Bad Bunny his decision to bypass the US with his tour wasn’t out of hate, highlighting previous successful performances there. Photo / Getty Images
“I’ve enjoyed connecting with Latinos who have been living in the US. But specifically, for a residency here in Puerto Rico, when we are an unincorporated territory of the US… 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.
“But there was the issue of – like, f***ing Ice could be outside [my concert].
“And it’s something that we were talking about and very concerned about.”
Bad Bunny is due to begin his Debi Tirar Mas Fotos World Tour in Dominican Republic in November before heading to Costa Rica and Mexico.
He has 57 shows planned, including stop-offs in Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, Spain, England and Belgium, where he will complete the run of gigs on July 22, 2026.
Several other stars have recently taken aim at Ice raids, including pop star Becky G.
She wrote on Instagram: “The people being attacked today are not ‘illegal aliens’, they are human beings with RIGHTS. We must understand that an attack on them is an attack on OUR DEMOCRACY and an attack on what this country was made to stand for [sic].”
Mexican singer-songwriter Junior H posted: “No one is illegal in stolen land.”