Shakira announces free concert in Mexico’s Zócalo
Shakira will shut with a flourish the passage of her historic Las Mujeres No Longer Lloran tour via Mexico on March 1, with a free concert in the center of the Mexican capital, the Zócalo, the place she’s going to return virtually 20 years later. This was introduced by the Colombian famous person on Friday (February 20) in a brief video posted on his social networks.
“Beautiful Mexico! Do you remember in 2007 when I sang for you in the Zócalo? Today I want to tell you that that experience will be repeated this Sunday, March 1, at 8:00 at night,” Shakira said excitedly. in your message. “You have given me so much, so much, and I hope I can return a little bit of that love you have given me.”
The head of presidency of the Mexican capital, Clara Brugada, strengthened the announcement with a video revealed on her social networks in which she seems accompanied by Daniel Concenzo, president of Grupo Modelo, sponsor of the concert. “Shakira is an extraordinary Latin artist who has triumphed in the world and here, in Mexico, we love her very much,” mentioned Brugada in her message.
“We will be broadcasting part of the show live on my channels, for everyone who wants to join this celebration,” Shakira added in her publication.
In addition to the Zócalo, the self-proclaimed Loba will arrive at one other of essentially the most emblematic and crowded levels in the world on May 2, the enduring Brazilian seashore of Copacabana, the place organizers anticipate the attendance of no less than a million folks, as occurred with Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga in 2025.
The present in Mexico’s primary public sq. will crown a historic sequence of live shows by the Barranquilla in the Latin American nation that started in March 2025, and which incorporates 31 dates in numerous cities, 12 of them on the GNP Seguros Stadium in the capital. On February 27, the thirteenth date is scheduled at that emblematic venue.
Before her arrival in Mexico City, the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer will carry out this Saturday (February 21) in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, and on February 24 in Mérida, Yucatán.
Shakira’s Las Mujeres No Ya Lloran world tour broke world information, setting a Guinness record as the best grosser of all time amongst Hispanic artists by grossing an astonishing $421.6 million and promoting 3.3 million tickets in 86 reveals, in keeping with figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
The capital’s Zócalo is taken into account an emblematic place with nice relevance, an esplanade stuffed with symbolism the place politics, social actions, tradition and faith come collectively. It is the second largest public sq. in the world, solely behind Tiananmen Square in Beijing.
Shakira debuted in the Zócalo on May 27, 2007, when it gathered 210,000 folks (in keeping with official figures), exceeding the utmost of 170,000 that the Mexican rock band Café Tacvba had till then recorded in 2005.
The attendance document in the so-called First Table of Mexico City immediately is held by the Argentine band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, which on June 3, 2023 introduced collectively 300,000 folks. In second place is Grupo Firme, which a yr earlier than gathered 280,000.
