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Beyonce in Peru

The latest artist to hit Peru was Beyonce. She just performed at Lima’s Estadio Monumental. Ticket costs were 175 soles (US$61) which is nearly 1/5th an average monthly wage for people in their 20′s. Beyonce is yet another artist who has recently performed in Peru. Peru has an active music loving population who have turned [...]

Guns n Roses in Peru

I like to keep up with upcoming concerts in Peru. As I’ve written in the past, 1980′s & 90′s Rock n Roll bands from the USA have a huge fan base in Peru. Many of these bands have gone to Peru in recent years (Metallica, Collective Soul, Duran Duran) and have sold out stadiums. There [...]

Depeche Mode in Peru

Depeche Mode played a show in Peru this past week and drew a crowd of 30,000 people. I write often about concerts in Peru, and they just continue to impress me. Depeche Mode would likely have trouble drawing a crowd of 30,000 in some major cities in the USA, but they are able to travel [...]

Peru Concerts

The South American country of Peru continues to attract some big name USA artists for live concerts. KISS just did a concert and had 30,000 people attend. They played at the National Stadium in Lima. 30,000 people! I’ve written many times about the large Rock n Roll culture in Peru and how there is a [...]

Upcoming Peruvian Concerts

In 2008, I had the opportunity to live in Peru for a few months. While there, I saw the USA band Collective Soul do a concert near Lima. They sold 10,000+ tickets at roughly $50 a pop in a country where 20-yr-olds are lucky to make $300 a month. One thing that became very apparent [...]

Soul Asylum in Peru?

Soul Asylum, the 1980′s alternative rock band out of Minnesota, is about to do a concert in Lima, Peru. Soul Asylum had a Grammy Award-winning single in the 1990′s – Runaway Train. Since the 90′s, there has not been a lot of activity from the band. And in 2005, Soul Asylum tragically lost their bassist, [...]

2008 Peruvian Concerts

It was quite a year for international music artists performing in Peru. As the economy of Peru continues to expand at very high rates, bands are noticing the increase in expendable income and are adding Peru to their list of tour locations. In the past, bands from the USA rarely made the trip to Lima [...]