Los Bukis make history by being the first Latin group to have a residency in Las Vegas

The Bukis They will make history by becoming the first Latin group to perform a complete residency in Spanish in Las Vegas, which will host them in a series of concerts starting in May, the show’s promoters announced this Monday.

“It is a source of great pride and satisfaction. “We receive it with great humility and with great respect for our audience, who are the ones who make all of this possible.” Marco Antonio Solís ‘El Buki’ said in an interview with EFE.

The Mexican group will begin its residency on May 3 at the Dolby Live auditorium at Park MGM in Las Vegas, with capacity for 5,200 people, where they plan to provide their followers with an intimate experience that is very different from the megaconcerts they offered in 2021. and 2022 on their ‘Una historia cantada’ tour, in which they toured stadiums in the United States and Mexico.

“They are going to be more intimate concerts where we are going to feel closer to the audience, with a modern stage design and with the essence of Los Bukis,” Solís added about the 15-date residency spread across May, July and September 2024.

Los Bukis returned to the stage in 2021 with a reunion tour that united the group 25 years after their separation and that became the most successful tour by a Latin band in the United States, with full houses on nine consecutive dates.

The success crossed borders and the band also placed itself in sixth place on the list of the most lucrative tours of that year, surpassing groups like Guns N’ Roses or the Jonas Brothers, and rubbing shoulders with bands and artists like The Rolling Stones or Harry Styles.

“It was very surprising, it exceeded our expectations. We did not expect the public response to be so great. “I believe that he who sows well, reaps well, and that is wonderful,” the singer-songwriter deepened.

But according to Solís, the greatest satisfaction of meeting the band, also made up of his cousin Joel Solís as well as Roberto Guadarrama, Eusebio ‘El Chivo’ Cortez, José ‘Pepe’ Guadarrama, Pedro Sánchez and José Javier Solís, has been the opportunity to reconnect with your colleagues and remember old times.

“The most pleasant thing that we all have in our hearts is the wonderful feeling of reconciliation, of understanding, of joy; “to see each other once again and meet again with so many things, so many anecdotes,” said the composer as well.

Los Bukis, founded in 1975 by Marco Antonio and Joel Solís, are recognized as one of the most successful regional music groups of their time and won several Billboard awards for best Latin group between 1982 and 1995.

Marco Antonio Solís confessed that he still has many plans with the band, and announced that he has started working on unreleased music to be able to give his followers a token of gratitude for their support.

“This reunion is forever. We do not have a structure of how it will continue, but opportunities appear and as long as the public continues to favor us with their support we will be present.”, mentioned the composer of ‘Your prison’. Residency tickets go on sale this Friday.

With information from EFE