Juanes Books First Leg Of U.S. Tour

Juanes is starting to make plans for 2013, starting with the first round of U.S. and Canadian dates for his “Loud & Unplugged Tour,” coming to intimate theatres beginning in late May. More than a dozen additional gigs are expected to be announced soon.

The Colombian musician has a busy week ahead of him. On Thursday, Nov. 15, he’ll perform at the Latin Grammy Awards, which take place at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center and will be broadcast live on Univision. Juanes’ live album, Juanes: MTV Unplugged, is up for album of the year, record of the year, song of the year and best long form music video. Juan Luis Guerra also earned a nod for producing the album.

On Friday, Nov. 16, you can find Juanes at Austin Fan Fest at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater. Fans who can’t make it to Texas can tune in to SiriusXM to hear the concert live on “Caliente channel 150” or “La Kueva channel 540.”

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Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C.

Juanes wraps up the year with a benefit show in Brooklyn, N.Y., at Barclays Center and a tour through his native Colombia. All proceeds from the Nov. 24 Brooklyn show, which also features Juan Luis Guerra, will go to the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

Here’s what the 2013 routing looks like so far:

May 26 – San Diego, Calif., Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay
June 6 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie
June 15 – Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
June 16 – Montreal, Quebec, Metropolis
June 21 – Philadelphia, Pa., Trocadero Theatre

An announcement from Juanes’ PR reps promise that additional dates will be “announced shortly for expected performances in Atlanta, Bakersfield, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and Washington.”

A presale for the confirmed 2013 dates begins Nov. 15. Tickets go on sale to the general public Nov. 16.

For more information visit Juanes.net.