Singer Bad Bunny continued his tour in France on Saturday with a concert in Paris where nearly 40,000 fans sang his hits for 2.5 hours. The Puerto Rican artist is a global reggaeton phenomenon.
Published on: 05/07/2026 - 00:43 Modified on: 05/07/2026 - 16:21
Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny got the French capital dancing on Saturday July 4 during a first concert in Paris. Nearly 40,000 fans were present to witness the 2.5 hour show where he performed his hits, confirming his status as the most influential Latin artist of his generation.
After the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille on Wednesday, the 32-year-old singer opened his concert, dressed all in white, like a crooner, with hits from his latest album "Debi tirar mas fotos", with global success.
During the evening, he made subtle nods to French culture, a guitarist covering on stage "La vie en rose" and "L'Hymn to Love" by Édith Piaf, and he sang his hit "Monaco", to a sample of Charles Aznavour.
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But it was Puerto Rican culture that he celebrated during the 2.5 hour show: true to his roots, Bad Bunny recreated a scenography in Caribbean colors with a pink "casita" (small house), typical of his island.
This second scene, in which the VIPs usually jostle, brought together mainly dancers on Saturday in Paris.
The “casita” has been singled out a lot, accused of conveying stereotypes by only showing young and pretty women selected when they arrive at the concert.
No controversy here. The interpreter of “Nuevayol” and “EoO” offered a “simple show”, devoid of political messages. “Enjoy the things in life: sing, dance, cry if it makes you feel good,” he told the crowd.
A sold-out tour
Bad Bunny - real name Benito Martinez Ocasio - greeted the audience at length for what was his first major Parisian concert. Plenitude Arena (formerly La Défense Arena) is the largest indoor venue in Europe.
The artist, one of the most listened to in the world, had so far given only one concert in the French capital, in July 2019, during the Lollapalooza festival.
Saturday evening's concert contrasted with his previous performances in stadiums, which attracted thousands of views on social networks.
Plunged into darkness, the Parisian public was able to enjoy spectacular lighting, very different from the daylight of the stadiums.
The artist born in 1994 in Puerto Rico, who performed during halftime of the Super Bowl (the final of the American football championship), has propelled reggaeton and Latin trap to the top of world pop in recent years. He also attracted the wrath of American President Donald Trump, who was unhappy with the success of this artist singing only in Spanish.
Released in early 2025, his latest album places great emphasis on the traditional rhythms of Puerto Rico (salsa, bomba, plena...) and evokes the colonization of the island under the jurisdiction of the United States since 1898, delivering a socio-political message in a dance form.
Nothing seems to stop the star, whose sold-out tour in front of tens of thousands of fans began in July 2025 with a series of 30 concerts in Puerto Rico.
According to the American magazine Billboard, Bad Bunny became the first Latin artist to generate more than a billion dollars in revenue thanks to this tour. And this, without even going through the United States.
A choice claimed by the artist, in order to protect his fans from potential raids by ICE, the American immigration police.
He will be on stage again in Paris on Sunday evening.
With AFP
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