But the stadium tour \u2014 which will end Aug. 7 in New York\u2019s Citi Field \u2014 does more than showcase the band\u2019s recent mainstream success. It honors the years of grit it took to get there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s proof that dreams are worth chasing, fighting for, even when it feels hard or impossible,\u201d said Khrystian Ramos, the band\u2019s rhythm guitarist.<\/p>\n
As part of the set design, a massive prop car stereo was affixed atop the stage. Inspired by the 1985 film \u201cBack to the Future,\u201d it doubled as a time traveling machine. But instead of a DeLorean, the band opted for a Chevrolet 454 SS pickup truck, a car that symbolizes the American dream for lead singer Jes\u00fas Ortiz Paz<\/a>, better known as JOP, and is largely associated with the group\u2019s corrido forefather, the late Chalino Sanchez.<\/p>\n The first stop in Fuerza Regida\u2018s journey to the past was 2018, as the band performed its breakthrough hit, \u201cRadicamos En South Central<\/a>,\u201d a song about gradually building a drug empire that went viral on YouTube. Shortly after its release, the band signed with independent label Rancho Humilde and followed up with \u201cSigo Chambeando,\u201d a bouncy corrido that embodies the band\u2019s \u201cnever stop hustling\u201d ethos. <\/p>\n It\u2019s a mindset that has served them well. <\/p>\n The more than a decade-long road to selling out Dodger Stadium certainly wasn\u2019t easy for the corrido tumbado band, which formed in 2015 and first built a fan base by performing cover songs at local parties across the Inland Empire. .<\/p>\n Jose \u201cPelon\u201d Garcia, left, Jesus Ortiz Paz and Khrystian Ramos of Fuerza Regida perform during their This Is Our Dream Stadium tour at Dodger Stadium on July 18 in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n (Carlin Stiehl\/For De Los)<\/p>\n \u201cWe got kicked out of a gig one time. The guy literally told us that he didn\u2019t like our music,\u201d said Ramos. \u201cThat drive home was a key moment in our career. \u200aIt showed us that it\u2019s not all stars and rainbows.\u201d<\/p>\n Ramos started the band alongside the band\u2019s 12-string guitarist, Samuel J\u00e1imez. The two met at martial arts school as kids and kept in touch in the years that followed, jamming out together after their 9 to 5 .<\/p>\n The band\u2019s name was originally Raimez \u2014 a portmanteau of Ramos and J\u00e1imez\u2014 but was later changed to accomodate the arrival of lead singer JOP.<\/p>\n \u201cI remember exactly [where we came up with the name]. We\u2019re driving down the 10 passing Mount Vernon Avenue,\u201d said Ramos. \u201cFuerza Regida, a \u200agoverning force. Wherever you step, the presence is felt.\u201d<\/p>\n That certainly was the case on that warm July evening as the more than 56,000 fans in attendance chanted the band\u2019s name in unison.<\/p>\n \u201cNot in a thousand years, I didn\u2019t see it until it crept up. It was like alcohol,\u201d said J\u00e1imez about the band\u2019s global success.<\/p>\n Sousaphone player Jos\u00e9 Garc\u00eda, also known as Pelon, never imagined that leaving behind a steady job to pursue his musical dreams would pan out like this.<\/p>\n \u201cI worked in construction Monday through Friday and we had gigs with Fuerza Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I practically had two jobs,\u201d said Garc\u00eda. \u201cI had life insurance. I had benefits, 401(k), all that. So I left a really good job so I could join Fuerza Regida.\u201d<\/p>\n In 2022, the band added its fifth member, Mois\u00e9s L\u00f3pez, who plays the tololoche<\/a> \u2014 a small upright bass. L\u00f3pez, who contributed to the 2020 track \u201cVamos Bien<\/a>\u201d as a bass player, said that JOP had asked him to learn the instrument if he wanted to stay with the group. \u201cHe bought me it. I picked it up real quick and from there it\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n Jesus Ortiz Paz, left, and Moises Lopez of Fuerza Regida perform during their This Is Our Dream stadium tour at Dodger Stadium on July 18 in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n (Carlin Stiehl\/For De Los)<\/p>\n At the concert, the time machine took attendees back to 2022, Fuerza Regida\u2019s b\u00e9lico era marked by the corridos \u201cBillete Grande<\/a>\u201d and \u201cIgualito A Mi Ap\u00e1<\/a>\u201d as well as its gentler viral hit \u201cBebe Dame,\u201d the first Fuerza Regida song to reach the Billboard 100, peaking at No. 25.<\/p>\n \u201cWe went from clubs to theaters to arenas. I\u2019ve never thought we would get this far,\u201d said L\u00f3pez. \u201cWe\u2019ve always said hard work beats talent.\u201d<\/p>\n But it isn\u2019t just drive that has shaped Fuerza Regida\u2019s career \u2014 time and time again, the band has proved to be adaptable and experimental, always evolving its sound and drawing from a wide range of influences.<\/p>\n 2023 saw the release of \u201cPa Las Baby\u2019s y Belikeada,\u201d a party record that fuses trap, pop and EDM, and features the player anthems \u201cTQM<\/a>\u201d and \u201cSabor Fresa<\/a>\u201d; to complement the womanizer themes of the record, there was a baddie camera on stage, which panned to women in the audience.<\/p>\n As the band sang its 2023 ballad \u201cUna Cerveza\u201d \u2014 a song about getting drunk to forget a lost love\u2014 a girl across my way called her ex and lifted her phone up in the air so that he could hear its heartbreaking lyrics. Then she hung up.<\/p>\n The Dodger Stadium show felt like a massive celebration, not just for the band but for m\u00fasica mexicana as a whole. Special guest performances throughout the night included Los Gemelos de Sinaloa, Calle 24, Chino Pacas, Clave Especial and Chuyin \u2014 acts that have helped fuel the meteoric rise of the genre.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m proud and grateful that la raza is finally doing it. We\u2019re here to stay,\u201d Jaimez said.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784934801_663_.jpeg\")
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