
8/26 – Corpus Christi, TX @ Selena Auditorium
8/27 – McAllen, TX @ Payne Arena
8/28 – Laredo, TX @ Sames Auto Arena
8/29 – Austin, TX @ HEB Center
9/2 – El Paso, TX @ El Paso County Coliseum
9/3 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
9/4 – Houston, TX @ Smart Financial Centre
9/5 – Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
9/9 – Bakersfield, CA @ Mechanics Arena
9/10 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center
9/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Performance Venue at Hollywood Park
9/12 – Las Vegas, NV @ Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood
10/8 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
10/9 – Sacramento, CA @ Papa Murphy’s Park
11/5 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum
11/6 – Duluth, GA @ Infinite Energy Arena
11/7 – Fort Myers @ Hertz Arena
11/11 – Washington, DC @ MGM National Harbor
11/12 – New York, NY @ United Palace
11/19 – Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium
11/20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
11/21 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
11/24 – Ontario, CA @ Toyota Arena
11/26 – Oakland, CA @ Paramount Theatre
11/27 – Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center
2022
3/18 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
3/19 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre
3/20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room