The Bad Bunny Economy in Puerto Rico

波多黎各的Bad Bunny经济

The Journal.

2025-09-13

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The musician Bad Bunny opted to hold 30 concerts in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico instead of touring the mainland United States. WSJ’s Elias Leight explains how the move has given a nearly $200 million boost to the island’s economy during a slow season for tourism. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening:  - Puerto Rico's Long Struggle to Keep the Lights On  - The Taylor Swift Ticketmaster Debacle Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Big international music tours from stars like Beyonce and Taylor Swift haven't just been exciting for fans over the past few years.

  • They've also been exciting for local economies.

  • Wherever Taylor Swift goes, so do people's wallets.

  • The typical Swiftie will spend about $1,300 This summer,

  • the musician Bad Bunny has also been getting a lot of attention for the economic impact of his latest concert series.

  • But unlike others, Bad Bunny is focusing on one place.

  • And it's not Las Vegas or New York.

  • He's posted up in his hometown of San Juan.

  • And hundreds of thousands of fans from all over the world have been flocking to the island to see him.

  • So I just got my tickets to see Bad Bunny.

  • This video is for everybody looking for bad bunny tickets because we bought ours.

  • I'm just excited.

  • I'm excited.

  • Counting down the days when I'm over there in Puerto Rico.

  • I'm going to see Bad Bunny in August.

  • I'm going to see Bad Bunny in August.

  • Bad Bunny's Puerto Rican residency, which is ending this weekend,

  • has done the same thing a Beyonce or Taylor Swift concert does when it pops into a city.

  • Except he's doing it 30 times in a row.

  • Our colleague Elias Light covers the music industry.