Review
Review
Bad Bunny gives a masterclass in performance, unity and Perreo
The London leg of the "DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS" cemented Bad Bunny's undeniable star power and ability to bring people together
On Saturday 27 June 2026, “Benito, son of Benito” graced London with his megastar presence for the first of his two headline shows at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A celebratory fervour filled the air, with fans decked out in Puerto Rican pavas and floral accessories, ready to see Bad Bunny. It’s an especially exciting moment for the Latinx community in the UK, who showed up with flags from their respective countries – I spotted Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Brazil, and of course Puerto Rico. It’s clear that since his historic Album Of The Year Grammy wins and Super Bowl performance, there’s a reinvigorated pride in Latin American and Caribbean culture from members of the diaspora, and the surrounding joy is infectious.
With “La Casita” on one end of the stadium and the stage on the other, the show opened up with a video of two people chatting on a park bench in London. They recite the intro of ‘LA MuDANZA’, Beetlejuicing Bad Bunny onto the stage, where he stood in silence taking in the momentous occasion. His crisp white suit glistening in the summer sun in front of his traditional salsa band, speaking to us only in Spanish – “muchas gracias Londres”. He tells us how happy he is to share the moment with us. He calls us beautiful people. From ‘LA MuDANZA’, he takes us through the hits of DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS and Un Verano Sin Ti; ‘PIToRRO DE COCO’, a salsa version of ‘Callaíta’, ‘WELTiTA’ with a guest appearance from fellow Puerto Rican artist Lorén Aldarondo Torres of the band Chuwi. While his vocal performance is crystal clear, breezing effortlessly between rapping and singing, it’s almost drowned out by an enthusiastic audience singing along to every single word. It’s a gospel-like call and response between the crowd and Benito, and he is firmly in control.
‘TURiSTA’ is preceded by a Cuatro guitar intro of a salsa interpolation of ‘Hey Jude’ by The Beatles before Bad Bunny launched into the moving song exploring the fickle relationship tourists have had with his native Puerto Rico. Recognising the power of community and migration, the spoken word interlude during ‘TURiSTA’ is an impassioned dedication to the people’s immigrant stories, the sacrifices made to make dreams come true and to the Latinx community in London. Particularly poignant in the current divisive political climate, Bad Bunny’s message on this tour is clear: community and cultural exchange.
After he’s joined on stage by his team of dancers for ‘BAILE INoLVIDABLE’ and (my personal favourite) ‘NUEVAYoL’, the air was thick with a party atmosphere. It’s hard to tell who was having more fun between the people on stage and the people in the pit – every single person in the building was moving, dancing, embracing each other. A quick outfit change and interlude, and then it’s time for La Casita, where Bad Bunny spent most of the show. He danced on the roof of the casita, he danced on the porch of the casita, he gave us electrifying and crowd-erupting performances of ‘Tití me preguntó’, ‘Neverita’, ‘Safaera’, ‘MONACO’ and more. He may “perreo sola” from time to time, but not tonight. Todos perreamos juntos. A particular casita highlight was the time he took to speak to audience members individually, hugging them and giving them time to explain how much his music has meant to them. It’s difficult to make a stadium show feel intimate, but if there’s anyone to trust with such a mammoth task, it’s Bad Bunny.
After an city-specific performance of ‘CYBERTRUCK’ and a performance of ‘CAFé CON RON’ with guest stars Los Pleneros de la Cresta, it was time to head back to the main stage for the finale of the show. No album was left untouched, with the setlist traversing YHLQMDLG, OASIS, El Último Tour Del Mundo and nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana. The cherry on top of this celebratory evening is of course ‘DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS’, which is scored by a montage of pictures of show attendees. Each of them beaming with love – for each other, for their culture, for the music and for Bad Bunny.
An emotional and tearful Benito thanks us all fervently for being a part of this historic moment. (Don’t worry, Bad Bunny, my friends and I were crying too.) Closing out with ‘EoO’, complete with pyrotechnics and fireworks, we all headed home with a feeling of togetherness, an extra day added to our Spanish Duolingo streak, and the desire to feel that joy again.
Photo credits: James Klug, Getty Images
