Yahoo Lifestyle Bad Bunny Took Incredible Measures To Ensure That His True Fans Are Able To Score Tickets To His Residency Shows, And I Am Seriously Impressed
Bad Bunny just dropped his sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and fans have been praising him nonstop for its celebration of his Puerto Rican roots.
The singer also released a short film in early January ahead of the album’s drop. The film — which currently has over 13 million views on YouTube — is being talked about everywhere for its poignant depiction of gentrification in Puerto Rico.
If you haven’t already seen the film (and if you haven’t, let this be your sign), it stars the iconic filmmaker Jacobo Morales as a man reflecting on the changes in his native country of Puerto Rico. Bad Bunny himself co-directed and co-wrote the film alongside Arí Maniel Cruz Suárez.
And in tandem with his new music, it looks like Bad Bunny will be playing solely in his home country for now.
Announced on Monday, Bad Bunny will begin a 21-date residency this summer that will take place at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico. And the Grammy-winning star has gone to impressive lengths to make sure that the residency achieves what it sets out to do.
On Instagram, Bad Bunny stated his reasoning for the residency, explaining, “For now, I am in Puerto Rico. I am at home and I am having a good time and if I am honest, I do not want to leave here."
The residency is titled “No Me Quiero Ir De Aquí” (“I Don’t Want to Leave Here”), which fans will recognize as a lyric from his 2022 hit “El Apagón.”
The first nine shows of the residency will be exclusive to residents of Puerto Rico. Overseas fans will have the opportunity to travel in for shows taking place after July 27, and the final date is scheduled for August 24.
Given the issues of gentrification that Bad Bunny has addressed in his short film, this move is garnering lots of praise from fans — as it shows a tangible way that an artist is making an effort to create equal opportunities for his Puerto Rican fans to experience his shows.
And for the remaining shows open to all, Bad Bunny has made an extra move to ensure that his true fans get the best chance at seeing him perform.
Attached to the ticketing website is a short quiz that fans are required to complete in order to sign up for pre-sale. The quiz includes questions that true fans will have no trouble answering, but bots and scalpers might find tough to get around.
This evasive maneuver is one that British rock band Oasis also made for their North American tour — and it got tons of praise at the time, too.
Online, many are praising this move from Bad Bunny — so much so that it appears that stans from every fandom seem united on a single front (for once).
X users can be seen tagging their faves and begging them to “plagiarize” this move.
Bad Bunny’s dedication to his fans and his home could not be more clear. And it looks like, for now, he’s here to stay.
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