Genre Pop, rock music Years active 2008 | Dates March 16, 2008 | |
Location(s) Simón Bolívar Bridge (Colombia-Venezuela border) Founded by Fernán Martínez, Juanes | ||
Paz sin fronteras (English: Peace Without Borders) was the first in a series of benefit concerts that happened on March 16, 2008, on the Simón Bolívar Bridge, which borders Colombia and Venezuela, to celebrate the end of the Andean diplomatic crisis a week earlier on the Rio Group summit. Approximately 300,000 people attended the concert.
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Performances
Broadcasting
The concert was broadcast live on several television networks throughout the Americas. It was broadcast on Caracol and RCN in Colombia and on Venevisión, RCTV Internacional and Globovisión in Venezuela. It was also broadcast on A&E in Latin America and on Univisión in the United States.
Cancelled attendances
Colombian president Álvaro Uribe cancelled his attendance at the concert by request of Fernán Martínez, Juanes' manager, who communicated to his office that the concert was intended to have a neutral agenda instead of a political one.
Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira was invited to perform at the concert, but she could not attend because of a busy schedule. However, she stated a press release saying that she would wear white on March 16 as a form to demonstrate her sympathy for Paz Sin Fronteras.