Shakira anuncia concierto gratuito en el Zócalo; shakira regresa a la Ciudad de México
Shakira announced a free concert at Mexico City's Zócalo for March 1 at 8: 00 p. m. ET, a return to the main plaza nearly two decades after her 2007 performance; shakira said she will transmit part of the show live. The event will close the Mexico leg of her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour and is being presented with corporate sponsorship and city support.
Shakira en el Zócalo, shakira 1 de marzo
The artist said in a brief video shared on social media that she will perform in the Zócalo on March 1 at 8: 00 p. m. ET and that access will be free. Mexico City's head of government reinforced the announcement in a separate video featuring Daniel Concenzo, identified as president of Grupo Modelo, which is sponsoring the concert. Organizers plan to place large screens along the Zócalo, extending through the Alameda and reaching the Monumento a la Revolución so more people can follow the performance.
Reacciones y críticas públicas
Public reactions have been mixed. Businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego criticized the decision, calling it "circo para el pueblo" and questioning why the city would allocate resources to a free concert instead of addressing road repairs, household water access, security, or improvements to the metro. Commentator Chumel Torres responded with a meme linked to a public figure connected to the artist and labeled the post with a short quip about social-media attention.
Qué sigue para la gira
The Zócalo show will cap a long run of dates in Mexico that began earlier in the year and totals 31 concerts across the country, including multiple stadium dates. The tour—Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran—has posted aggregated figures of $421. 6 million in gross revenue and 3. 3 million tickets sold across 86 shows. Before reaching Mexico City, the artist had scheduled performances in Tuxtla Gutiérrez and Mérida, and organizers have announced a separate large-scale appearance on the Copacabana beach on May 2, where planners expect attendance measured in the hundreds of thousands.
- Free Zócalo concert: March 1 at 8: 00 p. m. ET, with live segments to be broadcast.
- Public responses range from civic criticism over priorities to social-media jokes and memes.
- The tour has posted major commercial figures and continues with additional high-capacity dates.
