Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour broke records left and right after becoming the highest-grossing tour of all time, as well as the first to gross over $1 billion.
But Shakira’s next world tour has already managed to break one of Swift’s Eras Tour records.
The 47-year-old Colombian singer – who was embroiled in a controversy over allegedly unpaid Spanish taxes last year – secured a new record after becoming the first woman to sell out five consecutive shows at the GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City. by Brand.
This breaks the 34-year-old singer’s record of selling out four consecutive shows at the stadium, which was previously known as Foro Sol, on her most recent tour.
The impressive feat could also be an indicator of the intense demand for tickets for Shakira’s upcoming world tour, which has forced her to postpone her North American leg to move arena shows to larger stadiums.
Shakira, 47, broke Taylor Swift’s record by becoming the first woman to sell out five consecutive shows at Mexico City’s second largest stadium, Estadio GNP Seguros, according to Marca; pictured in July in Miami
Swift has sold out four consecutive stadium shows as part of her popular Eras Tour; pictured in March 2023 in Arlington, Texas
‘Mexico dear, five shows at the GNP Stadium. We broke the record,” wrote Shakira on social media to celebrate the milestone.
Shakira had previously announced just four stadium shows, but added a record-breaking fifth sold-out show in response to extraordinary fan demand.
According to the Estadio GNP Seguros website, the venue – which is the second largest stadium in Mexico City – has capacity for 65,000 people for shows.
“Demand for tickets and more shows has gotten to the point that our tour now requires U.S. stadiums and more dates so I can see as many of you as possible,” Shakira reported on her Instagram Stories on Friday, via Billboard. “As a result, we are elevating my North American tour from arenas to stadiums and the dates will be moved to May 2025, right after my Latin America tour.”
The move initially disappointed some fans who didn’t want to wait to see the popular artist, but now many more fans will have the chance to attend her shows.
Their good fortune contrasts with that of other established artists – including Jennifer Lopez and The Black Keys – who have been forced to cancel or downgrade their tours after failing to attract the same level of interest from fans as in previous years.
Last week, the Latin American star revealed the music video for her single Soltera, and the clip has already garnered an impressive 26 million views as of Monday.
Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran world tour is named after the album of the same name, which she released in March.
‘Mexico dear, five shows at the GNP Stadium. We broke the record’, wrote Shakira on social media to celebrate the milestone; pictured in July in Miami Gardens, Florida
On Friday, the singer announced that she was postponing the North American leg of her world tour until May 2025 in order to move arena shows to larger stadiums due to extreme demand; pictured in July in Miami, Florida
Swift still has plenty of records after scoring the highest-grossing tour of all time with her Eras Tour, which also became the first tour to gross $1 billion; seen August 2023 in Inglewood, California.
The LP – whose title translates to Women No Longer Cry – was a hit around the world, especially in the United States, where it topped Billboard’s Top Latin Pop Albums chart and Top Latin Albums chart.
The album also peaked at an impressive #13 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified 7x Platinum for over 420,000 album-equivalent units by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Shakira’s world tour will kick off in 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 11, followed by stops in her native Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Mexico.
After a break between March and May, the tour will resume in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 13, followed by dates in the Northeast, South and West.
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