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Shakira begins 12-concert Madrid residency
The Colombian singer has returned to Spanish stages to close her world tour with a Madrid residency.
What happened
Shakira opened her Madrid residency on Friday. The twelve-date run at Macondo Park is the European finale of the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour and continues through 11 October. The temporary southern Madrid site also hosts a cultural programme alongside the concerts.
Numbers
- 12 concertsdates in the Madrid residency — Runs through 11 October
- 600,000 peopleexpected total concert attendance — Organiser and city projections
- 220,000 square metressize of the Macondo Park site — Temporary southern Madrid venue
- 19%expected audience from abroad — Promoter estimate
Questions
- Why is it called Macondo Park?
- Its name references Gabriel García Márquez’s fictional town, and organisers designed the site as a temporary cultural destination alongside the shows.
- How large is the temporary site?
- Macondo Park occupies 220,000 square metres, including the specially built concert area, within the Iberdrola Music grounds in southern Madrid.
- How international is the expected audience?
- Organisers expect 19% of attendees to come from outside Spain, making visitors a material part of the audience across the run.
- Were there problems entering?
- Some attendees protested after access began later than expected before the opening concert; no cause for the delay was given.
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The catch
Coverage does not identify the cause or extent of the delayed entry reported before the first show.
The delay was reported at opening.