Rawayana Brings a Halloween Party to Brooklyn's Barclays Center
The Venezuelan band Rawayana played a sold-out Halloween party at New York's Barclays Center on Saturday, Oct. 31. Billboard reported that close to 12,000 people attended, many of them waving Venezuelan flags.
The night was built as a Venezuelan-style party, and guests were welcome to come in costume. Doors opened at 7 p.m. with no opening act, and the band started at 8 p.m., as the venue announced on its Facebook page.
The show was part of the ¿Dónde Es El After? World Tour, named after the album of the same name, released on Jan. 1. The set included the hits "Uber," "Feriado" and "Hora Loca." Later, the band moved to a second stage in the middle of the crowd for songs such as "Si Te Pica Es Porque Eres Tú," "Que Rico PR" and "Veneka."
The guest list added some colour. Cheo Pardo, a former member of the band Los Amigos Invisibles, played a DJ set dressed as a priest. Yorghaki came out in a Spider-Man costume to perform "abusadOra," his collaboration with Beéle.
The mood turned serious for one song. Beto dedicated "Tonada Por Ella" to people affected by the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last June. During the show, the band asked the crowd to donate to Fundación El After, a nonprofit the band set up to support long-term recovery work in Venezuela.
The concert came at the end of a busy run of dates. The state of Massachusetts proclaimed Oct. 30, 2026, as Rawayana Day after the band's show at MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, according to Billboard. The band's official tour schedule lists a stop at The Melt in Philadelphia on Nov. 1.
The U.S. leg of the tour is sold out, and the live company Live Nation is promoting it. It runs until Dec. 6, when the band finishes in Miami.
Rawayana's recent chart history adds to the picture. Last May, the song "Inglés en Miami," recorded with Manuel Turizo, reached the top of Billboard's Latin Airplay and Latin Rhythm Airplay charts. Those charts rank songs by how often radio stations play them, so the result reflects broadcast plays rather than sales.
For a band that started its set in a costume-filled arena and ended it with a donation appeal, the night showed how a party can also carry a message. Fans who travelled to Brooklyn left knowing where the next dates were, and where to send help.
