Bad Bunny brought his record-breaking Debí Tirar Más Fotos world tour back home to Puerto Rico on Saturday (Aug. 22).
Performing in front of a packed crowd at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, the artist delivered a powerful speech addressing the island’s water shortages, ongoing power outages, and what he described as a deliberate attempt to push Puerto Ricans away from their homeland.
“I can’t bring water to those who don’t have water. I can’t bring electricity to people whose power goes out every day. What I want to give you today is a little bit of joy,” he said. “This chaos, this disaster is created on purpose to try to play with our emotions, to try to give up, to leave, so they can continue to sell this island part by part and fulfill its mission of a Puerto Rico without Puerto Ricans.”
“What I want to bring you today is the desire to keep carrying the pride of being from here,” he continued. “What I want to give you today is hope and strength to fight and continue protecting this land.”
The speech came shortly after Puerto Rico entered active water rationing due to a prolonged drought. Some residents in parts of San Juan had already begun collecting water from tanker trucks as supplies became limited.
Inside the stadium, thousands of fans joined in chants of “Esencia no va!” (“Esencia won’t happen!”), protesting a proposed luxury resort project on the island.
The opening night performance was part of the “Cerramos en Casa” (“We Close at Home”) finale series, marking the end of a 55-date global tour that traveled across five continents and 22 cities since launching in November 2025. The tour generated $467.5 million, making it the highest-grossing tour by a male Latin artist in history.
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos album, released Jan. 5, 2025, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in February 2026, becoming the first entirely Spanish-language album to win the honor.
