A sexier show you will not find. Doesn’t get racier than the dashingly handsome, Enrique Iglesias and suave, smooth-talking Armando Christian Pérez, AKA “Pitbull.” Both gentlemen equally invested in their fans and putting on a good show, the two touring together was a match made in concert heaven. The bilingual singer and rapper both have the same specific target audience: young to middle age people of Latino descent. Although there were people of all ages and backgrounds at the event, when Iglesias asked how many people in the audience spoke Spanish, there was a roar of applause. But language was not a barrier for either of the artists who both have top hits in Spanish and English.
After the opener of the show CNCO (Spanish boy band of five) hit the stage, Enrique came in hot in his classic laid-back attire: jeans and a hat. The Florida-raised singer said he was happy to be back in Tampa Bay “with 15,000 of [his] closest friends”. Iglesias is a man of his word because he went through the crowd loving on everyone that came anywhere near his path. The international star also smooched several grandmothers as well as their granddaughters (of course) in the sold out crowd. Iglesias’s recent business ventures also stayed in Florida when he recently opened a restaurant in Miami at the Ritz Carlton.
Iglesias’s set didn’t consist of much in the beginning but became very interactive as the show progressed with balloons, fire, and confetti, then it was undoubtedly clear Iglesias wanted to return the love and energy the audience was offering him. The vocalist kept your attention with his good looks but Iglesias sold sex and love like it was his job (wait, it kind of is).
It’s absolutely difficult to look away with the Latino sex god humping the stage and doing pelvic thrusts. Surprisingly enough watching Iglesias was not the end of the fun by any means.
The Pitbull show began with lasers and the screen on stage listing all of “Mr. Worldwide’s” accomplishments like receiving an honory degree from Doral College. Pitbull entered the arena at 10:15 p.m. — the sun nowhere to be found but you can bet the superstar stuck to his brand and kept the shades on. The Miami born-and-raised “Mr. 305” showed his love for the Sunshine State — despite his controversy with Visit Florida in 2016 — and went out of his way to thank everyone for “spending their hard earned money on a night like tonight.”
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Pitbull played all of his hits in Spanish and English and really knew how to turn Amalie into a giant party with his catchy songs and fun visuals. The show consisted of two drum sets on the stage and was accompanied by some awesome live music — unfortunately that was hard to hear due to recorded tracks being played at the same time. The only other downside to Pitbull’s show was that he is not much of a performer. While Enrique used the whole arena as his stage with very high energy, Mr. 305 was stationary in the same spot and used female dancers and lights to add fluff to the overall experience, yet still kept good vibes and gave his all for his native state.
The crowd didn’t seem to mind all of the setbacks, if no one was having a good time why would there be a conga line in the audience?
Pitbull put it best: “Music brings everyone the f**k together”.
