NEW YORK (AP) — Transfer over, Bruce Springsteen. Come this fall, the Mexican pop-rock giants Maná will break the Boss’ report for many enviornment exhibits in Los Angeles, with 44 to his 42, throughout a brand new enviornment tour.
“And singing in Spanish! That’s the amazing thing,” says vocalist Fher Olvera. “We are living history in this country.”
The Vivir Sin Aire Tour, named after the hit tune from their 1992 album “¿Dónde Jugarán Los Niños?” kicks off Sept. 5 on the Frost Financial institution Heart in San Antonio, Texas, and concludes April 4, 2026 on the First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. It features a four-night residency at Los Angeles’ Kia Discussion board, inserting them simply forward of Springsteen’s report.
The band, which celebrates its fortieth anniversary subsequent yr, can even carry out in some cities they’ve by no means toured in earlier than: Nashville, Tennessee; Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore and Montreal amongst them.
Prior to now, proceeds from Maná’s excursions have funded “scholarships and worked with the farmers,” drummer Alex González lists. This time round, a part of the proceeds from the tour will profit their “Latinas Luchonas” program in honor of Rosario Sierra, Olvera’s late mom. González describes it as an initiative to help single moms.
Their reside exhibits double as “a celebration of the Latin community,” says González. “All the Latino community comes, and they also bring their Anglo friends. They learn a little bit of Spanish and they learn a little bit of our culture. And so, it’s great. It’s just fantastic playing live.”
Audiences can count on to listen to basic tunes similar to “Rayando el Sol” and “Oye Mi Amor,” and a mixture of non-singles for the hardcore followers — however they might want to wait somewhat bit longer if they need a report. The band hasn’t added a lot in that division since their final studio album, “Cama Incendiada,” was launched in 2015.
“For now, we are very focused (on) this new tour,” says Olvera, when requested if there is a new album on the way in which. “So after this? … We will see.”
Lately, they have so much to rejoice. Final month, Maná was among the many 14 Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame nominees for 2025, turning into the primary absolutely Spanish-language act to obtain a nod.
“It’s a huge honor for us,” says guitarist Sergio Vallín. “I think it is good for the whole community, the Latino community.”
When the band obtained the information, they devoted the nomination to “all Latinos everywhere, especially the immigrants who are suffering right now” in an announcement. González says the band owes their profession in america to the Mexican and Latin communities, a inhabitants he describes as an “essential part of the workforce and the economy of the United States.”
“We dedicate this award to all of them, you know, because at the end of the day, all these people, what they’re doing is they’re putting the bread on the table and they’re working very hard,” he says.
Referencing the continuing immigration crackdown within the U.S., González notes “there’s a lot of people that are scared.”
“This tour, it’s all about bringing everybody together,” he continues. “We’re bringing this positive message to the United States.”
Maná’s members have by no means shied away from talking their minds, significantly on social and political points. Final yr, the band eliminated its 2016 tune with Nicky Jam after the Puerto Rican reggaeton singer expressed his help for Trump’s candidacy. (Jam later rescinded his endorsement.)
Latinos have to grasp they “have political power,” says Olvera. However for now, “our community is invited to sing, to dance, to forget (at) our concerts.”
