Shakira abruptly cancels WorldPride concert only days after Boston show is called off

Shakira has called off tonight’s (May 31) WorldPride Welcome Concert only days after her show at Boston’s Fenway Park was cancelled.

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Ahead of the Fenway Park gig earlier this week – where the pop singer was set to perform as part of her ongoing tour, ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’ – Shakira had teased guest appearances from Wyclef Jean and Will.i.am in the lead up to the gig, with all appearing to be going smoothly.

However, just hours before the doors were set to open, an announcement was shared by Live Nation saying that it would no longer be going ahead. Reports from local outlet 7News seemed to suggest that the decision may have been reached following an inspection of the venue.

As has since been shared to the social media accounts for Nationals Park, complications carried over and nixed tonight’s the Fenway Park gig.

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“Due to complications with the previous show in Boston, Shakira’s full tour production cannot be transported to Washington, D.C. in time for her scheduled performance at Nationals Park on Saturday, May 31,” the ballpark statement reads. “As a result, the D.C. show has been canceled. Despite every effort to make it happen, it is not possible to move forward as planned.”

It goes on to say refunds will be “issued automatically for Ticketmaster and Nationals.com purchases,” while anyone who bought tickets through third-party resellers should contact their point of purchase directly.

It marks the latest in what’s proved to be a very turbulent tour, after the ‘Whenever, Wherever’ star had to postpone a show in Medellín, Colombia due to stage safety concerns back in February, and was also forced to reschedule a show in Lima, Peru on after being hospitalised. Even more recently, the singer went viral after falling onstage mid-performance.

This is Shakira’s first tour in seven years and comes in support of her 2024 album ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran’. In NME’s four-star review of the record, Lucas Villa wrote: “With a career that spans four decades, she continues to push the envelope for Latin pop music and make the genre a global event.

“All her previous records had at least one song in English, but this time, she opts to sing fully in Spanish. With this vulnerable yet versatile collection, Shakira shows there are no limits to the art of her catharsis through song.”

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