Why did Bad Bunny decide to skip touring in the U.S. as he prepares for his upcoming Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour.
A difficult choice had to be made by Bad Bunny in a politically charged environment. The "DtMF" musician did not make the decision to skip the US leg of his forthcoming Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour lightly.
"There were many reasons why I didn't show up in the U.S., and none of them were out of hate—I've performed there many times," in a Sept. 10 interview with i-D Magazine, Bad Bunny stressed. "But there was the issue of—like, f--king ICE could be outside [my concert]. And it's something that we were talking about and very concerned about."
The Grammy winner stated that Americans may still enjoy his award-winning songs because he performed 30 gigs in Puerto Rico from July to September before starting his globe tour.
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"For a residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are an unincorporated territory of the U.S.," Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, better known as Bad Bunny, stated that "people from the US could come here to see the show. Latinos and Puerto Ricans of the United States could also travel here, or to any part of the world."
The 31-year-old will always have positive memories of previous performances, even though his 57 shows from November to July 2026—which will include stops in Costa Rica, Mexico, Portugal, England, Australia, Colombia, Poland, and more—will not include any in the United States.
"All of [the shows] have been successful," he underlined. "All of them have been magnificent. I've enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the US."
Additionally, Bad Bunny said that seeing his performance in Puerto Rico is "a whole experience."
Furthermore, despite his overwhelming fame, the Reggaeton artist would not back down from his political convictions.
"People are used to artists getting big and mainstream and not expressing themselves about these things, or if they do, talking about it in a super careful way," in July, he gave Rolling Stone an explanation. "But I'm going to talk, and whoever doesn't like it doesn't have to listen to me."
"I'm a real person, a Puerto Rican who is 30 years old, and my entire career, no matter what position I'm in, this is what I am and that's what my music is about," he went on. "I make songs about heartbreak, about perreo, and about social issues because this is what I'm like, as well as so many other people."
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