‘We’re Going to Create Chaos’

Manuel Turizo officially hits the road on Wednesday (June 11), taking his 201 World Tour to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. 

The CMN and La Industria Inc-produced stint is in support of his latest studio album 201, which is an homage to the apartment number where he grew up in Montería, and “represents all those dreams I had since I was a child, all those young desires,” he previously told Billboard. 

In bringing the ultra-personal and intimate album to life, Turizo assures us that “the story [of my album] will be finished telling on the tour.” 

“I was thinking about how to connect Manuel Turizo as a performer with where he comes from and where all these inspirations or all these stories a person lives originate,” he tells Billboard in an exclusive interview at his Miami home. “All of that happens in my house. In [apartment] 201 there were heartbreaks, there were loves, drunken parties with friends, with family—all the stories are there. All the songs are born there, all the ideas are born there. I wanted to tell it in the same way and bring that 201 to the 70 cities where I’m touring.” 

He reveals that the stage is inspired by his childhood living room back in Colombia: “201 tour is basically Manuel Turizo’s apartment that we’re going to fill with people and create chaos,” he elaborates. 

While on tour, the Colombian artist will visit other Latin American countries like Chile, Costa Rica and Argentina, before launching the North American leg of the trek on Aug. 21 in Chicago. After visiting major markets like New York, Miami and Los Angeles along the way, he will return to Latin America to wrap up, with the last date on Dec. 6 in Guatemala.

Above, check out our exclusive “En Conversación,” where Turizo also opens up about his friendship with Shakira, his No. 1 Billboard hit “En Privado” with Xavi, releasing new music and more.