Juanes is set to bring his cumbia-tinged rock spectacle to a room usually reserved for string sections and symphonies. The Colombian singer-songwriter performs at Severance Music Center in Cleveland on September 15, touring behind his 11th studio album and a career that includes 17 No. 1 hits and 29 Latin Grammy awards.
The 54-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist, born Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez and known worldwide simply as Juanes, will perform inside the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall, according to cleveland.com. The 2,000-seat auditorium opened in 1931 as the historic home of the Cleveland Orchestra and is known for its acoustics and Art Deco flourishes, according to the Cleveland Orchestra. Tickets for the show are on sale through clevelandorchestra.com, per the same cleveland.com report.
Juanes is touring behind his latest album, JuanesTeban, released in March 2026. He has described the record as a kaleidoscope of his many moods and a return to dancing, cumbia, and Latin American folklore, per the cleveland.com report. The album has been characterized elsewhere as a cumbia-influenced pop-rock concept project co-produced with Nico Cotton, exploring themes of introspective duality, according to Consequence.
A Career Built On Chart-Topping Streaks
The Cleveland stop lands in the middle of a career that stretches back more than two decades. Since launching his solo career in 2000 with the album Fíjate Bien, Juanes has sold more than 15 million records worldwide, according to Ticketmaster. Before going solo, he played in the Colombian rock group Ekhymosis, the same source notes.
His trophy case reflects that longevity: 29 Latin Grammys, four Grammys, and a sweep of album, song, and record of the year honors between 2003 and 2008, per cleveland.com. In 2019, he was named Person of the Year at the Latin Grammys, the outlet reported. More recently, Juanes picked up the Premio Lo Nuestro Lifetime Achievement Award in February 2026 during Univision's annual ceremony, where he also drew nominations for Male Pop Artist of the Year and Pop/Rock Song of the Year, according to uDiscover Music.
Ahead of the tour, Juanes released the romantic single “Una Noche Contigo” in 2025 as a preview track for the JuanesTeban project, and that song earned its own Pop/Rock Song of the Year nomination at the 2026 Premio Lo Nuestro, per uDiscover Music. His current run through North America is part of a broader 2026 World Tour spanning more than 50 international dates, with the 29-city North American leg kicking off in Orlando on September 3 and continuing through October before wrapping in San Diego.
Beyond Music: A Foundation Rooted In Colombia
Juanes grew up in Medellín during the violent height of Colombia's drug cartels, an experience that has shaped his advocacy for peace, according to Ticketmaster. In 2006, he established the Mi Sangre Foundation, a humanitarian organization dedicated to assisting landmine victims in his home country, the same source states.
A Busy Month For Severance Music Center
The Juanes concert arrives during an especially active stretch for the University Circle venue. Just two days after his performance, the Cleveland Orchestra opens its 2026-27 subscription season on September 17, marking the start of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst's final season before he steps down in June 2027, as Hoodline previously reported.
A few weeks later, on October 3, the hall hosts its fourth annual free Hispanic Heritage Month concert, featuring Latin music ensembles and foyer dancing as part of National Hispanic Heritage Month observances across Northeast Ohio, Hoodline reported in its earlier coverage of that event. The timing lines up with local demographic trends: Hispanic or Latino residents made up 13.2% of Cleveland's population in 2025, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, while Cuyahoga County's Hispanic population grew by 36% between the 2010 and 2020 decennial censuses.
Together, the run of programming turns Severance Music Center into a hub for Latin music this fall, sandwiching a rock and cumbia icon's arena-caliber show between the classical world's marquee season opener and a free community celebration built around Hispanic heritage.
