Shakira just wrapped the biggest run of her career in Madrid, and the numbers are staggering. Her 13-show residency at Macondo Park drew more than 700,000 attendees, with the first nine shows alone selling 452,097 tickets and grossing $61.3 million. That performance pushed her to No. 1 on Pollstar’s LIVE75 chart, cementing the residency as one of the year’s defining live events.
The closing night was stacked with surprises. Maluma, Bizarrap, Laura Pausini, Beéle, and Dani Martín all appeared across the run, giving fans something different every single night. But the moment everyone is talking about came when Shakira addressed the crowd directly, thanking them for supporting her through a difficult month that included her father’s health struggles. She called it one of the most important months of her career and said there had been“a before and after”for her.
What makes this run hit differently is the honesty behind it. Shakira admitted she initially doubted she could perform even eight concerts in Madrid. She ended up doing thirteen, in front of hundreds of thousands of people, while navigating real life behind the scenes. Which show from the residency would you have wanted tickets to? Sound off in the comments.
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