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Shakira demolishes Taylor Swift's record after upgrading world tour from arenas to stadiums Have YOU got a story? Emails [email protected] By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 19:46 EDT, 21 October 2024 | Updated: 19:47 EDT, 21 October 2024 e-mail View comments Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour has broken records right and left after becoming the highest-grossing tour ever , as well as the first to gross over $1 billion.
But Shakira 's upcoming world tour has already managed to smash one of Swift's Eras Tour records. The 47-year-old Colombian songstress — who was wrapped up a controversy over allegedly unpaid Spanish taxes last year — secured a new record after she managed to become the first woman to sell out five consecutive stadium shows at Estadio GNP Seguros in Mexico City, per Marca . That beats the 34-year-old hitmaker'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 may also be an indicator of intense ticket demand for Shakira's upcoming world tour, which forced her to delay her North American leg in order to move shows from arenas 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 previously sold out four consecutive shows at the stadium as part of her massively popular Eras Tour; pictured in March 2023 in Arlington, Texas Read More Shakira dances in a flirty bikini on a yacht for her Soltera music video 'Mexico dear, five dates at the Estadio GNP. We broke the record,' Shakira reportedly wrote on social media to celebrate the milestone.
Shakira had previously announced just four shows at the stadium, but she added the fifth record-breaking sold-out show in response to extraordinary fan demand. According to Estadio GNP Seguros ' website, the venue — which is the second-largest stadium in Mexico City — has a capacity of 65,000 people for concert events. 'The demand for tickets and more shows has reached the point that our tour now requires stadiums in the USA and more dates so I can see as many of you as possible,' Shakira reported shared to her Instagram Stories on Friday, via Billboard .
'As a result, we’re elevating my North America run from arenas to stadiums and the dates will be shifted to May 2025, right after my Latin American tour.' The move initially disappointed some fans who didn't want to wait to see the popular performer, but now many more fans will have a chance to catch her concerts. Her good fortune contrasts with other established artists — including Jennifer Lopez and The Black Keys — who have been forced to cancel or downgrade their tours after they failed to attract the same level of fan interest as in previous years Last week, the Latin American star unveiled the music video for her single Soltera, and the clip has already earned an eye-popping 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 dates at the Estadio GNP. We broke the record,' Shakira reportedly wrote on social media to celebrate the milestone; pictured in July in Miami Gardens, Florida On Friday, the singer announced she was delaying the North American leg of her world tour until May 2025 in order to move the shows from arenas 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 ever with her Eras Tour, which also became the first tour to gross $1 billion; seen in August 2023 in Inglewood, Calif.
The LP — whose title translates to Women No Longer Cry — was a hit across the world, and particular in the US, where it topped both Billboard's Latin Pop Albums chart and its Top Latin Albums chart. The album also topped out at an impressive number 13 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and it has been 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 Peru, her home country of 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. Shakira Taylor Swift Share or comment on this article: Shakira demolishes Taylor Swift's record after upgrading world tour from arenas to stadiums e-mail Add comment.
