Shakira's Madrid residency 'Macondo' city begins construction

Construction has begun on the 'city' of Shakira's twelve-concert Madrid residency at the Iberdrola Music venue in Villaverde, with the first show scheduled for September 18 Source: El Mundo. The immersive experience, dubbed 'Mundo Macondo', draws inspiration from Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude and features eight pavilions dedicated to gastronomy, music, art, and literature Source: EFE via El Día.

The experience

Each pavilion is color-coded to guide visitors, converging on a central plaza with a 'Macondo tree' Source: Infobae. Highlights include a gastronomy area with food trucks and an 'infinite table', a fashion zone showcasing Latin brands, and a fan area displaying Shakira's music video outfits Source: Diario Libre. A children's space, 'Macondito', and a recreation of Shakira's personal library are also planned, though the library's construction awaits the conclusion of the Coca Cola Music Experience festival on September 4–5 Source: El Mundo.

Capacity and logistics

The venue will feature six modular grandstand sections, accommodating 50,000 people Source: EFE via El Día. To address noise concerns from nearby neighborhoods, organizers will implement a 'controlled drip' exit strategy, with concerts ending at 23:00 and attendees allowed to remain until 01:00 Source: Infobae. Production director Alberto Rivas emphasized that this is 'the first time something so big, so spectacular, with so many resources and for so long' has been attempted Source: EFE via El Día.

Tour finale

The Madrid shows conclude Shakira's 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour', described as the highest-grossing Latin tour in history, with notable attendance records including 400,000 at Mexico City's Zócalo and over 2 million at Copacabana Source: Diario Libre.