Zacarías Ferreira returns to Long Island for the first time since 2021

The Dominican bachata star plays La Espiguita Hall in Brentwood on Friday, Nov. 20, his first Island date in five years.

The last time Zacarías Ferreira played Long Island was Nov. 27, 2021, at Stereo Garden. Almost exactly five years later he's coming back: the Dominican bachata singer plays La Espiguita Hall in Brentwood on Friday, Nov. 20.

The basics: the show is at La Espiguita Hall, 1795 Brentwood Rd. General admission is listed at $87.50 including fees on Ticketón, which bills the night as "Zacarias Ferreira en Long Island." Listings disagree on the start time, with some saying 8 p.m. and Ticketón saying 9 p.m. The event is also age-restricted, so check the ticket page for the exact age policy before you go.

For a lot of Brentwood households, this name needs no introduction. As his Apple Music biography puts it, Ferreira has been reshaping bachata with a string of award-winning hits since the late 1990s. "El Intruso" went triple platinum, El Nuevo Diario reported. The same paper has counted him as the most-played Dominican bachatero on YouTube, with "No me valió" alone past 43 million views at the time.

Five years away from the Island, and a catalog built over nearly three decades.

In 2019 he made his first full move into ballads with *Más romántico que nunca*, a 12-track album mostly produced by arranger Rafa Payán, according to El Nuevo Diario. He has also recorded duets with Leonardo Paniagua on "Esa muñequita" and with Luis Segura. His most recent single, per Apple Music, came out in August.

The room is part of the story. Ferreira's 2021 Island date was at Stereo Garden in Patchogue. This time he's playing a Brentwood hall, in the middle of one of Long Island's largest Latino communities. For a singer whose songs are about heartbreak, a Friday night at a hall like La Espiguita, with couples on the floor and the coro singing every line back, is the natural setting.

Plan accordingly. With the start time listed two ways, arrive early, and dress for a Friday night out. Five years is a long wait, and the room will be ready.

Sources: Ticketón — Zacarias Ferreira en Long Island, La Espiguita Hall (ticketon.com); Tickeri — La Espiguita Hall events (tickeri.com); Apple Music — Zacarías Ferreira (music.apple.com); El Nuevo Diario — Zacarías Ferreira obtiene triple platino con el tema El Intruso (elnuevodiario.com.do); El Nuevo Diario — Zacarías Ferreira lidera la lista de bachateros dominicanos más reproducidos en YouTube (elnuevodiario.com.do); El Nuevo Diario — Zacarías Ferreira se estrena en la balada con Más romántico que nunca (elnuevodiario.com.do); El Nuevo Diario — Zacarías Ferreira y Leonardo Paniagua unen sus voces en Esa muñequita (elnuevodiario.com.do); El Nuevo Diario — Zacarías Ferreira y Luis Segura unen sus voces (elnuevodiario.com.do); Stereo Garden, Patchogue - Songkick (songkick.com); Brentwood, New York - Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)