To promote
Amarte Es un Placer, Luis Miguel began his Amarte Es Un Placer Tour on 9 September 1999 in
Gijón, Spain. In Madrid, he performed three sold-out shows, and spent a month touring in Spain. His performances in
Madrid,
Barcelona,
Sevilla,
Tenerife, and
Marbella were among the country's highest grossing shows of 1999. Miguel then toured South America where he performed in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In Argentina, he drew more than 50,000 attendees per show at his three concerts in
Buenos Aires, and more than 101,800 spectators attended his five shows in Chile, the largest audiences of the year for an artist. The first leg of the tour ended on 11 December 1999 in
Maracaibo, Venezuela. A concert was planned for the
San Jose Arena in California on New Year's Eve, but was canceled because the gross income would not meet Miguel's requirements. Miguel commenced the second leg of his tour at the
Centennial Garden in Bakersfield, California on 1 February 2000. Two days later, he performed at the
Universal Amphitheatre in for five consecutive nights drawing more than 24,000 spectators. In the same month, he performed four shows at
Radio City Music Hall in New York City and grossed $1.4 million. He also appeared in
Minneapolis on 12 February and in
Fairfax on 14 February. Following his concerts at Radio City Music Hall, Miguel performed 21 consecutive shows at the
National Auditorium in Mexico City beginning on 24 February; beating the previous record of 20 set by Mexican group
Timbiriche, and set the record for most attendees with an overall count of 255,000 patrons, another record for the artist. Miguel returned to touring in the United States on 24 March 2000, performed in several cities including Miami, Chicago, Atlantic City, and Houston. He later presented five shows in
Monterrey, Mexico from 13 to 17 April 2000, and after a few more performances in the US, ended the tour in San Diego on 6 May 2000. Miguel had the 23rd tour in the country with more than $15.7 million earned from his 44 shows in the US. The tour was recognized by the
William Morris Agency as the highest-grossing tour by a artist. Miguel was accompanied by a 13-piece band during his tour which included horns, keyboards, guitars, and three female backup singers. His hour-and-a-half show consisted mainly of pop songs and ballads from
Amarte Es un Placer and his earlier career, as well as
medleys of
boleros from the Romance-themed albums. During his concerts in Monterrey, he was joined by Cutberto Pérez's band Mariachi 2000 and performed live covers of
Mario De Jesús Báez "Y" and
Rubén Fuentes "
La Bikina". The shows included a large live-screen behind the stage and featured fireworks and confetti. ==Critical reception==